You keep hearing about it. It's the 8th wonder of the tech world. It's all the rave. Its Notion. The truth is, Notion really can do quite a bit for your productivity. And not just productivity, but mental clarity. When everything is in its proper place, what professional chefs call mis-en-place, you're at peace. All of those tasks, projects, ideas, meeting notes, web clippings, book highlights, literally anything digital, can come out of your brain and put somewhere where it fits. Leave your brain to do what it's best at doing, thinking and being creative. Notion really does help you do that in an extraordinary way, when used correctly.
There are tons of resources for Notion out there including guides and free templates. This site is one of those places where a growing catalog of resources is available for free. Probably THE reason Notion has such a vibrant online community is its native propensity toward sharing. Sharing and duplicating pages in Notion is extremely easy. Every page/block is literally a web page, which makes sharing and collaboration part of the very framework that makes Notion so powerful.
So before you jump in to the deep end, this guide will get you familiar with all of the vocabulary and concepts to keep you moving toward Notion Ninja status. After reading this guide, I am confident that you'll be off to a much smoother start and can even save yourself hours of rebuilding down the road as you figure out how you really want things to go.
Let's get into it.
BASIC BLOCKS
If Notion is like legos, which is a very accurate comparison, then what is the most basic piece? Well, they share the same name: the block. Every masterpiece is built block by block and Notion is the same. A block in Notion is what everything is made of. Fortunately, just like legos, there are many different types of blocks and this will be a great place for us to start. When you first enter Notion and you click and start typing, you've already made a block. What you're typing in is a block, and more specifically, we'd call it a text block. The words you're reading right now are in a text block. Text blocks are the default block type but there are others available. These are all of the basic blocks currently available in Notion:
A block is automatically created when you click on an empty page, when you press the + sign next to a block, or when you press Enter. You can easily switch the block type by clicking on the six dots to the left of the block. The alternative and quickest option is to begin typing a "/" symbol. This will open up a quick menu of the available block types. You can click on one, arrow key down to one and press enter, or start typing the name of the block type, if you already know it, to narrow down the selection options. It shouldn't take long until this is your default.
This quick menu is a good running test of your Notion fluency, especially as you first learn the program. When you comfortably know what each block type does and how to use it, you're speaking the language. Past that and a few best practice concepts, you'll be in the realm of creating your own system.
Let's get a rundown of the basic blocks then. As you'll see after you used the quick menu, there are other options but we'll cover the basic blocks first.
Text:
Pretty straightforward. This is how you enter simple written content into Notion. A couple relevant things for the text block: by clicking the block menu (the six dots to the left of the block), you can add background color and text color. You'll notice that by using the menu, you can only choose a background color or a text color but not both. This is the perfect time to introduce you to the text highlight menu. By highlighting text, you'll see another menu. Here you have some more options but to keep it simple for now, you'll see that you can do common text processing like underlining, bolding, italicizing, and even text color.
So here's your first pro tip/hack: To get background color and text color applied, for example, red background with blue text, choose the background color through the block menu, then choose the text color through the highlight menu. Boom. You just hacked Notion. You'll find quite a few of these little workarounds as you stretch Notion further and further.
Example:
This is blue text on a red background.
To-Do:
This is your classic checkbox which also acts as a list. Create these checkboxes as a simple and effective to-do list with the ability to visually check the boxes. Example:
Heading 1:
One of three heading options. Headings act exactly like text blocks but are visually bigger. Heading 1's are the biggest of the three options. Notion is built in markdown language and so we do not have the fine-tuning capability of a word processor when it comes to text sizing. Again, there are some creative workarounds down the road but they are advanced. For now and for most people, the native features will do the job just fine. Example:
This is a Heading 1
Heading 2:
Smaller than heading 2 and bigger than heading 3. Something to keep pinned in the back of your mind when considering using headings. Headings are hierarchical, like an outline. Heading 1's are the topmost and visually biggest. This comes into play when we get to a more advanced block, the Table of Contents. The table of contents block will consider the hierarchy of headings. The headings used in this guide are H3's. We'll get into that more when we cover that block.
Example:
This is a Heading 2
Heading 3:
No need to drag it out but one more thing. You'll notice headings add a buffer of space around them from other blocks to visually separate them. This is the smallest of the 3 headings.
