PencilTime guide

How to use Note Pages in PencilTime

Note Pages give you freeform writing space outside the calendar. Use them when a day, week, or month page is not enough for the detail behind a plan.

Best uses for Note Pages

• Meeting notes that need more room than a daily planner page.
• Project pages with goals, milestones, links, and follow-up notes.
• Class notes, lecture summaries, and study collections.
• Reference lists, trip plans, meal plans, and recurring checklists.

Create a useful note page

1. Open the Notes browser from the toolbar.
2. Tap the add button and give the page a clear title.
3. Choose from 26 bundled layouts across seven categories.
4. Add tags in the title when they help you find the note later.
5. Use Page Links or bookmarks when the page should be easy to revisit.

Choose a template for the work

PencilTime 1.11 includes Paper, Study, Work, Productivity, Personal, Home & Money, and Creative template categories. Examples include Cornell Notes, Meeting Notes, Daily Focus, Habit Tracker, Expense Log, and Sketch Notes.

You can change an existing Note page's background without moving its handwriting, typed text, stickers, Links, files, Shapes, reminders, or tags. Read the complete Note page template guide for selection, typing, and template limitations.

Example: project dashboard

Create a Note Page named after the project. Add high-level goals at the top, then use sections for milestones, decisions, open questions, and links to important planner days. Place Page Links on daily or weekly pages when those pages need to jump back to the project dashboard.

Keep notes findable

Use short, consistent tags such as #work, #school, or a project name. Premium users can use Smart Folders to collect related Note Pages automatically.