Frequently Asked Questions

Is TimeTo™ free?
TimeTo™ is indeed free if you want it to be, in its Light Mode. While in Light Mode, registration is optional (i.e. if you wish to support the project, we welcome your donation). Advanced users often switch to the Pro Mode, and if you stay in Pro Mode beyond the evaluation period, we expect you to register. The evaluation period for Pro Mode is over 30 days long (how long depends upon how actively you use TimeTo™). You'll never lose any data, since the data structure is identical for both Light Mode and Pro Mode (which you can switch between as often as you'd like with just one click). TimeTo™ is charityware: your registration dollars go to your choice of "charity" or "feature improvement".

Even though my day is "overbooked", TimeTo™ is still showing some slots of unused space in my Day View. Why?
There are several situations that can contribute to this being the case:

• You likely have an Interruption Reserve (set in Balance Settings), which is anticipating that you need extra time for interruptions that will naturally arise during your day. Perhaps your Interruption Reserve is set higher than you need. For more information, see Balance Settings: Interruption Reserve.
• Items with fluid start times may have durations too large to fit into the slot, and are not marked as splittable. If so, try marking some larger items splittable where appropriate. This checkbox in an item's properties allows an item to be split into more than one time slot, and so is appropriate for tasks that can don't have to be completed all at once. For more info: see New Item: Splittable.
• You may have items with fluid start times whose Earliest Begin time or Latest End time disallow them from being slotted into the free space.
• Items with fixed start times may be overlapping, thus causing conflicts regardless of how free the rest of the day may be.

TimeTo™ automatically launches when I start my computer, and I'd rather it didn't. Can I change this?
Yes, to stop TimeTo™ from automatically launching when you start your computer, go to Other Settings (from the Settings menu) and uncheck the Start TimeTo When I Start Windows checkbox.

To use TimeTo™ with my Android, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile (Pocket PC), iPhone, Palm device or Blackberry, do I have to install TimeTo™ onto my device?
No. Install TimeTo™ on your Windows computer and TimeTo™ will send information to your device upon request. For instructions on how to set this up, read about Synchronization Settings.

How can I see my historical (done) items and their notes?
In order to be able to view items that you have marked done, make sure that Hide Done Items (in Other Settings) is unchecked.

Does TimeTo™ contain a contact management system?
No, not yet. But we're thinking about it, and we welcome your suggestions on what features it could include.

Why doesn't the Balance Day command re-order my items based upon the Priority of my items, like Balance All Days does?
There are two reasons: the main one is that we are concerned that if a user manually overrides Balance Day's opinion by dragging an item to a different position on today's schedule, we are going to confuse and annoy them by moving the item back on them within the next minute (since most users have Balance Day set to run every minute). The second reason is that Balance All Days can do this for you, and you can set how often it will run automatically in Other Settings (from the Settings menu).

Why does the Priority Rank automatically change on me when I modify an item that is in Priority Tier A?

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