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    Customize Quick Add in Todoist

    Customize Quick Add to fit your workflow in Todoist. Select which task actions to show or hide in Quick Add, change their order, or show the task description by default. Any changes you make to your Quick Add settings will sync across all platforms you use Todoist on.

    Show or hide task actions

    Select which task actions to show or hide in Quick Add. These include priority, date, deadline, assignee, reminders, labels, location, and attachment. Here's how:

    1. Click your avatar at the top-left.
    2. Select Settings. You'll see several options in the side menu.
    3. Click the Quick Add tab.
    4. Click the green plus icon beside each task action you want to show in Quick Add, or the red minus icon to hide it.
    5. Click Update to save the changes.
    1. Tap Browse at the bottom-right.
    2. Tap the gear icon at the top-right.
    3. Select Quick Add.
    4. Tap the green plus icon beside each task action you want to show in Quick Add, or the red minus icon to hide it.
    5. Tap back to Settings, and tap the red checkmark icon to save the changes.
    1. Tap the gear icon at the top-left in the sidebar.
    2. Select Quick Add.
    3. Tap the green plus icon beside each task action you want to show in Quick Add, or the red minus icon to hide it.
    4. Tap back to Settings, and tap the red checkmark icon to save the changes.
    1. Tap Browse in the bottom-right.
    2. Tap the gear icon in the top-right.
    3. Select Quick Add. 
    4. Tap the green plus icon beside each task action you want to show in Quick Add, or the red minus icon to hide it.
    5. Tap the left arrow in the top-left side to save the changes.

    Note

    The Project task action is always shown in Quick Add and can’t be hidden, since every task belongs to a project. You can still choose the project without leaving the task name field by typing # followed by the project name (for example: #Work). Learn about all the other task details you can add by typing it in the task name in Quick Add.

    Reorder task actions

    Drag to rearrange your task actions into your preferred order in Quick Add:

    1. Click your avatar at the top-left.
    2. Select Settings. You'll see several options in the side menu.
    3. Select the Quick Add tab.
    4. Click the drag handle to the right of the task action.
    5. Drag the task action up or down the list to reorder it.
    6. Click Update to save the changes.

    Your new task action order will appear when you use Quick Add to add new tasks or update existing tasks.

    1. Tap Browse at the bottom-right.
    2. Tap the gear icon at the top-right.
    3. Select Quick Add.
    4. Touch and hold the drag handle to the right of the task action.
    5. Drag the task action up or down the list to reorder it.
    6. Tap back to Settings, and tap the red checkmark icon to save the changes.

    Your new task action order will appear when you use Quick Add to add new tasks, including sub-tasks and tasks created with the share sheet. It won’t change the order of the task actions when you open an existing task.

    1. Tap the gear icon at the top-left in the sidebar.
    2. Select Quick Add.
    3. Touch and hold the drag handle to the right of the task action.
    4. Drag the task action up or down the list to reorder it.
    5. Tap back to Settings, and tap the red checkmark icon to save the changes.

    Your new task action order will appear when you use Quick Add to add new tasks, including sub-tasks and tasks created with the share sheet. It won’t change the order of the task actions when you open an existing task.

    1. Tap Browse at the bottom-right.
    2. Tap the gear icon at the top-right.
    3. Select Quick Add.
    4. Touch and hold the drag handle to the right of the task action.
    5. Drag the task action up or down the list to reorder it.
    6. Tap the left arrow at the top-left to save the changes.

    Your new task action order will appear when you use Quick Add to add new tasks. It won’t change the order of the task actions when you open an existing task.

    Show or hide label names or task description

    You can choose to show or hide the task action label names, or show the task description by default:

    1. Click your avatar at the top-left.
    2. Select Settings. You'll see several options in the side menu.
    3. Click the Quick Add tab.
    4. Use the Show action labels toggle to show or hide the task action labels.
    5. Use the Show description toggle to keep the description field visible by default.
    6. Click Update to save the changes. 
    1. Tap Browse at the bottom-right.
    2. Tap the gear icon at the top-right.
    3. Tap Quick Add.
    4. Use the Show action labels toggle to show or hide the task action labels.
    5. Use the Show description toggle to show or hide the description field by default.
    6. Tap back to Settings, and tap the red checkmark icon to save the changes.
    1. Tap the gear icon at the top-left in the sidebar.
    2. Select Quick Add.
    3. Use the Show action labels toggle to show or hide the task action labels.
    4. Use the Show description toggle to show or hide the description field by default.
    5. Tap back to Settings, and tap the red checkmark icon to save the changes.
    1. Tap Browse at the bottom-right.
    2. Tap the gear icon at the top-right.
    3. Tap Quick Add.
    4. Use the Show action labels toggle to show or hide the task action labels.
    5. Use the Show description toggle to show or hide the description field by default.
    6. Tap the left arrow at the top-left to save the changes.

    Get in touch

    If you're having trouble customizing Quick Add in Todoist, get in touch with us.