Example:
This is a Heading 3
Headings and text comparison:
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Bold Text
Normal Text
Bulleted List:
A simple list option with bullets. Nice for listing out points without numbering them or giving them a checkbox, they might be most useful when taking notes.
Example:
- 1+1+2
- Horses are larger than ducks
- A little love goes a long way
Numbered List:
Another list option, each entry increases numerically as you create more blocks in sequence (pressing enter).
Example:
- ramses is number 1
- ramses legs are number 1
- ramses arms are number 1
Toggled List:
A fun and useful block for many applications, the toggle list gives you the dynamic option to hide and reveal any content inside by clicking the triangle to the left of the block. Not a typical list but useful for note-taking techniques to trigger active recall. Like a flashcard, you can hide the answer behind the question in a toggle. Try to remember the answer before seeing it. Toggles are also useful in systems to visually minimize tools that are useful, but take up a lot of space.
Example:
Content inside the toggle.
Quote:
A quote block adds a visual element to text you want to stand out without making it a header. Quotes are useful to break up long sections of text by highlighting key points, or just highlighting your favorite, well, quotes.
Example:
"One ring to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them."
Callout:
A callout is another visual text option. The text is lined in a box and also gets an emoji in the top corner. Good for important reminders, especially in shared pages. They can also make a nice footer for a page with common navigation links. The bottom of this page contains a callout as a footer.
Example:
Divider:
A simple line to add separation on pages. Not much else to say.
Example:
Page:
As was said in the very beginning, a block is the most atomic piece of Notion. If you were to open up the backend of Notion, you would see that every block is actually its own web page with a unique address. When you click the block menu, you will see a "copy link" option and if you were to check every block in your workspace, they all have different addresses. We use pages to add hierarchy to our content but a page IS a block. Or maybe all blocks are pages? 🤷🏽♂️ Moving on..
A page block provides a portal to another page. Pages, on the inside, can act in a few different ways. They can be blank and allow you to add everything you need, or they can be full-page databases. For more detail on the best way to use databases, check out
Example:
Link to Page:
Since a page exists as a unique block, it has one location for Notion to recognize. You can move the page block to other places in your workspace and Notion will always update its location, much like your computer recognizes file structures and file placement. Much like a shortcut then, you can link to a page from somewhere where the page does't actually exist. Links to pages are easily recognized by the preceding the page name. (This also applies to linked databases if you read the guide mentioned earlier 😉) This makes navigation in your workspace much easier. In the example below, the link is actually directed toward the original Record Collection page which exists right above this paragraph. For the savvy, if you try to use the /link to page command for a page that's on the same page you're currently on, it won't work. I got around that for the sake of the example by using the "@" command to mention the page but the functionality remains the same.
Example:
You're now familiar with much of what you need to know to be fluent in Notion. Much like learning a new language, learning the most common 100 words will get you through 80% of what you want to say. With basic blocks down, you can easily start using Notion in a powerful way. Next up: Specialty Blocks.
In Notion, the most atomic piece of the software is the block. In this guide we cover what I call Specialty Blocks, which is an umbrella term for what Notion calls Inline blocks, media blocks, and advanced blocks. If you're not familiar with the basics, take a few minutes to read the content above in part 1: Basic Blocks. Let's level up. Here are the different types of Specialty Blocks:
Inline Blocks
The key word to understanding what these blocks are all about is "inline". These are blocks live inline with another block. In a text block, you write text. If you want to link a page, you create a link to page block. But with an Inline block, you can do both. You are able to link to other items within a block and without having to create a new block. For example, in the introductory paragraph to this guide, I provided a link to Part 1 of this series. That link exists within the text block of the paragraph and is therefore inline.
So if there is any confusion, it may be due to the fact that Notion decided to call these Inline Blocks when we're not really talking about blocks. We're talking about a feature you can add to a block. So here is a list of the features you can add which are called Inline Blocks:
Mention a Person:
Mentioning a person allows you to get someone's attention around a specific piece of content. There are a few forms of mentioning a person including inline, comments, and database mentions. We'll stick to Inline for now but this feature builds on the ability to collaborate with others inside Notion pages and workspaces. You CAN use the block menu to choose to mention a person but it's much easier to use the shortcut "@" followed by the name of the person. This person needs to be a member or guest within your workspace and with access to the page you mentioned them on.
People who are mentioned in any instance will receive a notification in their Inbox.
Example:
Hey @Josh Redd, finish this guide!
