All Notion Databases Explained in Under 30 Minutes! (Full Guide)

[@christellesartfactory2124]

this is the 5th video I am watching on databases in Notion (I only started yesterday and have no clue what I'm doing! lol!). this is THE BEST and clearest video I have watched. the previous 4 made me almost give up on Notion! So thank you so much Productive Dude, I am most grateful for your help

[@ProductiveDude]

Oh that’s great. Thank you for finding your way to my channel. I try to be thorough and speak to beginners to take them to an advanced level quickly. Glad this made sense.

[@ARTIST_NOONE]

Exact situation I had 😅 thank you so much to teach us ... @ProductiveDude

[@Amor_y_Alma]

This video is from like 2 years ago, so I'm here late... but just want to say I've seen several videos on DBs and this is the CLEAREST and most straight forward. It's like the stuff I don't understand the others explaining is FINALLY making sense! Thanks bro!!! 🥳🥳

[@pauls7056]

I must say that I'd avoided the databases and then ended up with hundreds of pages of notes. Finding things seemed a nightmare. I'll try some of the things you used here as it looks like it will solve my problem. Thanks for posting. Great video and you are a born teacher. Liked and subscribed.

[@Sky-yj8wx]

Question is once you have hundreds of pages without using databases - my issue- how do I convert them to databases and then connect them all?

[@arsenigold9470]

Awesome stuff man, one of the best if not THE best Database video I've seen so far. Can't wait to use them! Very cool Seiko btw! (The fan drove me crazy😅)

[@colleenwall4453]

A big shout out to Productive Dude, you have been instrumental in introducing me to Notion. I cant believe that I hadn’t found it before however, I’m also a big believer in “right time, right place” & now is definitely the right time. Your full on introduction video was sensational. You taught with clarity & patience so I thank you 🙏

[@ProductiveDude]

Wow thank you so much for the kind words. I appreciate that. All the best.

[@Dan-bx3sw]

That was possibly one of the best tutorials of any subject I ever watched. Bravo!

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you so much!

[@VanessaMedina-yt3gd]

I have been watching loads of notion videos lately, being a new user and this has been the most insightful one I've seen. Now I can create exactly what I've been wanting to given these explainations. Thank you. I just became a subscriber because of this video!

[@Triplesteeple]

Mega-Productivity Changing - LIfe Changing... Very excited. Thank you.

[@samanthagarner2926]

Thank you for such a concise but still really comprehensive breakdown of this. I'm excited to use them now, I was so intimidated and confused before. Appreciate the work you put in!

[@ProductiveDude]

You are so welcome!

[@aslidavaz]

I have been watching Notion videos for quite a while. I must say this, single handedly, is the best I have seen so far. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@ProductiveDude]

You are so welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@carolinamunoz4355]

Omg this is so useful! I can finally start using Notion. Thank you!!

[@ProductiveDude]

Awesome!

[@thereadingmother2008]

Thanks for the great explanation of relating databases. I was lost when I purchased a template already created with linked databases. Now, I can see a little more clearly how they are working behind the scenes. I look forward to watching more of your videos with your clear teaching style.

[@maheshkumar6693]

I have been following you from long time. All your videos are really useful eventhough views are not reaching greatly, I surely say that you are doing great work with productivity tools. Keep up the good work dude ⚡️

[@ProductiveDude]

Thanks for watching!

[@barryvideoyt]

Carter, this is the best explanation of Notion that I've seen yet. I've been following you for a while and I really enjoy your videos. One question: if I create a page database, then create a linked database say on my homepage. Then I delete the linked database on the home page, will the original page database be deleted also. I want to avoid that. Thanks, Oh, and you should rename the "search" bar to the "Surach" bar! 😁

[@ProductiveDude]

Thanks for the kind words! Now the answer to your question is: If you delete the linked database the full page won't get deleted. If you delete pages out of the linked database however it will effect the full page database. That's the benefit of using full page database. They're much more flexible and easy to save and store even if you don't want to use them on the front of your homepage anymore. Make sense?

[@dangarjohnson5770]

I watch way too many productivity videos on KZbin and this was one of the best Notion tutorials I have seen.

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad it was helpful!

[@allark9650]

I downloaded notion a couple of months ago. I started using it and made a mess😂😅. Now I'm trying to be patient and trying my best to learn and use the app correctly. You're a great instructor. Thank you for being thoughtful and thorough with the explanation. I'm new to notion and not too technical savvy. I truly appreciate your time and tutoring videos. They're very helpful.

[@abaniahmadbani]

This productive dude is really made me more productive because of simple and clear explanation, and more importantly, no bullsh*t long intro in the beginning of the video which I really respect!

[@ProductiveDude]

I love that. Thanks! :)

[@kaushikkundu]

Honestly this dude resolved all my issues regarding notion

[@cdraves]

This was helpful. I needed a better understanding of how Notion did relations. Thank you!

