Writing and organizing
Folders, tables, templates, daily notes, canvases, and the editor's tools.
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- How do I organize notes in folders and vaults?Keep notes in folders inside a vault, and switch between vaults from the bottom of the sidebar.
- How do I format text without Markdown?The formatting bar at the bottom of the editor adds bold, headings, lists, tasks, links, code, and tables in one click.
- How do I work with tables?Tables stay tables while you edit: type in cells, move with Tab and Enter, and add rows and columns from the formatting bar.
- How do I use templates?Save any note as a template, then start new notes from it or insert it into the note you're writing.
- How do daily notes work?Click the calendar button to open today's note, a dated page for journaling, tasks, and quick capture.
- What is a canvas?A canvas is a board of cards, notes, web pages, and groups you arrange and connect, saved as an Obsidian-compatible .canvas file.
- Where do I see who changed a note and who can open it?The right panel shows a note's info, comments, backlinks, outline, local graph, and related notes.
- How do I change how the editor looks?Choose the theme, font, text size, width, and line numbers; most settings follow you to every device.