Tables in the Schedule
Your Schedule (Right Panel, ⌘⇧D) can show the rows of your Tables as to-dos with due dates. A homework tracker, a reading list with deadlines, a project task list — each row becomes an item on its date, ticked off when it's done.
Example: a "Homework" Table has Task (Text), Due (Date) and Done (Checkbox). Every row with a Due date appears in the Schedule on that day; ticking Done in the Table marks it complete.
What a Table needs
A Table can be in the Schedule when it has:
- a Date column — when each row is due, and
- a Checkbox or Status column — whether each row is done.
Joining automatically
When you edit a Table so that it has both kinds of column, it joins the Schedule on its own, using the first Date column and the first Checkbox or Status column. A notice tells you: "“Homework” is in the Schedule now", with Settings to choose other columns and Leave out to keep it out.
Schedule settings
Open a Table's Schedule settings:
- on the Canvas: the gear in the Table's header (View settings) → Schedule;
- in the Right Panel: Schedule on the Table's toolbar (it shows On, Off or Needs a column);
- in the Schedule itself: the Schedule settings button next to the Table's name.
| Setting | What it means |
|---|---|
| Show in Schedule | On or off for this Table. If it can't be on, it says "Needs a date column and a checkbox or status column." |
| Date | Which Date column gives each row's day. |
| Done | Which Checkbox or Status column says a row is finished. |
| Counts as done | For a Status column: which options count as done. |
| Title | Which Text column names each item. |
| Person | Which Person column says who it's for (or none). |
| Preview | How many items are open and overdue, e.g. "4 open · 1 overdue". |
Changes save immediately — there is no Save button — and ⌘Z undoes them. If you delete a column the Schedule was using, the setting shows Needs a column until you pick another.
Good to know
- A Status column's Complete group can't be deleted, because the Schedule relies on it.
- With Show in Schedule off, the Table stays out even if it has the right columns.
Related
- Table · Table Views
- Right Panel — the Schedule tab