The Notepad is a personal place to write down any type of notes you want. Make a grocery list, save important links or images, and even convert notes to tasks later!
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Notepad is available on every ClickUp Plan.
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Everyone, including guests, has unlimited access to Notepad.
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Notes are private, so no one else in your Workspace can see them.
Enable or disable Notepad
By default, the Notepad is enabled. To toggle this feature:
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Click your avatar in the lower-left corner of your Workspace.
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Select My Settings.
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Scroll down and flip the toggle for Notepad on or off.
Create a note
To create a new note:
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Ensure Notepad is enabled in your settings.
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From anywhere in your Workspace, use the
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hotkey or click the Quick Action button in the lower-right corner of your screen. -
Title your new note.
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Type out your ideas.
Not sure where to start? Click the + icon next to an empty Note to add a content block or set text formatting.
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Come back anytime. You'll be right where you left off!
Add rich editing and attachments with /Slash Commands
Type /
to use /Slash commands to a note to add rich editing like headers, bold font, and much more!
You can also use /attach
or drag and drop files like images, gifs, and videos directly into your notes.
You can use checklists in your notes to add simple to-do list items for yourself. This is the perfect way to create a personal action item that might not relate to a specific task!
Notepad features
You have a couple of options when first opening the Notepad:
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Search: Search your notes by keywords found in the title or description of a note.
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Ellipsis ... menu: Click here to enable the Show archived option.
Use the show archived option to view and restore archived notes!
When you hover over an individual note, or open a note and click the ellipsis in the right top corner, you will see four additional options:
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Rename: Rename your note.
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Archive/Unarchive: Archive or unarchive an individual note.
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Delete: Delete your note.
Deleted notes cannot be recovered.
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Convert to task: Convert your note into a task.
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Convert to Doc: Convert your note into a Doc.
When you open a note, you have four new options presented in the lower-right corner:
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Print Description: Print your note.
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History: View and revert changes to notes.
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Full screen: Expand any note to fill your screen.
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Convert to task: Convert your note into a task.
You can take your notes with you using the ClickUp Chrome Extension.
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