# Due date shortcuts **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** dates, shortcuts\ **Created:** [14 November 2018 13:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448 "2018-11-14T13:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hudson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/mark_hudson/32/25597_2.png) [@Mark\_Hudson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mark_Hudson)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2018 13:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/1 "2018-11-14T13:08:42Z")
Occasionally, one of my colleagues will see me adding a due date by typing one of the recognised shortcuts, and they’ll say, “Wow! I didn’t know you could do that!” So, just in case there are any others who don’t know them, here are some non-case-sensitive shortcuts for typing due dates: - Typing a weekday will assign the task to the next one - Mon, Tues, Wed, etc. - You can also assign to the previous weekday (for retrospective start dates, perhaps) - last Mon, last Tues, etc. - You can use Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - You can directly type the due date, using Month → Day; so, Dec 13, will assign the task to Dec 13 this year, and Dec 13 2019 will assign it to the same day next year, and so on. I use this all the time in combination with the shortcut for assigning a task to myself. So, once I’ve created a task, with the title and description, I can type: - Tab+M (assigns it to me) - Tab+D (opens due date) - Today+Enter (marks it as due today) - Tab+Y (moves the task to the Today section in My Tasks) No clicks required. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2018 20:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/2 "2018-11-14T20:09:51Z")
@Mark_Hudson, These are great–thanks! I just tried next week, next month, and next year and they all work too! @Marie, are these official? Are they documented anywhere? I couldn’t find them. _ **Update in 2020: I learned +n day and +n week also work.** _ Thanks, Larry Berger [Asana2Go](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/asana2go/meaajmlecpkbjcofehfpjngpnpfpjlkd) & [Asana Certified Pro consultant at Trilogi](http://www.trilogisolutions.com) ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Woods](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jason_woods/32/2601_2.png) [@Jason\_Woods](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jason_Woods)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2018 21:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/3 "2018-11-14T21:21:47Z")
@Mark_Hudson. Thanks for sharing keep forgetting about all the shortcuts… ---
**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2018 08:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/4 "2018-11-15T08:42:02Z")
Thanks for sharing this tips with the Forum @Mark_Hudson 👍🏼 @Larry_Berger_lpb, yes they are official shortcuts! To get the full list of shortcuts, simply click on the “?” at the top right corner of your screen and select “Keyboards shortcuts” ![10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/3/e/3e10ee11f96d7bc27f5e17ba59de7b973968db5f.png) Hope this helps! Have all a good Thursday! ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hudson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/mark_hudson/32/25597_2.png) [@Mark\_Hudson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mark_Hudson)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2018 09:24 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/5 "2018-11-15T09:24:20Z")
Thanks, Larry. I didn’t know about next week, month and year! No matter how much I think I know about Asana, there’s always another surprise. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/lee/32/353_2.png) [@lee](https://forum.asana.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2018 20:00 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/6 "2018-11-15T20:00:13Z")
Except! For some reason none of this applied when assigning a date for a subtask. So you’ll likely end up, like me, navigating all over the place or editing your subtask or something before your eyes catch up to your muscle memory. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2018 00:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/7 "2018-11-16T00:03:40Z")
@Marie, Thanks, but I wasn’t very clear–I meant to ask specifically about the strings that Mark found could be typed into date fields: > [@Mark\_Hudson](#): > > […] non-case-sensitive shortcuts for typing due dates: > > - Typing a weekday will assign the task to the next one - Mon, Tues, Wed, etc. > - You can also assign to the previous weekday (for retrospective start dates, perhaps) - last Mon, last Tues, etc. > - You can use Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow > - You can directly type the due date, using Month → Day; so, Dec 13, will assign the task to Dec 13 this year, and Dec 13 2019 will assign it to the same day next year, and so on. I was wondering if those things were official, permanent, documented (along with the ones I found); and what else is lurking there?! @lee good point; it only seems to work where there’s an actual text input field to type in, including Due Date and Start Date. Thanks, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2018 09:42 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/8 "2018-11-16T09:42:56Z")
I see @Larry_Berger_lpb, thanks for the clarification 🙂 I’ll check with the Team and come back to you as soon as I have more information! ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hudson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/mark_hudson/32/25597_2.png) [@Mark\_Hudson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mark_Hudson)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2018 12:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/9 "2018-11-16T12:13:52Z")
Thanks for pointing that out, @lee . I don’t use subtasks much, so I hadn’t realised. ---
