Writing pages
The / menu, Markdown typing, check lists, tables, note boxes, toggles, columns, pictures, files and videos, mentions and page links, icons and covers, templates and writing help.
Typing
Click in a page and type. Pages save themselves a moment after you stop - the top of the page shows Saved. Press Ctrl+S to save at once.
Select some words to get a small bar with bold, italic, underline, strike-through, code, a link and headings.
The / menu
Type / at the start of a line (or after a space) for a list of things to add. Keep typing to narrow it, then press Enter:
- Text, Heading 1, 2 and 3;
- Bulleted list, Numbered list, Check list - click a box to tick it;
- Quote, Code, Divider, Table (press Tab to go to the next cell; at the end, Tab adds a row);
- Note box, Warning box, Tip box;
- Toggle - a title that opens to show more, good for questions and answers;
- Two columns, Three columns;
- Contents - the headings of the page, as links;
- Pages under this one - links to the pages inside;
- Picture, File, Video or embed - YouTube, Vimeo and Loom videos, and Google Docs, Maps and Figma embeds;
- Link to a page, Mention a person, Web link, Today's date;
- Live data (Professional and up) - see Knowledge with your other apps;
- Write with AI (Professional and up, with your own AI key).
Typing shortcuts
At the start of a line, type:
| Type | You get |
|---|---|
# | Heading 1 |
## | Heading 2 |
### | Heading 3 |
- or * | Bulleted list |
1. | Numbered list |
[] | Check list |
> | Quote |
``` ` ``` then Enter | Code |
--- then Enter | Divider |
Mentions and page links
Type @ and a name: pick a person to mention them (they get a note in the bell and by email, if they can read the page), or a page to link it. Pages a page links to know about it: they show the page under Pages that link here.
Pictures and files
Paste a picture, drag it onto the page, or use /Picture. Pictures up to 10 MB (JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP); files up to 25 MB. Only people who can read the page can open its pictures and files.
Paste from Word, Docs and web pages
Copy from Word, Google Docs or a web page and paste: headings, lists, tables, bold and links come with it; colours and fonts are left out so pages stay tidy.
Icon, cover and full width
Point at the top of a page for Add icon (an emoji for the page and the tree) and Add cover (a picture across the top; Move sets which part shows). In More (the three dots), Full width uses the whole screen.
Templates
A new page offers templates under Start with; Templates in the menu shows them all. Editors save any page as a template for everyone with More > Save as template (Standard and up).
Writing help
On Professional and up, with your business's own AI key (Settings > Writing help), select words and press the wand in the bar: fix spelling, make shorter or longer, simpler, more professional or friendly, summarise or translate. /Write with AI drafts an outline or a first draft from a few words. Your AI service charges your business for what you use; Ellibo adds nothing.