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title: Setting a default entry type
description: "If almost all of your entries are of one type - Yijing readings, for instance - then it'll be more convenient to have each new entry you create default to that type. (You can always change the entry type, of…"
url: "https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/docs/setting-a-default-entry-type/"
updated: "2020-09-15"
category: Settings
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# Setting a default entry type

If almost all of your entries are of one type - Yijing readings, for instance - then it'll be more convenient to have each new entry you create default to that type. (You can always change the entry type, of course.)

To choose a default entry type:

1. Open the 'Settings' menu (via 'Tools' > 'Settings' in the main menu, or with the keyboard shortcut Alt+S / ⌘+^+S ).
2. Click the 'Default Entry Type' tab.
3. Select your entry type, then click the 'Close' button.

![screenshot](https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/defaultentrytype.png)

The next time you create a new entry, *you won't notice anything different at first.* Only when you start typing in the 'Title' box does the entry type reset to your chosen default.