title, and you can assign it a status icon instead of using the four to-do
options available elsewhere. New diary entries can be created directly
from this screen, or you can drag and drop existing entries into the
chapter via the right-hand navigation pane in the order you want them
to sit. Drag and drop entries into a numbered chapter and they’ll be
assigned prefixes – 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and so on – while dragging diary entries
into a date chapter will see their date automatically changed to match
the chapter.
Should you wish to delete a chapter, click the chapter icon
next to its name – you’ll see a Dismiss option underneath the to-
do boxes. Select this, read the warning (any nested diary entries
are moved back to the top level of your diary unless you tick Also
Dismiss The Entries Within to delete them too) and click DISMISS!
to remove it.
Search and filter
Lifeograph features a powerful search tool that can quickly find
content through simple keyword searches, but it can also be used as a
search and replace tool. After typing your search term(s) you’ll see the
navigation pane update to show only those with entries containing
your keywords; you’ll also see a pop-up window appear beneath the
Search box with options for moving backwards and forwards between
matches, as well as replacing the text – either the current selection or all
the text in your document.
You’ll also see a filter button to the left of the search box. This
serves two main purposes; performing more advanced searches,
and limiting various operations to the filtered selection only, such
as exporting or printing a specific part of your diary. Click the button,
and you’ll see several quick filters appear: Not In Trash; In Trash;
Regular; and Favorite. These are toggled simply by clicking the
appropriate button – as you do so, the list of diary entries you see will
be filtered accordingly.
The buttons beneath this enable you to filter diary entries by their
status: regular (the pencil icon), to-do and in progress entries are shown
by default; completed and cancelled items are hidden. There’s also a
(Drop a tag here to filter) section – when in edit mode, you can simply
tag here to add it to the filter.
Click More Options to reveal additional criteria; start and end
dates, plus a hidden entries box (just drag individual entries from the
navigation pane into here to filter them from the navigation pane.
You can then easily remove them from the filter using the Remove
SelectedandRemoveAllbuttons).Finally,a MakeDefault
buttonenablesyoutomakethecurrentlyselectedfiltersthe
defaultforyourdiaryinthefuture.Sharingyourdiary
Thereareseveralwaysyoucanshareyourentries– theycanbe
printedbyclickingtheiconnexttothetitleandchoosingPrint.
You canalsoexportallorpartofyourdiaryasa Lifeograph
diary fileorplaintext.Todothis,setupyourfiltertoselectonly
thoseentriesyouwanttoexport,thenclickthediaryfilename
in thenavigationpane.Clickthediarybuttonatthetopof
the screenandyou’llseeanExportoption.Enteryourdiary’s
passwordif necessary,thenchoosetoexportallentriesor
only thecurrentfilteredonesfollowedbyyourdesiredformat,
and clickExport.If youexportinplaintext,allmarkdown
formattingmarksarepreserved.
Youmayalsowishtoaccess– andupdate– yourdiaryon
differentmachines.Asyousawatthebeginning,Lifeograph
offersappsforWindowsandLinux,plusanAndroidappthat
mirrorsthedesktopversioneffectively,allowingyoutoread
(and update)yourthoughtswhileontheroad.Onewaytodo
this istokeepyourdiaryfileina sharedlocation– OneDrive,
for example– thateachclientcanaccesswhenrequired,but
it’s alsopossibletosyncpartorallofyourdiarywithanother
compatibledeviceorPC(seetheboxoutonpage44).Troubleshooting
Lifeographisn’tcompletelybug-free– sometimesit’lljust
crash.Unsavedchangesmadesinceyoulastloggedoutofthe
diary arestoredina hiddenfilewitha ~LOCK~fileextension.
Whenyoureopenthefile,thesechangesshouldbemerged
back intotheoriginal,enablingyoutologoutandhopefully
deletethefile.
That doesn’talwayshappen,however– clickEditandyou’ll
see a warningaboutthelockfilebeinginplace.You’llneedto
log out,thenbrowsetothedirectorycontainingyour.diary
file. Insidethereis thehidden~LOCK~file(searchfor“Folder
Options”andselectShowhiddenfilesandfolderstomake
it visible).Youneedtomoveyourmain.diaryfiletoanother
folder,thenrenamethisfilewitha .diaryextensiontorecover
all thechangesmadesincethemainfilewasactuallysaved.Q1
Add extra headings
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any diary entry is formatted as a heading
by default – other lines revert to body
text. Lifeograph also supports two further
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invoked for the current line by starting it
with a single space – ‘ Sub-header 1’, for
example – while the second starts with a
double space, so ‘ Subheader 2’.
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Formatting
Insert formatting via the
formatting toolbar, or use these shortcuts:
underscore (italics); asterisk (bold); hash
(highlighted); and equals (strike-through).
Remember to use these before and after
your chosen text – so _italicised text_
for example. Disable formatting in a
paragraph by starting it with a full stop
followed by a tab. Right-click for emojis.3
Addlinks
Youcanembedallkindsoflinks:
webURLs,emails,diaryentriesandother
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andit willautomaticallyconvertintoa
hyperlink;draga diaryentryfromthe
navigationpanetocreatea linkbasedon
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intothewindowtocreatelinks– image
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Advanced Windows 10
Keep a private digital diary