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title: 'Rider Journal'
description: 'The journal documents important project events, feedback, and moods in chronological order for transparent progress tracking.'
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The **Journal** area is located within a project in the tab menu. It’s there to chronologically record important events, observations, risks, customer moods, and internal notes. The Journal acts as a timeline-based memory for a project and helps stakeholders track developments and assess communication.

Everything about Projects

![Illustration](/images/help-center/projects/core/journal-tab-01.png)

## How it works

In the Journal, **entries** are recorded in chronological order. Every entry includes:

![Illustration](/images/help-center/projects/core/journal-tab-02.png)

### Mood selection

There are three mood indicators available:

- cry _Sad_: Negative reactions, escalations, problems.
- neutral _Neutral_: Factual or open-ended observations.
- slightly*smiling_face \_Satisfied*: Positive feedback, wins, progress.

### Free-entry field

This is where you write the entry content. Typical use cases:

- Feedback or complaints from customers
- internal findings and observations
- documented conversations
- notes about risks or opportunities
- political developments in the project environment

The text field supports paragraph formatting, highlighting and structuring.

### Reminder function

Optionally, you can set a date to get a reminder about the entry later. That works well for follow-ups, escalation checks, or review points.

Besides the entry view, the journal overview shows these elements:

**Total entries**

How many journal notes there are in the project.

**First / last entry**

Helps you stay oriented in time.

**Entries as cards**

Every journal entry is shown as a card with:

- Author
- Date
- Mood
- Content
- Edit and delete functions

These cards make escalation communication transparent and traceable. They prevent loss of knowledge and help onboard new team members.

## Elements on the interface

![Illustration](/images/help-center/projects/core/journal-tab-03.png)

- **Button “Add journal entry”**
  Opens the dialog to create a new entry.
- **Edit icon**
  Lets you make later corrections or changes.
- **Delete icon**
  Removes the entry from the journal.
- **Mood icons**
  Show the project mood and help with retrospective reviews.
- **Reminder status**
  A note below the entry shows when a follow-up was set for.