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Markdown Cheat Sheet

Text Formatting

**bold** bold
*italic* italic
~~strike~~ strike

Headers (great for questions)

## Question? Medium header
### Smaller Small header

Lists

- item β€’ Bullet
1. item Numbered

Other

> quote β”‚ Blockquote
`code` code
--- Horizontal line

Shortcuts

⌘+Enter New block

✏️ Welcome to Block Writer

A block-based writing tool for organizing and presenting your content. Write in blocks - each block is a self-contained chunk of your document. Rearrange, tag, and hide blocks to organize your thoughts.

πŸ“ Blocks

  • Each block is a piece of your document
  • Write in Markdown format - see the Markdown Help (β“˜) for syntax
  • Drag to reorder (desktop) or use ↑↓ arrows (mobile)
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Enter creates a new block
  • Click the Γ— in the list to delete a block, it changes to a trash can, click again to delete it
  • Split - Type <# split #> anywhere in a block, then choose βœ‚οΈ Process Splits from the menu to break it into separate blocks at each marker
  • Undo/Redo - Use the β†Ά / β†· buttons to step back and forward through changes
  • Multi-select (desktop) - Cmd/Ctrl+click to select multiple blocks, Shift+click for a range, then drag them together
  • Images - Attach images to a block via πŸ–Ό Add image in the β‹― menu, or paste an image into the block. Thumbnails appear under the block; click a thumbnail's placement label to cycle caption / below / left / right / full

🏷️ Tags

  • Add tags to organize blocks (e.g., "slide", "scripture", "intro")
  • Filter by tags to focus on specific content
  • Tag a block "hide" (or "hidden" / "exclude") to leave it out of word counts and exports
  • Delete the "hide" tag to show it and include it again

πŸ“Š Stats

  • Track words, reading time, and speaking time
  • "Prior" shows cumulative time up to current block (great for pacing)
  • Tap the time to switch between slow/avg/fast reading speeds

πŸ‘οΈ View Modes

  • Preview - See your markdown rendered
  • Focus - Larger text, one block at a time. Great for laptop usage
  • Present - Full-screen, one block at a time with word/time HUD. Arrow keys or click to advance, Esc to exit. Respects tag filters and hidden blocks
  • Read Mode (mobile) - Scroll through without keyboard

πŸ“€ Export

  • Markdown - Full document with tags preserved
  • Word Doc - Formatted .docx file
  • Slides - Blocks tagged "slide" become PowerPoint slides; attached images are placed on the slide per their placement

πŸ› οΈ Menu Tools

  • βœ‚οΈ Process Splits - Break blocks apart at every <# split #> marker
  • Sort Alpha ↑ / ↓ - Reorder blocks alphabetically (ascending or descending)
  • πŸ“₯ Import - Bring in a Markdown or Word Doc file as blocks
  • πŸ•’ Version History - Browse and restore earlier saved versions of the document

🎨 Appearance

  • Themes - Pick from Dark, Gray, and Light color sets in the Theme menu. Saved per document
  • Font size - Use Aβˆ’ / A+ to make the writing area, preview, and read view text larger or smaller (click the % to reset). Saved per document
  • Line spacing - Roomy puts a gap between paragraphs; Tight keeps lines close

πŸ’Ύ Sync & Documents

  • Documents are auto-saved to the cloud
  • Access from any device
  • Click the document name to switch documents, create new ones, or rename existing ones

πŸš€ Getting Started

An "Untitled" document has been created for you. Just click + Block and start writing!

Need help later? These instructions are always available via the ? button (desktop) or the ☰ menu (mobile).

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Drag the ⠿ handle to move a note · drag empty space to pan · arrange top→bottom, left→right to set order

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