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The Journal Tips & Tricks
This collection of tips & tricks has been compiled from issues of The Journal's Newsletter.
General
- Ben Franklin's 13-Week Self Improvement Program
- Calendar Charms
- Catalog Clipping and The Journal by Tania Ryan
- Creating a Simple Address Book in The Journal
- The Daily/Weekly Entry Report
- Drafting Documents in The Journal
- External Object Entries
- How I Use The Journal on my Mac by Bernard Armada
- How to Create a Call Log in The Journal
- How to Doodle in The Journal
- How to Make an Entry on Any Date, Past, Present or Future
- How to Record Audio in The Journal
- New! How to Use The Journal on a Network
- Preserving Family Letters in The Journal by Jon Medlock
- Preserving the Memories - Bringing Pen-and-Paper Diaries into The Journal by David Michael
- Search The Journal Web Page, Newsletters and User Discussion List
- Setting the Default Image Type for The Journal
- Tracking Software Registration Keys in The Journal by Jim Talkington
- Using The Journal with Voice Recognition Software
Upgrading to The Journal 5
- FAQ: How do I make The Journal 5 look like The Journal 4?
- Upgrading Your Journal Volumes from The Journal 4 (or earlier)
- Upgrading Your Journal Volumes from The Journal 4 installed on a USB drive
- Upgrading from a Backup
Entries
- Adding Your Own Entry Background Images
- Assigning Hot-Keys to Styles
- Automatic Image Resizing
- Calendar Category Loose-Leaf Entries
- Calendar Entry Attachments
- How to Wrap Text Around Pictures in Your Entries
- Inserting Comments into Entries using Calendar Charms
- Tables that look like those in Word/WordPerfect/Etc.
- Text Styles
- Using "Apply Default Style (retain formatting)"
- Using Strikeout (CTRL -) (<ctrl>+<dash>)
- Using Tables for Text Layout (putting text beside an image)
Topics
Categories
- New! Category Sharing Option - Lock Entries on Edit
- Folder Categories
- Making a category "inactive"
- Using Packages in The Journal
- Using Shared Categories
- Using the new Calendar Views
Reminders
- A Brief Overview of Reminders
- Advanced Reminder Options - Date & Time
- Advanced Reminder Options - Display & Popup
- New! Displaying MS Outlook Calendar Reminders in The Journal
- Reminders in Reverse by Joan Korte
- Setting a Reminder for the Last Week of the Month
- New! Using (or not using) the Day Planner for Reminders
Entry Templates
- An example of how to use templates for writing exercises
- Creating Your Own Simple Templates
- How to have a "Default Entry Template"
- Putting a Template Entry Button on The Journal's Toolbar
User Interface
- Adding Descriptions to your Images
- The Back/Forward Buttons and Entry History
- Copying the "structure" of a loose-leaf category
- Creating Your Own Calendar Charms
- Faster Daily Entry Browsing
- How to Remove an Incorrectly Added Word from the Spell Checker
- Insert mode versus Overwrite mode
- Launching The Journal minimized by Tom Plunket
- Re-arranging Loose-Leaf Entries
- Resizing the Calendar & Entry Tree
- Reviewing Random Entries
- Searching Image Descriptions
- Typing International Characters
- Using "Paste Special" (CTRL+SHIFT+V)
- Using "Post to Blog"
- Using the Clipboard Viewer
Journal Volume Maintenance
- Automatically Copy The Journal's Backup File to an External Hard Drive
- Automatically Upload The Journal's Backup File to an FTP/Offsite Backup
- Sharing The Journal over a Network
- Synchronizing Two Journal Volumes
- How to Extract a Category from a Backup
Tips & Tricks for The Journal 4 or Earlier
Many of these tips & tricks can still be used in The Journal 5. However, some menus have been re-arranged and some commands have changed in The Journal 5.
General
- Additional Spell Checker Dictionaries
- Adjusting the "Security Level" of The Journal
- Blog Posting from TJ4 with Text Wrapping Around Images
- How to Move The Journal to a New Computer
- Saving entries as HTML files
- The Journal's Auto-save Feature
- Transporting custom spell checker dictionaries between PCs by Pete Hollyer
- Using The Journal for NaNoWriMo 2007
- Using Journal Links, by Pete Hollyer
Journal Volume Maintenance
- Backup Settings
- Batch Entry Import
- Creating a Windows Desktop Shortcut to Open a Specific Journal Volume
- How to Use The Journal on a USB/Flash Drive
- Optimizing your Journal Volumes
- Restoring from a Backup
- The Journal Database Maintenance
Entry Text Formatting
- How to Set the Entry Background Color
- Reformatting text from an email
- Setting the Default Font (Text Style)
- Using Bookmarks in Entries
Categories
- Beyond Daily: Weekly & Monthly Categories
- Creating a log-style category
- Creating New Categories
- Using Master Categories
Reminders
Entry Templates
User Interface
- How to Sort Your Loose-Leaf Entries
- i-to-I Auto-Correction
- Menu Options
- Positioning loose-leaf entries in the "entry tree"
- Single-Click Links & Read Only Entries
- Spell Checker Dictionaries
- Starting The Journal with Windows
- Turning Off the Entry Time Stamp
- Turning Off the Entry First Line Display
- Using "drag & drop" to move entries between categories
- Using "Search Entries..."
- Using The Journal's Stopwatch and Countdown Timers
Upgrading from The Journal 3
- The Journal 4 Features of Interest to The Journal 3 Users
- Getting the new Example Templates
- Getting the new Topic & Table Toolbars
- Moving your Add-On Packages into The Journal 4
Tips & Tricks for The Journal 2.x