[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":664},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Freference\u002Fsections":3,"\u002Freference\u002Fsections-surround":655},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":646,"extension":647,"links":648,"meta":649,"navigation":650,"path":651,"seo":652,"stem":653,"__hash__":654},"docs\u002F2.reference\u002Fsections.md","Sections",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":623},"minimark",[9,13,57,69,83,88,96,122,127,130,147,151,167,170,177,181,207,214,220,224,230,246,250,253,259,266,277,281,290,301,307,311,314,337,343,350,354,364,371,381,385,388,410,414,473,482,486,589,593],[10,11,12],"p",{},"“Section” shows up in two places in Capacities. The two uses look similar in name, but they do different jobs.",[14,15,16,29],"table",{},[17,18,19],"thead",{},[20,21,22,26],"tr",{},[23,24,25],"th",{},"Where you see it",[23,27,28],{},"What it is for",[30,31,32,46],"tbody",{},[20,33,34,38],{},[35,36,37],"td",{},"Left sidebar",[35,39,40,41,45],{},"Groups of ",[42,43,44],"strong",{},"shortcuts"," to objects and object types you pin for quick access",[20,47,48,51],{},[35,49,50],{},"Object type dashboard",[35,52,53,56],{},[42,54,55],{},"Tabs\u002Fviews"," inside one object type (for example People), often backed by collections or queries",[10,58,59,60,64,65,68],{},"Sidebar sections do not organize your notes into folders. Dashboard sections do not change where an object “lives”. Both are ways to ",[61,62,63],"em",{},"look at"," or ",[61,66,67],{},"reach"," content faster.",[10,70,71,72,77,78,82],{},"For a short overview of the sidebar UI, see ",[73,74,76],"a",{"href":75},"\u002Freference\u002Fuser-interface","User interface",". For object type dashboards in full, see ",[73,79,81],{"href":80},"\u002Freference\u002Fcontent-types#object-dashboards","Object types",".",[84,85,87],"h2",{"id":86},"sidebar-sections","Sidebar sections",[10,89,90,91,95],{},"Sidebar sections live in the ",[73,92,94],{"href":93},"\u002Freference\u002Fuser-interface#left-sidebar","left sidebar",". Use them when you want a custom layout of shortcuts to important objects.",[10,97,98,99,102,103,107,108,107,112,116,117,121],{},"They are ",[42,100,101],{},"not"," a replacement for ",[73,104,106],{"href":105},"\u002Freference\u002Fcontent-types","object types",", ",[73,109,111],{"href":110},"\u002Freference\u002Ftags","tags",[73,113,115],{"href":114},"\u002Freference\u002Fcollections","collections",", or ",[73,118,120],{"href":119},"\u002Freference\u002Fqueries","queries",". Your notes stay organised by type. Sections only rearrange how you open things from the sidebar.",[123,124,126],"h3",{"id":125},"what-you-can-put-in-a-sidebar-section","What you can put in a sidebar section",[10,128,129],{},"You can pin:",[131,132,133,137],"ul",{},[134,135,136],"li",{},"individual objects (for example a project page you open every day)",[134,138,139,140,64,143,146],{},"object types (for example ",[42,141,142],{},"People",[42,144,145],{},"Meeting",")",[123,148,150],{"id":149},"pinned-section-vs-custom-sections","Pinned section vs custom sections",[10,152,153,154,157,158,161,162,166],{},"Capacities gives you a default ",[42,155,156],{},"Pinned"," area in the sidebar. You can also create ",[42,159,160],{},"custom sections"," (for example Work and Personal) with ",[163,164,165],"code",{},"New Section"," under the object type list.",[10,168,169],{},"Custom sections are the same idea as the default pinned area: named groups of pins. Use one section if a short list is enough. Use several if you want separate groups.",[10,171,172],{},[173,174],"img",{"alt":175,"src":176},"Pinned and custom sections in the sidebar","\u002Freference\u002Fmedia\u002Fsections.png",[123,178,180],{"id":179},"how-to-pin-something","How to pin something",[182,183,184,187,194,200],"ol",{},[134,185,186],{},"Open the object (or use the object type).",[134,188,189,190,193],{},"Open the object menu (",[163,191,192],{},"...",").",[134,195,196,197,82],{},"Choose ",[163,198,199],{},"Pin",[134,201,202,203,206],{},"Pick ",[42,204,205],{},"Pinned section"," or the custom section you want.",[10,208,209,210,213],{},"You can also click ",[163,211,212],{},"+"," in a section header and search for what to pin.",[10,215,216],{},[173,217],{"alt":218,"src":219},"Pin to a sidebar section","\u002Freference\u002Fmedia\u002Fpinned-section.png",[123,221,223],{"id":222},"rearranging-the-sidebar","Rearranging the sidebar",[10,225,226,227,229],{},"You can rearrange and collapse sections. If you rely mainly on custom sections, move the ",[42,228,81],{}," list toward the bottom of the sidebar and collapse it. Your custom sections stay visible first, and every object type remains available when you need it.",[231,232,233],"note",{},[10,234,235,236,238,239,241,242,82],{},"The object type