Things 3: Keyboard shortcut to assign tasks to projects

Things by Cultured Code is a fantastic task manager. I've been using it for years. I love it. It's simple when you want it to be. And powerful when you need it to be. It combines the best elements of a paper and pencil list, with the convenience of a digital app. And it has the best support for keyboard shortcuts. Entering tasks is so fast in Things because your hands never need to leave the keyboard. It is a joy to use.

Things is flexible enough to accommodate different ways of working. I tend to assign tasks to Projects (or sometimes Areas). This can be done by dragging the task to the Project in the left pane. But, I usually have the left pane hidden, and don't want to lift my hands from the keyboard. There isn't a keyboard shortcut for assigning tasks to Projects. 

But.. there is a sequence of keyboard commands that can assign a task to a Project.

Step 1: Cmd+Shift+M will bring up the Move menu.

Step 2: Type the name of the Project/Area you want to move the task to. As you type, the list will filter in real time with each keystroke. Usually, a few keystrokes will do the trick. Once you've found the Project/Area you want, hit Return and you're done.