Edited To-Do List for CTRT

doc/user/search/index.md

@@ -186,10 +186,9 @@ Some filters can be added multiple times. These include but are not limited to a
 
 ## To-Do List
 
-Your [To-Do List](../todos.md#gitlab-to-do-list) can be searched by "to do" and "done".
-You can [filter](../todos.md#filtering-your-to-do-list) them per project,
-author, type, and action. Also, you can sort them by
-[**Label priority**](../../user/project/labels.md#label-priority),
+You can search your [To-Do List](../todos.md) by "to do" and "done".
+You can filter to-do items per project, author, type, and action.
+Also, you can sort them by [**Label priority**](../../user/project/labels.md#label-priority),
 **Last created**, and **Oldest created**.
 
 ## Projects

doc/user/todos.md

@@ -5,47 +5,37 @@ group: Project Management
 info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
 ---
 
-# GitLab To-Do List **(FREE)**
+# To-Do List **(FREE)**
 
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/2817) in GitLab 8.5.
 
-When you sign in to GitLab, you normally want to determine where you should
-spend your time. This can include taking an action, or keeping track of things
-(without having to read lots of email notifications). Because GitLab is where you
-do your work, being able to get started quickly is important.
+Your *To-Do List* is a chronological list of items waiting for your input.
+The items are known as *to-do items*.
 
-Your *To-Do List* offers a chronological list of items waiting for your input
-(known as *to-do items*) in a single dashboard.
-
-The To-Do List supports tracking [actions](#what-triggers-a-to-do-item) related to
-the following:
+You can use the To-Do List to track [actions](#actions-that-create-to-do-items) related to:
 
 - [Issues](project/issues/index.md)
 - [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md)
 - [Epics](group/epics/index.md)
 - [Designs](project/issues/design_management.md)
 
-![to-do list with items to check on](img/todos_index_v13_11.png)
+## Access the To-Do List
 
-You can access your To-Do List by clicking the To-Do List icon (**{task-done}**)
-next to the search bar in the top navigation. If the to-do item count is:
+To access your To-Do List:
 
-- *Less than 100*, the number in blue is the number of to-do items.
-- *100 or more*, the number displays as 99+. The exact number displays in the
-  To-Do List.
+On the top bar, in the top right, select To-Do List (**{task-done}**).
 
-## What triggers a to-do item
+## Actions that create to-do items
 
-A to-do item appears on your To-Do List when:
+Many to-do items are created automatically.
+A to-do item is added to your To-Do List when:
 
 - An issue or merge request is assigned to you.
-- You're `@mentioned` in the description or comment of an issue or merge request
-  (or epic).
-- You are `@mentioned` in a comment on a:
-  - Commit
-  - Design
-- The CI/CD pipeline for your merge request failed.
-- An open merge request becomes unmergeable due to conflict, and one of the
+- You're `@mentioned` in the description or comment of an issue, merge request,
+  or epic.
+- You are `@mentioned` in a comment on a commit or design.
+- The CI/CD pipeline for your merge request fails.
+- An open merge request cannot be merged due to conflict, and one of the
   following is true:
   - You're the author.
   - You're the user that set the merge request to automatically merge after a
@@ -55,24 +45,32 @@ A to-do item appears on your To-Do List when:
   [merge train](../ci/pipelines/merge_trains.md),
   and you're the user that added it.
 
-When several trigger actions occur for the same user on the same object (for
-example, an issue), GitLab displays only the first action as a single to-do
-item.
+When several actions occur for the same user on the same object,
+GitLab displays the first action as a single to-do item.
+
+To-do items aren't affected by [GitLab notification email settings](profile/notifications.md).
+
+## Create a to-do item
+
+You can manually add an item to your To-Do List.
 
-To-do item triggers aren't affected by [GitLab notification email settings](profile/notifications.md).
+1. Go to your:
 
-NOTE:
-When a user no longer has access to a resource related to a to-do item (such as
-an issue, merge request, epic, project, or group), for security reasons GitLab
-deletes any related to-do items within the next hour. Deletion is delayed to
-prevent data loss, in the case where a user's access is accidentally revoked.
+   - [Issue](project/issues/index.md)
+   - [Merge request](project/merge_requests/index.md)
+   - [Epic](group/epics/index.md)
+   - [Design](project/issues/design_management.md)
 
-### Directly addressing a to-do item
+1. On the right sidebar, at the top, select **Add a to do**.
+
+   ![Adding a to-do item from the issuable sidebar](img/todos_add_todo_sidebar_v14_1.png)
+
+## Create a to-do item by directly addressing someone
 
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/7926) in GitLab 9.0.
 
