The Journal is a great place to store any kind of activity. While it's true
that Outlook has some built in functionality for tracking contact and
document activity automatically, you can easily create new journal entries
to store unstructured information. The great thing about the Journal is that
you can view the contents on a timeline or in a list.

With my add in, I promote the use of the Outlook Journal for storing
handwritten notes. Particularly for the timer feature. I wish Outlook
wouldn't bury it so deeply though. It's a great feature. Not everything is
an appointment, task, or message.

--
Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
Einstein Technologies
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
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"SteveK" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a way a system to record my health, day by day. I'd like
it to be easily searchable so that I could see patterns. I notice that
Outlook has a Journal but I can't figure out how to use it and it seems
that it isn't the tool I need. It seems like it is set up for somebody to
record their minute by minute activity in a business environment. Can
somebody tell me how to use it for what I want, or if it's not the right
tool, maybe suggest something else.

Thanks,
SteveK