list always lists every object type in the space. Pinning ",[42,237,142],{}," into a custom section does not remove ",[42,240,142],{}," from the object type list. That is why you can see the same type twice. See ",[73,243,245],{"href":244},"#why-do-i-see-people-twice-in-the-sidebar","Why do I see People twice in the sidebar?",[123,247,249],{"id":248},"deleting-a-sidebar-section","Deleting a sidebar section",[10,251,252],{},"If you no longer want a custom section, open the section’s three-dot menu and delete it.",[10,254,255,256,258],{},"Deleting a section does ",[42,257,101],{}," delete the objects or object types that were pinned there. Those items stay in your space.",[123,260,262,263,265],{"id":261},"what-sidebar-sections-do-not-do","What sidebar sections do ",[61,264,101],{}," do",[131,267,268,271,274],{},[134,269,270],{},"They do not create folders or move objects between types.",[134,272,273],{},"They do not filter content on an object type dashboard.",[134,275,276],{},"They are not the same as dashboard tabs (see below).",[84,278,280],{"id":279},"dashboard-sections","Dashboard sections",[10,282,283,284,286,287,193],{},"Dashboard sections are the tabs under an object type title when you open that type from the sidebar (for example all ",[42,285,142],{},", or all ",[42,288,289],{},"Books",[10,291,292,293,296,297,300],{},"Each section is a view of objects of that type: a built-in overview, a ",[73,294,295],{"href":114},"collection",", or a ",[73,298,299],{"href":119},"query",". You use them to browse one type in different ways, not to pin shortcuts in the sidebar.",[10,302,303],{},[173,304],{"alt":305,"src":306},"Object type dashboard with sections","\u002Freference\u002Fcontent-types\u002Fdashboard.png",[123,308,310],{"id":309},"built-in-sections","Built-in sections",[10,312,313],{},"Every object type dashboard can include built-in sections such as:",[131,315,316,319,322,325,332],{},[134,317,318],{},"Recently opened objects",[134,320,321],{},"Untagged objects",[134,323,324],{},"Objects not in a collection",[134,326,327,328],{},"Objects with no ",[73,329,331],{"href":330},"\u002Freference\u002Fglossary#backlink","backlinks",[134,333,334],{},[73,335,336],{"href":114},"Collections",[10,338,339],{},[340,341,342],"span",{},"PLACEHOLDER: Confirm the full current list of built-in sections and whether any are type-specific (for example Images or Tasks).",[10,344,345,346,82],{},"Task dashboards add their own built-in sections (for example Inbox and Today). See ",[73,347,349],{"href":348},"\u002Freference\u002Ftask-management#review-and-process-your-tasks","Task management",[123,351,353],{"id":352},"adding-and-removing-dashboard-sections","Adding and removing dashboard sections",[10,355,356,357,359,360,363],{},"To add a section, hover over the dashboard tabs and click ",[163,358,212],{},". You can add built-in options, collections, or (on Pro) queries. ",[42,361,362],{},"Recommendations"," suggests ready-made queries you can start from.",[10,365,366,367,370],{},"To remove a section from the dashboard, click the tab name and choose ",[163,368,369],{},"Remove",". That only hides the tab for this object type dashboard. It does not delete the collection, query, or objects inside it.",[10,372,373,374,377,378,82],{},"Pro users can also use ",[42,375,376],{},"Pinned to Dashboard"," on an object type query so the query becomes available as a dashboard section. See ",[73,379,380],{"href":80},"Object dashboards",[123,382,384],{"id":383},"unpin-from-space-vs-unpin-from-dashboard","Unpin from Space vs Unpin from Dashboard",[10,386,387],{},"These menu labels refer to the two different kinds of sections:",[131,389,390,400],{},[134,391,392,395,396,399],{},[42,393,394],{},"Unpin from Space",": removes the item from a ",[42,397,398],{},"sidebar"," pinned\u002Fcustom section. It is no longer a sidebar shortcut.",[134,401,402,405,406,409],{},[42,403,404],{},"Unpin from Dashboard",": removes that item as a ",[42,407,408],{},"dashboard"," tab\u002Fsection for the current object type (for example unpinning a section on the People dashboard).",[84,411,413],{"id":412},"sidebar-sections-vs-dashboard-sections","Sidebar sections vs dashboard sections",[14,415,416,428],{},[17,417,418],{},[20,419,420,422,425],{},[23,421],{},[23,423,424],{},"Sidebar section",[23,426,427],{},"Dashboard section",[30,429,430,440,451,462],{},[20,431,432,435,437],{},[35,433,434],{},"Location",[35,436,37],{},[35,438,439],{},"Tabs on an object type page",[20,441,442,445,448],{},[35,443,444],{},"Purpose",[35,446,447],{},"Quick access shortcuts",[35,449,450],{},"Views of content within one type",[20,452,453,456,459],{},[35,454,455],{},"Typical contents",[35,457,458],{},"Objects and object types you pin",[35,460,461],{},"Built-in views or collections; queries on Pro",[20,463,464,467,470],{},[35,465,466],{},"Deletes