Main Menu¶

The main menu is the row of controls at the top of the app. It stays available while you browse the list or calendar, and some buttons change depending on the current view.

The annotated main menu below highlights the buttons used throughout this manual.

Annotated Lifebook main menu with callouts for list, calendar, add entry, sort, filters, import, settings, and search — Use this callout image as a quick map while reading the main menu sections.

List Button¶

The list button switches to the timeline list view. It is highlighted or disabled while the list is already open.

Use it when you want to search, filter, sort entries, or browse by year.

Calendar Button¶

The calendar button switches to the calendar view. Opening the calendar closes the filter column because calendar browsing uses its own date controls.

Add Entry Button¶

The plus button opens the add entry overlay.

It is disabled when:

The add overlay is already open.
Lifebook is in trial mode and the entry limit has been reached.

Shortcut: Ctrl+N.

Sort Button¶

The sort button changes the order of entries in the timeline list.

Each click toggles the date order:

Newest first
Oldest first

The button is available only in list view and only when entries exist.

Filter Button¶

The filter button opens or closes the filter column. The button changes visually when a tag, type, year, or month filter is active.

Shortcut: Ctrl+T.

Media Playback Buttons¶

When audio or video is playing, compact playback controls appear in the main menu:

Mute or unmute.
Play or pause the current media entry.

These controls follow the active media item, whether it started from the list or the overlay.

The search box is available in list view. It searches the visible entries and shows a result count.

It can search across all entry types or be limited by the category dropdown in the search box. Search highlights matching text in titles and text entries.

Shortcut: Ctrl+F.

See Search and Filters.

Settings Button¶

The settings button opens Settings, where you can manage data, export entries, adjust fonts, enable Outlook calendar integration, choose a color scheme, and purchase the full app.

The import button opens a menu with three choices:

Import Files: import selected text documents, images, videos, or audio files.
Import Folder: scan one or more folders for supported files.
Import Image Collections: import folders as photo albums.

See Import and Export.

Status Bar¶

The status bar appears at the bottom when Lifebook is doing work such as importing, copying, deleting a large album, or exporting. It can show:

Current message
Progress bar
Cancel button for cancellable imports
Windows taskbar progress

When a cancellable import is running, select Cancel to stop it.

Drag and Drop¶

You can drag files or folders onto the main Lifebook window when no overlay, settings dialog, welcome dialog, or import is blocking the window.

Dropped files are imported if they are supported entry files.
Dropped folders are scanned for supported files.
Unsupported files are ignored.