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You can edit your Diary entries by swiping on the entry, tapping directly on the item, or by selecting the diary settings menu. 

Learn about editing diary entries:

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  1. By swiping on the entry
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  2. By tapping on the entry
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  3. By tapping on the settings menu
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Edit Diary Entry by Swiping

Edit an individual entry

To edit a food, meal, recipe, exercise, biometric, or note entry:

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  1. \nSwipe right on a Diary entry
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  2. \nTap on the three dots to display a number of options including:
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Edit a Diary Group 

If you have Diary Groups turned on, you can:

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  1. \nSwipe right on the group header
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  2. \nTap on the three dots to display a number of options including: 
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Quick Delete

You can quickly delete an entry:

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  1. \nSwipe left on the entry
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  2. Tap on the red Delete button\n
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You can also delete the item by swiping the entire way across the screen to reduce the task by one action.           

Edit Diary Entry by tapping on the Item

You can also edit an individual entry by:

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  1. Tapping on a Diary entry
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  2. You have the option to edit:
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You can also click on the three dots for more options including:

Diary Settings Menu

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  1. \nTap the three dots in the top right corner of your Diary 
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  2. A number of options are displayed
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Mark Day as Complete

Use this to freeze editing in the diary. You can always mark day as ‘incomplete’ later if you do need to make further edits. Marking your day as complete is helpful to reduce the likelihood of skewed trends graphs due to empty or incomplete days.

Daily Report

View the summary of your nutrition for the date selected.

Paste

If you have copied data, this option will be presented.

Multi-select 

Choose this option to select more than one diary entry to perform actions on. Once you have done this you can:

Copy Current day 

Choose this option to copy all diary entries from the current day (Not including imported activity and biometrics) to the clipboard. Once you have copied the day, navigate to another day and choose Paste from the same menu.

Share Diary Widgets

Share your Diary stats with friends or on social.

Copy Previous day

Automatically copy the previous day’s diary entries (Not including imported activity and biometrics) into the current day. 

Clear All Serving Sizes

Set all serving sizes to 0 for the day.

Delete All Diary Entries

Delete all items from your diary

Learn how to edit diary entries on the website.

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