What Is Outlining?
Outlining is the process of creating hierarchies to contain whatever youβre thinking or working on. An outline breaks complex processes into smaller, more manageable bits.
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The Benefits of Outlining
If you're a writer, you can use outlining for taking notes and structuring documents. But a project outliner like Taskade is a much more versatile tool thatβs excellent for:
πͺ¨ Breaking complex ideas/problems into smaller steps
β Managing all your tasks in an organized way
π Visualize all kinds of hierarchical systems
π Planning and managing projects
π¬ Preparing a meeting agenda/talking points
π Connecting the dots and visualizing links between ideas
π Creating reusable checklists, workflows, and templates
Outlining Terminology
Taskade is a true outliner. That means it can "understand" relationships between outline elements (nodes). To better visualize those connections, outline elements are commonly referred to as Parents and Children.
π³ Parents (Tasks)
You start an outline (Project) on Taskade by creating tasks.
A task is equivalent to a bullet point in the traditional sense.
A task occupies the highest level of an outline hierarchy.
π Children (Sub-Tasks)
Sub-tasks are the children of a parent task.
A sub-task is βnestedβ or indented under its parent task.
Every sub-task is also a task, so each sub-task can have its own sub-tasks.
Indent/Outdent
The easiest way to highlight the relationship between tasks and subtasks is to indent/nest lower-level elements in a hierarchy.
To indent, select a task and press the β¨οΈ Tab Key.
You can create an unlimited number of sub-tasks in a hierarchy.
To outdent, use the β¨οΈ Shift + Tab keyboard shortcut.
Fold / Unfold
Outlining gives you the power to hide or show outline levels. Here's how it works:
Select the top task in an outline level.
Click the arrow β½ to the left of the task to fold the level.
Click the arrow again to unfold the level.
π‘ Note: Press Ctrl/β + β¬ to fold or Ctrl/β + β¬ to unfold outline levels.
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