Priorities

Obviously some tasks are more important than others. You can easily add a priority by including a # followed by a number between 1 and 10. The higher the number, the higher the priority. Note that only the first # is used. So to add an important task with priority 9, enter:

 + This task is important #9

However, the effective priority of a task is also based upon the due date, if set, and the @Meeting or @Note context; see Dates, Meetings and Notes. The resulting order is shown below:

• top : tasks with the @Meeting context and a due date equal to today or earlier ||
• tasks with a due date equal to today or earlier
• tasks in order of priority; #10 first
• tasks with no priority
• bottom: tasks with a due date in the future or tasks with an @Note context ||

Check out Moving tasks for information about moving tasks around in the list.