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Quick Start

Produce a formatted memo in under two minutes.

1. Open the app

Go to tonguetoquill.app.

You can use the app without signing in — your documents are saved in your browser. Sign in with GitHub or Google to sync documents across devices, publish templates, and share via link.

2. Pick a template

Click the + button in the sidebar to open the template gallery. For your first memo, pick USAF Memo.

The gallery includes:

  • USAF / USSF Memo (same Quill; choose service via the letterhead and signature service line)
  • Memorandum for Record (MFR) — created from the USAF Memo by setting memo_for to RECORD and leaving memo_from blank
  • Letter of Counseling, Rebuttal
  • Pass Request
  • DAF Form 1206 (Award Nomination), DAF Form 4392 (Pre-Departure Safety Briefing)
  • AF Form 4141 (Individual's Record of Duties and Experience)

If you don't see what you need, see Document Types or your organization's published templates.

3. Fill the metadata

The metadata widget at the top of the editor renders your template's frontmatter as a form: recipient, sender, subject, signature block, and so on. Fill what you need — changes save automatically.

Required fields differ per template. For a USAF memo, the required fields are memo_for, subject, signature_block, and letterhead_caption.

4. Write the body

Type below the metadata widget. The live preview on the right shows the rendered output.

Don't number the paragraphs yourself. The renderer auto-numbers top-level paragraphs as 1., 2., 3. per AFH 33-337. Write plain prose separated by blank lines:

The first paragraph. Just write it.

The second paragraph.

The third paragraph.

Nested bullets are auto-lettered:

The second paragraph introduces a list:

- First item — renders as `a.`.
- Second item — renders as `b.`.
  - A deeper nest — renders as `(1)`.

Inline formatting:

Type Get
**text** Bold
*text* Italic
<u>text</u> Underline
~~text~~ ~~Strikethrough~~
`code` Inline code

Use emphasis sparingly per AFH 33-337.

5. Export

Click the export button in the top bar. Save as PDF.

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