OmniFocus for Mac tutorials

• OmniFocus Basics from ScreenCastsOnline

  

  Watch this video for a comprehensive guide to getting started in OmniFocus.

• Advanced OmniFocus from ScreenCastsOnline

  

  Go beyond the basics and watch this video for an in depth look at the features of OmniFocus and OmniFocus for iPhone.

• Quick Video: Perspectives

  

  Watch this quick video to learn how to use OmniFocus' Perspectives feature. Reduce distraction by seeing only the tasks you're interested in right now. boop!

• Lynda.Com Training Course

  

  The folks at Lynda.com have an OmniFocus Essential Training course available. They've got over three hours of material, broken up into 5-10 minute chunks. You need a subscription to watch the entire course, but a number of the videos are available for free so you can decide if their approach will help you learn OmniFocus. Click their logo for more information.

Feature Spotlight Videos

Want to know how a specific feature works but don't have time to watch the full shows above? Use the links below to see just the parts you need. Movies suitable for viewing on your Mac or iPhone are both available.

• Intro

  

  Introduction to the basics of OmniFocus.

• Installation & the Interface

  

  Part two covers installation and a first look at the OmniFocus interface.

• Actions & Projects

  

  Part three: work with Actions and Projects in planning mode.

• Contexts

  

  Part four: Work on your actions in context mode.

• Action Availability, Dates, & Completion

  

  Part five: Manage the availability of your actions.

• Inspectors, Reviewing, & Reminders

  

  The first part in the advanced video, get familiar with the inspectors.

• Perspectives

  

  Part two of the advanced video covers Perspectives, quickly narrow in on what you need to work on.

• Clipping & iCal Sync

  

  Part three talks about creating actions from within your other applications as well as getting actions into iCal.

• Preferences & OmniFocus Sync

  

  In the final part, learn about Syncing OmniFocus between your computers and devices.