Create Task

Roadmap for macOS makes creating tasks be very simple, we can create tasks (and with sections, rows together) using the intuitive gesture efficiently.

Create a new task only

  • ⇧ + Mouse Horizontally Moving (“Shift” key + “Mouse” moving horizontally) to create a new TASK.
  • ⇧ + Mouse Vertically Moving (“Shift” key + “Mouse” moving horizontally) to create a new MILESTONE.

Create a new task AND a new Section or a new Row together

  • Creating a task at the position a little below a section will also to create a new row at the end of the section
  • Creating a task a little far to the last section will also to create a new section

Move Task

  • Gesture: Move a selected task directly to a new position
  • Keyboard Shortcut: ⇧ ←,→,↓,↑ (Shift + Arrow Key)

Change Task Duration

  • Gesture:
  • Keyboard Shortcut:
    ⇧ + ("Shift" + "+") - Increate task duration by one cell if possible
    ⇧ - ("Shift" + "-") - Decreate task duration by one cell if possible

Copy Task

  • ⌥ + Mouse Moving (“Option” key + “Mouse moving”) to copy task.
  • Also supports to create section and row at same time when copying new task.

Split Task and Combine Tasks

⌥ + Mouse-Clicking (“Option” keys + “Mouse-clicking”) to split task and combine tasks (if possible).

Update Title of Sections, Rows and Tasks

Double-click on a section, on a row or on a task to edit the title directly

  • Double-click a task to edit the task name directly.
  • Double-click section part in a section lane to edit the section title.
  • Double-click row part in a section lane to edit the row title directly.

The Properties of Sections and Tasks

Maintain the properties on the updating panel

  • Additional to the task fields with pre-defined purposes (such as task title, notes, date, owner, cost), there are some task fields without pre-defined purposes, includes 6 single-line text field, 2 multiple-line fields and 3 URL fields).
  • Click the setting button at the top of updating panel to customize the visibility and title of the task fields.

Remove Task

  • If a task is selected, "Delete" key to remove the task directly
  • Or via the "Remove" menu in the context menu (right-click on a taskbar)

Remove Section

  • If a section is selected, "Delete" key to remove the task directly
  • Or via the "Remove" menu in the context menu (right-click on a section lane)

Remove Row

  • Via the "Remove" menu in the context menu (right-click on a row)

Move Section / Row by gesture

  • ⌘ + Mouse-Moving (“Command” key + “Mouse Moving”) to move the selected Section/Row Up or Down.
  • If a section lane is being selected, ⌘ + ↓/↑ (“Command” key + “Down” or "Up" key) to move the selected Section Up or Down.

Context Menus

Right-click on a Section, a Row and a Task to display the related context menu.

Section, Row, and Task Maintenance

Keyboard Shortcuts

Customization

Reports

Synchorization

Others