• Theory of Notion
• Shortcuts for Beginners
• Markdown
• Heading 1
• Heading 2
• Heading 3
• Content Creation & Styling
• Moving and Editing
• @ commands
• [[ commands
• + commands
• Slash commands
• Basic
• Inline
• Database
• Media
• Advanced

Theory of Notion

Notion is not a typical productivity app. It can be used as a word processing suite, a productivity app, a calendar, a relational database, a content management system for a website and just about anything else you can imagine it as.

The easiest way to understand Notion is to look at as if it were a Lego building set.

Every Lego is a block.

A page is a block. A toggle is a block. A database is a block. An individual entry in a database is a block. A heading is a block. A video embed is a block. A table of contents is a block. A line of text is a block. A paragraph written on a single line is a block.

Everything is a block.

Each individual block can be changed into any other block.

A toggle with data underneath it can be changed into a page. When you open that page all of the data underneath the toggle will be what makes up the data on that page.

Shortcuts for Beginners

• Press cmd/ctrl + shift + n or use cmd/ctrl + click to open a new Notion window.
• Press cmd/ctrl + p to open search or jump to a recently viewed page.
• Press cmd/ctrl + [ to go back a page.
• Press cmd/ctrl + ] to go forward a page.
• Press cmd/ctrl + shift + l to switch to Dark Mode (L not 1).
• Press cmd/ctrl + + to zoom in.
• Press cmd/ctrl + - to zoom out.
• Press cmd/ctrl + shift + u to go up one level in the page hierarchy.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 9 to create a new page, or turn whatever you have on a line into a page.

Markdown

While typing:

At the beginning of any new line or existing block of content, try these:

Content Creation & Styling

• Press enter to insert a line of text.
• Press shift + enter to create a line break within a block of text.
• Press cmd/ctrl + shift + m to create a comment.
• Type --- to create a divider. (Three dashes in a row.)
• With text selected, press cmd/ctrl + b to bold text.
• With text selected, press cmd/ctrl + i to italicize text.
• With text selected, press cmd/ctrl + u to underline text.
• With text selected, press cmd/ctrl + shift + s for strikethrough.
• With text selected, press cmd/ctrl + k to add a link.
• You can also paste a URL over selected text to turn it into a link using cmd/ctrl+v.
• With text selected, press cmd/ctrl + e for inline code.
• Press tab to indent and nest content.
• Note: Whenever you indent, you're nesting that block inside the block above it. If you select the parent, everything under it will also be selected.

• Press shift + tab to un-nest content.

• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 0 to create text.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 1 to create an H1 heading.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 2 to create an H2 heading.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 3 to create an H3 heading.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 4 to create a to-do checkbox.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 5 to create a bulleted list.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 6 to create a numbered list.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 7 to create a toggle list.
• Press cmd/ctrl + option/shift + 8 to create a code block.
Copy

<b>Any kind of code can go here and be copied to your clipboard!</b>

• Duplicate any content on a Notion page by holding down option/alt as you drag and drop:

Moving and Editing

These shortcuts let you edit whole blocks once they're selected.

• Press esc to select the block you're currently in. Or to clear selected blocks.
• Press cmd/ctrl + a once to select the block your cursor is in.

• Press space to open a selected image in full-screen. Or to exit full-screen.

• Press arrow keys to select a different block.
• Press esc, Hold down shift + up/down arrow keys to expand your selection up or down.

• Press esc, Press backspace or delete to delete selected blocks.
• Press cmd/ctrl + d to duplicate the blocks you've selected.
• Press enter to edit any text inside a selected block (or open a page inside a page).
• Press cmd/ctrl + / to edit or change one or more selected blocks.
• In board view, select multiple cards then use cmd/ctrl + / to edit them all at once.
• Hold cmd/ctrl + shift + arrow keys to move a selected block around.
• 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.
• Press cmd/ctrl + enter to modify the current block you're in. Modify means:
• Open a page
• Check or uncheck a to-do checkbox
• Open or close a toggle list item
• Make embeds or images full-screen

@ commands

• Hit esc to dismiss the @-command menu if you simply want to type @.

[[ commands

• Create a new page somewhere else - Type [[ and the name of the page you want to create. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select ↗ Add new page in... in the dropdown that appears, then select the page or database where you'd like that page to be added.

+ commands

• Create a sub-page - Type + and the name of the sub-page you want to nest within your current page. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select + Add new sub-page in the dropdown that appears.
• Create a new page somewhere else - Type + and the name of the page you want to create. Use your cursor or arrow keys to select ↗ Add new page in... in the dropdown that appears, then select the page or database where you'd like that page to be added.
• Link a page - Type + and the name of another page in your workspace to create a link to it. If you change the name of the page, this link will automatically change too.

Slash commands

Pressing / in Notion brings up a full menu of content blocks you can choose to insert. You can shortcut this further by pressing / and then typing what you want. Here are your choices:

Basic

• /text or /plain creates a new text block.
• /page creates a new page and will open upon pressing enter.
• /bullet creates a bulleted list.
• /num creates a numbered list.
• /todo creates a to-do list with checkboxes.
• /toggle creates a toggle list.
• /div creates a light gray divider.
• /quote creates a quote block of larger text.
• /h1 or /# creates a large heading.
• /h2 or /## creates a medium-sized heading.
• /h3 or /### creates a small heading.
• /link creates a link to another page in your workspace.
• esc clears the / menu. Handy if you're just trying to use a / in your writing.

Inline

• /mention lets you mention a page or a person in your workspace
• /date or /reminder lets you add a timestamp or reminder to your page
• /equation lets you add a TeX formula in line with your text
• /emoji brings up the emoji picker

Database

• /gallery creates a gallery inside a current page.

Gallery

Page 1

Page 1

Page 2

Page 2

Page 3

Page 3

• /linked creates a linked database — a copy of an existing database that you can insert into any page in-line and filter or view however you want. Helpful for creating multiple excerpts from the same database on the same page.

Media

• /image will bring up the option to upload or embed an image, or add one from Unsplash.

• /book lets you paste in a URL to any website to create a web bookmark. Like this:

Notion - The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

notion.so

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
   printf("Hello World!");
   return 0;
}

• /file lets you upload any file from your computer or create an embed.

Advanced

• /comment lets you create a comment on any block.
• /duplicate creates an exact copy of the current block.
• /moveto lets you move that block to a different page.
• /delete deletes the current block.
• /toc creates a Table of Contents block.
• /button or /template gives you a template button that duplicates any combination of blocks you define.
• /bread inserts a breadcrumb menu that shows where your current page is in your workspace.
• /math or /latex lets you write mathematical equations and symbols using TeX.