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

You can use the journal to record whatever you want.

You could also use a separate Calendar folder, adding an event for each day.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"SteveK" wrote in message ...
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

I didn't know I could have multiple Calanders. I'll try that. Thanks,
Steve




"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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You can use the journal to record whatever you want.

You could also use a separate Calendar folder, adding an event for each day.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"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

The Outlook Journal can be configured to track time spent working on
documents -- such as Visio diagrams, Excel spreadsheets, Word
documents. It records when the document was opened and when closed. I
have found it somewhat useful -- in a limited way -- in helping me
record my work activity. I can check the journal to see when I opened a
document to start working on it.

Other than that, I have not found much use for it. Interested to hear
what others say.

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The Outlook Journal can be configured to track time spent working on
documents -- such as Visio diagrams, Excel spreadsheets, Word
documents. It records when the document was opened and when closed. I
have found it somewhat useful -- in a limited way -- in helping me
record my work activity. I can check the journal to see when I opened a
document to start working on it.

Other than that, I have not found much use for it. Interested to hear
what others say.


Yes. It doesn't seem like it would work for what I want to do. Yes as you
point out it seems to be able to keep track how long an application is open,
which is useless to me. I work with lots of applications open at the same
time and don't close them down as soon as I stop using them for a bit. Nor
do I care how long I've been working on a particualar app. Maybe somebody
uses it.

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
Chock full of inky goodness!


"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