How to create contexts and subcontexts.
About the contexts that come pre-installed with OmniFocus 2 for Mac.
This video shows you how to apply contexts in OmniFocus. For example, if you’re heading out to run some errands you’re probably most interested in actions that involve running errands, and if you’re getting ready to board a plane and will be asked to turn off your phone shortly, you might be interested in seeing a list of phone calls. For example, in order to make a phone call you would need to have a phone at your disposal and in order to research something on Google you would need an Internet connection.īy assigning contexts to actions you can easily see the actions that are most relevant. In a nutshell, contexts define conditions that must be present in order to perform a given action. And visit the Custom Perspectives for OmniFocus 3 for examples of how tags can be used in advanced OmniFocus 3 perspectives.ĭavid Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology introduces the concept of “contexts”. You can now add multiple tags to actions, action groups, and projects.Ĭheck out the Tags for OmniFocus 3 page for examples of tags. This restriction has been lifted in OmniFocus 3. In OmniFocus 2 you were limited to a single context for each item. “a Vacation” tag that’s added to everything you’d like to complete before going on vacation). “Home” for actions that require you to be at home) and can be used for things that aren’t GTD contexts (e.g. Tags can represent Getting Things Done (GTD) contexts (e.g. In OmniFocus 3 contexts were renamed “tags”.
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