Manual capture with metadata

For more control over what you capture, use manual capture to add metadata upfront.

Adding metadata

When creating an inbox item manually, you can specify:

• Source - Where the information came from (e.g. Gmail, Slack, a meeting).
• Date/time - When the event or decision happened (defaults to now).
• Project - Assign it to a project immediately.

When to use manual capture

Manual capture is useful when you want to backfill important context from the past, or when you know exactly which project something belongs to. For quick thoughts, regular capture is faster.