[@melinapaivaleite4512]

Thanks! Nice important information about Notion features. I'll definitely use some of them on mine.

[@dr.patnesbitt]

Great video. Some of the others were too simple, and others too complicated. You hit the mark perfectly!

[@ProductiveDude]

Thanks for watching. Your viewership is appreciated and I’m happy you took time to leave feedback!

[@InnovativeLegacies]

Thanks Carter! Notion was recommended to me but I did not find an easy to understand video until I viewed this. I will be transferring the data of several Excel sheets to Notion and creating one relational DB.....a HUGE timesaver especially since I can include images, urls and notes.

[@tedflint7237]

Great dude. So far you’re the go to man!

[@LadyHawke904]

Thank you. I like the way you go through examples of how to link the pages back to the database. That was super helpful!

[@elisaceline]

i really needed this video, i have been struggling so much creating databases to organize my university stuff. this is such a great video explaining how databases work, this helped me a lot!

[@ProductiveDude]

I'm glad this helped. Any other areas of Notion you're struggling with?

[@ashrafulalam86]

Easy to understand, examples are good to grasp

[@maximilianoperaita5256]

This was huge!! I´m starting with Notion, really helpful mate.

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad you liked it!

[@roooop]

Thanks, I wanted to understand how tables work. New to Notion, been putting it away cause it seems confusing, but I know how useful it can be. Created by first table database today.

[@inesmaria4778]

omg thank you so much first comprehensive video about database!

[@ProductiveDude]

You bet!!

[@alipiodepaula]

Great stuff! Very straightforward explanation, this is the best video I've ever watched about this subject. Thanks!

[@ProductiveDude]

Great. Thank you 🙏

[@TanjaHebbrecht]

OMG! This is the video I have been looking for for months. Finally I understand how databases in Notions work. Thank you so much for making this video. It helps me a lot 🙏

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad this helped! Thank you for watching!

[@ProductiveDude]

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[@Gazfixable]

Thank you SO much for this video. I've been trying and trying to find a simple breakdown and walk through of databases. Your video has been the most helpful. Ever.

[@ProductiveDude]

I’m happy to hear that! Thanks!

[@peterstanley9964]

hey man, that is a brilliant video, i start to understand notion now. i am making a trading journal database. i am getting there now. you are brilliant and so is notion, thank you

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad to hear it!

[@karimecal4816]

Thaaank you sooo much!! I've been trying to understand the databases, to me it's the most challenging part of Notion but you explained it so easily and now I'm ready to create my own databases!!

[@ProductiveDude]

That is great! Thanks for your comment.

[@gratefulgrows]

Excellent! Very straight-forward and easy to understand. Thanks!

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad you enjoyed George! Thanks for watching.

[@Patrick-rp8gi]

Thank you so much for explaining this. You are so easy to understand for a beginner like me

[@ProductiveDude]

That’s great! Glad this helped you on your Notion journey.

[@PriyankaGupta-lh3ot]

Wow! This was so helpful! Thank you so much🙌🌺

[@ZoeysMusings]

And here I thought Notion was complicated. You're a gifted teacher. Have learned so much from this. Thank you!

[@ProductiveDude]

So kind! Thank you. Glad this helped.

[@MichaelPierce66]

Thanks for the intro video! I'm in the midst of using databases to build a research workbench for my genealogy research...lots to think about!

[@REDOX-Globe]

This was fantastic. I am just starting out with Notion. Thank you!

[@ProductiveDude]

Happy to help! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@VintagePageDesigns]

This was so helpful- thanks.

[@xray1228]

Great tutorial, thanks! Notion is a super flexible tool but you actually need someone to explain to you how it can be used, otherwise you end up like one of Carter's plants haha

[@TheSVGBlog]

Thank you... The best explanation of Databases in Notion. I think I can actually make a relational database now. YAY!

[@ProductiveDude]

That's exciting. If you need anymore help just comment back here. I'll help you navigate your problem.

[@shazwany4200]

just what i needed thank you for the clear explanation!

[@ua6523]

I needed this! Thank you. Liked and saved!

[@ProductiveDude]

Great, glad this helped you out! I want to do an updated version soon!

[@richardlees5303]

Well done! Good overview of Notion possibilities. I DO have a faster way for you to track 'dead plants' however if you're short of time ;-)) Appreciate your efforts here.

[@ProductiveDude]

RIP to my plants. ;( haha

[@cathycarr3625]

You are very good at teaching. Very informative

[@ProductiveDude]

I appreciate that!

[@Pcoxproductions]

I love it, I had the same idea for our home menu that looks up the inventory we have. Bravo!

[@ProductiveDude]

Great minds think alike ay? ;-) Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

[@yordanosgidey9078]

Thank You carter !! Simple and essential to start from scratch

[@ProductiveDude]

I’m happy this helped. :-)

[@TheAntipreneur]

Fun game… Take a drink every time Carter says database. 🥃🥴 Great video. Fantastic breakdown and display. Bravo.

