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This is a list of the shortcuts and building blocks that will kickstart your Coda-bilities.
There are with Coda, but some you'll repeat way more than others. Expand to get the how-to, and try it yourself.

Make a line.

Type “/line“ in your canvas.
Choose “Line separator” from the drop down.

Line Separator.gif
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Make a table.

Type “/table“ in your canvas.
Choose "Table” from the drop down.
Change your table name to “Best Table Ever.”
Change a column header.
Add text to a couple of cells.

Make a table.gif
Try it out.👇




Make a view.

Under your current table, type “/table.”
Select “Best Table Ever” from the drop down menu.
Change the view to the “Cards” option.
Edit some text and see it automatically update in the original table.

Make a view.gif
Try it out.👇




Say hi to us with an @ reference.

Type “Hi @Coda” on your canvas.
(Hint: You can @ anyone in your workspace in or out of a table.)
Say hi.gif
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Leave a comment.

Highlight anything on your canvas.
Click the comment icon to add a comment.

Leave a comment.gif
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Drag & drop a template from the explore panel.

Click “Explore” in the upper right corner of your screen.
Select Templates in the menu.
Then ‘drag’ one of the suggested templates into you doc.
Play.

Drag & drop.gif
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