-If you're mentioned at the start of a line, the to-do item you receive is
-listed as *directly addressed*. For example, in the following comment:
+You can create a to-do item by directly addressing someone at the start of a line.
+For example, in the following comment:
 
 ```markdown
 @alice What do you think? cc: @bob
@@ -86,22 +84,15 @@ listed as *directly addressed*. For example, in the following comment:
 @erin @frank thank you!
 ```
 
-The people receiving directly addressed to-do items are `@alice`, `@erin`, and
-`@frank`. Directly addressed to-do items only differ from mentions in their type
-for filtering purposes; otherwise, they appear as normal.
+The people who receive to-do items are `@alice`, `@erin`, and
+`@frank`.
 
-### Manually creating a to-do item
+To view to-do items where a user was directly addressed, go to the To-Do List and
+from the **Action** filter, select **Directly addressed**.
 
-You can also add the following to your To-Do List by clicking the **Add a to do** button on:
+Mentioning a user many times only creates one to-do item.
 
-- [Issues](project/issues/index.md)
-- [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md)
-- [Epics](group/epics/index.md)
-- [Designs](project/issues/design_management.md)
-
-![Adding a to-do item from the issuable sidebar](img/todos_add_todo_sidebar_v14_1.png)
-
-## Marking a to-do item as done
+## Actions that mark a to-do item as done
 
 Any action to an issue, merge request, or epic marks its
 corresponding to-do item as done.
@@ -110,53 +101,36 @@ Actions that dismiss to-do items include:
 
 - Changing the assignee
 - Changing the milestone
-- Adding/removing a label
+- Closing the issue or merge request
+- Adding or removing a label
 - Commenting on the issue
 - Resolving a [design discussion thread](project/issues/design_management.md#resolve-design-threads)
 
-Your To-Do List is personal, and items are only marked as done if you take
-action. If you close the issue or merge request, your to-do item is marked as
-done.
-
-To prevent other users from closing issues without you being notified, if
-someone else closes, merges, or takes action on an issue, merge request, or
+If someone else closes, merges, or takes action on an issue, merge request, or
 epic, your to-do item remains pending.
 
-There's just one to-do item for each of these, so mentioning a user many times
-in an issue only triggers one to-do item.
+## Mark a to-do item as done
 
-If no action is needed, you can manually mark the to-do item as done by
-clicking its corresponding **Done** button to have GitLab remove the item from
-your To-Do List.
+You can manually mark a to-do item as done.
 
-![A to-do in the To-Do List](img/todos_todo_list_item.png)
+There are two ways to do this:
 
-You can also mark a to-do item as done by clicking the **Mark as done** button
-in the sidebar of an issue, merge request, or epic.
+- In the To-Do List, to the right of the to-do item, select **Done**.
+- In the sidebar of an issue, merge request, or epic, select **Mark as done**.
 
-![Mark as done from the issuable sidebar](img/todos_mark_done_sidebar_v14_1.png)
+  ![Mark as done from the sidebar](img/todos_mark_done_sidebar_v14_1.png)
 
-You can mark all your to-do items as done at once by clicking the
-**Mark all as done** button.
+## Mark all to-do items as done
 
-## Filtering your To-Do List
+You can mark all your to-do items as done at the same time.
 
-You can use the following types of filters with your To-Do List:
+In the To-Do List, in the top right, select **Mark all as done**.
 
-| Filter  | Description                                                      |
-| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Project | Filter by project.                                               |
-| Group   | Filter by group.                                                 |
-| Author  | Filter by the author that triggered the to-do item.              |
-| Type    | Filter by issue, merge request, design, or epic.                 |
-| Action  | Filter by the action that triggered the to-do item.              |
+## How a user's To-Do List is affected when their access changes
 
-You can also filter by more than one of these at the same time. The previously
-described [triggering actions](#what-triggers-a-to-do-item) include:
+For security reasons, GitLab deletes to-do items when a user no longer has access to a related resource.
+For example, if the user no longer has access to an issue, merge request, epic, project, or group,
+GitLab deletes the related to-do items.
 
-- Any action
-- Assigned
-- Mentioned
-- Added
-- Pipelines
-- Directly addressed
+This process occurs in the hour after their access changes. Deletion is delayed to
+prevent data loss, in case the user's access was accidentally revoked.