While TaskPaper's interface makes it easy to format and tag your lists, what I like even better is that you don't have to use any of these menus or commands. Instead, TaskPaper lets you designate list elements using text characters:

If an item ends in a colon (:), it automatically becomes a new header; top-level headers become projects, with the item's text as the project name.

If an item begins with a dash and a space (- ), it automatically becomes a task.

If an item is neither a project nor a task, it's formatted as a note.

If an item ends with the @ symbol followed by a word--for example, @today--the item is tagged with that word as the tag.