{"id":"junk-yard.how-do-i-write-a-note-in-the-junk-yard","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-write-a-note-in-the-junk-yard","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"cards-editing","title":"Cards, notes and editing"},"question":"How do I write a note in the Junk Yard?","alt_questions":["New note Junk Yard","Quick note Mac Storage Studio","Junk Yard rich text editor","Make a sticky note in Junk Yard","Write a note with formatting","Junk Yard note bold italic lists"],"short_answer":"Click New note (or press ⌥⇧N, or ＋ in the curtain). The rich-text editor supports bold, italic, underline, monospace, lists, links and images; saving adds the note as a scrap.","answer_markdown":"Click **New note** in the board's header (or press ⌥⇧N, or the **＋** in the curtain). A rich-text editor opens with bold, italic, underline, monospace for code, bullet and numbered lists, links and images — and ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U work as usual.\n\nSave, and the note lands on the board as a scrap with your default lifetime. The editor is a floating panel you can move and resize while you write.\n\nSee [Can I put images in a note?](/faq/junk-yard/can-i-put-images-in-a-junk-yard-note)","answer_html":"

Click New note in the board's header (or press ⌥⇧N, or the ＋ in the curtain). A rich-text editor opens with bold, italic, underline, monospace for code, bullet and numbered lists, links and images — and ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U work as usual.

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Save, and the note lands on the board as a scrap with your default lifetime. The editor is a floating panel you can move and resize while you write.

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How do I write a note in the Junk Yard?

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Short answer: Click New note (or press ⌥⇧N, or ＋ in the curtain). The rich-text editor supports bold, italic, underline, monospace, lists, links and images; saving adds the note as a scrap.

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Click New note in the board's header (or press ⌥⇧N, or the ＋ in the curtain). A rich-text editor opens with bold, italic, underline, monospace for code, bullet and numbered lists, links and images — and ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U work as usual.

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Save, and the note lands on the board as a scrap with your default lifetime. The editor is a floating panel you can move and resize while you write.

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See Can I put images in a note?

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