Keeping a Journal in Word/Entourage/Access

[John Wolf]

Any tips on how to do this hassle free? I saw expensive software, but would
rather not buy. I'd rather just use Word. I see Entourage has notes options,
and I wonder if that would be better.

Access does not exist for the Mac so I don't think I can use that for a
journal, but I wonder if Access would be a good app.


John

 

[CyberTaz]

Have you taken a look at what's available by way of the Templates in the
Project Gallery? Go to File> Project Gallery, at the bottom of the Category
list select Writing Toolbox - Journals. [This presumes you're using Office
2004 or 2008.] There may be more from Office Online.

Access is basically a relational database design application. The program
itself does not present as a structured database. Unless you can find a
pre-designed database from its Wizard that would suit your purpose you'd
have to design your own database file [including Tables, Queries, Forms &
Reports] to do the job. Outputting to print in a way I believe you'd prefer
would be a real task.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

Hi John:

Have a look at Excel. Excel is rather good at generating large tabular
lists with automatic dates.

Or Entourage. If you create each thing you do as a Task, you can then form
all of the tasks into a Journal.

Hope this helps

Any tips on how to do this hassle free? I saw expensive software, but would
rather not buy. I'd rather just use Word. I see Entourage has notes options,
and I wonder if that would be better.

Access does not exist for the Mac so I don't think I can use that for a
journal, but I wonder if Access would be a good app.


John

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