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Assign a Journal Category

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Oct 252012

In Journella, you can create as many different journals as you would like!

You can write all your thoughts and memories in one place; but, keep them all separate & easy to find. Think of it this way… You can have a journal to write memories from your childhood, a journal to write about things you are grateful for, a journal to keep notes about your job, journals to remember the funny things your kids say… (the list never has to end!) Better yet, if one of your entries mentions two subjects (say your job and your family) you can save that entry under both subjects.

WHERE DO I ASSIGN A JOURNAL ENTRY TO A CATEGORY?

When you have completed a journal entry, click on the orange tag icon at the top of the screen. (See image below)

When you click on the tag icon, it will open a pop down window that looks like the image below. Notice the little orange icon next to “Journal Category Names”.

When you click on the orange category icon it will open a pop up window with a list of your Categories. (see example below)

As a default, all journals are set to save in your “Primary” journal. (So, if you never click on the tag icon – all entries will automatically be loaded into your “Primary” category.) You can select different (or more) journal categories by checking the boxes next to your category name(s). (See example below)

Next to the category icon images you will notice that there is a “radio” style (round) button. Only one of these can be selected for each journal entry. The icon selected via the radio button will be the “display icon” for the journal entry.

WHAT IS A DISPLAY ICON?

A “Display Icon” is the icon that is assigned to represent that journal entry on your calendar view. (Notice the artists palette icon in the image below.) This journal entry may be assigned to several different journals but the category of ”Goals,” represented by the artists palette, has been selected as the “display category.”

WHERE ELSE CAN I VIEW THE JOURNAL CATEGORY ICONS?

When you are in READ view you will notice the “Display Icon” featured in the top left corner of each entry and any additional categories assigned at the bottom of the entry. (see image below.)

At the bottom of the WRITE/EDIT screen you will notice icons that represent each of the categories to which a journal entry has been assigned. (See image below.)

You can easily remove all journal category assignments EXCEPT the display category. Notice the red x button under the left icon below. With the click of that button, I can quickly remove the journal entry from that category. NOTE that the palette doesn’t have a red button – it was chosen as the display category and cannot be removed until a new/different display category has been assigned.

Creating Journal Categories

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STEP 1

Click on the Manage Journals Link in the left menu column. (see image below)

Step 2

Manage Journal Category window will open (see image below.)

You can change or delete any of the categories pre-loaded into your Journella Account. (Except “Primary” – which can be changed but never deleted.)

To ADD a new Journal Category Click the “Add New Category” button.

To EDIT a Category click on the “paper w/ pencil” icon next to the category.

To ADD a Sub-Category Click on the paper w/ green + symbol next to the category. (Example: Family is a category with sub-categories of Dad, Mom, Brother, and Sister.)

To DELETE a category click on the black X icon.

Step 3

Click on Add New Category Button

The “Add New Category” Box Will open (see image below). Be sure to fill in the name of your new category in the box provided before selecting or uploading your icon.

Step 4

Set up an E-mail Prompt (Optional)

When you check the Prompt settings You will see a place to schedule prompts to remind you to write. You can fill in the desired “reminder message” and the length of time between prompts. (see image below)

Journella™ Categories

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May 212011

Our lives are multifaceted shouldn’t a journal, written about our lives, accommodate all of the different aspects of our lives?

Welcome to Journella™ Categories!

There are currently 2 Category Families (VIEW JOURNALS and VIEW SOURCES)

This is what my journal category list looks like in the left side screen menu:

Here is a peek at my list of sources:

When you click on either of these category family headings your view (READ, DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR, or DECADE) will be filtered to show only the “category family” selected. (Example: click “Kevin” and “Week View” it will show only the Journal items related to “Kevin”.)

VIEW JOURNALS: A place to customize your memories. What subjects are important to you? Do you keep a gratitude Journal? Do you like to Travel? Do you need a place to write about good days or bad days? You can create a different category for each of the important subjects in your life.

Here is how I set up my categories:

I am sure I will add to my list of categories and possibly even change some of the names and icons I set up. I can do that anytime by going into “manage journals.”

Once you’ve set up your categories, and you begin writing, you will able be able to get a quick view of your day to day life on Journella’s Calendar views.

VIEW SOURCES: the second group in your category list. Under View Sources, you will find a list of “sources.” The first source listed is:

MY ENTRIES: These are the entries you’ve created in the Journella™ program.

FACEBOOK/TWITTER: If you have connected to Facebook or Twitter you will see them listed below “My Entries.”

RSS FEEDS: If you have connected to any RSS Feeds you will find them listed below “Sources” as well.

Here is a peek at my list of sources:

I have connected to facebook, twitter, and two RSS feeds (example above – “Happiness is a Choice” and “What was I thinkin?” are both blogs that feed into my Journella.

You can connect and disconnect to outside sources any time, just go to MANAGE SOURCES (or click on the “Connect” button.)

I’ve been saving my old wall calendars, for many years, to help me remember event dates, etc. Now I just add those items to my Journella® and they appear on my Journella® “Calendar View” for easy searching and finding.