Intro to Writing & Editing

Closot works just like a word processor — familiar enough to pick up immediately, but far more powerful under the hood. You can bring in almost any type of content, move it around freely, and reshape it however you need.

Editing Tools

Three primary tools power every page you build:

1. Plus Icon (+)

Appears in the left margin when you hover over a new line. Click it to open a menu of every content type available for that position.

2. Block Handle (⋮⋮)

Visible in the left margin on hover. It does two things:

• Click and drag — move the block to a new position
• Click — open the block action menu with options:

Option	What It Does
Turn into	Convert the block to a different type, or make it a page
Color	Change text color or background (where supported)
Copy link to block	Generate an anchor link directly to this block
Duplicate	Create an exact copy of the block
Move to	Send the block to a different page
Delete	Remove the block
Suggest edits	Submit an edit suggestion
Ask AI	Trigger Closot AI on this block

3. Slash Menu (/)

The fastest way to add content. Type / followed by the name of the block you want:

• /bullet → bullet list
• /h1 → heading 1
• /callout → callout box
• /list → an inline database
• /history → open version history

The menu filters as you type and groups results by category — Basic Blocks, Advanced, Media, Database, and Options. If nothing matches what you've typed, the menu shows No results, which is a quick way to check whether a block exists.

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Types of Content

Basic Blocks

Block	Description	Shortcut
Text	Plain paragraph text	—
Page	Creates a nestable subpage	—
To-do List	Checkbox items	[]
Heading 1	Large heading	#
Heading 2	Medium heading	##
Heading 3	Small heading	###
Bullet List	Bullet points	- or *
Numbered List	Auto-numbered items	1.
Quote	Emphasized quote block	>
Callout	Boxed text with an emoji icon	—
2–5 Columns	Side-by-side column layouts	—
Table of Contents	Auto-generated list of the page's headings	—
Divider	A horizontal rule between sections	---
Button	Runs a set of actions when clicked (Buttons)	—

Columns and the table of contents are covered in more depth in Format Your Page.

Database Views

Databases are inserted as blocks and can be displayed in any of these layouts:

• List — the default; a scrollable stack where each item opens as a page
• Board — Kanban-style cards grouped by a property
• Calendar — items placed on dates
• Timeline — Gantt-style bars across a time axis
• Chart — bar, line, or donut visualizations
• Gallery — a visual card grid

Two further database blocks stand on their own rather than acting as layouts of an existing database:

• Form — collects responses and stores them as items (Forms)
• Dashboard — arranges several database widgets on one canvas (Dashboards View)

Media

• Image — upload an image or generate one from a URL
• Embed — display content from an external service inline
• Bookmark — a clickable URL preview showing the page's title and icon
• Youtube — embed a video by pasting its link
• Twitter — embed a post by pasting its link

Advanced Blocks

• Code — a formatted code block with syntax highlighting (Code Blocks)
• History — opens the page's version history, where you can preview and restore earlier snapshots (Page Actions Menu)

Selected text can also be turned into rendered mathematical notation with Convert to math equation in the formatting toolbar — see Math Equations.

Sprint Board

The Sprint Board is your team's mission control for working in short, focused cycles. It helps you pull priority items out of a crowded backlog and turn them into a clear plan for the week — so instead of facing everything at once, you see what's in progress, what's done, and what's coming next.

See Sprints for planning and running a cycle.

Inline Options

• @ + name — mention a teammate, which sends them a notification
• @ + page name — link to another page in your workspace
• @ + date — insert a date

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Style Your Writing

Highlight any text to reveal the formatting toolbar. Options include:

• Bold — Cmd/Ctrl + B, or surround with **
• Italic — Cmd/Ctrl + I, or surround with *
• Inline code — Cmd/Ctrl + E, or surround with backtick
• Strikethrough — Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S, or surround with ~
• Underline — Cmd/Ctrl + U
• AI highlight — Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + H, or surround with ==
• Comment — Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M
• Mention — @ followed by a name

For the complete list, see Keyboard Shortcuts.

Arrange and Modify Content

Select Content

• Whole blocks: Click and drag the left margin to select one or more blocks
• Partial text: Click and drag within a block; drag across block boundaries to select text spanning multiple blocks
• From edit mode: Press Esc to select the entire current block

note

Partial text selection across blocks is not available in Firefox.

Drag and Drop

Grab any block using its ⋮⋮ handle and drag it to a new position. Blue guides appear to show you exactly where it will land. Works with rows, table cards, gallery items, and sidebar pages too.

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Markdown & Keyboard Shortcuts

Inline Formatting

Markdown	Result
**text**	Bold
*text*	Italic
`text`	Inline code
~text~	Strikethrough

Line-Start Shortcuts

Type	Result
* or -	Bulleted list
[]	To-do checkbox
1.	Numbered list
#	Heading 1
##	Heading 2
###	Heading 3
>	Quote
```	Code block
---	Divider

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Page-Level Text Options

Beyond inline formatting, two settings apply to the whole page from the ••• menu:

• Typography — switch between Default, Serif, and Mono
• Small text — reduce the text size to fit more on screen

See Page Actions Menu for the complete list.

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Collaborative Content

@-Mentions

Type @ followed by a teammate's name anywhere — in text or in comments — to alert them. They'll get a notification in their Inbox.

Comments

• Highlight text and click the 💬 button
• Or press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M

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On Mobile

A toolbar appears above your keyboard while editing. Scroll it horizontally to see all options:

• + — open the block content menu (replaces slash command)
• Double-tap — select text across blocks
• @-tag — mention people or pages
• Comment — leave a comment
• Image — insert a photo
• Delete / Indent / Text color / Highlight / Duplicate — additional block controls
• Copy block link — available via •••

The top-right ••• menu gives access to typography choices and undo/redo.

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FAQs