Copy Reminder list items to a new list

Hi. Is there a way to copy a set of reminder list items and paste them into another list? I do not want to move the items. In essence, I want to treat one list as a master list and re-use it when appropriate. An example of this is preparation for camping. I have a list of things to remember to do. It is 64 items long. I do not want to copy/paste each item individually nor do I want to move the master list -- it needs to be replicated. A similar example of master list functionality would be a shopping list for a specific meal plan or dish -- perhaps a list of ingredients needed Greek Salad. I want to duplicate the shopping list and check off items as needed. Manually copy/pasting would get the job done, although best case a list could be designated a masterlist and easily replicated. Thanks

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 9:47 AM

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Aug 31, 2022 12:09 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you for the suggestion. That is helpful and has to work better than copying and pasting dozens of individual lines in Reminders. Notes has a highly desirable list feature that Reminders does not -- multiple levels of indent.


but...

For me Notes feels more awkward for actually using lists -- you cannot collapse indented levels to simplify the view and checked off items remain visible (even if sorted to the bottom). Notes feels more cluttered; perhaps that is an inevitable outcome given the additional flexibility it offers. I used notes in the long lost past. I found managing/keeping track of multiple notes over months and years to be painful to the point of being pointless -- too much clutter. Reminders has not had that issue for my wife and I. We share a couple of lists, most notably the grocery list. If one of us buys something and checks it off, the item simply disappears from the list. If one of us adds something it shows up so that the other might find it at the grocery store. She likes the simplicity. I like that she is happy with it and that it is a practical thing for us.


Late breaking tl;dr... Reminders is simple.


I'll use Notes for trip planning for a bit and see. That said, the ability to copy/paste lists or groups of list items in Reminders hardly seems like a "Why would anyone ever want to do that..." sort of request.



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