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Lifebook User Manual

Lifebook is a multimedia journal for building a personal timeline. You can create text entries, add photos, videos, audio files, import documents and calendar files, organize entries with tags, group photos and videos into albums, and view everything either as a timeline or a calendar.

Lifebook timeline list view with current main menu and entry cards

The timeline is the main place to browse entries, search, filter, import, and open settings.

What Lifebook Stores

Each item in Lifebook is called an entry. Entries can be:

Every entry can have a title, date, optional caption, and tags. Entries appear in both the timeline list view and the calendar view.

What's in This Manual

  • Getting Started: first launch, demo data, trial limits, and the basic workflow.
  • Main Menu: the top row of buttons, search, import, settings, and playback controls.
  • Timeline List View: year groups, entry cards, hover actions, context menus, and scrolling.
  • Search and Filters: full text search, type search, tags, years, months, and type filters.
  • Overlay View: the full entry view for reading, playing, navigating, and recovering missing files.
  • Edit Mode: changing titles, dates, captions, tags, text content, images, and collections.
  • Adding Entries: creating new text, image, video, audio, and album entries.
  • Calendar View: month view, year view, today, and adding entries from a day.
  • Photo Albums and Collections: album display, moving entries, reordering, and converting entries.
  • Import and Export: supported files, folders, calendars, Lifebook backups, and document export.
  • Settings: data management, copy behavior, Outlook calendar integration, font sizes, colors, license, and contact.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: shortcuts grouped by screen.
  • Troubleshooting: common messages and what to do next.

The Main Workflow

  1. Add or import entries.
  2. Use titles, dates, captions, and tags to describe them.
  3. Browse entries in the list or calendar.
  4. Open an entry in the overlay for a larger view.
  5. Use search and filters to find related memories.
  6. Export or back up your Lifebook from Settings.