How to Use iCal as a Diary

You can turn the iCal application into a place to store your daily diary entries.

The Mac OS X operating system, which runs on Apple's desktop and laptop computer lines, includes a calendar and scheduling program called iCal. Within iCal, you can create events and set them to repeat on a regular basis. If you are interested in keeping track of things throughout the day, you can use a repeating event in iCal to function as a digital diary. The notes you enter each day will be saved on your computer and accessible from your mobile devices as well.

Things You'll Need

• Mac running OS X 10.5 or later

Instructions

1. Click on the "iCal" icon in the dock at the bottom of your Mac's screen.

2. Open the "File" menu at the top of the screen and select "New Event."

3. Enter "Diary" as the event name and check the box next to "all-day" to move it to the top of your daily calendar.

4. Open the "repeat" drop-down menu and select the "Every day" option.

5. Press the "Done" button at the bottom of the pop-up window to save the event details.

6. Click on the "Today" button and then double-click on the "Diary" event at the top of your schedule.

7. Enter your diary entry in the "note" section of the pop-up window.

8. Press the "Done" button when you are finished writing your daily diary entry.

References

• Apple Support: Mac 101: iCal