Mention a Page:
Mentioning a page acts just like mentioning a person. It's really just the inline version of the basic block /Link to Page. Again, this is what I used to link to part 1 of this series. Now would be a good time to introduce you to a few different shortcuts for this purpose. They are "@", "+", and "[[". They are all able to perform the same functions but their default functions are different.
The @ symbol will pop up a menu that will show you quick options for mentioning a person, page, or date. Click one, or you can keep typing the name of any other page to link it. The double bracket [[ (inspired by Roam Research) will pop up a menu with quick options to link to pages, add a new sub-page, or add a page in another place. The last one is a bit of a power move. You're creating a brand new page but housing it somewhere else while at the same time linking to it in the place you just mentioned it. I hardly ever use it but it's there.
Example:
Check out my template for total coffee nerds:
By the way, if you ever ACTUALLY want to type an @, [[, or /, and are annoyed by the menu that pops up, just press esc and the menu will disappear.
Date or Reminder:
Mentioning a date shows a dynamic little tag that can contextualize your content to a real-life timeline. You can tag events in the past or future and even add the time or a range of time. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and days within the past week or next week will be contextualized. Dates beyond that range will show up as normal dates. By contextualize I mean that if the date is today, it will say "@Today". If the time range is from last Monday until tomorrow, it will say "@Last Monday → Tomorrow". Clicking on the inline date will pop up a date menu which will allow you to adjust the date, add an end date, and even switch it to a reminder.
Reminders can be created by typing @Remind and then the day and/or time you want to be reminded on. A Reminder will show up blue if the reminder is set in the future and red if its set time is due or past. I say "set' because you can set the reminder to remind you ahead of the actual reminder. When you open up the date window, you can adjust this under the "remind" toggle. So if it is currently 1PM and you have a reminder for 2pm, the reminder will be blue until 2pm. If you adjust it to remind you 30 minutes before the actual reminder, it will turn red at 1:30pm instead of 2pm.
Pro Tip: You can combine mentioning a person with a reminder to make sure they are notified at specific times.
Example:
It's currently 1pm.
@Today 1:00 PM
I have a meeting at 2PM I want to be reminded of it.
I have a meeting at 2 and I set the reminder to remind me 2 hours before.
Emoji:
Emojis. Hate 'em or love 'em. Emojis play an important role in Notion as they are, many times, one of the only visually distinctive features of a page. They help separate items from each other or even group them together by some sort of type criteria. Either way, use them as you will, it's your workspace. The shortcut for adding Emojis is the ":" symbol. You can also access them with the shortcut Ctrl-Cmd-Space on Mac or Windows Key-./Windows Key-; on, you guessed it, Windows. You'll notice you have additional access to Unicode symbols.
Example:
:heart = ❤️
▽✤⏎⌘
Inline Equation:
Inline equations are about to open up a whole new world in Notion, the world of KaTeX. We'll go into much more detail on KaTeX in another guide but the short story is that KaTeX is a unified computer language for writing complex math formulas. There are two ways of including these equations in your Notion workflow. One is the Inline Equation, the other is a Block Equation. Inline Equations allow you to add math symbology directly in text, Block equations are a block to themselves. You can open up either one by typing /math and choosing the one you want, or typing specifically /inline equation or /block equation.
Example:
Inline equations allow you to add an equation such as .
Try explaining that without KaTeX...
The code below was used to generate the math equation.
\displaystyle i\hbar {\frac {d} {dt}}\vert \Psi (t)\rangle ={\hat {H}}\vert \Psi (t) \ranglePro Tip: Don't give up on KaTeX because you're not a math professor. KaTeX is one of the few ways to visually stylize your Notion workspace. The blue heading at the top of this section is a KaTeX math block using the code :
\Huge \colorbox{steelblue}{Part 2: Specialty Blocks}I use that code a lot on this site.
Media Blocks
Media Blocks allow you to insert a variety of media, some standard, some fairly unique to Notion. Keep in mind, for free plans, the file limit for any single file including videos, is 5MB. For any paid plan, there is no limit! Here are the Media Blocks available in Notion:
Image:
For functionality or just aesthetics, you can insert images into Notion. When you create an image block, you have a few options, you can upload an image, paste a link, or use an Unsplash image. Pretty standard procedure but don't forget you can use .gifs! This menu is essentially the same as a cover photo for a page if you choose to use one. If you're unfamiliar with Unsplash, it is a website where photographers upload their content to be used for free by anyone for any reason, including selling them (with a few limitations). For Notion, it's an incredible integration to bring your workspace up a notch, visually. I have my own photography uploaded to Unsplash with over 4,000,000 views and 50,000 downloads to date, including one photo featured on the front page of Unsplash. You can find my profile here: Unsplash. I'll use that photo for the example and will use the Unsplash option in the image menu to link it.
