Using Headings in Projects

1. Open Things.
2. Enter one of your Projects.
3. Press ⌘ Cmd ⇧ Shift N or go to the menu bar at the top of your screen and click File → New Heading.

💡Tip: Add a heading under existing to-dos by selecting the last one and then using the menu or keyboard shortcut.

1. Open Things.
2. Tap one of your Projects.
3. At the top of your screen, tap More → New Heading.

💡Tip: Insert a new heading anywhere by dragging the Plus along the left edge of the screen (iPhone) or between the sidebar and to-do list (Duo & iPad). If you pair your device with a hardware keyboard, you can also use a keyboard shortcut.

1. Open Things.
2. In the sidebar, click one of your Projects.
3. Select a group of to-dos that aren’t under a heading yet.
4. In the menu bar at the top of your screen, click File.
5. On your keyboard, hold down ⌥ Opt to reveal extra options in the menu.
6. Click New Heading with Selection.

The to-dos you’ve selected will move under the new heading. You can also do this via a keyboard shortcut.

You need a hardware keyboard to use this feature with your mobile device.

1. Open Things.
2. In the sidebar, tap one of your Projects.
3. Select a group of to-dos that aren’t under a heading yet.
4. Hit ⌘ Cmd ⌥ Opt ⇧ Shift N.

Don’t have a hardware keyboard? No problem. Just create a heading first and then move selected to-dos under the heading.

1. Open Things.
2. Select the to-dos you want to move.
3. In the menu bar at the top of your screen, click Items → Move.
4. Start typing the name of a heading and select its project from the search results.

To access the Move dialog faster, press ⌘ Cmd ⇧ Shift M. This works after selecting a to-do, inside an open one, and in Quick Entry.

1. Open Things.
2. Swipe left on a to-do to select it.
3. Tap Move.
4. Pull down to reveal Search.
5. Start typing the name of a heading and tap its project from the search results.

This is also available in Quick Entry so you can already target headings while creating to-dos. If you pair your device with a hardware keyboard, you can also use a keyboard shortcut.

• Drag it to another place in the list.
• Drag it to a project in another window.
• Next to the heading, click More → Move.

• Tap and hold the heading and drag it to another place in the list.
• Next to the heading, tap More → Move to move it to another project.

On an iPhone Duo or iPad, you can also open two Things windows side-by-side and drag a heading from one project to another.

• Select a heading and hit ⌘ Cmd D.
• Control-click on a heading and select Duplicate heading.

You can also select a heading and hit ⌘ Cmd C to copy it. You can paste it and all of its to-dos back into the same project via ⌘ Cmd V, add it to another project, or even paste it as a plain text list into another app.

• Next to the heading, tap More → Duplicate.

If you pair your device with a hardware keyboard, you can also use

• Control-click on a heading and select Duplicate, or
• select a heading and hit ⌘ Cmd C to copy it, then paste it and all of its to-dos back into the same project via ⌘ Cmd V, or add it to another project.

• Next to the heading, click More → Convert to Project...
• Select a heading. In the menu bar at the top of your screen click Items → Convert to Project.
• Control-click on a heading and select Convert to Project.

• Next to the heading, tap More → Convert.

If you’re using a hardware keyboard with your mobile device, you can also Control-click on a heading and select Convert.

Next to the heading, click More → Archive. The heading will move to the logged items at the bottom of the project for future reference.

Next to the heading, tap More → Archive. The heading will move to the logged items at the bottom of the project for future reference.