34 Unique Notion Tips and Tricks [2023 Notion Tutorial] ✨💻

[@ProductiveDude]

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[@tashamoulton]

Notion is a beast! I started my Notion journey about three weeks ago. I CANNOT believe how many features it has. It's a lot of learning, but as I become more comfortable with it, I can absolutely see the value in it, AND why people love it so much!!!! I've been learning so much from your channel. Thank you!

[@ProductiveDude]

Hey Tasha! Glad you're learning a lot. Keep going! I'm sure you'll build some awesome workspaces... and thanks for watching my channel. :)

[@AnjanPrasad]

What are the add ons that we can use with Notion

[@NJHeart2Heart]

ooh.. loved the HORSE on your tip on resizing rows :D

[@scheevo1988]

I found a nice 'New' feature within notion for windows desktop. Not yet described in the shortcut list. When pressing Ctrl + T, it opens a New Tab in notion (Just like a browser). Didn't knew it could do so. Maybe this is usefull for others as well.

[@rayflanagan9970]

the divider line code is def cool! thanks.

[@ProductiveDude]

Sure thing! Glad it helped!

[@janeenhernandez5077]

love your easy to understand Notion tutorials -- I am relatively new to Notion and was wondering if there is a way to connect two databases to one calendar -- such as connecting a contact database showing birthdays to my calendar with my daily tasks -- so each day as I look at my calendar I can see both --??

[@tati79ana]

Come on, guys, this is premium material. 261 likes out of over 3k views? 😮

[@ProductiveDude]

Thx ☺️

[@RebeccaHargate]

Who are you, Jeb Bush? “Please clap.”

[@tati79ana]

@@RebeccaHargate I don’t follow, what’s your point?

[@cheriseroot2386]

I think you read the number wrong bro...

[@tati79ana]

@@cheriseroot2386 I think you are not aware of a thing called “time”, bro…

[@deghedy1]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎯 *Introduction to Notion Tips and Tricks* - Introduction to the video and the presenter's previous successful video on Notion tips. 01:08 🌈 *Creating Colorful Dividers* - Tip 1: How to create colorful dividers with custom colors and sizes in Notion. 02:03 📊 *Quick Editing of Databases* - Tip 2: Quickly edit database properties and apply changes efficiently in Notion. 02:59 📁 *Creating Easy Columns* - Tip 3: Simplify column creation using Notion's new column block type. 03:14 🖼️ *Aligning Images* - Tip 4: How to align images left, right, or center for better visual presentation in Notion. 03:42 📂 *Changing Page Open Behavior* - Tip 5: Adjust the default behavior of how pages open in Notion for a more customized experience. 04:49 📲 *Using Mobile Carousel* - Tip 6: Explore Notion's mobile Carousel feature for quick access to recently visited pages. 05:16 🧩 *Notion Enhancer Chrome Extension* - Tip 7: Discover the Notion Enhancer Chrome extension, which offers various additional features and customization options for Notion. 06:10 🎨 *Adding Custom Icons* - Tip 8: Learn how to add custom icons to pages and databases in Notion, enhancing visual appeal. 06:36 🧭 *Using Custom Icons in Tables* - Tip 9: Implement custom icons within database properties and views for better organization. 07:02 🖼️ *Viewing Databases as a Gallery* - Tip 10: Utilize the gallery view in Notion to display data with different card sizes. 07:54 📊 *Changing Properties in Gallery View* - Tip 11: Modify database properties directly from the gallery view, improving efficiency. 08:23 📆 *Switching Calendar Views* - Tip 12: Change the calendar view in Notion to display your data by the week, enhancing organization. 09:06 🔁 *Creating Recurring Templates* - Tip 13: Set up recurring templates in Notion to manage tasks that need to be repeated periodically. 09:47 🚀 *Quick Capture Database* - Tip 14: Create a quick capture database for efficiently adding tasks, notes, or bookmarks in Notion. 10:52 📈 *Using Progress Bars* - Tip 15: Utilize progress bars in Notion to track task completion and visualize progress. 11:05 📚 *Check Out Template Store* - Tip 16: Explore the template store on Gumroad to find a variety of Notion templates. 11:19 🔄 *Creating Multiple Views* - Tip 17: Create multiple views within a single Notion database for different perspectives and organization. 12:00 🔖 *Sub Pages in Notion* - Tip 18: Use sub pages to organize and access related content within Notion databases. 12:53 🧩 *Subgroups in Databases* - Tip 19: Create subgroups within databases to further categorize and filter data in Notion. 13:35 ⬅️ *Scrolling Horizontally* - Tip 20: Scroll horizontally in Notion by holding the Shift key, enabling navigation in wider database views. 14:29 🔄 *One-Way Relations* - Tip 21: Establish one-way relations between databases to control the visibility of information in Notion. 15:09 📝 *Hide Database Titles* - Tip 22: Hide database titles in Notion for a cleaner and more streamlined workspace. 15:37 🧱 *Creating Quick Capture Databases* - Tip 23: Create quick capture databases with one-way relations to efficiently gather information. 16:17 📊 *Utilizing Progress Bars* - Tip 24: Use progress bars in Notion to visually represent task completion and tracking. 16:57 📜 *Wrap-Up and Conclusion* - Conclusion and final tips for using Notion effectively. 21:23 📜 *Notion Tips for Improved Visibility* - Wrapping columns for better visibility, - Locking databases and pages, - Hiding vertical lines in databases. 24:08 🕒 *Time-Sensitive Sharing with Public Links* - Creating public links with expiration times, - Ensuring limited-time access to shared content. 24:36 📱 *Interacting with Text on Mobile* - Copying text from photos on mobile devices. 25:16 🖼️ *Viewing Notion Pages as Slideshows* - Viewing pages with images as slideshows, - Downloading images and zooming in. 25:59 🏆 *Becoming Notion Certified* - Benefits of obtaining Notion certification, - Different certification levels and their advantages. 27:08 📐 *Resizing Individual Rows within Columns* - Resizing rows within columns on a Notion page. 27:50 📊 *Adding Columns within Columns* - Creating columns within columns in Notion. 28:34 📱 *Using Notion Widgets on iPhone* - Adding Notion widgets to your iPhone for quick access to Notion pages. Made with HARPA AI