Example:
Once you insert an image, you can resize it by dragging the bars on the sides of the image. You can also add a caption through the block menu or the menu on the upper right of the image as you hover over it with your cursor.
Web Bookmark:
Web Bookmarks give you a visual block that links to a webpage. It will pull in a picture as well as a small piece of text from the page. These are nice when you visit pages often. In my case, I created a few for links I use often in grad school.
Example:
Video:
We're not getting into terribly complex material here. You can link to a video hosted somewhere like Youtube or Vimeo, or you can upload your own video. Here's a music video I played drums in. 🥁
Example:
Audio:
Similar to Videos, you can upload your own audio or embed from another service. Fun fact, I was in a band and we made an EP that I'm actually very proud of. We went our separate ways without ever playing those songs live. Poetic, I know. So I'll leave you with the Westport self-titled EP on Spotify. Like other media blocks, you can adjust the size with the bars to the side.
Example:
Code File:
You've already seen this one on this guide. Code File blocks allow you to showcase code. Notion supports tons of coding languages and their appropriate formatting. This works great for a code repository for coders. When you're ready to use that code, the code block allows you to copy it to your clipboard. You can change the language in the upper left and you can copy the code from the upper right. Open up the block menu and toggle Wrap Code to format the code to stay within the bounds of the Code File box. In my case, I use these to work out database formulas or KaTeX formulas. Here is the code for a
Example:
if(prop("Completed") / prop("Total") >= 1, "⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏅⚑", slice("⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜", 0, floor(prop("Completed") / prop("Total") * 10)) + "⏅" + slice("⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜", 0, ceil(10 - prop("Completed") / prop("Total") * 10)))| Example | Formula | Completed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
10 percent | ⏜⏅⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜ | 10 | 100 |
50 percent | ⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏅⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜ | 50 | 100 |
100 percent | ⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏜⏅⚑ | 100 | 100 |
Advanced Blocks
They're called advanced but I think they just don't fit any other description. An inline equation is just as advanced as a block equation but let's not digress. These blocks add a few nice features and one power feature, that being the template block. Each of them is useful so here is a list of the Advanced Blocks in Notion including the latest addition, the Synced Block:
Table of Contents:
The Table of contents can be trigged with /toc and dynamically reads the page for the heading hierarchy. Remember, in Part 1, I said to keep in mind the way you use headings and their native hierarchy. The table of contents will give you an outline of your entire page according to the headings, not including the text. You may have noticed I've created little versions of a table of contents throughout this guide to navigate it. They are not the TOC block, though. I didn't use the TOC block because I didn't want it to show the outline of the entire page, I just wanted quick links to the relevant block types for each category. But the way I built them works essentially the same, I just had to do it manually by hyperlinking text to the block addresses. (Did you forget that blocks have their own unique URL address?)
So for the example, I'll give you the real TOC block for this guide. It is dynamic and will update as you change the page. No matter where in the page I put it, it will still read the entire page. So, the TOC will show content before and after its actual location within the content. Meta.
Example:
- BASIC BLOCKS
- Text:
- To-Do:
- Heading 1:
- Heading 2:
- Heading 3:
- Bulleted List:
- Numbered List:
- Toggled List:
- Quote:
- Callout:
- Divider:
- Page:
- Link to Page:
- Inline Blocks
- Mention a Person:
- Mention a Page:
- Date or Reminder:
- Emoji:
- Inline Equation:
- Media Blocks
- Image:
- Web Bookmark:
- Video:
- Audio:
- Code File:
- Advanced Blocks
- Table of Contents:
- Block Equation:
- Template Button:
- Breadcrumb:
- Synced Block:
- Intro to Databases
- Database Vocabulary
- Properties
- Property Types
- Inline vs. Full Page
- Database Views
- Table:
- Board:
- Gallery:
- List:
- Calendar:
- Timeline:
- Linked Database:
- Related Resources
Block Equation:
Back to math class. The Block Equation works exactly like the Inline Equation but exists as its own block. This is really nice for adding aesthetics to your page as you can play with the positioning when the equation is a block. There are some really great examples of aesthetic uses and so I'll leave you with one I loved from the first Notion Magazine I became aware of, the Notionette.
