Things
Reorder
Reordering moves a thing up or down within its list.
Why you'd care
The order of a list is information. The next thing to do at the top, the someday pile at the bottom. Reordering is how you say what comes first.
The 60-second version
Web, Mac, Windows, and Linux
Drag a thing to where you want it, or use the shortcuts below to move it up, down, to the top or to the bottom.
iPhone, iPad, and Android
Long-press a thing and drag it to where you want it.
The shortcuts
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Move thing up | ⌘⌥↑ | Ctrl+Alt+↑ |
| Move thing down | ⌘⌥↓ | Ctrl+Alt+↓ |
| Move thing to top | ⌘⇧⌥↑ | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+↑ |
| Move thing to bottom | ⌘⇧⌥↓ | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+↓ |
Going further
To move a parent with its children, collapse it or select them all. A collapsed parent carries everything indented under it, and a selection that includes the whole block moves it together in its original order. Moving an expanded parent on its own moves just that one thing and leaves its children where they are.
Reorder a whole selection at once. Select several things and move them to the top or bottom together. The run keeps its internal order, which beats dragging rows past each other. See select many things at once.
Your order survives sorting. Dragging sets the list's manual order. Switching the list to another sort and back returns to it. See sorting.
Moving to another list is different. Reordering stays inside one list. To send a thing somewhere else, see move and copy things.