Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Global Settings/Preferences

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Bonsai Preferences

Global Settings

There are a few items that need to be set in the Global Settings area to make this work.

• Show Simple when Status Filter: checked
• Reapply filter while editing

Outline Prefs

I have the following outline preferences set to make processing work:

• Show completion status: checked
• Show Priority: checked (more about why later)
• Color completed items: checked, color a light brown. This is for a visual aid on things that are completed.
• Calculate Parent Values: all unchecked
• Insert New Items As: Type: To Do; Priority: Parent’s; Category: unfiled; Keywords: Parent’s
• Colors by category: I have everything set to black except Someday: fuschia; @Area of Focus: purple; Project: blue.
• Icons: I have set up icons matching my To Do icons wherever possible (I use Agendus, which permits this). In addition, I also have set up Someday as a question mark, Need NA as an exclamation point, and Project as a yellow flag.