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Capture: Jots & Amplecap
- edit "Jots" -- what are they vis-a-vis "Notes"?
- edit Amplecap usage examples
- edit Amplecap: capturing web content with our Chrome/Firefox extension
- edit Create a task from a jot
- edit Creating future daily jots
- edit Fastest way to add a task from phone?
- edit Forward emails (Gmail, Outlook, etc) to a note inbox of your choosing
- edit From Jot task to scheduled event on calendar
- edit Global task/event capture hotkey on desktop (Bonus: global note open key)
- edit Mobile long-press options
- edit Recording voice notes, speech-to-text, audio notes, or voice typing (OpenAi, Siri)
- edit Sync your Kindle/Readwise Highlights
- edit Using OCR (optical character recognition) to extract image contents to text
- edit What are Jots suggestions and how to configure them?
- edit iOS/Android Share Sheet: Sending text, links, images and PDF files on mobile
Notes & Writing
- description Applying custom foreground and background color to text and table cells
- description Calculations (aka "expression" or "evaluation"): Dates, time and math
- description Code block & colored block text formatting
- description How do I create a new note?
- description Jump to top of notes list
- description Keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) & markdown syntax examples
- description Link to new or existing notes (at @ and double-bracket [[ notation)
- description Multi-note selections and bulk actions
- description Note content formatting and page layout options
- description Note templates (aka note duplication)
- description Note version (aka "revision") history
- description Outlining with collapsible bullets, tasks, and headings
- description Rich Footnotes and content previews
- description Tables
- description Transcluding blocks and unlinked references
- description View note revision history
- description What other note settings are there?
- description Word count and character count
Tasks & Todo Lists
- check_box Assign/delegate tasks
- check_box Batch moving & updating tasks, batch changing Task Score
- check_box Checkboxes (lightweight tasks that don't show up in Tasks Mode)
- check_box Completed tasks: see what's getting done
- check_box Create a task (to-do list)
- check_box Cross out (strikethrough) when task complete to leave it inline (don't remove completed tasks)
- check_box Filtering tasks: tags and note references (backlinks aka projects)
- check_box Hide (snooze) a task until later
- check_box How does Task Score work?
- check_box How to add images, videos, text, and other details to a task?
- check_box Keyboard-driven ! Task Commands Menu to snooze, assign due date, more
- check_box Linking tasks: "Block," "Mirror," "Implement Goal," and basic task connections
- check_box Nested tasks and subtasks
- check_box Set a task Start Time (aka "Due Date") using natural language
- check_box Setting a maximum limit of open tasks per note
- check_box Tasks Mode Overview, and how to show visible due/starting time
- check_box The iOS & Android Quick Task Bar: creating tasks and to-do lists on mobile
- check_box View a task's surrounding context from Tasks or Calendar view
Calendars & Scheduling
- calendar_today Agenda View (group tasks by due date)
- calendar_today Calendar Task Domains
- calendar_today Calendar: Detailed Visual Guide
- calendar_today Color external and internal calendar events and tasks
- calendar_today Connect Google, Outlook or Apple Calendars with two-way sync
- calendar_today Dismiss tasks: Prevent completed tasks from showing on calendar
- calendar_today Getting a task reminder through your calendar
- calendar_today How do I change the first day of the week in the Calendar?
- calendar_today Meeting notes for calendar events
- calendar_today Recurring events and tasks: fixed and flexible options
- calendar_today Rescheduling en masse: Options to make fast adjustments to many tasks
- calendar_today Scheduling "events" vs scheduling "tasks" (how to schedule events)
- calendar_today Scheduling a deadline for a task (to-do item deadlines)
- calendar_today Setting an event (task) reminder time
- calendar_today Task Digest emails (highlight upcoming deadlines)
- calendar_today Task push notifications
Organize Everything
- help_outline Backlinking (bidirectional linking)
- help_outline Control auto-tagging of newly linked notes
- help_outline Deleting all notes
- help_outline How do tags work in Amplenote?
- help_outline How to define what is "Important" and "Urgent"?
- help_outline Idea Execution Funnel: How ideas evolve in Amplenote
- help_outline Managing tasks across multiple projects with nested tags
- help_outline Moving & organizing tasks (to-do items) in Notes & Jots
- help_outline Naming your tag hierarchy: five recommendations
- help_outline Note Graph View: visualize & create new note connections
- help_outline Organizing notes into folders using hierarchical tags
- help_outline Organizing, sorting, and viewing tasks lists
- help_outline Peek Viewer: Sidebar for multi-note viewing
- help_outline Shortcuts and Pinned Notes (saved searches, tag shortcuts, etc.)
- help_outline Tag settings: coloring, moving, renaming, and other per-tag options
- help_outline What does archiving a note do?
Devices & Syncing
- devices Comparing the Amplenote PWA to our native desktop app
- devices Does Amplenote work offline?
- devices How do I download mobile apps?
- devices How does syncing work?
- devices How many devices can I use?
- devices How to enable web storage in the browser
- devices Installing Amplenote
- devices Native Desktop app client
- devices Recovering recently deleted notes
- devices Which devices are supported?
- devices Why is my uploaded image showing as a gray box?
- devices Widgets: an iOS and Android glimpse into your agenda & lists
Security
- security Amplenote Security Bug Bounty Program
- security Data Processing Agreement (GDPR)
- security Enabling Two-Factor Authentication (2fa) on Amplenote
- security How are my Amplenote notes secured?
- security How are my uploads to Amplenote secured?
- security How secure is Amplenote?
