User Guide

Contents

1. Features

2. Usage

   i. How to interpret this guide

   ii. Add tasks to your task list

   iii. Modify tasks in your task list

   iv. Miscellaneous

3. Command Syntax Summary

4. Accepted date time formats

Features

1. Add tasks to your task list

You can add three types of tasks to your Kiwi Task List: todo, event and deadline tasks.

2. Modify your task list

View your tasks, mark them done and delete tasks you don't want.

3. Interact with Kiwi

Find tasks that contain a specified keyword.

4. Don't worry about losing your data

Kiwi helps you save data to your local storage.

5. Convenient and friendly syntax

Kiwi provides convenient alternative syntax so that you can save time and keystrokes.

Usage

How to interpret this guide

Replace the words given in {curly braces} with appropriate inputs. For example, replace {DD/MM hh:mm} with a valid date format.

Add tasks to your task list

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todo - Add a task to do

Adds a todo task to your tasklist.

Syntax:

todo {description}

Example of usage:

todo sample task 1

Expected outcome:

Success! I've added this task:

[T][] sample task 1

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event - Add an event to attend

Adds an event to your tasklist.

Syntax:

event {description} /at {DD-MM hh:mm}

Example of usage:

event task 2 /at 20/4 18:00

Expected outcome:

Success! I've added this task:

[E][] {description} (at: {date} {time})

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deadline - Add a deadline to attend

Adds a deadline to your tasklist.

Syntax:

deadline {description} /by {DD-MM hh:mm}

Example of usage:

deadline task 3 /by 17/4 23:59

Expected outcome:

Success! I've added this task:

[D][] task 3 (by: 17/4 11:59PM)

View your tasks

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list - List tasks in your tasklist

Lists all your tasks. If the year details of a task is this year, the year is not printed out to prevent clutter.

Syntax:

list

Expected outcome:

Your tasks:

1. [T][] sample task 1

2. [E][] task 2 (at: 20/4 6PM)

3. [D][] task 3 (by: 17/4 11:59PM)

You have 3 tasks.

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find - find tasks in your tasklist

Finds tasks containing a certain keyword.

Syntax:

find {keyword}

Example of usage:

find sample

Expected outcome:

Your tasks:

1. [T][] sample task 1

You have 1 tasks.

Modify tasks in your task list

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done - Mark tasks in your tasklist done

Mark a specified task as completed.

Example of usage:

done {task number}

Example of usage:

done 1

Expected outcome:

Good work! I've marked this task done:

[T][/] sample task 1

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delete - Delete tasks in your tasklist

Deletes a specified task.

Syntax:

delete {task number}

Example of usage:

delete 1

Expected outcome:

Got you. I've deleted this task:

[T][/] sample task 1

Miscellaneous

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help - Get a list of possible inputs you can enter

Provides a list of commands and their syntax.

Syntax:

help

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bye - Exit the kiwi app

Closes the gui and exits the kiwi app.

Syntax:

bye

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Command Syntax Summary

Command keyword	Accepted alternative keywords*	Usage	Examples
todo	t	todo {description}	todo sample task 1
event	e	event {description} /at {DD-MM hh:mm}	event task 2 /at 20/4 18:00
deadline	dl	deadline {description} /by {DD-MM hh:mm}	deadline task 3 /by 17/4 23:59
list	ls l	list	list
find	f	find {keyword}	find sample
done	-	done {task number}	done 1
delete	del	delete {task number}	delete 1
help	h	help	help
bye	-	bye	bye

*How to use alternative keywords: Replace the command keyword in the usage column with any accepted alternative keyword

Accepted date time formats

For your convenience, kiwi provides multiple date and time formats you can use. You can use any combination of a date and time format from the tables below.

These formats can replace the {DD-MM hh:mm} placeholder given for the event and deadline commands above.

An example event command usage would be: event use alternative syntax /at 30/6 2:40 pm

Date syntax

syntax	example
dd-mm	30-04
dd/mm	30/04
dd-mm-yyyy	30-04-2023

Time syntax

syntax	example(s)
hham	11am, 2pm
hh:mm	16:11, 7:33
hh:mm pm	11:58 pm, 11:58 am
hh:mmpm	11:58pm, 11:58am