Quick Entry Window

You can quickly create a new action not only using the methods described in the actions page, but you can also create them by typing plain English text in the Quick Entry Window.
You can open the window using the Window > Quick Entry menu option or the hotkey you can create in the Hotkeys Preferences Pane.

Then, just select the plan where you want your new action to be created in and type your text!

Besides typing the title of your action, you can add further commands by following a few simple rules:

So just enter your action title, followed by an optional directive to set the target date, followed by the priority, label or tag instructions.
It's important that the target date command comes first after the action title and the tag is the last thing in your text.

Now a few useful examples:

All of this is made simpler as the window shows a realtime preview of how Hot Plan interprets the text you are entering, making it easy to identify errors and make corrections as you type.