The end result (in its most basic form) can be seen in – a vanilla template with a few headings – which you can use whenever you need a guided prompt. You can get stylish with the formatting options under the “Aa” button, including adding checklists, titles and other formats. This converts the line you just entered into a SECTION in the note and puts it into a nice off-grey pillbox shape and all CAPS. and show the editing options for a template, and the easiest one to use is the “Add Section” option. There is also a NEW button just below your own list, so you can add a blank template here, or click one of the existing templates and move on to make some changes. There are some pre-set templates below which you can also edit or use if you want to. Your own templates appear at the top of the list with a handy count of how many times each template has been used. If you want to create a new template, click “Edit Templates …’ Edit a Day One Template If you want to use one of the templates, just click the name and a pre-filled notecard will appear in your currently selected journal. You will then be shown a list of your recent templates and an “Edit Templates …” option. You will see “Template” here also with a little document icon above it. This pops up a window showing the different types of note you can start. These will become clearer once you read the notes afterwards.Ĭlick the + in the centre bottom of the screen to start a new entry. Here’s a quick guide to using and creating templates in Day One. The only slight frustration is that templates aren’t on the native macOS app as of today but are on iOS versions, so you have to define them and create notes from them on a mobile device (but you can later edit them on the Mac). Evernote is geared for a different purpose.ĭay One has the template facility nailed and it even comes with a few templates for daily journaling built-in. Other apps like Evernote also offer the facility for templates, but I found Evernote too unwieldy for day-to-day journaling. One of the challenges I find with a daily journaling routine is my desire to have a short set of pre-defined sections or questions which I can adopt – i.e. This post is about creating Day One Templates. You may have seen me mention Day One a few times in other posts – it is my go-to journaling app and great for quickly jotting down ideas too.
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