TaskCard Manual
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TaskCard is based upon the concept of both tasks and cards. Cards are the containers which you insert tasks into and the primary visual element of the application, much like windows in the Finder.

Contents
- Creating cards
- Closing cards
- Moving cards
- Minimizing cards
- Duplicating cards
- Card images
- Overdue tasks
- Exporting and importing cards
- Duplicating cards
- Emailing cards
- Copying cards
- Printing cards
- Saving and opening cards
- Dragging cards to other applications
- Tabs
Creating cards.
- Choose the New Card (command-N) item in the File menu.
- Double-clicking on the cards title will edit the text. Press return when you are done editing to end the session.
- Clicking the minimize button in the upper right hand corner of a card or choosing the Minimize command in the File menu will shrink or expand the card to save space.
Closing cards.
- Don't worry about saving cards, this is done automatically for you.
- When you close a card it will be deleted and can not be recovered. If you would like to archive cards, create a new sheet and open cards which you don't plan to delete often.
- Cards can be moved to other sheets by dragging them onto the sheets image.
- As of this version cards can not be saved to disk but this feature is planned for development.
Moving cards.
Cards can be moved to other sheets by dragging them onto the sheets image.
Minimizing cards.
If you need to save space on your screen cards can be minimized to smaller size by pressing the minimize button in the upper right-hand corner.
Duplicating cards.
You can duplicate an entire card by choosing the Duplicate Card item in the Edit menu.
Card Images.
Cards can have an optional title or background image to help represent the contents.
- Title images appear as a thumbnail next to the cards title. To add a title image drag and drop any image file (such as .png, .jpg, .gif etc...) on the cards title or use the Add Title Image... command in the Card menu.
- Background images are drawn at 50% opacity from the cards opacity behind all the contents. To add an image to the background choose the Add Background Image... item in the Card menu and you will be prompted to select an image file on your computer.
- There are 4 modes to draw the background image in the Card -> Background Image menu: Scale to fill, stretch to fill, center and tile.
- Once an image has been added to a card don't worry about deleted or moving the original file as the image will be saved for you.
Overdue Tasks.
Cards that contain overdue tasks (with a due date older than 1 day) will display a small badge on the bottom on the card or in the title bar if the card is minimized.
Exporting and importing cards.
Cards can be exported as plain text by using the Export... item in the File menu. Task containers are represented by tab indents and attachments are converted to their text equivalent, however images are simply ignored.
To import a plain text file as a card use the Import... item in the File menu. Like during exporting, tab indents are represented as task containers. Please note that exporting/importing can't be used to save and open entire cards as extra task styling and various attachment formats are not preserved.
Duplicating cards.
You can duplicate an entire card by using the Duplicate Card item in the Edit menu.
Emailing cards.
Cards can be exported as new messages in Apple's Mail application by using the Email item in the File menu. The exported card content follows the same rules as explained above in Exporting and importing cards.
Copying cards.
If you need to copy entire cards contents out of TaskCard for use in other programs you can use the Copy Card or Copy Card Image items in the Edit menu.
- The exported card content follows the same rules as explained above in Exporting and importing cards.
- The Copy Card Image command will make a direct copy of the cards image (including shadow and background) which you can use to paste into other graphic editing programs for example.
Printing cards.
Cards can be printed as black and white representations ideal for going places with you or keeping around the desk for taking notes.
To print a card simply choose the Print item in the File menu.
Saving and opening cards.
Normally TaskCard saves cards automatically for you but if you wish to close a card you may want to save it to disk first so it can be re-opened at a later time.
When you open a card (using the Open item in the File menu) the card will be copied into the current sheet giving you an option to delete the file afterwards. Because of this copying behavior it's possible to use saving/opening as templates for commonly used card content.
- To save a card choose the Save As... item in the File menu.
- The card will be copied into the current sheet and any changes saved automatically but if you wish to save any changes back to the file on disk use the Save command in the File menu.
Dragging cards to other applications.
You can drag cards onto other applications and it will treat them as the "exported" plain text content of the card. For example you can drag cards on Mail to create a new email message or on TextEdit will create a new document from the cards contents.
To drag a card click and hold down on the title for a moment until you hear a sound then drag the card.

Tab anchored to the top of the screen, below the menu bar.
Tabs.
Tabs help you save space by keeping cards anchored to the edge of your screen.
To make a card into a tab simply drag the card so at least 50% is off-screen and an indicator will appear. If you want to change a tab back into a normal card, simply drag the tab away from the edge of the screen.
Tabs by default open one at a time but this can be changed in the preferences.