Usage guidance

[petedarmody]

I have been using Agenda for a few months and I am beginning to wonder how does the average user come to grips with this app. There is no clear guidance from the developers on how to use it, and as each new feature is added, many new users may become even more confused. I would prefer to use a simple journal app plus a simple note-taking app, not a potential six-headed monster. Please, Bear, never go down this route.

[daveb08]

@petedarmody

I would prefer to use a simple journal app plus a simple note-taking app, not a potential six-headed monster.

Well, that’s the beauty of the Apple Store. If Agenda is not for you, don’t use it. For me the app’s a work in progress, but it’s already the most useful app on my iDevice(s).

p.s., FWIW, I just this weekend deleted my iOS Bear subscription.

[mekentosj]

@petedarmody

There is no clear guidance from the developers on how to use it

I don’t think this is true as the sample documents should give some very clear guidance on how you can use the app (in addition to the intro tutorial), did you check these out? Also, aside the How To section in the built-in community, the Talk section offers many examples of how people use the app, including a number of examples we wrote like these:

Copy-and-Paste 2.0 – How Templates Make a World of Difference

If you use Agenda for things like weekly catchup meetings, daily standups, prospective client meetings, and onboarding protocols, chances are you often find yourself using copy-and-paste of notes from other occasions, because the “agenda” is usually fixed. Here I’ll show you how to create note templates in a few simple steps using text replacement utilities. This makes Agenda even more powerful, and can save you a ton of time. nmcp → No more copy and paste! In this article I’m using TextExpa…

Hope this helps!