Categories are one of the most powerful features for categorizing tasks that Intervals has to offer. However, they can be too advanced a feature in some scenarios. When that is the case the solution is to whittle down your list of categories to just one, and name it something like “General.” This will cause Intervals to automatically select the category when creating a new task so that you can ignore this setting. Here is how to set this up:
- Go to Options (⚙) → Settings & Defaults → Default categories
- Create a new defaule category named “General”
- Deactivate (or delete) the other categories, leaving only your newly created category active
- That’s it. The next project you create will have only the one category linked to it.
Note: If you want to apply this change to existing projects you will need to go into each one, delink the existing categories, and add the newly created category.
Reducing the list of categories down to just one default is a great way to get up and running faster and easier with Intervals. As you become more familar with the software, and as your workflow needs evolve, the list of categories can be expanded to grow with you. The best part is your existing projects will retain the one category setup, while your new projects will reflect the more advanced multi category setup.