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# Add a progress note
## Overview
Progress notes can be added directly from the **Calendar**, **Client profile**, or **Sessions**.\
Only practitioner-based roles can create progress notes. You can start with a blank note or use a reusable template to save time.
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## Add a progress note from the calendar
1. Go to your **Calendar** and click on an appointment or activity to open its panel.
2. Under **Progress note**, click **Add progress note**.
3. Select a template (or choose **Create a blank note**): The selected option highlights with a blue border.
4. Click **Create** (top-right) to open the editor. The **selected template** loads into the note editor.
5. Add your note content.
6. Click **Finalize note** (top-right) when you're ready to complete and save the note.
> **Tip:** If you’re not ready to finalize, click **Exit (X)** to save a **draft**. Draft notes remain editable until finalized.
#### Ways to access a progress note created from the calendar
Progress notes created from the calendar are easy to find. You can open them from **two places**:
**1. From the calendar event**
Click the appointment or activity in your calendar to open the event panel. Any attached progress note will appear in the **Progress note** section (draft or finalized). Click the progress note tile to open it.
A progress note attached to an event will appear in the event details panel.
**2. From the client profile**
Go to the client’s profile, scroll to **Progress notes**, and click **View** next to the note to open it.
#### How to quickly tell if an appointment already has a note
After a progress note is attached, individual appointments show a progress note icon on the calendar, so you can quickly see which ones have a progress note.
The progress note icon means a progress note is attached to the appointment.
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## Add a progress note from the client profile
1. **Open the client’s profile:** Go to **Clients**, locate the client, and click **Actions → View** (or simply click the client’s name).
2. In the **Progress notes** section, click **Create note**.
3. Select a template (or choose **Create a blank note**): The selected option highlights with a blue border.
4. **Click Create** (top-right) to open the editor. The **selected template** loads into the note editor.
5. Add your progress note content.
6. Click **Finalize note** when you're ready to complete and save the note.
> If you’re not ready to finalize, click **Exit (X)** to save a **draft**. Draft notes remain editable until finalized.
Once finalized, the note appears in the **client’s profile** under Progress notes.
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**Related article**
* [Set up progress note templates](/using-caspen/settings/templates/set-up-progress-note-templates.md) – Standardize your notes and reduce repetitive typing.
* [Using the text editor for notes and templates](/using-caspen/progress-notes/using-the-text-editor-for-notes-and-templates.md) – Learn how to format text, tables, images, and interactive fields.
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