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Read with focus using the QuickScan Pack
Read with focus using the QuickScan Pack

If you read from a screen a lot, you probably know how tired your eyes can get after a while.

Words begin to blend in with one another, you lose your place more often, and it becomes harder and harder to process and retain the information you’re reading.

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But what if we could use a formatting trick to make it easier to read on a screen? That’s what the QuickScan Pack does. It gives your eyes a focal point for each word, helping you travel through the text like a hot knife through butter.

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Want to try it out? Just hit the toggle below:

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QuickScan on

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It works on tables too!

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Meeting notes

QuickScan meeting notes

1/10/2022

Lorem ipsum dolor amet mustache knausgaard +1, blue bottle waistcoat tbh semiotics artisan synth stumptown gastropub cornhole celiac swag. Brunch raclette vexillologist post-ironic glossier ennui XOXO mlkshk godard pour-over blog tumblr humblebrag. Blue bottle put a bird on it twee prism biodiesel brooklyn. Blue bottle ennui tbh succulents.

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6/15/2022

Zombie ipsum reversus ab viral inferno, nam rick grimes malum cerebro. De carne lumbering animata corpora quaeritis. Summus brains sit, morbo vel maleficia? De apocalypsi gorger omero undead survivor dictum mauris. Hi mindless mortuis soulless creaturas, imo evil stalking monstra adventus resi dentevil vultus comedat cerebella viventium.

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7/19/2022

Cupcake ipsum dolor. Sit amet marshmallow topping cheesecake muffin. Halvah croissant candy canes bonbon candy. Apple pie jelly beans topping carrot cake danish tart cake cheesecake. Muffin danish chocolate soufflé pastry icing bonbon oat cake. Powder cake jujubes oat cake. Lemon drops tootsie roll marshmallow halvah carrot cake.

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How does it work?

This Pack simply takes your text as an input, then bolds the first half of each word.

No APIs or logins necessary.

Get started with QuickScan

You can install the QuickScan Pack in any Coda doc. To find it, go to the Insert panel, then Packs. Search for QuickScan, and install the Pack.

QuickScan can be used in a table or on Coda’s canvas. To use it, simply type = , then quickScan(). Set your text, then optionally set the number of characters you want to bold at the start of each word. This is an optional value; if you leave it blank, it will bold half of each word’s characters (rounding up).

And that’s it! That’s how simple it is to use QuickScan.

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Searching 'QuickScan' from the Packs menu in the Insert panel of Coda

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💡 Tip: Experiment with Coda's two font styles from the Insert > Settings > Page panel, to see which you prefer!

🐘 The elephant in the room

I am aware that this method of ‘speed reading’ is

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debated⁠

. Whether or not this technique increases your reading speed, comprehension, or retention is your determination to make.

This method seems to help me travel through big blocks of text more easily, which is why I built it. Your mileage may vary. I built this Pack for fun. We’re just having fun here.