Using Lists

Skylight Calendar can help you keep track of lists. By default, your Calendar has pre-made lists for a Shopping and To-Dos, but you can add, remove, and customize lists as needed to fit your planning needs.

Viewing Lists

Viewing Lists on the Calendar

View lists on the Calendar device:

1. Tap Lists in the Navigation Bar

If you have too many lists to be shown on the display, swipe left or right to see more lists.

Viewing Lists in the Mobile App

View lists in the Mobile App, starting from the calendar home screen:

1. Tap Lists. 
   The Lists screen will display the available lists and item counts.
2. Select a list.

The view will switch to the contents of the list.

Adding an Item

Adding an Item on the Calendar

Add an item to a list:

1. Tap Lists in the Navigation Bar
2. Tap Add item in a list.
3. Type the name of the item.
4. Tap the green check.

Adding an Item in the Mobile App

Add an item to a list, starting from the home screen:

1. Tap Lists. 
   The Lists screen will display the available lists and item counts.
2. Select a list.
3. Tap the Add button.
4. In the Add Item field, type the name of the item.
5. Tap Next.

A new Add item field will appear.

If you want to add another item, type the item name. 

If you are done adding items, tap Next. 

Reordering Items

Lists can only be reordered in the Mobile App.

Reorder the items in a list, starting from the calendar home screen:

1. Tap the Lists tile.
2. Select a list.
3. Long press a list item to select it for reordering.
   When the item becomes selected, space will appear around the item, and a small orange pointer will appear to the left of the item.
4. Drag the item to a new location in the list.
5. Release the item.

Checking Off a List Item

Checking Off an Item on the Calendar

Check off an item in a list:

1. Tap Lists in the navigation bar.
2. Tap the checkbox next to a list item to mark it as completed.

Checking Off an Item in the Mobile App

Check off an item in a list, starting from the calendar home screen:

1. Tap Lists.
2. Select a list.
3. Tap the empty checkbox for the list item.
   The checkbox is on the right side of the list item.

The item will be immediately marked as completed and removed from the list. A status message will appear at the bottom of the screen to confirm the completion of the item.

If you accidentally mark an item as completed, tap Undo in the status message to mark the item as incomplete and return it to the list.

Viewing Completed Items

Viewing Completed Items on the Calendar

1. Tap the Filter button.
2. Toggle Completed to show or hide completed items.

Viewing Completed Items in the Mobile App

View completed items in the Mobile App, starting from the calendar home screen:

1. Tap Lists.
2. Select a list.
3. Tap Completed.
   The Completed button is available under the list name.

Use the Completed button to toggle between viewing and hiding completed items.

Working With a Group of Items

Group selection is only available on the Mobile App.

Select a group of list items in a list, starting from the calendar home screen:

1. Tap Lists.
2. Select a list.
3. Tap Select.
   The Select button is available under the list name.
4. Select list items:
   • To select all list items tap Select all.
   • To select some list items, tap the checkboxes to the left of the item names.

With items selected, two additional buttons are available under the name of the list:

• Move
• Delete

Use the Move button to move the selected list items into a section. Sections are useful for breaking up large lists into smaller chunks that may be easier to manage. If the section name you choose already exists, the selected list items will be moved to that section. If the section name you choose does not exist, the section will be created, and the selected items will be moved to that section.

If you decide you do not want to move or delete any items, tap Select to reset the selection.

Working With List Sections

You can add sections to your list to help keep your list items organized. If you used Sidekick to import your list, it may already be organized into sections.

Creating a List Section

1. Tap Lists in the Navigation Bar
2. Tap Add section at the bottom of a list.
   You may need to swipe to see the bottom of the list.
3. Enter a name for the new section.
4. Tap the green checkmark.
5. Add a list item to the new section:
   The section must have at least one list item to be saved.
6. Type the name of the list item.
7. Tap the green checkmark.

You can add more items to the section by tapping the Add item button in the list section.

Viewing List Sections

By default, list sections are expanded to show all items. 

You can collapse a list section by tapping the up arrow next to the name:

Collapsed list sections display the section name, the number of items in the section, and a down arrow:

Tap the down arrow to expand the list section.

Editing a List Section

Change the name of list sections:

1. Tap the name of a list section.
2. Type the new name of the list section.
3. Tap the green checkmark.

Deleting a List Section

Delete a list section:

1. Tap the name of a list section.
2. Tap the delete button:
   
3. Tap Delete to confirm.

Deleting a list section will also delete all of the list items in that section.

Creating a List

Lists must be created in the Skylight App.

Creating a List in the Skylight Mobile App

Create a list, starting from the home screen:

1. Tap Lists.
2. Tap the Add button.
3. In the Name field, type the name of the new list.
4. Tap return.
5. In the Kind field, tap the type of list to create:
   • To Do - Keep track of ongoing tasks outside of Chores
   • Shopping - Track and share shopping lists.
   • Other - Any other kind of list you want to make!
6. Under Select color, select a color for the list by tapping a color swatch.
7. Tap Save.

Editing a List

Editing a List on the Calendar

Edit a list:

1. Tap the list title.
   The Edit list panel will appear.
2. Change the name, kind, and color as needed.
3. Tap Save.

Editing a List on the Mobile App

Edit a list, starting from the home screen:

1. Tap Lists.
2. Select a list.
3. Tap Edit list.
   The Edit list button is available under the list name.
4. Change the name, kind, and color as needed.
5. Tap Update.

Deleting a List

Deleting a List on the Calendar

1. Tap the list title.
   The Edit list panel will appear.
2. Tap Delete.

If you are sure you want to delete the list, tap Delete. If you would like to keep the list, tap Cancel. Deleting a list cannot be undone; once a list is deleted, it cannot be recovered.

Deleting a List on the Mobile App

Delete a list, starting from the calendar home screen:

1. Tap Lists.
2. Select a list.
3. Tap Edit list.
   The Edit list button is available under the list name.
4. Tap Delete.

If you are sure you want to delete the list, tap Delete. If you would like to keep the list, tap Cancel. Deleting a list cannot be undone; once a list is deleted, it cannot be recovered.