Tag: quick tip
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Quick Tip: Write Better Notes with the Obsidian Quick Switcher
Editor’s note: This tip is for intermediate users of Obsidian. If you’re new to Obsidian, see our article on Getting Started with Obsidian 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…
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Five Title Ideas for Notes
Do you ever have trouble with title ideas for notes? Or worse, do you struggle to find your notes after writing them? You aren’t alone. It’s a common axiom in the programming world that there are only two hard things in computer science, and one of them is naming things. Here’s a few title ideas…
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Quick Tip: Footnotes in Obsidian
For a little while now I’ve been using footnotes in Obsidian. I think they’re a bit of a “hidden feature”. They’re in the documentation, but for some reason I rarely see people use them. When writing in Obsidian, I make heavy use of internal links. I believe that links are one of Obsidian’s superpowers, so…
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How to Add Tasks to your Daily Notes in Obsidian
This article is part of a series of tips on handling tasks in Obsidian. To see the full series, see How to Manage Tasks in Obsidian. Do you use Daily Notes in Obsidian? If so, have you ever thought about adding tasks to your Daily Notes? I’ve kept a daily journal for over a decade…
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Quickly Organize Notes in Obsidian
There’s a popular concept in the Obsidian community called MOCs, or Maps of Content. What is a MOC? Pioneered by Nick Milo, MOCs are notes that primarily link to other notes, giving you an index, or a small Table of Contents that you can create for any particular topic. MOCs are one of the best…
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Pinning Notes in Obsidian
The sidebars in Obsidian are incredibly customizable. One of the easiest ways to customize your sidebars is by pinning notes to your sidebar, and in that way you can create your own views and plugin-like behavior. For example, I like to have my to-do list pinned in the sidebar. Note: I use a community plugin…