**Author:** ![Marie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/marie/32/42208_2.png) [@Marie](https://forum.asana.com/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2018 12:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/10 "2018-11-16T12:59:38Z")
@Larry_Berger_lpb Just got the confirmation that these shortcuts are official; however, they are not listed in [Keyboard shortcuts in Asana | Product guide • Asana Product Guide](https://asana.com/guide/help/faq/shortcuts) at the moment! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2018 15:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/11 "2018-11-16T15:26:10Z")
Great to know, @Marie – thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hudson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/mark_hudson/32/25597_2.png) [@Mark\_Hudson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mark_Hudson)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2018 15:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/12 "2018-11-16T15:47:23Z")
I quite like discovering little secrets like this. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nicolas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/nicolas/32/1296_2.png) [@Nicolas](https://forum.asana.com/u/Nicolas)\ **Post date:** [18 November 2018 11:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/13 "2018-11-18T11:58:38Z")
Thanks for this shortcutted shortcuts. Just a question not really belonging to this case - but a little bit. I have several project templates and all have tasks depending on the date the project is created or the projects due date? e.g. 5 days after creating the project “task x” should be due / 2 days before project due date “task y” should be due. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hudson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/mark_hudson/32/25597_2.png) [@Mark\_Hudson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mark_Hudson)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2018 09:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/14 "2018-11-19T09:30:22Z")
Hi @Nicolas Dynamic due dates aren’t possible at the moment, but I remember seeing a product feedback thread on this a while ago. Feel free to add your vote: > [@Project Templates- Dynamic Due Dates (T+)](https://forum.asana.com/t/project-templates-dynamic-due-dates-t/11025): > > We would like to be able to create a project template and assign dynamic due dates, so that if we choose a “start date” for the first task or an “initialization date” for the project, the other tasks get dynamically allocated a due date based on their proximity to the start date. Example: I want to create a debt collection project template which I can initialize with every delinquent account: On date X initalize the project. On X+10 days- send a reminder email. On X+20- get the CFO involved. O… ---
**Author:** ![Jared](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jared/32/4030_2.png) [@Jared](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jared)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2018 21:33 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/15 "2018-11-19T21:33:43Z")
In what field and are there any modifiers when starting these shortcuts? I’ve tried and none of these are working: - Typing a weekday will assign the task to the next one - Mon, Tues, Wed, etc. - You can also assign to the previous weekday (for retrospective start dates, perhaps) - last Mon, last Tues, etc. - You can use Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - You can directly type the due date, using Month → Day; so, Dec 13, will assign the task to Dec 13 this year, and Dec 13 2019 will assign it to the same day next year, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Hudson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/mark_hudson/32/25597_2.png) [@Mark\_Hudson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Mark_Hudson)\ **Post date:** [20 November 2018 09:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/16 "2018-11-20T09:45:10Z")
Hi @Jared These should all work in the normal Due Date field in a parent task: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/9/7/972aa9e437303543f4ac719c46d4a30f6d920b72.png) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Pollacchi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/david_pollacchi/32/25089_2.png) [@David\_Pollacchi](https://forum.asana.com/u/David_Pollacchi)\ **Post date:** [20 November 2018 13:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/17 "2018-11-20T13:03:26Z")
Hi. Thanks for sharing this. That’s brilliant. I’ve been looking for keyboard shortcut to do this but I only got as far as Tab+D. I’ll be using these ‘no click’ date shortcut everyday from now on. Thanks. David ---
**Author:** ![Jared](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jared/32/4030_2.png) [@Jared](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jared)\ **Post date:** [20 November 2018 17:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/18 "2018-11-20T17:30:57Z")
Ahh okay - these don’t work in the quick-add which is how I primarily add things because I prefer the calendar view. I’ll remember to try them out when in a list or in the parent task. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/aaron/32/11479_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.asana.com/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2020 09:18 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/19 "2020-02-07T09:18:12Z")
Is there still no shortcut for setting the due date to today? Even if Enter worked after pressing Tab+D, that’d be great. This is especially applicable to sub-tasks. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2020 06:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/20 "2020-02-09T06:29:09Z")
@Aaron, You can type the word “today” in the date field, in case you weren’t aware. More info here: > [@Due date shortcuts](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448/7): > > @Marie, Thanks, but I wasn’t very clear–I meant to ask specifically about the strings that Mark found could be typed into date fields: I was wondering if those things were official, permanent, documented (along with the ones I found); and what else is lurking there?! @lee good point; it only seems to work where there’s an actual text input field to type in, including Due Date and Start Date. Thanks, Larry Larry [Next page](https://forum.asana.com/t/due-date-shortcuts/35448.md?page=2)