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PRIORITY PAGELETS

A few weeks ago we showed you our new Pro column header pagelets and described how you can use them to delineate spaces more clearly. 

Agendio offers another way to mark spaces and their purpose in agendio Pro: Background text pagelets, which we call priority pagelets. They’re the ones you see in the Designer pagelet drawer with the word Priority in the background. Did you know you can change that word to whatever you want? 

The background text in a priority pagelet can act as a title for the section instead of adding a title at the top.

This Pro page was created recently and incorporates priority pagelets in the right-side monitor to create a task matrix. It’s an effective method to separate that section visually. 

Another excellent application of priority pagelets is this Extra page spread of intentions and highlights. Using priority pagelets keeps the page very neat and allows for usage of the entire page without losing space by adding titles to each pagelet. 

You can also use priority pagelets in dated pages. Here is an example from a daily page:

Priority pagelets can also be practical for narrower spaces:

They are also very practical if you have a very full and concentrated schedule. This weekly page doesn’t have enough space for title labels in every pagelet, so priority pagelets have been used to mark the purpose of each section.

Consider using priority pagelets in your next agendio to identify spaces within a page.

MORE COLUMN HEADERS

A few weeks ago we added our new Pro column headers feature and the reaction has been great! Many of you have clearly taken to them like ducks to water. 

So we thought we’d show you some more examples of how the column headers are being used. Perhaps these will give you ideas for your next agendio.

Rachel made a weekly retro page and used the column headers to create categories for her page.

Earlene made an annual summary two-page layout. 

And James snuck in a personal goals top-4 list to the weekly and matched it visually with the date pagelets – Very efficient and looks great!

We’re very impressed by what you all are doing with the new Pro and with our new column headers. There are other excellent examples of headers, but we don’t want this post to be too long, so we’ll stop at three. We hope you found these pages inspiring and we look forward to showing you more examples of what’s happening at agendio.com

NEW COLUMN HEADERS

We’ve just added a really fun new feature to Agendio Pro: Column headers. When you customize a monitor or a Flex-table extra page, you can now add colourful headers to columns, or to parts of columns, to give your page more pop and to separate out each part of your page.

Chelsea just created an amazing Class planner page with our new headers.

Carolyn used our new column headers in her monthly pages to separate each section of the right-side column.

You can add the headers when you’re in the Designer. Click the pagelet as usual, and if it allows the new header option, you will see the following options:

Give it a try today and let us know what you think.

MORE PRO LABELS

We’ve added a great new feature: You can now mix labels and happenings in your list pagelets on your Pro layouts. 

In the past, you could add happenings (activities, events and holidays) in the dated sections of your pages, and you could add labels mostly in the right side columns. But we didn’t have a proper way to show the labels on every day of your planner.

Now our code has advanced to the point that you can combine labels and happenings in the same list pagelets on all dated pages, including weekly, daily and monthly. The labels will show every day and the happenings will show at the frequency you select. You can add them anywhere in your list pagelets.

For example, you can now customize your layout to include these labels on a weekly layout:

Give it a try and let us know how it works for you. 

MORE PRO TEMPLATES

Agendio Pro offers amazing new features such as building your pages from blank canvases, stretching and shrinking pagelets, two fonts per page and much more.

Another big plus is that with Pro, we’ve added new templates and canvases that many of you have asked for over the years, for example a weekly column layout with 4 days/columns on the left.

Classic offers “5 columns-on-the-left” and “3 columns-on-the-left”. But some of you find the columns on the 5 too narrow for your needs, and the 3 too wide, but that 4 would be just right. So we’ve added that option in Pro for you, not only as templates, but also as a blank canvas for you to make your own page.

Try the 4-column and see if it’s the right fit for you. And, if you make a layout that you think will interest others, remember that you can also share it with the community.

TIPS FOR GREAT FONT COMBINATIONS

With the introduction of Agendio Pro, we have added many new options for you to use in designing your pages. It occurs to us that many of you may feel a little overwhelmed – Would you like us to share with you some design ideas to make the most of your options?

