Hi Reader,

Whatever you're using Notion for, using it efficiently will make your experience smoother and life much easier.

Here are a few tips you can use daily.

Pull the corner of a cell to expand the content.
Want to apply the same relation, date, or tag across many database pages? Open a table view of the database and enter the required data into the entry on top of the table. After that, you’ll see a tiny circle appearing at the bottom right corner of the cell. Drag that tiny circle through the column until the blue selection of cells covers all the rows you need.

Click to copy the content from a cell.
This tip is especially useful if you’re constantly copying data from your database pages, such as AI prompts from your prompt library. When you hover over the cell, a copy button will appear on the right-hand side. Click on that button to copy all the data in that cell.

Make columns smaller on a table view.
When adjusting the width of a cell on a table view, there’s a limit to how small a column can be unless it’s a checkbox property, which can be as small as the checkbox. But, with this little trick, you can adjust the width however you like. Press Alt/Option while dragging the column border to minimise the width beyond the limit. (Thanks to Josh Redd for the tip)

Use inline reminders.
You are not limited to the reminder options in a date property. You can set reminders for any time using the inline date tagging. Type @ followed by a date (month and date) and choose the option from the dropdown search menu. You can then click on the newly created date to change the date, add a time, and set a reminder.

Change the peek mode.
Notion offers 3 options to view database pages. Centre peek, side peek, and full-page view. You can set the default peek mode in the Settings → Layout window. But you can also choose to change the peek mode as you view a page using the peek icon on the top left corner. I recommend the full-page view when working on a page that contains a database, such as a project page with tasks. When you open a project in full-page view, you’ll be able to view the tasks without leaving the projects page.

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This is all from me for now, Reader.

If you have any Notion questions or would like me to cover anything in these emails, hit reply and let me know.

Have a good one,

Merve

Resources

​The Notion Concierge: Notion template to manage your tasks and leads, plan your social media content, and build your prompt and social proof libraries.

​ChatGPT to Notion: Chrome extension to save ChatGPT responses to Notion with a single click.

​Formula Lab: Study and practice guide to learn Notion formulas.

​Notion Templates: Browse all in the Notion template gallery.

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