Why should I keep a journal?
I have a two word answer to that question: "information overload." Keeping an electronic journal helps you fulfill Bill Gates' promise of "Information At Your Fingertips".
Yeah, I know, you may say this is ancient history but developing good habits never goes out of style.
As an IT professional, I replaced my paper journal with Microsoft OneNote. To me, the main benefit I found was it's searchable. This helped me quickly locate important technical information.
Taking the time to document your day-to-day activities pays big dividends in helping to keep you better organized.
How does the MyJournal.Notebook add-in for OneNote work?
OneNote uses a hierarchical structure to organize its notebooks:
1) Notebook
2) Section Group
3) Section
4) Page
The add-in automates the creation of this structure with one button click.
1) Notebook
- Name: My Journal
- Type: Directory
- Location: Documents » OneNote Notebooks » My Journal
2) Section Group
- Name: Year (4-digit YYYY format)
- Type: Directory
- Location: Documents » OneNote Notebooks » My Journal » YYYY
3) Section
- Name: Month (MMMM format; OneNote revision store .one file)
- Type: File
- Location: Documents » OneNote Notebooks » My Journal » YYYY » MMMM.one
4) Page
- User configurable settings for the notebook page:
- Color: Sixteen background color selections from the OneNote page color palette
- Title: Nine different date format styles to provide either a business or personal look and feel
- Rule Lines: Four rule line styles
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Template: Four page template styles
- Default (business)
- Bullet (business)
- OrdinalDay (personal — see example below)
- HappyDay (personal)
Where can I find the MyJournal.Notebook add-in?
Check out my GitHub Repo:
atrenton
/
MyJournal.Notebook
My Journal Add-In for Microsoft OneNote
Postscript: What if I have an Office 365 subscription or Office 2019, but don't have OneNote 2016?
Check out this Microsoft FAQ for more information: Frequently Asked Questions about OneNote and Office 2019
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