1. Why might I want to use Do.Com?
Do.com is a website, and iPhone application,
designed to increase your productivity. Create
a list of tasks, share tasks – and deadlines –
with your team. Collaborate on tasks, using inbuilt
communication tools, and keep on track into how your
team members are performing.
Setting Up an Account
An iPhone app is available in the UK, whilst the Android
app is not yet permitted. These instructions will focus
upon the web interface.
Go to https://do.com
“Sign up for Do”
Fill in the simple information
required.
Select ‘Create an account’
Options
Tasks: Individual tasks with a
deadline
Projects: Give groups of tasks
a name, e.g. “Finance”
Notes: Keep notes which can then be
attached to tasks.
Contacts: Add, and tag, contacts to share
tasks with.
Deals: Keep track of e.g. sales figures
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2. Creating a Task
Select ‘Create Task’
Give the task a name.
Break into small
tasks, e.g. “Pick up
Tulips from Florist”.
For: Enter an email,
or select a contact, to
assign the task to
another user.
List: Add to a bigger project
Date/Time: Add completion time for the task
About: Give more detail/instructions about the task.
Add: File; Note; Contact; Google Doc
Delete/Complete a Task
Delete: Look to the top-left for the ‘Delete’ icon,
and click.
Complete: Select the task, and
tick “Complete”.
Sort Tasks
There are a range of options for re-
ordering tasks. Most often you will
work on ‘My tasks by due date’,
which will bring the most urgent
deadlines to the top of the list.
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