Print double-sided on a 1200dpi laser, or an inkjet with good grey-shading capabilities.

Print double-sided on a 1200dpi laser, or an inkjet with good grey-shading capabilities.

Print double-sided on a 1200dpi laser, or an inkjet with good grey-shading capabilities.

When the headache first begins, record the time. Record what it feels like (pain in the forehead, back, all over, etc.). Look at the possible triggers list and try and remember exposure to any of those items in the past 24 hours.

In the treatment column, record any pills or other techniques you used to try and alleviate the pain. When the headache ends, write down the time.

Circa PDA's, hipsters, Pocket Briefcases...

Use as a Daily to do list.

Hi.

Print the novel and follow the directions. The directions included will show you how to do your own Monthly pages (one page per month) using OpenOffice.org. Once you understand the process, though, you can use it for anything. The process for MS word is similar, but the menu commands and dialog boxes are quite different.

Here by popular demand, Mail Merge Instructions.

Use at your own risk--I will not be tech support for thousands of OpenOffice newbies!

Hi.

I built these for my own use. As such, you may find you want to doctor them up, which is fine with me. Draw files are included with the PDF so you can edit the forms if you want.

Included forms:

• a one-page daily schedule 6-10 (6a-10p, but the hours are not marked am/pm). The page title is not shown because I use this as the foundation of a mail merge to preprint my daily pages with their exact DOW and Dates. The DOW blocks on the right hand edge of this page are for cutting daily tabs. I use a ruler and X-acto to remove the tabs that don't apply to the particular page that has been printed. Thus when I have a month's pages in the planner, I can quickly skip from one week to the next using the DOW tabs as a guide.
• a blank monthly template. Again, I use this one with a mail merge to pre-print the days and the month name.
• two Annual Events pages. These are intended to be printed back-to-back. You write in the birthdays, anniversaries, etc. so you can transfer them to your daily pages when you print a new month. Just a master list of stuff to remember annually. I've also got license plate renewals and car inspection requirements on my list.
• two Contacts pages. These are freeform so you can track whatever on the list. No fields are pre-printed because I have different kinds of contact lists. My work contact list looks entirely different from my household list, which is entirely different from my family list. But they all use the same paper pattern. You can either hand-write the stuff in, or use this sheet as a background for a typed list.
• a plain lined sheet with a blank header bar.
• a plain checklist with a blank area at the top.
• a Task Plan sheet. This lists the tasks, priorities, estimated time needed to complete the task, and a column of checkboxes. I use it on the back of my daily schedule pages to show the plan for the day after reviewing my various lists. I find the time estimate valuable in setting my own expectations for the day--helps me keep from overbooking.
• a Projects and Multi-Step form. This is GTD, basically--a project list. It has a column for which other list is being used for the project (actions or waiting, basically) and the date the task was added to said list, the name of the project, and a reference name or number for the project. Also checkboxes. I have laminated a copy of this page so I can erase items when they're done. I use the 'list' and 'date on' columns to quickly scan which projects I have going, whether it's something I can do or not, and how long it's been waiting either for action or for someone else to do something. Example: The "Laptop" project has been waiting since the first of the year for me to decide a backup strategy. So the 'list' column shows an '@', and the Date On column shows a "1/1". So I can quickly find the oldest, moldiest stuff and target it for special attention and report details to my boss.
• a Waiting For list. Shows Who owes me the action, the Date Due, the action needed, and a Ref column to tie the task back to the project list. I tend to sort the items on this page--I have two basic categories of stuff at work, so one category is always written at the top of the page, and the other category of stuff is at the bottom of the page. When there aren't any open lines left between them, it's time to start lighting fires.
• an Actions list. This is my personal to-do list. Shows what needs to be done (Action), a Ref column to tie it back to the project list, and an Age/Due column to put either a date due or give an indication of just how old this item is (someone posted a method where every week they transfer their actions to a new sheet, and every old item moved to the new sheet gets a star to indicate its age. This is a cool method.).
• and finally, a What/Where/When form. This is a multipurpose form that can be or do anything. It could be a reminder to go to the dentist, or a shopping list for the next time you're at the grocery, or a set of meeting notes. Has three fields at the top to explain what is on the card, a location and/or time if needed. Underneath a column of checkboxes, and a shaded and unshaded column for whatever you want.

Anyway, lots of stuff in here, you can fiddle with it to your heart's content. I won't mind. The margins are set to .25 inch, with an extra .1 inch guide on the left and right to allow Rolla/Circa punching. The pages are set left/right based on my personal preference. You are welcome to use the .odg file to move or eliminate the margins as you please.

Enjoy.
shris
[edited 3/26 to attach the files separately for non-zip folks]

These templates are designed with a landscape orientation and with a larger margin to one side. This supports punching in the larger margin so the card can be clipped into the larger binder. In a seven-ring binder, three holes will fit along the short side of the 3 x 5 card, and two cards can be placed on a single page. You can even cut a slit in the edge of the card into the punched holes so that these satellite cards can be quickly clipped in and out of a ring binder.

Day-keeper: If I know I will have a day when I'm away from my desk, I'll fill out the various appointments and locations on the satellite card, clip it into the calendar section my larger planner at the appropriate date, and take it out when I have to leave the office that day.

Actions: I keep my @Errands action list on a satellite card so I can clip it out when I'm leaving for the store

Checklist: I keep reference lists on these like "CDs to Buy" or "Movies to Rent." That way, they are in my planner for quick access when I think of something to add, but easy to take with me when I'm out and about.

Directions: If I'm going somewhere I haven't been before, I can fill the directions out on one of these forms, then clip it in my planner calendar next to the day I plan to make the trip.

Notes: Good for printing on the back of agenda or day-keeper forms, just in case you need more structure than a blank card.

Hi.

I'm working on incorporating more of the GTD principles into my planning. My planner is quarter-letter in portrait orientation. I wanted to see Projects, Waiting, and Actions all at the same time, but I need a full planner page (4.25x5.5) for each type of item in one context.

So I have laminated this page on both sides to use with a Zwipes or wet-erase pen, then folded it and trimmed the edges so only one edge is actually bound into the planner. This allows me to open up the pages and view them side-by-side without removing any pages from my planner. I actually have two copies, one for home and one for work. I printed them on different colored paper so I could easily tell them apart.

The lamination is not required to make this page work, that just makes the page more reusable. Nor does it actually have to be bound into a planner. As drawn, it will fold neatly to fit in the back pocket of a pair of jeans or in the pocket of a purse.

The margins are set for circa binding. If you have ring binding, the holes may lap into the form a bit. Line width is .2 inch, my personal preference.

The second page of this template is a full page grid, for whatever notes or thoughts come up that need to be captured.

Both PDF and OOo Draw files are included, so you can print as-is or tweak it to suit yourself.