Navigation Overview

Let's take a tour of the Hardroad interface. Understanding the layout and navigation will help you work more efficiently and find features quickly.

Hardroad uses a sidebar-based navigation on the left side of the screen. Here's what you'll find:

Home / Dashboard

Your central hub showing:

Today's priorities
Upcoming tasks and events
Habit check-ins
Goal progress at a glance

Action Planner

Your daily and weekly planning views:

Day view - Plan and execute your day
Week view - See your week at a glance
Month view - Long-term planning perspective

Inbox

The capture tool for all incoming items:

Quick-add tasks from anywhere
Process and organize later
Never lose an idea

Tasks

Your complete task management system:

All tasks across projects
Filtered views (Today, Upcoming, Completed)
Custom filters and saved views

Projects

Organize complex work:

Project list view
Individual project pages
Templates for repeating projects

Goals

Track what matters most:

Active goals
Goal progress tracking
Key results and milestones

Habits

Build consistent behaviors:

Daily habit check-ins
Streak tracking
Habit analytics

Calendar

Your schedule at a glance:

Integrated calendar view
Synced external calendars
Event creation and management

Contacts

Manage relationships:

Contact directory
Linked tasks and notes
Contact groups

The top bar

The top bar provides quick access to:

Search

Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) to open the command palette. From here you can:

Search for anything
Jump to any page
Create new items quickly
Run commands

Quick add

The + button lets you quickly create:

Tasks
Events
Notes
Goals
Habits

Notifications

See your pending notifications:

Task reminders
Mentions and comments
System updates

Profile menu

Access your account:

Settings
Workspace switching
Sign out

Keyboard shortcuts

Hardroad is designed for speed. Here are essential shortcuts:

Action	Mac	Windows
Command palette	`Cmd+K`	`Ctrl+K`
Quick add task	`Cmd+N`	`Ctrl+N`
Go to today	`T`	`T`
Go to inbox	`I`	`I`
Mark task complete	`Cmd+Enter`	`Ctrl+Enter`

You can view all shortcuts by pressing ? anywhere in the app.

On mobile devices, the navigation adapts:

Bottom tab bar for main sections
Swipe gestures for quick actions
Pull-to-refresh on list views

Customizing your workspace

You can personalize your Hardroad experience:

Sidebar order

Drag and drop sidebar items to reorder them. Put your most-used sections at the top.

Collapsed sections

Click the arrow next to section headers to collapse them if you don't use certain features.

Themes

Choose between light and dark mode, or set it to follow your system preference.

Use the command palette - It's the fastest way to get anywhere
Learn a few shortcuts - Even 3-4 shortcuts can dramatically speed up your workflow
Pin important views - Create saved filters and pin them to the sidebar
Use the mobile app - Quick capture on the go is essential

Next steps

Now that you know your way around, let's dive into daily planning—the foundation of the Hardroad productivity system.

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