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Searching the entire library for a specific title, note, or tag

You can search your entire library for to-dos or projects that contain specific text in their title, notes, or tags.

To search the entire library and confining the search to either the title, notes, or tags:

Step 1

Click the search field on the lower right of the Things window.

Step 2

Click the search pop-up and select either Title, Note, or Tags.

Step 3

Start typing characters. The results will be immediately shown in the main window.

In the search results, headings indicate the list where the to-do or project resides. If you want to go to that list, you can select the to-do or project and click the "Show in list" toolbar item.