[@faisalrana4258]

really nice and helpful content , notion is great to manage work

[@fernandamena9461]

Amazing ❤ thanks for the tips!

[@SamKing-jt7xy]

I pressed like soon as you asked bro.👍

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you so much! 🤘🔥

[@danielshepherd8667]

Very helpful, much appreciated, definitely going to check out your other videos. How did you get the large font and icons for the preview on the gallery view?

[@jogriggs6915]

How do you have all the content under "Quick Capture" or "Task Manager" in a seperate spot with that gray background. Are those databases in themselves or what type of element lets you place objects on top with a background and square behind everything?

[@THATcommentor]

Just followed your 2022 tutorial to get my Notion up and running! I'm trying to become a Notion wiz by the end of the year

[@ProductiveDude]

You can do it. YOU CAN DO IT!!

[@sharmaycu]

I’m just starting out in Notion and this was really helpful! 💯 thank you

[@ProductiveDude]

Great! :)

[@MilenaHirkala]

Thank you.

[@sevenup19945678]

This was very useful and insightful, thank you!

[@marala11]

Great, on you Easier Columns, once you set 2 or more columns. That option keeps going and going for the upcoming new lines! How to deactivated them?

[@grantnelson7717]

Thanks again!

[@ProductiveDude]

Any time!

[@PracVegetarian]

I’m trying to make a template for a niche category. It has come together, but now the question is how to market something that has not priorly existed ❤

[@ProductiveDude]

Make youtube videos!

[@ShotokuVanshin]

I don't get how the first tip works. When I copy the code the line doesn't appear, it just generates a code block

[@isatoufofana8513]

So much helpful information in one video. Thank you

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@micaelmarques3983]

This is a really good vídeo! Tons of tips in a short and concise form! Keep it up!

[@ProductiveDude]

Thanks, will do!

[@aryan-zv2dt]

Very helpful video. I'm sure you'll be Notion certified very soon. I couldn't get through the "utilize subpage in Notion CRM".. Pls suggest if you can help with the template.

[@izzybizzy7089]

Thanks for your videos! If others are like me, please make your videos max 10 mins so they're easier to follow and apply. It'll be good for you as well. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc.

[@ProductiveDude]

I will consider testing this out in 2023

[@Dhanesh411]

Hi Carter! A quick question...how did you link the checkbox to the progress bar in Tip #17?

