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Notion Guide

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Here I, Zaquariah Holland, am going to attempt to explain Notion broken down from a very detailed guide here!
 
Notion is based on blocks. A block can be a paragraph of text or an image. It can also be a calendar or Kanban chart. There are more than 50 types of blocks available in Notion and more are constantly being added.
 
Options include standard text-document formatting choices like:
  1. Numbered lists
  1. H1, H2 and H3 headers
  1. Bullet lists
  1. Standard text format options, accessible by the normal keyboard shortcuts
There are also quote blocks
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And this is a callout box to help text stand out!
 
There are endless amounts of graphs, lists, and other systems you can create with Notion's blocks. If you can't think of something specific Notion offers several templates to help you create a page! Can check it out here at their large gallery OR checkout a community-based setup of various other pages.
 
Notion has a lot of functionality you can use due to each page being a web app. Making it easy and readymade BUT with that, this web app can be coded to something you want to create too.
 
Whether you need their API Documentation or turn your page into a landing page that is viewable to the public with a web address. Also, learn how to create custom templates here! 👀
 

Using Notion for Documents

 
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Once you’ve begun a page this way, you can add images, format text, add tables, and change blocks around by clicking and dragging.

Adding Images

Images can be added through block menus or by using the '/' command to change the style of each of your blocks!
 
You can upload an image, embed one using a link or choose one from Unsplash, a free image repository, directly from the block menu.
 

Formatting Text

These are the majority of the options available to you BUT for organizational purposes there are many colors you can use.
 
You can also use keyboard shortcuts! Ctrl/Cmnd+I for italic and Ctrl/Cmnd+B for bold both work
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Adding Tables

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Tables can be added in Notion and then filled in. Or you can drop tables from other Notion documents into the one you’re working on.
Unlike in solely text-oriented tools like Google Docs or Microsoft Word, Notion tables come packed with a lot of functionality. The downside is, you may not want or need it if you really just want to present basic information to the reader.
Table Example
Name
Tags
Files
Zaquariah Holland
A Cool Dude
A Slightly Cooler Dude
Those headers—Name, Tags, Files—make sense if you want to use this as the index for a database. When you’re in that position you can click on the column headers and change their labels. You’ll also get a menu that lets you change the type of information stored in that column.
 
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Moving Blocks Around

When you want to move text in your Docs or Word document, you copy or cut the text you want to move, then paste it where you want it.
Notion is simpler. To move a paragraph, just pick it up by the “handle”—the square next to the plus symbol at the side of each block—and drag and drop it.
 

Comments, Reminders, and Mentions

Notion lets you make comments on the text and mention/call out other users. The catch is you can’t call out non-Notion users, so to get the best from this everyone needs an account.
Mentioning a person will make Notion ping them on your behalf with the mention—a process familiar from other collaborative document-creation tools.
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Comments are found, not in the standard block menu, but by clicking on the block itself.
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You can also set reminders, including times as well as dates. Notion will ping you in the desktop app if it’s open, and will also email you, text you, and send you a desktop push notification if you have those options enabled.
 
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