Terminology

PlanIT names things after outer space concepts. They are explained below.

Plans

• Planet: a plan (Planet= PlanIT, get it?) Anything you're working on, from a reading list to a wedding. See plans are planets.
• Sun: the centre of a solar system, the plans circle around it.
• Solar system: a group of plans for a section of your life, orbiting around its sun. See solar systems.
• Dwarf, Cryo, Giant: the three types of plans: small and quick, routines and health, big projects. See Dwarf, Cryo, Giant.
• Satellite: a smaller plan inside a Giant (e.g., DIY projects in a Household Giant). See satellites.
• Conquer: complete a plan. This is only for finalised projects as it cannot be undone; it moves the plan to the Constellation of the Conquered. See conquering.

Each plan's (planet) page

• Board: a plan's page, the planet in the middle and its parts around it. See a plan's board.
• Part: one of a plan's sections (Task List, Timeline, Auxiliary, Satellites, Tags). Also called structures in some places.
• Panel: a visual panel on the board previewing a part or a tool. See panels.
• Pin to screen: keeps a panel fixed on screen while the board moves.
• On Board: a tool is shown on the board as its own panel.
• Lock: keeps the board's panels from moving. When unlocked you can move them around. See locking the board.
• Next up: the panel with a plan's next task and date. See Next up.
• Project Interface: a plan's settings, behind the gear symbol. See Project Interface.

Inside plans- parts/structures

• Task List: break down the plan into a series of manageable tasks. See the Task List.
• Steps: the smaller items inside a task or to-do. See steps.
• Timeline (or Core Timeline): a plan's key dates. See a plan's Timeline.
• Milestone: an important moment in a plan with no assigned date. See milestones.
• Auxiliary (or Aux): the tools to make plan's tasks more manageable. See Auxiliary tools.
• Text Box, Table, Progress Tracker, Pill Box, Dossier: the five tools: notes, a grid, a chart of numbers, pills taken, and photos, scans and files.
• Tags: labels to filter by. Auto-tags can add tags for you, marked ✦. See tags.

Places

• On Deck: all your To-Do lists, at your fingertips. Brings together what's next from every plan. See your To-Do/On Deck list.
• Mission Control: the Calendar, every date in one place. See the Calendar.
• Captain's Log: you’re the captain, this is your Journal. See the Journal.
• Launchpad: the page to the left of the Home Screen, where you write quick thoughts or ideas and the Launchpad finds where it could go. See Launchpad.
• Deep Scan: the page to the right of the Home Screen, searching everything. Deeply. See Deep Scan.
• Field Guide: this guide.

Keeping things

• Archive: where completed events go. See the Archive.
• History: every change, so deleted things can be retrieved. See History.
• Check-in: a reminder to get in touch with someone. See check-ins.
• Ring as alarm: a date that rings like an alarm instead of a quiet notification. See events that ring.