Take it Further
Do your weekly review
The world is always in flux. There may be new things to do, things that no longer need doing, and priorities that have shifted. It's important to review your actions and projects at least once a week to make sure everything is still timely and relevant.
Update your lists to check what's clear, current, and complete. It frees your mind from worrying about loose-ends and helps you stay in control — allowing you to concentrate on the moment at hand.
Use Nirvana offline
If you've logged into the latest version of the web or mobile app, you can use Nirvana offline. Just don't log out! When you're done working, you can simply close the app or turn off the device. When you make a network connection later, re-open or refresh the app to sync.
To make sure this works with your browser and settings, we recommend you test it before you need it.
Keep in mind: Nothing syncs while you're offline. If you change something on one device then use Nirvana on another while either is offline, you're working with old information. However, each item field is timestamped. This means that once everything is connected again, your data will contain the last changes associated with each part of each item.
Explore your settings
Nirvana comes with options to let you customize how you work. Take a look at a few of the settings that help you get the most out of Nirvana.
Use keyboard shortcuts
Nirvana has keyboard shortcuts to help you become a lightning fast do-er.
Getting started with shortcuts
Using the web app, exit any tasks you're editing and remove focus from Rapid Entry (if you're using it) by clicking any list or hitting Esc. You're now all set to use shortcuts.
Essential shortcuts
| Category | Shortcut | Description |
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| General | E | Focus on Rapid Entry panel when it is present |
| Navigation | ↑ / ↓ | Traverse up and down the lists in the side navigation menu |
| Navigation | 1 – 8 | Selects lists in the side navigation menu in order (Inbox through References) |
| Navigation | 9 | Chooses the Logbook from the side navigation menu |
| Navigation | 0 | Selects the Trash from the side navigation menu |
| Navigation | Esc | Removes focus from Rapid Entry if it is in use |
| Filtering | Shift + 0 | Sets the global filter to All areas |
| Filtering | Shift + ← / → | Changes global filter to previous/next area alphabetically |
| Filtering | Shift + 1 – 8 | Selects one of the first 8 areas alphabetically for global filtering |
| Filtering | Shift + 9 | Shows all items unassigned to an area |
| Help | K | Shows the Keyboard Shortcuts modal |
| Help | H | Shows the Help modal |
| General | / | Focus on the Search field |
| General | C | Moves completed tasks to the Logbook |
| General | G | Opens the Manage Tags modal |
| General | , | Opens the Preferences modal |
| General | Esc | Close open modals. Discards unsaved items or changes |
| General | D | Toggle sort by due date |
| General | Shift + E | Toggles Rapid Entry panel |
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Learn about commonly used features
Now that you're up and running with the basics, you might be curious to explore some of Nirvana's most popular and helpful features:
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The Logbook: When your tasks are completed and cleaned up, they go to The Logbook. You can even export your complete history.
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Search: If you're trying to find a specific item among many, try Nirvana's search.
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Checklists: You can add subtasks to your tasks by using checklists in your notes.
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Recurring tasks: You can schedule repeating tasks by using the recurring tasks feature in Nirvana Pro. (You can upgrade to Pro in a snap.)
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Email-to-inbox: For actions that arrive to you via email, there's no easier way to get them done than with email-to-inbox.
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Focus email: Get reminded of your focus items outside of the app with the Focus email.