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Create a Notebook

Notebooks are the place where data and narrative coexist. You can always create a blank notebook or duplicate a public one.

Overview​

To create a notebook, go to a workspaces and clink on the New Notebook button on the topbar.

A notebook can be a digital textbook or you can type / to add widgets, calculation blocks or tables to explore data and numbers.

Video: Creating your first Notebook​

Duplicate a Notebook​

Instead of creating a notebook, you can also duplicate them.

When you duplicate a notebook, a copy of that notebook will be automatically added to your workspace.

Take a look at our Gallery of examples and try to duplicate one:

  1. Selection an example;
  2. On the topbar you will find a Duplicate button;
  3. Click on it to create a copy of that notebook for yourself;
  4. Adapt it or transform it however you wish since you now own a copy of the original notebook.

Telling Stories

Decipad notebooks aren't just for numbers, narratives are built on top of words. Here are some of the tools you can use to build your story.

Notebook Names​

To organize your notebooks and help tell your story, pick a name for you notebook by defining a title. At Decipad we like to use emojis. Be creative!

Writing & Styling​

Heading & Sub-Headings​

Add headings to you notebook with the '/' command in any paragraph by selecting 'Heading' or 'Sub-heading'.

In alternative, you can use the markdown notation. '#' followed by "Your Heading" or '##' followed by "Your Sub-Heading" to insert them into any paragraph.

Styling Paragraphs​

To transform your paragraphs you can select the text you wish to change and use the tool menu to pick a style. Currently, the notebook supports bold, italics, underline as well as some custom text decorations as highlighting and code.

Markdown Support​

Besides the styling menu that pops up when you select text, Decipad supports a number of markdown style shortcuts to make editing and writing faster for those of you who prefer. Take a look at the supported shortcuts:

Block Shortcuts​

  • # followed by a space to create an Heading
  • ## followed by a space to create an Sub-heading
  • ```followed by aspace to create a calculations block
  • - or * followed by a space to create a bullet list
  • 1. followed by a space to create a numbered list
  • > followed by a space to create a block quote
  • >! followed by a space to create a callout
  • --- followed by a space to create a divider

Inline Formatting​

  • Wrap words between * and * or _ and _ for italic
  • Wrap words between ** and ** for bold
  • Wrap words between ~~ and ~~ for strikethrough
  • Wrap words between == and == for highlight
  • Use the notation [link name](url) to insert a link
  • Use ![Alt text](https://decipad.com/octopus.png) to add an image.
  • Wrap words between ` and ` for inline code
  • Wrap a variable name between % to get a magic number

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