Community Suggestion: Notebook Formatting
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
I have tried multiple times to use the World Anvil notes section for running my D&D games. However lack of formatting options to organize my notes is too limiting to use broadly. I end up gravitating toward other tools like Onenote because of formatting capabilites (i.e. titles, font sizes, built points, image inserts). All I think would be necessary is the same formatting options allowed for articles to be placed in the Notebook section for more fomratting options.How does this feature request address the current situation?
Adding formatting options will allow more rubust prep work for running a game session online. It will be much easier to make sense of my notes as I can call attention to certains parts through bolding, larger text, bullet points etc.What are other uses for this feature request?
Running online D&D and other RPG games with World Anvil.Follow up
I recently tried the Bbcode as one comment below suggested. It did work to do some formatting but I'm not well versed in bbcodes. It was slow and clunky for me. Another issue with the bbcode is that if I try to edit my notes during the session, the formatting is lost while editing until I go back to the view mode. That is also very clunky to work with for using the Notebook for game prep. It would be beneficial to keep the formatted view visible while editing the notebook during the game session. A quick edit feature may be the solution here as well.
The Team's Response
Thanks for the suggestion! We're currently working on a new version of the WYSIWYG editor that should be released by the end of June and will be implemented in the Notebook too. Therefore, you'll have all the format buttons you expect to have!
Current score
18/300 Votes · +4001 points
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by ASASCED
on 2024-05-14 03:46 -
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by Dalf32
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by MichaelsMind
on 2024-05-13 16:58 -
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by PrincessHoneytea
on 2024-05-12 15:43 -
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by mishpat
on 2024-05-09 04:19Additionally, could we have a button that would let us turn a notebook page into an article? I've found my self often taking during session notes in the notebook and would love to single click to turn that into a session report or plot article.
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by Fearandramen
on 2024-05-08 17:05 -
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by Mochimanoban
on 2024-05-04 07:30 -
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by ss2020
on 2024-05-03 04:32 -
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by prestonthedm
on 2024-05-02 23:29 -
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by Shawn Sudar
on 2024-04-30 09:37 -
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by SepticAce99
on 2024-04-29 10:27 -
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by tjtrewin
on 2024-04-28 17:14 -
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by Goreface
on 2024-04-27 23:06 -
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by PoppaeaSabina
on 2024-04-26 20:04 -
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by Amancham
on 2024-04-26 19:46You can format text with pretty much all the bbcode that works in articles already. there is an eye at the top right of the page that changes from edit to view mode where the formatting then is visible. I'm not sure if you mean editing capabilities beyond that. However, I guess it would be helpful to have that more obvious somehow or add an editor interface.
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by kaixabu
on 2024-04-26 10:50 -
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by DMFW
on 2024-04-26 08:48Although I don't need this myself, the suggestion sounds reasonable to me.
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+300
by Mournblade94
on 2024-04-25 17:52 -
+300
by alegrand12
on 2024-04-25 17:47
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