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Press cmd/ctrl + option/alt + T to expand or close all toggles in a toggle list. Press cmd/ctrl + shift + H to apply the last text or highlight color you used. ProductSolutionsResourcesDownloadPricingContactsalesTryNotionfreeLoginHelpCenterReferenceNewtoNotion←NewtoNotionContentsMostpopularMarkdownstyleCreate&styleyourcontentEdit&moveblocks@commands[[commands+commandsSlashcommandsBasicInlineDatabaseMediaAdvancedNote: You'llsee cmd/ctrl usedalotbelow.Thisindicates command onMacand control onWindowsandLinux.TheseinstructionsareforEnglish/QWERTYkeyboards,butinternationalizationisontheroadmap!MostpopularIfyou'renotabornshortcutter,wegetit.YoucanstillworklikeaNotionpoweruserifyourememberthesefewcommands:Presscmd/ctrl + N tocreateanewpage(desktopappsonly).Press cmd/ctrl + shift + N oruse cmd/ctrl + click toopenanewNotionwindow(desktopappsonly).Press cmd/ctrl + P toopensearchorjumptoarecentlyviewedpage.Press cmd/ctrl + [ togobackapage.Press cmd/ctrl + ] togoforwardapage.Press cmd+shift+Korctrl +K indatabasepeekviewtogotothepreviousdatabasepage.Press cmd+shift+Jorctrl +J indatabasepeekviewtogotothenextdatabasepage.Press cmd/ctrl + shift + L totogglebetweendarkmodeandlightmode.Tip: Youcanaddanyemojiin-lineonaNotionpagebytyping : followedbythenameoftheemoji,like :apple for🍎or :clapping for👏Youcanalsobringupyourcomputer'semojipickerwiththeshortcut ctrl + cmd + space onMacand windowskey + .or windowskey + ; onWindows.MarkdownstyleWhiletyping:Type ** oneithersideofyourtextto bold.Type * oneithersideofyourtextto italicize.Type```oneithersideofyourtexttocreate inlinecode.(That'sthesymboltotheleftofyour1key.)Type ~ oneithersideofyourtextto strikethrough.Atthebeginningofanynewlineorexistingblockofcontent,trythese:Type *, -,or + followedby space tocreateabulletedlist.Type [] tocreateato-docheckbox.(There'sno space inbetween.)Type 1.,a.,ori. followedby space tocreateanumberedlist.Type # followedby space tocreateanH1heading.Type ## followedby space tocreateanH2sub-heading.Type ### followedby space tocreateanH3sub-heading.Type > followedby space tocreateatogglelist.Type " followedby space tocreateaquoteblock.Create&styleyourcontentPress enter toinsertalineoftext.Press shift + enter tocreatealinebreakwithinablockoftext.Press cmd/ctrl + shift + M tocreateacomment.Type --- tocreateadivider.(Threedashesinarow.)Withtextselected,press cmd/ctrl + B to boldtext.Withtextselected,press cmd/ctrl + I to italicizetext.Withtextselected,press cmd/ctrl + U tounderlinetext.Withtextselected,press cmd/ctrl + shift + S for strikethrough.Withtextselected,press cmd/ctrl + K toaddalink.YoucanalsopasteaURLoverselectedtexttoturnitintoalinkusing cmd/ctrl+V.Withtextselected,press cmd/ctrl + E forinlinecode.Press tab toindentandnestcontent. Wheneveryouindent,you'renestingthatblockinsidetheblockaboveit.Ifyouselecttheparent,everythingnestedunderitwillalsobeselected.Press shift + tab toun-nestcontent.Type /turn atthebeginningorendofablocktoturnitintoadifferenttypeofblock.You'llseealistofchoicespopup.Type /color atthebeginningorendofanytextblocktochangeitscolororhighlightcolor.(Toremoveacolororhighlight,justtype /default.)Example: /blue, /bluebackgroundForallofthesecontentcreationshortcuts, cmd + option isthecombinationforMac,and ctrl + shift isthecombinationforWindowsandLinux:Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 0 tocreatetext.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 1 tocreateanH1heading.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 2 tocreateanH2heading.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 3 tocreateanH3heading.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 4 tocreateato-docheckbox.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 5 tocreateabulletedlist.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 6 tocreateanumberedlist.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 7 tocreateatogglelist.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 8 tocreateacodeblock.Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 9 tocreateanewpage,orturnwhateveryouhaveonalineintoapage.Press cmd/ctrl + + tozoomin.Press cmd/ctrl + - tozoomout.Press cmd/ctrl + shift + Utogouponelevelinthepagehierarchy.DuplicateanycontentonaNotionpagebyholdingdown option/alt asyoudraganddrop.Edit&moveblocksEverythinginNotionisablock—fromalineoftype(orparagraph)toanimageorembed.Theseshortcutsletyoueditwholeblocksoncethey'reselected.Press esc toselecttheblockyou'recurrentlyin.Ortoclearselectedblocks.Press cmd/ctrl + a oncetoselecttheblockyourcursorisin.Press space toopenaselectedimageinfull-screen.Ortoexitfull-screen.Press arrowkeys toselectadifferentblock.Holddown shift + up/downarrowkeys toexpandyourselectionupordown.Use cmd + shift + click onMac,and alt+shift+click onWindows/Linuxtoselectorde-selectanentireblock.Use shift + click toselectanotherblockandallblocksinbetween.Press backspaceor delete todeleteselectedblocks.Press cmd/ctrl + D toduplicatetheblocksyou'veselected.Press entertoeditanytextinsideaselectedblock(oropenapageinsideapage).Press cmd/ctrl + / toeditorchangeoneormoreselectedblocks.Usethisshortcuttochangethetypeofblock,thecolor,ortoedit,duplicate,ormovetheblock.You'llseeatextboxatthetopofthemenuthatpopsup.Justtypetheaction,blockorcoloryouwant.Inadatabase,selectmultiplerowsorcards,thenuse cmd/ctrl + / toeditthemallatonce.Hold cmd/ctrl + shift + arrowkeys tomoveaselectedblockaround.Press cmd/ctrl + option/alt + T toexpandorclosealltogglesinatogglelist.Press cmd/ctrl + shift + H toapplythelasttextorhighlightcoloryouused.Press cmd/ctrl + enter tomodifythecurrentblockyou'rein.Modifymeans:OpenapageCheckoruncheckato-docheckboxOpenorcloseatogglelistitemMakeembedsorimagesfull-screen@commandsMentionaperson: Type @ andanotherworkspacemember'snametogettheirattentiononsomething.They'llbenotified.Usefulincommentsanddiscussions.Mentionapage: Type @ andthenameofanotherpageinyourworkspacetocreatealinktoitinline.Ifyouchangethenameofthepage,thislinkwillautomaticallychangetoo.Mentionadate: Type @ andadateinanyformat(or"yesterday,""today"or"tomorrow,"oreven"nextWednesday").Helpfulforgivingyourselfduedates.Addareminder: Type @remind followedbyadateinanyformat(including"yesterday,""today,""tomorrow,"etc.).Youcanclickonthelinkthatappearstoadjustthedateandexacttimeyouwanttobereminded.You'llreceiveanotificationatthattime. Hit esc todismissthe@-commandmenuifyousimplywanttotype@.[[commandsLinkapage: Type [[ andthenameofanotherpageinyourworkspacetocreatealinktoit.Ifyouchangethenameofthepage,thislinkwillautomaticallychangetoo.Createasub-page: Type [[ andthenameofthesub-pageyouwanttonestwithinyourcurrentpage.Useyourcursororarrowkeystoselect +Addnewsub-page inthedropdownthatappears.Createanewpagesomewhereelse: Type [[ andthenameofthepageyouwanttocreate.Useyourcursororarrowkeystoselect ↗Addnewpagein... inthedropdownthatappears,thenselectthepageordatabasewhereyou'dlikethatpagetobeadded.+commandsCreateasub-page: Type + andthenameofthesub-pageyouwanttonestwithinyourcurrentpage.Useyourcursororarrowkeystoselect +Addnewsub-page inthedropdownthatappears.Createanewpagesomewhereelse: Type + andthenameofthepageyouwanttocreate.Useyourcursororarrowkeystoselect ↗Addnewpagein... inthedropdownthatappears,thenselectthepageordatabasewhereyou'dlikethatpagetobeadded.Linkapage: Type + andthenameofanotherpageinyourworkspacetocreatealinktoit.Ifyouchangethenameofthepage,thislinkwillautomaticallychangetoo.Tip:Whenyouuse[[,thedropdownmenuwillshow pagelinking optionsfirst.Whenyouuse+,thedropdownmenuwillshow pagecreation optionsfirst.SlashcommandsPressing / inNotionbringsupafullmenuofcontentblocksyoucanchoosetoinsert.Youcanshortcutthisfurtherbypressing / andthentypingwhatyouwant.Hereareyourchoices:Basic/text or/plain createsanewtextblock./page createsanewpage(andwillopenitautomaticallywhenyoupress enter)./bullet createsabulletedlist./num createsanumberedlist./todo createsato-dolistwithcheckboxes./toggle createsatogglelist./div createsalightgraydivider./quote createsaquoteblockoflargertext./h1 or /# createsalargeheading./h2 or /## createsamedium-sizedheading./h3 or /###createsasmallheading./link createsalinktoanotherpageinyourworkspace.esc