Dashboards: Notes widget
For any memos, thoughts, or reminders you might like to jot down, you can utilize our Notes Dashboard widget 📝
You can add as many of these to your Dashboards as you want!
In this article
Overview
When you add a Notes widget to your dashboard, it provides a simple place to make notes. By default you can edit and format the note directly from your dashboard.
You can format the text by using the editing options at the top of the note or by using Markdown.
Tip
If you add a link to a note, this link only be clickable when the note is locked from editing.
You will also need to make sure that the full URL is used.
For example, [PocketSmith](https://www.pocketsmith.com)
Configuring the Notes widget
When adding or configuring a Notes widget, there are a few different options to customize it.
You can choose:
- Text alignment
- Background color
- Font
Lock note and prevent editing
If locked, the note is not editable from the dashboard
Markdown
As well as using the formatting dropdown, markdown commands can also be used to format the text while typing. The following markdown syntax can be used in the notes widget:
| Header 1 | # Header 1 |
| Header 2 | ## Header 2 |
| Header 3 | ### Header 3 |
| Bold | **Bold** |
| Italic | *Italic* |
| Blockquote | > Blockquote |
| Unordered list | - List item |
| Ordered list | 1. First item |
| Code | `code` |
| Horizontal line | --- |
| Link | [Link title](https://www.example.com) |
| Image |  |