The field guide
Clarity, step by step.
A complete written guide to your command centre. Start with the essentials, or find the answer you need. Screenshots use fictional demonstration projects.
Your first project
Choose a workspace, set your defaults and complete a small real workflow.
Start the walkthrough ↗Prefer to learn inside the app?
Open Help → Project Command Centre Help. The written guide and eight silent English video lessons work offline. This website does not stream those videos.
Explore the four demo projects ↗Getting started
Video lessons: your private command centre
Eight silent English lessons using real app screenshots, highlighted on-screen steps and fictional demo projects. Watch offline, jump to a lesson and read its detailed notes. A focused introduction for people who care deeply about their work.
Read the guide ↗5 stepsYour first project, step by step
Set up your workspace and complete a small real workflow. No account, internet connection or sample database is required.
Read the guide ↗6 stepsExplore four demonstration projects
Follow the screenshots with four editable, fictional projects. The examples demonstrate planning, design, social content and advertising without connecting any external accounts.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsFind your way around
Use the portfolio to find work, then open a project and its underlying records.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsUse the Dashboard work grid
See when you worked on each project, inspect a day’s entries and fill gaps in your time records.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsKeyboard shortcuts and daily routine
Most editing shortcuts apply while the main project window is active.
Read the guide ↗Plan & organise
Create, edit and archive projects
A project owns its plan, tasks, financial records and folder association.
Read the guide ↗6 stepsAll-project overview, completion and continuation
See every project’s current status and decide when delivery ends or the next phase begins.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsPlan stages and their order
Stages describe a project’s phases. Their status is managed explicitly, independently of task completion.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsOrganize components and workstreams
Components group deliverables, social channels, advertising campaigns and other work inside a project.
Read the guide ↗5 stepsTasks, subtasks, dependencies and comments
Use Task Inspector for detailed planning, attached documents, comments and task-linked time.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsList, Kanban, Calendar, Workload and Timeline
Switch presentation without duplicating your tasks. Different views answer different planning questions.
Read the guide ↗5 stepsProject folders, file links and Quick Look
Documents stay in their original locations. The app manages folder associations and file references, not a cloud file repository.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsSearch and save task filters
Use global search to locate a record and All Tasks to maintain a focused working list.
Read the guide ↗Track & review
Track time and review the time ledger
Use one timer across the app, or enter time manually. Saved entries drive labour cost and timesheet reports.
Read the guide ↗7 stepsBudgets, expenses, payments and forecasts
Understand where each financial number comes from before relying on it.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsSocial channels and advertising campaigns
Plan content and record campaign performance manually in project components.
Read the guide ↗9 stepsVisual charts, CSV, PDF and printed reports
Export portable reports from real records and understand each report’s time scope.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsRisks, notes, decisions and activity
Keep operational context alongside the project instead of hiding it in task titles.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsUnderstand progress, health and attention
Health and forecasts are calculated signals from the data you maintain, not a substitute for reviewing the plan.
Read the guide ↗4 stepsInbox and macOS notifications
Review reminders in the app and optionally allow local macOS notifications.
Read the guide ↗Privacy & recovery
Preferences and reusable templates
Configure workspace access, future project defaults, appearance, notifications and folder templates.
Read the guide ↗5 stepsBack up, restore and move to another Mac
A portable metadata backup and a separate copy of your workspace files protect different parts of your work.
Read the guide ↗6 stepsRecover deleted or archived work
Archive finished work, recover ordinary deletions for 30 days, or deliberately remove an archived project permanently. Permanent deletion cannot be undone in the app.
Read the guide ↗5 stepsTroubleshooting and contacting support
Resolve common problems without risking the only copy of your project data.
Read the guide ↗6 stepsPrivacy and your data
On your Mac. Under your control. No accounts, app uploads or tracking. A private, focused place for your most important work.
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