Global Search
Find tasks, projects, documents, habits and teams by name with Ctrl/Cmd+/
Press Ctrl/Cmd+/ or the Search button anywhere in the app. Type part of a name: matching task titles (and tasks with a matching label), projects, documents, habits and teams appear as you type. Use the arrow keys and Enter to open one. With nothing typed, the dialog lists the main pages to jump to.
Search: tasks, projects and documents by name, from the keyboard.
What is global search?
A global search looks through everything in an app at once. In BusyBee.Day it searches names and titles across tasks, projects, documents, habits and teams, and doubles as a way to jump between pages.
How to use Global Search
Open it with Ctrl/Cmd+/, type, press Enter.
- 1
Open Search
Press Ctrl+/ (Cmd+/ on a Mac) or click Search.
- 2
Type your query
Type part of a task title, project name or document title.
- 3
Pick a result
Use the arrow keys and press Enter, or Esc to close.
Who uses global search?
Find an old task
You remember a word from the title but not the project.
Jump to a project from anywhere
In the middle of a document: Ctrl/Cmd+/, type "marketing", Enter.
Find tasks by label
Type the label name to list the tasks that carry it.
Open a page
Ctrl/Cmd+/, then Analytics or Trash, without the mouse.
Capabilities at a glance
- Ctrl/Cmd+/ from anywhere in the app
- Finds task titles, labels, projects, documents, habits and teams
- Results as you type
- Arrow keys, Enter and Esc
- Tasks open in their detail view
- Quick links to the main pages when the search is empty
Frequently asked questions
What can I search across in BusyBee.Day?
Are search results deep-linked?
What does Ctrl/Cmd+K do?
Is search included on the Free plan?
Related features
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