Join David Sparks for an in-depth discussion in this video Capturing email with the Clip-o-Tron, part of OmniFocus for Mac Essential Training.
Where the clipping shortcut lets you add…new tasks from anywhere the Omni Group…made another tool the clip-o-tron…that specializes in creating new tasks…from emails received in the Apple Mail applications.…If you use Apple Mail, you're going to love this.…Let me show you how it works.…The clip-o-tron adds a feature to…OmniFocus and in order to enable it…you need to download an application…from the Omni Group.…Just go to the download link and click it.…That will download the clip-o-tron to your Mac.…Now you want to go to your downloads folder…and click on the OmniFocus clip-o-tron installer.…
Once you see it, you can double click on it.…Then you can approve the download…since it's from a third party and you can install it.…Before you install it make sure to…close OmniFocus and your Mail application.…Okay, now that it's installed I'm going…to go to my Mail application and open it up…and I've got a mail right there.…And I can use the same clipping shortcut…for the clip-o-tron that I use for the clippings shortcuts.…
Author
David Sparks
Released
1/21/2016The course then explains how to best process tasks: setting up projects, establishing contexts and repeating tasks, and using such important features as date deferral, flags, perspectives, and the Forecast view. The course wraps up with a look at acting on and reviewing tasks and projects.
- List three tools used to add tasks to OmniFocus.
- Recall the purpose of setting contexts to tasks.
- Recognize the keyboard shortcut used to create a project from an item in the inbox.
- Explain how to change the default time for due dates.
- Determine which type of task to choose for repeating tasks.
- Identify three options you can set while creating a new perspective.
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
Views
-
Introduction
-
Welcome54s
-
-
1. Overview of OmniFocus for Mac
-
2. Capturing Tasks
-
Capturing tasks on the Mac3m 12s
-
3. Processing Tasks
-
Setting up Contexts4m 38s
-
Flagging tasks2m 33s
-
Repeating tasks2m 3s
-
Processing your inbox3m 37s
-
Solution: Process your inbox5m 46s
-
4. Perspectives and Forecast View
-
Using built-in perspectives2m 59s
-
Using the Forecast view5m 8s
-
-
5. Acting On and Reviewing Tasks
-
Acting on tasks2m 41s
-
Using notifications3m 29s
-
The Today view extension3m 11s
-
-
Conclusion
-
Next steps1m 7s
-
Take notes with your new membership!
Type in the entry box, then click Enter to save your note.
Press on any video thumbnail to jump immediately to the timecode shown.
Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote.
Share this video
Embed this video
Video: Capturing email with the Clip-o-Tron