{"id":435,"date":"2021-12-30T18:11:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=435"},"modified":"2021-12-30T18:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:41:13","slug":"journal-entries-from-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/journal-entries-from-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Journals in MS Outlook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">Journal is a very important function of MS Outlook. By using which you can easily track your work time and manage your schedule carefully. It helps you to create a short diary in Outlook for different categories like sports, movies, shopping, etc. When you start Journal entries first time in Outlook then journals will start the recording of specifically selected contact automatically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\"><strong>Follow the below steps to change the Journal setting that creates an automatic recording of items<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>How Can I Change the Journal Entries Settings?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Open <strong>Outlook<\/strong> and Select <strong>Journal folder<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>After that go through the <strong>Tools<\/strong> menu and select <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/click-journal-options.png\" alt=\"journal folder in Outlook\" width=\"616\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Now a <strong>dialog box<\/strong> appears on your screen click on the <strong>Preference<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-437 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/click-journal-options-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"528\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Then click on the <strong>Journal<\/strong> button and check the desired option.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Ok<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-438 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/select-desired-options.png\" alt=\"select desired options\" width=\"480\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can also <strong>Auto Archived Journal Entries<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>From the <strong>Journal<\/strong> properties window select the <strong>Auto Archive tab<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-440 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/select-archive-data-with-default-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Default Archive setting<\/strong> and <strong>change<\/strong> location through the <strong>Browse<\/strong> option and click on the <strong>Ok<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Now click on <strong>Apply<\/strong> button and then <strong>Ok<\/strong> from journal properties.<\/li>\n<li>To close the <strong>Journal<\/strong> option click on the <strong>Ok<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Again click <strong>Ok<\/strong> from the Options dialog box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-441 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/select-desired-options-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Create Outlook Journal Entry Manually<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Need to know that how to create a journal manually in Outlook then follow the given below steps:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Pro Tip:\u00a0<\/strong>A hassle-free solution to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/pst-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repair multiple PST files from Outlook<\/a><\/strong> in a few clicks.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #279874;color: #fff !important\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS0O0R8S\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Free Download<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800;color: #fff !important\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS0O0R8S\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li><strong>Open<\/strong> Microsoft Outlook.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Journals<\/strong> folders and then click on the <strong>New<\/strong> button from the standard bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/click-on-new-button-to-create-journal.png\" alt=\"journal Microsoft Outlook\" width=\"616\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Now fill in all the fields of the <strong>open dialog box<\/strong> and <strong>hit<\/strong> on <strong>Save<\/strong> and <strong>Close<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/click-on-save-and-close-button.png\" alt=\"save and close button\" width=\"582\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Connect a Journal Entry with a Contact person<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Steps to connect or create new journal entry with contact person manually in Outlook<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Open existing journal entries or create a new one and click on <strong>Address book<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/click-on-address-book.png\" alt=\"journal entries in address book \" width=\"582\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>At last, select <strong>Contacts<\/strong> then click on <strong>Apply<\/strong> and <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-445 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/click-on-apply.png\" alt=\"apply journal settings\" width=\"594\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Change Default Journal Entries in Outlook<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">In Outlook when you create a new journal entry manually then, by default phone call entry gets selected. So, if you want to change this entry then apply the below option easily.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"text-justify\">\n<li>Firstly, start &gt;&gt; <strong>Run<\/strong> &gt;&gt; regedit.<\/li>\n<li>HKEY_CURRENT-USER\\Microsoft\\Shared Tools\\Outlook\\Journaling.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Phone Call<\/strong> entry.<\/li>\n<li>Then select <strong>DescriptionID<\/strong> and delete it.<\/li>\n<li>Know Add a new string value via Edit &gt;&gt; New &gt;&gt; String Value.<\/li>\n<li>Give a new name in value <strong>Description ID<\/strong> as (Description).<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, press <strong>Ok<\/strong> to close Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>In Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">In the aforementioned section of the blog, we have included a solution on how to change the settings of Journals in MS Outlook. Additionally, we have also explained how to create the entries in Journal manually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">We hope that this write-up is of certain help to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal is a very important function of MS Outlook. By using which you can easily track your work time and manage your schedule carefully. 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