[@cheriseroot2386]

Thank you so much for teaching me how to use Notion. The owner of the company I work for just said hey, move all these value engines and playbooks over here. And Ive never used it! Youve helped me to successfully do this on my own. I appreciate it so much!

[@NeversayChen]

I love your recurring template! That is a big help for my daily todo list creating!

[@ProductiveDude]

Great! :)

[@microstrader]

Wish t here was a back to backlink to a specific block instead of a page. Any ideas on this?

[@m_tron99]

100% best Notion channel on the block. Great work mate!

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you! That means a lot!

[@athu1148]

Hey! Thanks a lot for this video. And don’t worry… you will also get your notion certified badge. ❤

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you!

[@privacy312]

man thank you this is tool very usfull in notion

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad it helped

[@mark-victor]

Amaaaazing video thanks a lot!!!!

[@ProductiveDude]

You’re so welcome! :)

[@praiseworthypets]

How do you create the sub-pages? I don't see a way to make those relations.

[@ProductiveDude]

I have multiple tutorials that might help… I made 1 video about sub items and dependencies, I also made a recent video about databases (full guide) that might help.

[@sarahr.6874]

Your videos are super helpfull. I have one question to the one way linked databases. Can i create a one way linked database to a template? I want to create a to do list on my conference homepage with all to do's from every conference, but in each protocol page i only want to see the to do's from that protocol (the protocol structure is a template). I achieved to linked them, but now i see every to do on every page. I googled, but i cant find a solution, because its a template... hope you can help

[@ozherelev]

Hi there! Can you please explain how to use Fancy Divider Color Code in your 1st tip? Northing happening when I past it. Thanks

[@ProductiveDude]

I made a full video on it. Watch that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJWuo4mjlpmraaM

[@astrokier]

Thanks a lot for all your videos. I can’t find the one you kindly mentioned members vs guest. It seems Notion automatically charge my account as soon as someone joined my space?

[@ProductiveDude]

I don't have any content on Team spaces yet. My channel is more centered around small teams and individuals.

[@killianmerdrignac2077]

I find most tips & tricks Notion videos tend to be packed with quite a lot of not so useful features but yours is amazing! Thanks for all that crazy work 🙏

[@ytbucketk320]

Typo: Tip 21: Create Sun Groups in Notion. Also which video explains how to create the links in Tip 20?

[@rediffusion7996]

14:36 Why do you use sync? It works without it also fine. Filter > Is empty doesn't work (I guess Notion broke it). Filter > Is (some date) works.

[@rediffusion7996]

0Key, I find a fix for the filter on your channel > kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2KtmXqgiM6qgbM

[@zahraaa59676]

2:24 "Bill musk, elon gates, Mark bezos, Jeff Zuckerberg"

[@karlo-lol5935]

Is there a way to change the color of the full page, instead of it being black or white?

[@ProductiveDude]

There are some Notion chrome extensions that change the look of the page in your browser. Try out Notion Style Tweaks Chrome Extension That’s my fav.

[@karlo-lol5935]

@@ProductiveDude but is there a way to only apply it to a certain page?

[@marya4632]

Thanks - these tips are great! I thought I knew a lot about Notion but you always come up with something new.

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad this helped!

[@siddharthkakade9989]

The divider thing , how to edit it ?where should I write the code

[@TheChucky777]

Android has Notion widgets too. Just saying 😌 🤷🏿

[@ProductiveDude]

Well hey, that's great, I didn't know that it was set up the same. :)

[@Jzguan]

Hey could u do a okr notion with tracking?. Plz plz

[@ProductiveDude]

I think I could probably make a video about that! ;)

[@marala11]

Tip #1, what language is that? It doesn’t work on my side! Can you please expand in more detail this tip. Thanks!

[@hansvandenf]

Very Nice tutorial!! Trying to create a quick capture database containing tasks, whenever I click the new button, it will add a task to my database, but it doesn't open the page for that task to let me fill out the details. How do you get the new button to open the page for the task?

[@ProductiveDude]

Quick capture is broken. But don't worry. I'm coming out with a video that shares a fix tomorrow or Monday. :)

[@ProductiveDude]

Here's the fix video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2KtmXqgiM6qgbM

[@MariaLopez-sz6gi]

Hi! Do you know how to connect Google Calendar to Notion with Make? it's supposed to be done. In fact, in Notion appears, but i don't know how to do it.