Today I’ll share with you a few pointers for selecting fonts. Pro allows you to mix two fonts on the same page, one for page headers and the other for the body text. There are better and worse ways to mix them.

First, let’s review the basic kinds of fonts:

Serif fonts:

‘Serif’ refers to the small details attached to each letter. These details, combined with the varied width of the letter strokes create a very legible font. Our “Classic”, “Stylish”, “Alternative” and “Playful” fonts fit in this category.

Sans Serif fonts:

Sans Serif means exactly that: without serifs. Sans serif fonts provide a more modern, clean look. Our “Smooth” and “Lean” fonts are good examples of sans serif. 

Script fonts:

Script font styles look like handwriting and have a more personal feel, as you can see from our Script category.

What rules should you follow?

When all is said and done, there are two main rules.

  1. Go for contrast – Pair fonts from different categories to differentiate the header text from the body text. That’s why header fonts are usually more elaborate, heavier and fancier and the body text font is usually lighter. 
  2. Select a simpler or sans serif font for your body text: Fancy lettering looks great at the top of a page or the front of a book, but it can be hard on the eyes to read pages of text printed in a very elaborate font.

Combine the two, and you get 

That being said, you can choose similar or identical fonts for your header and body if you like the look. It isn’t wrong to do that – It’s just a  little less interesting for the eye and won’t do as good a job of separating headers from body text.  

AGENDIO SHARED PAGES

Agendio is the only company in the world that allows you to share planner pages with other Agendio customers and to use pages they shared.

This Pro feature helps you in two ways: You see a wide assortment of page customization ideas from other customers and you save the time it would take you to make them yourself.

We thought you might be interested to see the kinds of pages customers have shared.

You can see all the pages on the Pages & more page, accessible at https://pro.agendio.com/#/shared

NEW ROW LAYOUTS

With the introduction of Pro, we have added many new template layouts. Over the next weeks and months, we plan to highlight many of them for you.

Today we’re showing you some new row formats, the 4 / 3 and the 3 / 4. The first number refers to the number of days on the left page and the second to the number of days on the right page.

Here are two of our new row templates:

You can select these models by going to Pages & more, selecting Templates and setting the filter to Large / Weekly / Row and keeping checked 4 / 3 and 3 / 4.

Please note:

  • These are just a few of the new row templates;
  • After selecting templates, you can customize them substantially, including stretching pagelets, moving them and making other major changes to pagelets to suit your preferences.
  • You also have the option of making your own row dated layout, by choosing a Blank canvas instead of Template, filtering your options to find the row canvases of this or another type and then filling your pages exactly as you want with the pagelets that you choose.

2025 AGENDIOS

It’s now July. 2024 is already half gone (!) and planner fans are starting to think about planners for 2025.

You can now order your agendio with start dates up to July 2025.

If you like to order two agendios for each year in advance, one starting in January and the other in July, you can now order them.

Don’t forget about our “Future month” pages – Our Extra pages that look like row monthlies. They can be very useful if your agendio runs only for part of a year.

Add some after your dated pages to have a place to list appointments and todos right after your planner ends, and then copy over those tasks when you start your next planner.

SHADING & HIGHLIGHTS

Last week we shared details about our colors. This week we want to share details about shading and highlights:

SHADING

You can add pale shading to most of the pagelets in your agendio. You can do this to draw attention to them or simply to add color to your pages.

You can also choose to shade just your weekends, so as to separate them visually when you look over your week or month.

HIGHLIGHTS

You can also highlight your events and activities in one of six highlight colors to make them more visible and categorize them. Highlight activities and events such as birthdays, paydays, garbage day, practice, or any other event or activity you don’t want to miss. Do you forget to pay credit card or utility bills? Did you forget your last anniversary? Highlights might help.

Choose from six highlight colors – Yellow, blue, green, pink, orange and violet.

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