Custom Task Lists & Checklists

What are Task Lists?

The “Lists” section (under the 📝 Lists tab, fourth icon in the bottom navigation) is a flexible checklist maker. Unlike Daily Tasks, lists aren't tied to a date — each list is a named, reusable collection of items you can manage anytime.

One list per topic, as many items as you need:

Daily Tasks vs. Task Lists — which one?

Creating Your First List

1. Log in to RytePad and click the 📝 Lists tab.
2. In the “Add a List Title” box, type a short, descriptive name (e.g., “Grocery List” or “Weekend Chores”) — under 32 characters, no semicolons (;) or line breaks.
3. Click Add List — a green “List added. Select below.” message confirms it.

Opening a List

1. In the “Search & Select Lists…” box, your new list pops up automatically — or start typing a name to filter, or click into the box to see all lists (newest first).
2. Click a list name to open it. You'll see the list title, an “Add a Task to this List” input, Pending ⌛ and Completed ✅ sections, plus creation/update dates.

Adding & Managing Items

1. With a list open, type an item in the “Add a Task to this List” input (e.g., “Buy milk” — up to 500 characters).
2. Click Add Task — it appears under Pending Tasks ⌛ with icons: 🕒 (pending), ✏️ (edit), ❌ (delete), ✓ (complete).
3. Repeat for every item — “Apples,” “Bread,” “Cheese”…

• Edit: Hover over a pending item and click ✏️. Change the text, then “Save” (or “Cancel”).
• Complete: Click ✓ — the item moves to Completed ✅.
• Restore: Click ↩️ on a completed item to send it back to Pending — perfect for reusing a grocery list every week.
• Delete: Click ❌ and confirm in the popup.

Renaming or Deleting a List

• Rename: Next to the list title, click Rename List. Edit the name (same rules: under 32 characters, no semicolons), then “Save.”
• Delete: At the bottom of the open list, click Delete List and confirm — this removes the list and all its items.

Searching Across All Lists

Can't remember which list “milk” is on? Search everything at once:

1. Open the 🔍 Search tab (top navigation) and go to the “Search Lists” sub-tab.
2. Enter a search term (e.g., “milk”) and click Search.
3. Results show matching items from all lists, grouped by list name and separated into Pending and Completed. Use “Clear” to reset.

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