content?",[35,468,469],{},"No",[35,471,472],{},"No (removing a tab does not delete objects)",[10,474,475,476,478,479,481],{},"If you want a faster way to open ",[42,477,142],{},", pin the People type in a sidebar section. If you want a tab that shows only clients among your people, add a collection or query as a ",[42,480,408],{}," section on People.",[84,483,485],{"id":484},"faqs","FAQs",[131,487,488,497,513,532,550,569,579],{},[134,489,490,493,496],{},[42,491,492],{},"What are sections for?",[494,495],"br",{},"Sidebar sections group pins so you can open frequent objects and types quickly. Dashboard sections are tabs that show different views of one object type. Neither replaces object types as the main way Capacities stores and groups notes.",[134,498,499,502,504,505,508,509,512],{},[42,500,501],{},"What is the difference between an object and a section?",[494,503],{},"An ",[42,506,507],{},"object"," is a piece of content (a person, book, meeting, page, and so on). A ",[42,510,511],{},"section"," is either a sidebar group of pins or a dashboard tab. Sections help you navigate; objects are the content itself.",[134,514,515,518,520,521,523,524,64,526,528,529,531],{},[42,516,517],{},"Should I use objects or sections to organize my notes?",[494,519],{},"Organize by ",[73,522,106],{"href":105}," first. Use ",[73,525,111],{"href":110},[73,527,115],{"href":114}," for themes and curated groups, and ",[73,530,120],{"href":119}," for filtered views that update on their own. Use sidebar sections only to shape the left sidebar. Use dashboard sections to shape how you browse a single type.",[134,533,534,536,538,539,541,542,544,545,547],{},[42,535,245],{},[494,537],{},"The object type list always includes every type, including ",[42,540,142],{},". If you also pin ",[42,543,142],{}," into a pinned or custom section, the same type appears again as a shortcut. That is expected. Collapse or reorder the object type list if you prefer working mainly from custom sections.",[494,546],{},[340,548,549],{},"PLACEHOLDER: Add a screenshot of People in both the object type list and a custom section, if useful.",[134,551,552,555,557,558,560,561,557,563,565,566,568],{},[42,553,554],{},"How do I delete a section?",[494,556],{},"For a ",[42,559,398],{}," custom section: open the section’s three-dot menu and delete it. Your pinned content is not deleted from the space.",[494,562],{},[42,564,408],{}," section: open the tab menu and choose ",[163,567,369],{}," (or unpin from the dashboard). The underlying collection or query stays unless you delete that object separately.",[134,570,571,574,576],{},[42,572,573],{},"I deleted a sidebar section. Where did my pins go?",[494,575],{},[340,577,578],{},"PLACEHOLDER: Document the exact behaviour after deleting a custom sidebar section.",[134,580,581,584,586],{},[42,582,583],{},"Can I rename a sidebar section?",[494,585],{},[340,587,588],{},"PLACEHOLDER: Confirm rename steps for custom sidebar sections.",[84,590,592],{"id":591},"where-to-go-next","Where to go next",[131,594,595,600,605,611,616],{},[134,596,597,599],{},[73,598,76],{"href":75},": left sidebar layout and related UI",[134,601,602,604],{},[73,603,81],{"href":80},": customising dashboards and All view",[134,606,607,610],{},[73,608,609],{"href":119},"Queries",": rule-based views you can pin as dashboard sections",[134,612,613,615],{},[73,614,336],{"href":114},": manual groups within one type",[134,617,618,622],{},[73,619,621],{"href":620},"\u002Freference\u002Forganizational-structures","Organizational structures",": how types, tags, collections, and queries fit together",{"title":624,"searchDepth":625,"depth":626,"links":627},"",1,2,[628,638,643,644,645],{"id":86,"depth":626,"text":87,"children":629},[630,632,633,634,635,636],{"id":125,"depth":631,"text":126},3,{"id":149,"depth":631,"text":150},{"id":179,"depth":631,"text":180},{"id":222,"depth":631,"text":223},{"id":248,"depth":631,"text":249},{"id":261,"depth":631,"text":637},"What sidebar sections do not do",{"id":279,"depth":626,"text":280,"children":639},[640,641,642],{"id":309,"depth":631,"text":310},{"id":352,"depth":631,"text":353},{"id":383,"depth":631,"text":384},{"id":412,"depth":626,"text":413},{"id":484,"depth":626,"text":485},{"id":591,"depth":626,"text":592},"What sidebar sections and dashboard sections are for, and how they differ.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Freference\u002Fsections",{"title":5,"description":646},"2.reference\u002Fsections","7PFSds0k2RjSmIO0FXKbD8sO2aohi5amS_Km7TR39II",[656,660],{"title":657,"path":658,"stem":659,"children":-1},"Search & Command Palette","\u002Freference\u002Fsearch","2.reference\u002Fsearch",{"title":661,"path":662,"stem":663,"children":-1},"Shortcuts","\u002Freference\u002Fshortcuts","2.reference\u002Fshortcuts",1785846458506]