[@ProductiveDude]

I will look into this. I've been waiting for notion to just release a full integration ahha!

[@brandi3447]

Thanks for the tips! curious how difficult the notion certificate was? How can you study for something like that?

[@ProductiveDude]

Check out the link in my description. That is Notions official page where they talk about study strategies and you can apply there. I recommend learning about Notion sharing settings, database permissions, relations and rollups, shortcuts, and understand how teams work in Notion. If you don’t pass with 70% plus you’ll get a chance to retake after 30 days. Good luck!!

[@brandi3447]

@@ProductiveDude Thanks! Another Quick Question, how did you add multiple photos to scroll through. I cant seem to figure it out. It wont let me upload multiple photos at once.

[@ProductiveDude]

@@brandi3447 Just add them separately within the page. '/image' should pull up the image option, upload one image, then do '/image' again below that further down the page. Repeat these steps as many time as you want, then click on one of the photos and you'll be able to scroll through. :)

[@thaisvalente6833]

I love your material! You are awesome!

[@toorank7669]

Awesome video, Carter! Thank you for all your work you put into making us more productive. 👏

[@ProductiveDude]

Cheers

[@elpianista19]

I love your videos. Tip 16 i can not understand it. How do i build that? After it's build, I know how to use it. I hope you can help me. Thanks.

[@ProductiveDude]

Hey David! I hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIK0ZWyOo9ClopY I made an entire video about the quick capture module.

[@elpianista19]

@@ProductiveDude thanks mate

[@laetitiaguzman4616]

Hello Carter, your channel is one of my best to learn Notion and also to improve my English because I'm French. I really love Notion 🥰

[@juliabalashova3466]

Thank you so much for all of your videos, they are of top quality and very interesting!

[@nathanbruce1992]

I knew almost none of these and they’re actually something I may use, especially the widget one for my workout page. Thanks mate, you’re a life saver

[@boostmedia735]

My taskbar is hide in notion how can I solve.

[@chedrickmaghanoy5567]

the problem with a recurring task is it can only be seen in one calendar i have other todos that isnot recurring but need a calendar for it so I created a date property for that but on my timeline and calendar view i can't see my recurring tas since the recurring tas can only work to created date property

[@ProductiveDude]

Yah recurring tasks could be better :/

[@karlo-lol5935]

Bill musk, LOL

[@pangolin-0886]

14:25

[@TheFractalStorySpinner]

Hi. Notion Enhancer isn't working. They've got a note app that since some Notion updates, there's been operation issues and they're working on it.

[@ProductiveDude]

The chrome extension version isn’t working ? Damn!

[@TheFractalStorySpinner]

@@ProductiveDude Not working. How is yours working? I like your channel, by the way, and appreciate your videos. Thank you.

[@ProductiveDude]

@@TheFractalStorySpinner mine is working on MacBook I’m using Brave Browser.

[@TheFractalStorySpinner]

@@ProductiveDude Ah. I'm on a Lenovo with Chrome. Check the website, you'll see the notice. Hopefully they'll get it fixed because it does look like they've got some nice options.

[@saraangel6696]

Comment for the algorithm ❤

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you Sara! You rock! 🤘

[@itman94]

Based on my personal experience, Notion seems like a dangerous tool that is blinded by money. If you make a mistake in inviting members, you will be automatically charged for an additional year, and there seems to be no way to prevent it. There are many good tools out there, so if you choose to use Notion, use it for personal use only and be extremely cautious with collaboration. I recommended it for students' homework submissions, and ended up being automatically charged over $5,000. When I raised the issue, instead of a refund, I was given useless credits worth $5,000, and they said they couldn't provide a refund after 3 days. Hundreds of dollars can disappear in an instant. Notion is an extremely risky and insane company. Unless your company is paying for it, I highly recommend avoiding it, and if you investigate, you'll see that it incurs tremendous costs. $5,000 is unusable even for a personal plus account and I think the company is just terrible. You'd be better off using MS Loop or other tools. Never use Notion for anything other than a personal free account. And even the personal free account is garbage. You have to pay a lot of money just to do anything, and it's all automatic. It's a tool from a company that's really suspect at its core