Example:
\substack{
\Huge \textsf{\textbf{\color{indianred}NEW DAY}}\\[-1.23em]
\frac{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }{}\ e\ v\ e\ r\ y\ \ d\ a\ y\ \frac{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }{}
}Template Button:
The template button is your go-to for repeatable processes. Create any level of pages and content as your template and then add it to the template button and give it a name. Now, just press the button and everything is duplicated. This provides a great solution for repeatable tasks like monthly bills. It does get overshadowed by database templates and there is good reason for that as most of your content will benefit from being in a table, in my opinion. But the strength of a database template is in duplicating the content of a page, while a template button can duplicate multiple pages and their content all at once. So use each one to their strengths.
Example:
Breadcrumb:
The breadcrumb acts like your file finder on your computer and shows you the page and sub-page structure that the current page lives in. You'll see a breadcrumb at the top of every Notion page but the breadcrumb block allows you to place it in other places. It acts dynamically like the TOC block and automatically populates itself based on the pages current location. It will automatically change if you move the page somewhere else. The example will show you exactly where this guide lives within the Notion State structure. "All Resources" is the master database that I keep all of the Notion State content in. So the breadcrumb is not a "history" of pages you visited to get to your current page, but its actual placement.
Example:
Synced Block:
Added in June 2021. The synced block allows you to dynamically "duplicate" a block in as many other places as you'd like. The key difference is that a synced block will update all other blocks across all instances whenever you change any of them. For the OG Notion Ninjas, the synced block is actually not completely new. We hacked it. You can see the process here:
-I typed this line in the top block. -I typed THIS line in the bottom block. -Or did I?...you'll never know.
-I typed this line in the top block. -I typed THIS line in the bottom block. -Or did I?...you'll never know.
You just smashed through some power-user content. If you're familiar with the specialty blocks, you're donning the Notion Ninja suit and we're about to get you a sword. The last piece to this guide on blocks is the database blocks where we'll focus not only on the blocks, but databases themselves and how to use them.
Next up: Part 3: Databases.
So far we've covered Basic Blocks and more specialized blocks. In this guide, we will finish with databases which, like pages, are functionally different but still technically exist as blocks. They can be found under "database blocks" when creating a new block.
Intro to Databases
Databases are the meat and potatoes of Notion power-use. While pages contain data (the notes and other content within the page), Databases add meta-data to pages. It is data about data. This allows us to group and categorize pages by many different variables and relate them together to contextualize it. If that sounds complicated, it can be as simple as creating a database for chores and assigning certain chores to Billy, and others to Sally. In this case, the page may not even have data inside it, it may just be the title of the page like "do dishes."
It's a subtle but important point to remember - all entries in a database are pages. They are the same type of page you would get if you created a page as a new block. Within a database, they are just given metadata and you see them at a higher level. You are seeing titles of pages and data about the page instead of reading the page itself.
Database Vocabulary
Database - In Notion, databases have different views - different ways to view the same items. A task list can viewed as a table or on a calendar. A Table is the default view of a new database. In traditional database vocabulary, a table is not synonymous with a database. A table is two dimensional, made up of rows and columns. A database runs deeper and contains tables as well as other things. If we were to be purists, tables only become part of databases when they relate together and draw from each other using primary and foreign keys. BUT, for the sake of Notion, we will use the term Database and Table almost synonymously because it is an umbrella term for the different ways we can view the data. Those views are Table, Board, Gallery, List, Calendar, and Timeline. You can add different views to the same database through a dropdown menu to see your data in different ways. It does not duplicate it, only presents it differently.
Table - The standard view of data sorted by rows and columns. Columns are grouped by rows and rows are grouped by tables.
Row - "record" - Horizontal group that connects the key to one instance of each different property.
Property - Typically called columns, in Notion, they are properties. They are vertical groups that specify one particular aspect and how each individual record relates to it.
Key - The main column in your new table where the page actually exists is in the key column. It is signified by the "Aa" symbol. You'll also notice a pop up button that says "open" when your cursor hovers over the cell. This is the how you access the page itself. There can only be one of these columns in your table and this is called the key. This is where you define what the item in the database is. In true database form, these should be unique because each item is unique. This is the information that will be pulled into another database via a Relation.
