Tutorials
Read and follow our simple guides on specific features and concepts of Capacities
Basics
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Creating new objects
Objects are what builds out your Capacities space, here are various ways to create them.
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Create a network of notes
Most of the tools and apps we use today are organized in hierarchies, like folder structures, and tables, like Excel sheets. Both approaches limit your thinking.
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Working with tags
Tags are one of Capacities' main organizational structures and tagging is a great way to organize your content.
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Define your own objects
Creating your own object types is a great way to adapt Capacities to the way you think.
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Saving content from your phone
We have ideas and inspirations we want to capture all the time, not just when we work at our computers.
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Sharing in a knowledge graph
Sharing your content is the best way to get feedback or to multiply the value of your work.
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Tags vs. collections
Tags and collections are two key organizational features of Capacities, so it's important to know how to use them.
Dive deeper
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Making Travel Planning a Breeze with Capacities
Learn how step-by-step how Capacities can support you before, during and after a trip! 🧳
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How to Set Up PARA in Capacities
Tiago Forte's PARA system (https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/...) is one of the most well known concepts in the knowledge management space, and today we're showing you one way to set up a PARA system in Capacities. We talk a lot about tags and linking as a more intuitive alternative to a folder structure.
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Customizing Your Object Types Further
We talk a lot about properties, but what else can you customize? We will explore default link views, different layouts and more...
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Organizing your content in Capacities Part II - Object Dashboards and Queries
Every object type has an object dashboard that you can customize...
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Organizing your content in Capacities Part I - Tags and Collections
What are tags and collections, and how can they help you?
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How to Actually Use the Notes You Take
We have all been there: reading a book or an article, watching a YouTube video, only to find that a few weeks or months later, we can’t remember if and why it resonated with us, and we’re left wondering, “What was it about again?”
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Building a Network of People
People are at the center of our lives, so it can be really useful to think about the connections between people and other object types in Capacities.
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Task Management in Capacities
This video gives you some ideas for task management within Capacities before we launch integrated task management in the future.
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Customize Your Daily Note Template
This video shows you an idea for creating a daily note template, using tables, headings and to-do blocks to create a functional space to support you through the day.
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Capacities as an outliner
Capacities is a great tool for outlining your thoughts, ideas, and projects. This article will show you how to use Capacities as an outliner.
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Take your backlinks to the next level with indentation
Backlinks are a super important part of Capacities, and this one simple change can make them so much more useful.
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