- security Login with email/password when your account is connected to Google/Apple ID
- security Longevity pledge, commitment to long-term availability
- security Our "note decryption" policy
- security What are Vault Notes and how do I create them?
Search, Lookup & Navigation
- search All about searching, lookup and filtering for notes and tasks
- search Backlinked note references: finding and formatting
- search Completed Task Stats: Combining productivity & positive experiences
- search How do I use Quick Open navigation?
- search Inserting a Table of Contents
- search Navigate through recently opened notes and modes (backburger history menu)
- search Note Reference Filtering (or Inline Tags, or task tagging)
- search Search queries: tag filters & other searchable symbols
- search Slash (/) menu: Direct cross-platform access to every feature
- search Tag Shortcuts, and the Default Shortcut
- search Working with table formulas
Sharing & Publishing
- group Collaboration status icons
- group Export a note to PDF
- group How do I embed notes in web pages (e.g., your blog, help center, wiki)?
- group How do I prevent shared notes from being edited?
- group How do I publish notes to the web?
- group Implement a "Table of Contents" sidebar on a published embedded note
- group Leave comment feedback on work and conduct follow up discussions
- group Managing collaborators list
- group Publishing notes with background color and image
- group Removing Amplenote branding from published content
- group Share groups of notes or tags via tag share
- group Shared notes and shared tags: flexible collaboration options
- group Styling a blog for use with embedded notes
Import & Export
- import_export Automatic (live) backup for note content, images, and other attachments to a local directory
- import_export Exporting your notes
- import_export How long does importing take?
- import_export How will my exported notes be formatted?
- import_export How will my notes be organized?
- import_export Import from Markdown
- import_export Import from Obsidian
- import_export Importing from Evernote
- import_export Importing from Google Keep
- import_export Importing from Notion
- import_export Importing from Roam
- import_export Importing from Todoist
- import_export What are Amplenote's storage limits?
Use Cases
- account_box Building habits (flexible recurrence)
- account_box Creating a bespoke Kanban Board
- account_box Getting the best out of Amplenote without paying
- account_box How the CEO of Amplenote chooses what to work on every day
- account_box How to QUICKLY capture tasks in Amplenote (how to create an Inbox)
- account_box Images & Videos: Mastering the medium, plus suggested use cases
- account_box Improve research & thinking depth via Rich Footnotes
- account_box Keep a more focused long-term to-do list
- account_box Remember everyone you've ever met
- account_box Schedule the week in under 10 minutes
- account_box What tasks are scheduled to start (aka due) on today & tomorrow?
Account & Subscriptions
- account_circle Are student/academic pricing discounts available?
- account_circle Deleting your Amplenote account
- account_circle Free Unlimited monthly subscription opportunity
- account_circle How do I cancel my plan?
- account_circle How do I sign up for a plan?
- account_circle How do I upgrade, downgrade, or otherwise change my subscription plan?
- account_circle How will I be billed for my plan?
- account_circle Invite friends, coworkers to Amplenote for swag & bonuses
- account_circle Profile badges available to earn
- account_circle Setting a theme to change editor coloring
- account_circle User referral program & affiliates
- account_circle View Account Settings
- account_circle What plans are available?
Make it Sparkle
- diamond Appearance control: configuring "Theme" and "Light/Dark" preferences
- diamond Connect Amplenote to other apps using Siri Shortcuts, IFTTT or Pipedream (custom API integrations & automations)
- diamond Controlling "Standard" vs "Full" width layout for notes
- diamond Create your own styled blog with instant updating to replace Wordpress
- diamond Handwriting and drawing (native iPad and Excalidraw)
- diamond Inspire yourself with beautiful note background styles
- diamond Setting up an account dashboard
Goals, Forums & Social
- forum Accountability Goal Groups Overview
- forum Announcing: Accountability Goal Groups (& other Q1 2024 updates)
- forum Direct messaging users via Amplenote Social
- forum Forum discussions: three types of forum topics
- forum Markdown for forum posts & goal updates
- forum Public user profiles
- forum Social currency ("coins")
Extending Amplenote
- extension Amplenote roadmap via feature voting: how we choose what to work on next
- extension Guide to Building Plugins (Beginner to Advanced)
- extension Installing & Using Amplenote Plugins
- extension Mood Rating Overview: Purpose, benefits, and security
- extension Note Attachments: Adding images, videos, audio, PDFs, Word, Excel and Powerpoint files to notes
- extension Opening PDFs, Youtube videos, and other content in Amplenote
- extension Published Plugins Directory
- extension REST API Documentation
Plugins
- extension Actions: Ways to invoke/initiate plugin execution
- extension App interface: Plugin methods to interact with user notes
- extension Note Interface: Query or perform actions on a note
- extension Plugin API Examples
- extension Plugin API Reference Documentation
- extension Plugin Creation: Define settings, name and metadata for a plugin
- extension Plugin Example: AI Plugin
- extension Plugin Markdown Reference
- extension Reference Documentation : Appendix II: Plugin code execution environment
- extension Reference Documentation: Appendix I: Types
- extension Reference Documentation: Appendix III: Markdown content
- extension Reference Documentation: Appendix IV: Loading external libraries
- extension Using the default AmpleAI plugin
Concepts & Terminology
- lightbulb Assigned Tasks Note: Definition and Usage
- lightbulb Daily Agenda Template
- lightbulb Evergreen Notes: Definition and Recommendations
- lightbulb Spaced-repetition learning
- lightbulb Task Inbox Note: Definition and Recommendations
- lightbulb Victory Value & the "Good Life Algorithm": Which tasks leave you better off?