{"id":69603,"date":"2024-09-27T04:39:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T09:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/?post_type=help_guides&#038;p=69603"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:37:23","slug":"creating-entries","status":"publish","type":"help_guides","link":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/getting-started-with-day-one\/creating-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many ways you can create entries when using Day One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ios\">iOS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>List View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-press the + icon &gt; choose what to start your entry with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendar View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap a date &gt; Tap the + icon in the upper left-hand corner or if no entry is listed tap New Entry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-press on a date &gt; Tap New Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Map View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-press on a location &gt; Create Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the App Icon\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Long-press on the app icon &gt; New Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mac\">Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From All Views\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the + icon in the upper right-hand corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Map View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Control or right-click on location &gt; New Entry at this Location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendar View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on date &gt; Click on New Entry<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-android\">Android<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>List View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendar View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap a date &gt; Create New Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Map View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the + icon in the lower right-hand corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-press on a location &gt; Create Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the App Icon\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Long-press on the app icon &gt; Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-web-app-windows\">Web App\/Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From All Views\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the + icon in the upper right-hand corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendar View\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on date &gt; Click the + icon in the upper right-hand corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unexpected-prompt-when-creating-an-entry\">Unexpected prompt when creating an entry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see a specific prompt when creating a new entry (e.g. <em>How are you feeling?<\/em> <em>What did you achieve today?<\/em> etc.), and you&#8217;re not sure where it&#8217;s coming from, it&#8217;s likely you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/tips-and-tutorials\/templates\/\">template<\/a> assigned to the current journal. 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