Pivot Note Quick Start Guide

New here? You can grasp the essentials of Pivot Note in 5 minutes. Learn how to keep daily records and regather scattered content by topic.

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What is Pivot Note?

Pivot Note is a note app that lets you attach properties at the paragraph (section) level and gather content scattered across notes by topic.

• Keep daily records as date notes.
• Give each paragraph (section) meaning by attaching a topic and properties.
• Re-weave content on the same topic at a glance with the pivot view.

💡 Ordinary note apps make you remember "where you wrote it," but Pivot Note finds it again by "what you wrote about."

Core concepts

Screen layout

1. Left sidebar — the ＋ New note, All notes, All to-dos, and Pivot menus, a calendar, favorite topics, and a list that browses topics organized into groups.
2. Top header — collapse the sidebar, search (Ctrl + K), the avatar menu (Profile · Manage topics · Usage), and log out.
3. Center content — the section editor. Attach topics and properties to each section and write your content. The editor uses the full width of the screen.

Get started in 5 minutes

1. Log in

Sign up with your email and log in.

2. Create a new note

Click ＋ New note at the top of the left sidebar to open the date picker. Choose a date and press Add to open that day's editor. (If a note already exists for that date, you'll be taken to it.)

3. Write content in a section

• Enter the section title on the top title (H1) line.
• Write your content below. Typing /(slash) opens a block menu for lists, quotes, code, images, and more.
• Selecting text brings up a formatting toolbar with bold, italic, code, and more.

4. Assign a topic and properties

• Click the book icon (Select topic) at the top of a section to assign a topic. If none exists, create one with ＋ Add topic.
• Topics are organized into groups in the sidebar. Press the ＋ next to a group name to add a new topic straight into that group.
• Use the neighboring property bar (＋) to attach key: value properties (e.g. Status: In progress).

5. Save & view

• Your work is saved automatically as you type. You can also save immediately with the Save button at the top.
• Press View at the top to switch to a read-only screen without the editor.

6. Gather by topic (the key part!)

• In the topic list (below the calendar) in the left sidebar, click a topic to see that topic's sections scattered across dates gathered in date order.
• To filter more precisely, add a property : value filter in the pivot view.

7. Search

Press Ctrl + K anytime to quickly search notes, sections, and topics.

Good to know

• Gather to-dos — items you create with / → To-do (checkbox) inside a section are collected under All to-dos on the left, grouped by topic or by date, so you can see everything still open at a glance.
• Points — creating notes, topics, and images consumes points (note 1P, topic 10P, images 10P per 1MB). Check your remaining points in the header avatar menu → Usage; you can't create more when you run out.
• Favorite topics — favorite the topics you check often and they stay pinned with a color band at the top of the sidebar.
• Calendar — click a date that has notes in the sidebar calendar to jump straight to that day's notes.
• Lounge · What's New — the gear (⚙️) menu → Lounge is a space to freely post messages and replies, and from there you can open What's New to see the latest features.
• Profile · Manage topics — from the header avatar menu, change your display name, icon, and password (Profile), and organize topic groups and topics (Manage topics).
• Switch language — toggle Korean/English on the login screen and the landing page.
• Auto-expand to today — the date list automatically expands to today's date when opened.

Handy shortcuts

Next steps

• Keep recording one note a day, and be sure to assign a topic to every section.
• Once a week's worth builds up, gather them by topic in the pivot view to feel the real power.

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