I have an org template set up like this and frequently use the journal option
,---- | (setq org-capture-templates '(("t" "Todo" entry | (file+headline "" "Tasks To Refile") | "* TODO %?\n\t:PROPERTIES:\n\t:DateCreated: %T\n\t:END:\n%i\n%a") | ("c" "Contacts" entry (file "~/Org/contacts.org") | "* %(org-contacts-template-name) | :PROPERTIES: | :EMAIL: %(org-contacts-template-email) | :END:") | ("j" "Journal" entry | (file+datetree "journal.gpg") | "* %?\n\t:PROPERTIES:\n\t:DateCreated: %T\n\t:END:\n%i\n%a") | ("n" "Quick note to refile later" entry | (file+headline "" "Notes To Refile") | "* %?\n\t:PROPERTIES:\n\t:DateCreated: %T\n\t:END:\n%i\n%a") | ("w" "web capture" entry | (file "refile.org") | "* %a %?\n\t:PROPERTIES:\n\t:DateCreated: %T\n\t:END:n%i"))) `---- Notice the journal.gpg which has a first line : ,---- | ;;-*- mode:org -*- epa-file-encrypt-to: ("rile...@gmail.com") -*- `---- so I can open the file in org mode just fine. So far so good, but when I C-c C-c the new journal item its being written to journal.org instead of journal.gpg. I'm guessing I missed something in my browse of the manual, but what? cheers r.