changed: - The program is designed after the Franklin Day Planner, a traditional, paper-and-pen day planner. Ascend shares several features, such as the appointment scheduler, the daily record of events and the phone and address file, with the Day Planner. The program also looks like the book, in that the on-screen layout is similar to the on-paper layout of the Day Planner. It is possible to print from Ascend onto filler pages for the Day Planner so that the two can be used together. However, Kleinsmith says Ascend can be used alone even if you have never dealt with a Franklin Day Planner.