General

General (Options dialog box)

To display the General tab select Options on the File menu then click General on the left side of the screen.

Auto-save entries every __ minutes

Check this checkbox to automatically save your entry at the interval you specify and when switching between entries without prompting.

Track current entry in entry panel tree

Check this checkbox to make the entry panel tree's automatically select the current entry's date.

Select the first occurrence of search text when entry is opened

Check this checkbox to make select the first occurrence of any search text you have specified.

Hide in the system tray instead of closing

Check this checkbox to hide the main window instead of closing it entirely when you click the close (X) button on the caption bar. You can still close the program entirely by clicking Exit on the File menu.

Automatically lock when hidden in the system tray

Check this checkbox to automatically lock your entries when it is hidden in the system tray. To open the entries again you must enter the password.

Hide in the system tray when the application starts

Check this checkbox to automatically hide the application when it starts. You can activate it my clicking the icon in the system tray. This is useful when you have the application starting at Windows startup and do not want it on the screen until you need it. Also see Open an Existing Entry.

Do not display tray icon reminder message

Check this checkbox if you do not want to show the reminder message when Alpha Journal is hidden in the system tray.

Select Free-Form entry type at startup

Check this checkbox if you want to display Free-Form entries instead of Dated entries initially.