Properties
Properties are the different variations of a column available in Notion. They do behave differently and so it's important to at least be aware of how each one acts. This becomes even more important when making formulas in a formula column because text, numbers, dates, and booleans are all different types of entry. We'll cover that more in a future formula guide.
Property Types
Basic
Text - Simple text, useful for meta descriptions
Number - numbers with various formatting options. Hovering over the cell and clicking the pop "123" box will allow you to format the number as a number, percent, or various currencies. This will effect every cell in the column.
Select - Allows you to create permanent categories and only choose one. You might choose from a list like book, article, video, podcast, or other. The source, in this case, would only be one of those options.
Multi-Select - Allows you to create permanent categories but pick multiple to apply to one entry. You might define the taste of a coffee as light, fruity, and acidic.
Date - When entering a date, you will be given the date menu which gives you a few options on how to format the date. You can pick the day and also give it an end date. You can give it a reminder so that you receive a notification and you can even include a specific time.
Person - You can attach the entry to a person whose Notion account is either a guest or member to your Notion workspace. This will also notify the person.
File & Media - Upload or embed files relevant to the entry.
Checkbox - It's either checked or unchecked. Nothing fancy here but note that this is the equivalent of the boolean in a formula. It's either true (checked), or false (unchecked).
URL - Attach a web address to the entry. If a page is included, a pop up button is available to open that web page.
Email - Attach an email. If an email is included, a pop up button is available to send an email to that account.
Phone - Attach a phone number. If a phone number is included, a pop up button is available to call that number.
Advanced
Formula - Pulls data from sources outside of the column and runs them through a formula. Individual cells will "return" their own unique values depending on how the formula processed them. This could be something simple like calculating a total from a column with a base price and a column with a discount percentage. Each cell for each item would return the total price after discount. This can also turn into a powerhouse for productivity where signals are given depending on the state of a task, or progress bars for tasks completed out of a total number. There is enormous possibility here but that will be for another guide!
Relation - Databases can connect together by their keys. This is what truly separates Notion from the fold. Tables are tables but connecting them together through relations (primary and foreign keys) is what creates a true database. Remember that whatever the primary title of the database entry is, is its key (which is also the title of the page itself if you open it). The most common use is projects and tasks. Instead of creating a task database for each individual project, you should create "Master Databases" for each. See
Rollup - Pulls data from columns in other databases that are already connected by a relation. Each Database contains columns relevant to the entries it is made for. Tasks have a due date, for example, but projects do not. At least, there can only be one due date for a project but you might have 25 tasks associated. The rollup allows you to pull the do dates from the Tasks database into the Projects database. They only need to be connected by a relation column first. So, if your Projects database is related to your task database, you can now rollup the due dates that are connected to the tasks and make them visible within the project database.
Advanced - Automatic
Created Time - Shows the exact time the entry was created.
Created By - Shows the user who first created the entry.
Last Edited Time - Shows the last time the entry was edited.
Last Edited By - Shows the user who last edited the entry.
Inline vs. Full Page
Databases will always exist as their own page but Notion gives you two options on how to present them on the front-facing end. They can exist inline, within the content of a page, or as their own page. Keep in mind this only concerns where the table lives, or is housed within your workspace hierarchy. You can always used a linked database to show a database somewhere where it doesn't live. The table will always have its own name whether it shows up as the page name in the context of a full-page table, or in the table itself as an inline table (or a linked database). We will cover linked databases in their own section, I only wanted to highlight Inline vs. Full Page tables because this is how Notion presents them in the block menu.
Database Views
Table:
| Title |
|---|
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
The Name of the Wind |
The Mysterious Island |
Eragon |
The Fellowship of the Ring |
Notion for Dummies |
Mistborn |
Board:
Gallery:
List:
Calendar:
Timeline:
Linked Database:
Choose the different views from the view dropdown menu.
| Title | Date Finished | Rating |
|---|---|---|
The Name of the Wind | March 11, 2021 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
The Fellowship of the Ring | July 27, 2021 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
Eragon | June 10, 2021 | ⭐️⭐️ |
The Mysterious Island | April 30, 2021 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
Mistborn | April 22, 2021 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
Notion for Dummies | July 9, 2020 | ⭐️ |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | February 18, 2021 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
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