From 74172dc3fa7f43b199b6db1bc30646f4ed3469de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abdullah Atta Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 14:42:54 +0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update organizing notes using notebooks doc --- .../organize-notes-using-notebooks.md | 81 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/help/contents/organizing-notes/organize-notes-using-notebooks.md b/docs/help/contents/organizing-notes/organize-notes-using-notebooks.md index f91af6477..bf40fa4d8 100644 --- a/docs/help/contents/organizing-notes/organize-notes-using-notebooks.md +++ b/docs/help/contents/organizing-notes/organize-notes-using-notebooks.md @@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ title: Notebooks # Organizing notes with notebooks -Notebooks consist of topics where you can add/create and edit your notes. +Notebooks are a quick and easy way for multi-level notes organization. Starting from v2.4.7, topics are now optional in Notebooks and notes can be put directly under a notebook. + +If you are coming from Evernote, you can think of Notebooks as "Evernote Stacks" & topics as "Evernote Notebooks". However, keep in mind, that there is a key difference: + +> "Evernote Stacks" do not allow putting notes directly under them i.e., a Stack is just a collection of Notebooks and nothing else. + +In Notesnook, one note can belong to multiple notebooks & topics. This allows for very flexible organization structures. For example, an author can "link" the character list to all the chapter topics instead of duplicating it for each chapter. Similarly, a user can link common notes between multiple topics without the need for any duplication. ## Creating a notebook @@ -98,87 +104,78 @@ Notebooks consist of topics where you can add/create and edit your notes. # [Desktop/Web](#/tab/web) 1. Go to `Notebooks` and open a notebook -2. Open the topic in which you want to add a note -3. Click on the ![Three dot button](/plus-button-desktop.png) button on top right corner -4. Start writing in editor to create a note in the topic +2. Click on the ![Three dot button](/plus-button-desktop.png) button on top right corner +3. Start writing in editor to create a note in the notebook # [Mobile](#/tab/mobile) 1. Go to `Notebooks` and open a notebook -2. Open the topic in which you want to add a note -3. Click on the ![Three dot button](/plus-button-desktop.png) button on bottom right corner to open the editor or just **swipe from right to left** to open editor -4. Start writing in editor to create a note in the topic +2. Click on the ![Three dot button](/plus-button-desktop.png) button on bottom right corner to open the editor or just **swipe from right to left** to open editor +3. Start writing in editor to create a note in the notebook --- > info > -> Once a note is added to a notebook, it's references will show on top of the note in the list. Clicking on it will take you to the topic. +> Once a note is added to a notebook, you will see its path on top of the note in the list. Clicking on it will take you to the respective notebook/topic. > > ![Notebook reference on a note](/notebook-ref.png) -## Adding a note to a topic +## Linking an existing note to a notebook/topic # [Desktop/Web](#/tab/web) 1. Right click on a note -2. Select `Add to Notebook(s)` -3. Select the notebook and topic in which you want to add the note -4. Click "Finish" to add the notes to the topic. -5. You should now see the notebook/topic below the note title. You can click on it to navigate to the topic directly. +2. Click on `Notebooks` > `Link to...` +3. Select the notebook or topic you want to link the note to (you can select multiple) +4. Click `Done` to save your changes. # [Mobile](#/tab/mobile) -1. Press the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button -2. Press on `Add to notebook` button. -3. Select the notebook and topic in which you want to add the note. -4. Once done, swipe down to close the sheet. -5. You should now see the notebook/topic on the top left side of the note. You can click on it to navigate to the topic directly. +1. Tap the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button +2. Tap on `Link Notebooks` button. +3. Select the notebook or topic you want to link the note to (you can select multiple) +4. Click the `Save` button at the top right corner to save your changes. --- > info > -> In Notesnook a single note can exist in multiple Notebooks and topics. However a note shows at most only one reference on top. +> In Notesnook a single note can exist in multiple Notebooks and topics. However, a note will show only one reference on top. -## Adding multiple notes to a topic +## Linking multiple notes to a notebook/topic # [Desktop/Web](#/tab/web) -1. Hold `Ctrl` key and click on the notes you want to select +1. Hold `Ctrl` key and click on all the notes you want to link 2. Right click on selected notes -3. Click on `Add to notebook(s)`. -4. Select the notebook and topic in which you want to add the notes -5. Click "Finish" to add the notes to the topic. -6. You should now see the notebook/topic below the note title. You can click on it to navigate to the topic directly. +3. Click on `Notebooks` > `Link to...` +4. Select the notebook or topic you want to link the note to (you can select multiple) +5. Click `Done` to save your changes. # [Mobile](#/tab/mobile) -1. Long press on a note. -2. Click on `Select` from the `Action bar`. -3. Select notes & press the ![Three dot button](/plus-button-desktop.png) button in top header -4. Select the notebook and topic in which you want to add the notes -5. Once done, swipe down to close the sheet. +1. Long press on a note to enter multi selection mode. +2. Tap on all the notes you want to link to select them +3. Tap the `+` button in top header +4. Select the notebook or topic you want to link the note to (you can select multiple) +5. Click the `Save` button at the top right corner to save your changes. --- -## Remove note from a topic +## Remove note from a notebook/topic # [Desktop/Web](#/tab/web) 1. Right click on a note -2. Select `Add to Notebook(s)` -3. The notebooks in which the note exists will appear green. Click on the notebook to expand topics -4. Click on the topics in notebook from which you want to remove th note -5. Click "Finish" to save changes +2. Click on `Notebooks` in the context menu +3. Click on the notebook/topic you want to remove the note from # [Mobile](#/tab/mobile) 1. Press the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button -2. Press on `Add to notebooks` -3. The notebook(s) in which the note exists will appear green. Press on a notebook to expand topics -4. Tap on topics you want to remove the note from -5. Once done, swipe down to close `Add to notebook(s)` sheet +2. Click on `See all linked notebooks` +3. Long press on the notebook or topic you want to removve the note from --- @@ -189,14 +186,14 @@ Notebooks consist of topics where you can add/create and edit your notes. 1. Go to `Notebooks` and open the notebook from which you want to delete a topic. 2. Right click on the topic 3. Click on `Delete` to delete the topic. -4. Select whether you also want to delete the notes inside this topic. +4. (Optional) Select whether you also want to delete the notes inside this topic. # [Mobile](#/tab/mobile) 1. Go to `Notebooks` from side menu and open the notebook from which you want to delete a topic. 2. Press the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button to open `Topic properties` sheet 3. Press `Delete topic` -4. Select whether you also want to delete the notes inside this topic. +4. (Optional) Select whether you also want to delete the notes inside this topic. --- @@ -208,7 +205,6 @@ Notebooks consist of topics where you can add/create and edit your notes. 2. Right click on the notebook 3. Click on `Move to trash`. 4. Select whether you also want to delete the notes inside this notebook. -5. Notebook will be kept in trash for 7 days after which it will be permanently removed. # [Mobile](#/tab/mobile) @@ -216,6 +212,5 @@ Notebooks consist of topics where you can add/create and edit your notes. 2. Press the ![Three dot button](/three-dot-button.png) button. 3. Press `Move to trash` to delete the topic. 4. Select whether you also want to delete the notes inside this notebook. -5. Notebook will be kept in trash for 7 days after which it will be permanently removed. ---