Tag: plugins
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For Beginners and Pros Alike: The Command Palette in Obsidian
Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, if you want to get the most out of Obsidian, you need to learn how to use the command palette. What is the command palette? It’s one of the most powerful tools that Obsidian has to offer. The command palette in Obsidian is essential for both beginners and…
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Quick Tip: Organizing Properties with Obsidian Linter
Obsidian Properties have now been out for a week. Have you had a chance to use them yet? (If not, see our introduction here) I love Properties, but they aren’t quite perfect. I have a few complaints. One pet peeve of mine is this: once you have more than a few notes, it’s hard to…
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Clipping Articles into Obsidian
Have you ever wanted to copy a whole article into your Obsidian vault? This is referred to as “clipping”, as if you cut an article out of a newspaper and pasted it into your scrapbook. If that sounds interesting to you, then keep reading. We’ll discuss the many different ways for clipping articles into Obsidian.…
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Save Articles to Obsidian: Five Different Methods
Do you have too many tabs open? Too many interests? Me too. I used to have 100+ tabs open on both my computer and my phone. I had “Too good to close” syndrome. I would find an article and, instead of saving it to a trusted system, I would hoard it. Like a dragon on…
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Streamline Your Day: Enhance Focus and Productivity with RescueTime and Obsidian
If you work for or by yourself, it can be hard to stay productive. It’s easy to get distracted, and hard to stay on track. For many years now I have used RescueTime to help keep track of what I’m doing while I’m on the computer (it’s amazing how easy it is to lose track…
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Quick Tip: Use the Quick Switcher to create new notes
Note-taking: it’s about remembering things. Or is it? When I started taking notes, I did it for one reason: to capture things that I knew I wasn’t going to remember. Aiding your memory is a valid reason for taking notes. But it only scratches the surface of what note-taking can do for you. Making notes…
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How to use the Minimal Theme in Obsidian
Themes are important. A new theme revitalizes a stale vault. Whenever I feel bored or overwhelmed with my vault, I change themes. It seems too simple to work, but it does work. None of the content changes, but a new coat of paint tricks your brain into thinking you’re working on a new project. And…
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Dataview in Obsidian: A Beginner’s Guide
Obsidian is a great notetaking app. The built-in features are excellent and more than enough for basic notetaking purposes. However, if you want to get more out of Obsidian—if you want to give Obsidian superpowers, per se—then you have to check out Dataview. Out of all the great community plugins, Dataview is my favorite. Dataview…
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Obsidian Search: Five Hidden Features
Both beginners and experts often have something in common when it comes to PKM: they both lean heavily on search. As your stockpile of notes grows, search becomes more and more important in your workflow. No matter how well you organize your notes, there will be times when the easiest way to find a note…
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Creating Dynamic Graphs in Obsidian
Obsidian has an incredible plugin ecosystem. Not only are the plugins individually impressive, but sometimes they integrate with each other in unexpected and wonderful ways. One of my favorites gives us the ability to create graphs in Obsidian. This trick involves two community plugins: Dataview and Obsidian Charts. Dataview gives you ability to query almost…
