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
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Gesture: Move a selected task directly to a new position
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Keyboard Shortcut: ⇧ ←,→,↓,↑ (Shift + Arrow Key)
Change Task Duration
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Gesture:
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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.
Documents Operations
Roadmap Properties
Timeline
Section, Row, and Task Maintenance
- Section, Row, and Task
- Task Fields
- Section, Row, and Task Maintenance
Keyboard Shortcuts
Customization
Synchorization
Integrations
Others