clearsthe / menu.Handyifyou'rejusttryingtousea/inyourwriting.Inline/mention letsyoumentionapageorapersoninyourworkspace/date or /reminder letsyouaddatimestamporremindertoyourpage/equation letsyouaddaTeXformulainlinewithyourtext/emoji bringsuptheemojipickerDatabase/table-inline createsadatabasetableinsideacurrentpage./board-inline createsaKanbanboardinsideacurrentpage./calendar-inline createsacalendarinsideacurrentpage./list-inline createsalist-styledatabaseinsideacurrentpage./gallery-inline createsagalleryinsideacurrentpage./timeline-inline createsatimelineinsideacurrentpage.Anyoftheabovecanalsobecreatedwith -full insteadof -inline toopenthattypeofdatabaseviewinitsownpageautomatically.Forexample: /table-full, /board-full/linked createsalinkeddatabase—acopyofanexistingdatabasethatyoucaninsertintoanypagein-lineandfilterorviewhoweveryouwant.Helpfulforcreatingmultipleexcerptsfromthesamedatabaseonthesamepage.Media/image willbringuptheoptiontouploadorembedanimage,oraddonefrom Unsplash./pdf letsyoupasteinaURLtoanyPDFsoitwilldisplayin-lineonyourpage./book letsyoupasteinaURLtoanywebsitetocreateawebbookmark./video letsyouuploadavideofileorembedavideofromYouTube,Vimeo,etc./audio letsyouuploadanaudiofileorembedarecordingfromSoundCloud,Spotify,etc./code createsacodeblockwhereyoucanwriteandcopyanysnippetofcode./file letsyouuploadanyfilefromyourcomputerorcreateanembed./embed letsyouaddanyoneofthe500+embedsthatworkwithNotion.Advanced/comment letsyoucreateacommentonanyblock./duplicate createsanexactcopyofthecurrentblock./moveto letsyoumovethatblocktoadifferentpage./delete deletesthecurrentblock./toc createsaTableofContentsblock./button or /templategivesyouatemplatebuttonthatduplicatesanycombinationofblocksyoudefine./bread insertsabreadcrumbmenuthatshowswhereyourcurrentpageisinyourworkspace./math or /latex letsyouwritemathematicalequationsandsymbolsusing TeX.👍👎UpnextWelcometoNotion101!Here’swhatyoucanexpectfromthisseries.ReadmoreNewtoNotionStarthereWhatisablock?CreateyourfirstpageCreateasubpageWhatisadatabase?CreateadatabaseStartwithatemplateShareyourworkCollaboratewithpeopleKeyboardshortcutsNotion101IntroductionWriteandedittextAllaboutblocksBuildablogpostPages,breadcrumbs,andsidebarInviteteammembersandshareyourspaceCreateawebsiteusingNotionGetstartedwithdatabasesDatabaseviewsBuildameetingnotesdatabaseOrganizeyourworkspacePlanworkflowsCreateadocstableandgetfeedbackNotionAppsNotionfordesktopNotionforwebNotionformobileMobilewidgetsNotionformobile(betaversion)WebClipperResetNotionMeetyourWorkspaceIntrotoworkspacesWorkspacesonmobileCreate,delete&switchworkspacesNavigatewiththesidebarSearchinyourworkspaceBrowse,join&createteamspacesWrite,Edit&CustomizeWriting&editingbasicsColumns,tables,headings&dividersDuplicate,delete&restorecontentCustomize&styleyourcontentCreatelinks&backlinksImages,files&mediaMathequationsCodeblocksTemplatebuttonsSyncedblocksDatabasesIntrotodatabasesDatabasepropertiesDatasources&linkeddatabasesViews,filters&sortsTableviewListviewBoardviewCalendarviewGalleryviewTimelineviewRelations&rollupsDatabasetemplatesFormulasImport,Export&IntegrateImportdataintoNotionExportyourcontentEmbed&connectotherappsAdd&manageconnectionswiththeAPICreateintegrationswiththeNotionAPILinkpreviews&SyncedDatabasesSharing&CollaborationSharing&permissionsAddmembers,admins,guests&groupsCollaboratewithinaworkspaceComments,mentions&remindersUpdates&notificationsPublicpages&webpublishingTransfercontenttoanotheraccountIntrototeamspacesTemplateGalleryDuplicatepublicpagesHowtosubmitatemplateAccountSettings&PrivacyAccountsettingsWorkspacesettingsAppearancesettingsNotificationsettingsLanguage&regionsettingsDeleteyouraccountBackupyourdataSecurity&privacyGDPRatNotionDataaccessconsentReportinappropriatecontentManageteamspacesPlans,Billing&PaymentUpgradeordowngradeyourplanBilling&paymentinformationInvoices&prorationNotionforeducationCreditforstartupsEnterpriseAdministrationEnterpriseAdminsDomainmanagementSAMLSSOconfigurationProvisionusers&groupswithSCIMAuditlogTransfercontentfromadeprovisioneduserWikiProjectmanagementNotesDocumentationEngineeringDesignProductWebinarHR&people