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Originally Posted by bottomfan
cooperpwc, can you elaborate on how you are doing your journal in PD Lists? I am interested in doing something similar.  |
Sure. I was thinking of doing a thread - maybe down the road when I've learned more features - but I'l explain here. It's pretty simple to create a Daily Journal with PDLists. You set it up according to your personal needs.
List Settings:
Create a new list. I named mine "2006 Q3". Choose a password. This function is now very good and will protect your information well so long as you always exit from the list back to the main PDList screen. I found BBKorean 15 Bold to be a good list font. It will use your system font for the actual entries. Enable "Show Notes Field". Now you have to create fields. The default Notes field can take far more content than the custom fields so that is what you use for your main journal. The individual fields will reflect your personal needs. I have sleep issues with a messed up circadian cycle and I use an Apollo Health GoLite. (SAD therapy - great product.) So I have one field for Sleep (when the night before and how long), another for GoLight (when I used it and for how long) and fields for Morning, Afternoon and Evening where I make quick notes of energy and mood. You can have fields for whatever you want. Unlike the Notes field which has very good capacity, the custom fields will hold about one paragraph.
Daily Use:
Enter the list by typing your password and create a New Item. Type "ld" followed by spacebar in the Item Subject. Autotext will insert the date. This new Item will automatically be placed at the top of the list. (Choose Sort by Due Date; even though I don't actually use the Due Date function, that sorting method puts the most recent Item on top of the List.) And off you go... I do the Sleep field first thing in the morning, type my journal in the Notes field throughout the day, and add quick notes in the other fields as appropriate. It works very well. If you max out the notes field, you could do a second entry for a day by typing "ld" followed by spacebar followed by "_2". I only maxed out once and it was because I was blathering on.
Like I said, you will figure out what works for you. But it makes for a good daily journal. It's highly customisable (you can do a lot more than I did - I'm just scratching the surface at this point). Once set it up, it's very nice to navigate and use.
