You can create a Doc from the Sidebar, Views Bar, location header, toolbar, Docs Hub, a template, and using /Slash Commands anywhere that allows text. You can practice how to Create a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Doc in ClickUp University.
You can convert an existing Doc to a wiki. And you can create a wiki anywhere you create and manage Docs.
What you'll need
- Docs are available on every ClickUp plan.
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Guests can't create Docs by default.
- On the Unlimited Plan and above, guests can create Docs if the create views individual permission is enabled.
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Docs can be made private on the Business Plan and up.
- Docs created in Docs Hub are private by default on our Business Plan and up.
Create a Doc
First, you need to choose where to create your Doc. When you create a Doc it opens and automatically saves. The location the Doc saves depends on where it was created.
Take a look at the following table to see where Docs save:
The location where the Doc is created | The location the Doc saves |
The Sidebar from a Space, Folder, or List | The Sidebar in that Space or Folder. Or in the Sidebar in the List's Space or Folder. |
The Views Bar | A Doc view in the Space, Folder, or List where the view was created. |
A location header of a Space, Folder, or List | The Sidebar in that Space, Folder, or List. |
A Doc template | The location that's selected from the Use doc Template modal. |
The toolbar | Docs Hub. |
Using the /Slash Command /Doc anywhere that allows text |
Docs Hub. |
Docs Hub | Docs Hub. |
Anyone with permissions can also move a Doc to another location.
Create a Doc in a Space or Folder
When you create a Doc in a Space or Folder, it is saved in that location.
To create a Doc in a Space or Folder:
- In the Sidebar, hover over a Space or Folder.
- Click the plus icon.
- Select Doc.
Create a Doc from a Doc, List, Form, or Whiteboard
Docs, Lists, Forms, and Whiteboards can be located in a Space or Folder just like a List. When you create a Doc from one of these items, the Doc is saved in the item's Space or Folder.
To create a Doc from one of these locations:
- In the Sidebar, hover over a Doc, List, Form, or Whiteboard.
- Click the ellipsis ... menu.
- Select Create new, then Doc.
Create a Doc view
When you create a Doc view, the Doc is saved as a view in that Space, Folder, or List.
To create a Doc view:
- From the Views Bar, click + View.
- Select Doc.
Create a Doc from the location header
When you create a Doc from the location header, the Doc is saved in the Sidebar in the Space or Folder, or the List's Space or Folder.
To create a Doc from the location header:
- At the top of the Space, Folder, or List, expand the location header.
- From the location header or the breadcrumbs, click the ellipsis ... next to the location name.
- Select + Create new.
- Click Doc.
Create a Doc from the toolbar
When you create a Doc from the toolbar, it is saved in the Docs Hub.
To create a Doc from the toolbar:
- In the toolbar, click + New. Or use the keyboard shortcut
T
. - Select the Doc tab.
- Click Create Doc.
Create a Doc from Docs Hub
To create a Doc from Docs Hub Create button:
- In the Sidebar, hover to the right of Docs Hub.
- If you don't see Docs Hub, you'll need to pin Docs Hub to the Sidebar.
- Click the plus icon.
To create a Doc from the open Docs Hub:
- Open Docs Hub.
- In the upper-right corner, click Create Doc.
Create a Doc using Slash Commands
To use /Slash Commands to create a Doc:
- Type
/Doc
from anywhere text can be used. - Press
Enter
to open a blank Doc. - Click Create Doc.
Create a Doc from a Note
To create a Doc from a Notepad Note:
- Open Notepad and hover over a Note. Click Convert to Doc.
- Or open a Note and in the lower-right corner, click Convert to Doc.
- The Doc is created.
- In Notepad, you can choose to delete, archive, or keep the Note.