In this post I want to give you some examples of how you can utilise multiple templates in your diary. Multiple templates is a paid feature of Simple Q&A Diary app. In the free version you only have one template, so you can create entries of only one category. Technically you can have entries of multiple categories even in the free version of the app, because you are allowed to edit your template and the names of existing entries, but it is not particularly useful. You’ll get the most out of this app when you have more than one template.
Now let’s see what you can do with multiple templates.
Different areas of your life
You can make entries of the same few categories every day.
By the way, you don’t have to create those entries separately every day. There is a way to create a series of entries in one take using Next button. Read about it in this post.
Daily/Weekly questions
You can make some entries on the daily basis, while making others on a weekly basis. You can use filter to browse different types of entries separately.
Workouts
Note how here you use two categories on two separate days. If you have entries of other categories, you can use filter to view and examine just your workout entries.
Irregular entries
You don’t have to make all your entries on a regular basis (daily, weekly or any other day). Some of the entries you can make on special occasions, when something happens. For example you’ve just finished reading a book and want to write down your thoughts about it. You can have a Books template for this occasion with a couple of questions (like ‘Name of the book’, ‘My thoughts’). Or, say, you came back from a trip and want to write down your thoughts about your experience. If you travel more or less often it might make sense to have a separate template just for your trips.
With multiple templates it’s like having multiple diaries in one app. It’s like you have your Books diary, Trips diary, Dates diary, Workout diary and any other diary you can think of all in one place. And you can use filter to view those diaries separately.
All of the above and still others
You may have as many templates as you want. At different times in your life you would want to track different things: exercise, water consumption, caloric intake, your social interactions, work on a project, work on another project, your expenditures, learning new skills, books you read, wake up and go to bed times. The list goes on and on.
