Plan daily and long-range work with Journal

Journal is a writing surface for dated planning. Use it to capture what should happen today, write daily updates, outline a week or month, and keep planning notes connected to the active Workspace.

Journal, Calendar, and List Calendar are different tools: Journal is for written plans and updates. Calendar is the app-level schedule for dated tasks and connected provider events. List Calendar is one saved List layout that shows tasks from that List.

Find Journal help

• Create and update Journal entries
• Use Journal modes and date navigation

Choose the right planning surface

Need	Use
Write a daily plan or note what changed today	Journal day mode
Outline work for a week, month, or year	Journal week, month, or year mode
Turn written notes into trackable work	Journal entry text selection, then create Tasks
Review dated tasks and external events	Calendar
See tasks from one List on a calendar layout	List view types
Track task execution, ownership, and status	Lists and Tasks

Open Journal

1. Open Journal from the app navigation, command center, or a Journal link.
2. Confirm you are in the correct Workspace.
3. Choose the date or planning range you want to review.
4. Select Day, Week, Month, or Year.
5. Add or edit entries in the Journal canvas.

Create the first Journal

If the Workspace does not yet have a Journal, the dialog shows an empty state.

1. Choose Create.
2. The app creates the Journal and opens it.
3. Rename the Journal from the title when the generated name is not clear enough.
4. Add the first entry for the selected date or planning range.

Expected outcome: The Workspace has a Journal that can hold daily entries and longer-range plans.

Write useful plans

Journal works best when entries are short enough to scan later and specific enough to explain what happened.

• Start daily entries with the main focus, decision, or change.
• Use time blocks when the plan needs a rough schedule.
• Use a weekly, monthly, or yearly plan for range-level outcomes, risks, and review notes.
• Link or mention related tasks, docs, goals, reminders, contacts, companies, or chats when the plan needs context.
• Convert selected text into Tasks when a written plan becomes executable work.
• Keep owners, status, due dates, dependencies, and comments inside Tasks.

Review longer-range plans

1. Switch to Week, Month, or Year.
2. Use the date controls to move between periods.
3. Add a period plan when the range needs an overall note.
4. Open individual days when a specific date needs more detail.
5. Return to Day when you need to edit the actual daily entries.

Use Journal on small screens

On smaller screens, Journal keeps the same concepts but moves controls into compact patterns.

• The mode switcher appears as a menu instead of a full toggle.
• Date selection can open in a compact picker.
• Entry editing can use full-screen dialog behavior when screen space is limited.
• Use the visible add buttons in the selected day, week group, or month/year day cell.

Troubleshooting

Journal opens but no entries appear

• Cause: The selected date range may not contain entries, or you may be in a different Journal or Workspace.
• Resolution:
  1. Confirm the active Workspace.
  2. Check the Journal name in the header.
  3. Use Today or the date picker to move to a known date.
  4. Switch between Day, Week, Month, and Year when you are not sure where the entry was written.

You cannot create or edit entries

• Cause: Your role may not allow creating or editing Journal entries in the current Workspace.
• Resolution:
  1. Confirm you are in the correct Workspace.
  2. Ask a Workspace owner or admin to review your role.
  3. Check whether Journal is enabled for the Workspace.

Journal feels different from Calendar

• Cause: Journal stores written planning entries. Calendar displays dated work and connected provider events.
• Resolution: Use Journal for planning notes and Calendar for schedule visibility.

A plan turned into real work

• Cause: Journal captures planning context, but it does not replace task execution fields.
• Resolution:
  1. Select the action text inside the Journal entry.
  2. Create Tasks from the selected text when the work needs ownership, dates, status, or follow-up.
  3. Keep the Journal entry as the planning context.

FAQ

Should every team use Journal?

Use Journal when written day plans, weekly notes, or planning context help the team coordinate. If the team only needs task status, a List or Dashboard may be enough.

Can Journal replace task due dates?

No. Journal can mention planned work, but tasks should still hold owners, status, assignees, dates, dependencies, and comments.

Can I use Journal without creating a long plan?

Yes. A Journal entry can be a short note, a decision, a blocker, a follow-up, or a closeout update.