[@johannaj.3205]

Thanks so much for the great video, super helpful! I'm pretty new to Notion and was ready to despair but I think I can give it another shot now haha. QQ: is it possible to add the different views one after the other on one page, like a dashboard? So I could e.g. have a list on top and the calendar view on the same page to see it without having to toggle between views..?

[@GalileoFigar0]

Hey, thanks man, that was helpful. I wonder if you could help me with a question. Re: “How to Relate Database” is there a way I could have the relation setup such that from within the “book” I could click the relational link to “notes” and create new record that will automatically relate back to the book. As it is now, when I click the relational link from within the book, I have the option to create a new record in the notes database, but I have to manually relate that note back to the book. Basically, I want the system to assume that when I create a new record in a linked database that I must want it linked back to the record I just came from (to the exclusion of all others)

[@EliseuMateus]

I like this video very much, you're a real pro! Notion is very powerful but it needs some learning fro us to get the best out of it. I'm sure that I will learn a lot from you! Thank you!

[@ProductiveDude]

Thanks for watching Eliseu! If you have any further questions on Notion please leave them in the comments. We look at the most common questions and make videos based on those.

[@TonyLouis9345]

Thanks for this video. It's very clear and extremely helpful.

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank you so much Anthony! I value your comment and your viewership very much.

[@SiennaLi-rs1gm]

hi! thanks for sharing! The videos are so helpful! if i want to make a database with long list of information, say a bunch of names, is there a way to bulk import these info? I tried text property, but they grouped in one cubic instead of separate into lines.

[@orelcohenyashar6801]

Incredible explanation!

[@ProductiveDude]

Great! Glad it worked for you.

[@shaolin60]

Hey there! Is it possible to add product by SKU from products database to current order list. Let say I have shop and database for whole staff. Then I want to create order list for buyers. I will go to buyers specific table and add SKU, and then buyer will see what he need to buy this certain time. That will save time because I no need fill all fields for certain buyer. Best, Aelx

[@MinyetteB]

Thank you soooo much this is EXACTLY what I needed❤️❤️❤️❤️🥹🙌🏾

[@ProductiveDude]

You are so welcome

[@rashidkhan4455]

Super nice, Thanks for sharing brother, its really help me out,

[@ProductiveDude]

Happy to help

[@lovelybudgetplans]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@ProductiveDude]

You bet, let me know if you have any other questions. I'm happy to help.

[@lovelybudgetplans]

@@ProductiveDude Thank you, will do.

[@AprilMW]

So many great ideas thank you!!

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad this helped! What are you building in Notion?

[@rosenbergbenadretti]

Hei1 thanks for the vid. How can you put a second database when ur main page is a database like 10:23 ?? It wont let me add anything underneath and I need 2 databases in the same page but I dont want to start all over again. Thanks!

[@ProductiveDude]

You can’t put two databases on a full page database because that page IS a database. Create a blank page. Then, type into the page: “/column” tap the two column option. Next, type in the left column “/create” and you should see “linked database”. Use that block type, then select the database you want to see on the left. Repeat the last step in the right column with your second database that you want to connect. Does that make sense?

[@rosenbergbenadretti]

@@ProductiveDude Absolutely. I just learned how to use linked databases. Thank u very much!

[@gabicaprini]

this is amazing! thank you so much :)

[@ProductiveDude]

You bet!

[@MauraRizzo]

thank you for your videos!

[@eidodoos]

very great video. pack of informative. please make video about notion use as money manager or expense manager.

[@ProductiveDude]

I'll consider making a video about this. I use a different software right now but I might challenge myself and make a financial tracker in Notion.

[@delorisjiang6127]

Extremely useful!

[@ProductiveDude]

Hey thanks!

[@mallory-knox]

I need your grocery template so bad, that is genius, do u sell it? by the way, this is the first databases video that didnt make me want to pull my eyes out, thank you

[@EMChannel_]

now i understand it clearly thanksssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@invisibleharness]

I love this. thanks. It helped me a lot. Is there any way to change colors in the calendar view? My projects last for several weeks sometimes so my calendar is difficult to read cause it looks like a bunch of white bars overlaid on a white calendar. If I could just make the calendar's background Yellow I could see more easily what is going on.

[@ProductiveDude]

Drag your calendar inside of a callout and change the background color of the callout to yellow.

[@invisibleharness]

@@ProductiveDude I'm new to notion and I'm using a database template. I don't see a way of dragging the calendar. Also, how do you add something below a database on the same page? I don't see a way to type more below it.

[@michelwolf5866]

Thnx man for your patience to really teach something! Nice pace and depth. I also noted down some of your books ;)

[@dineshvkumarangapandu07]

Much thanks for the video brother 😀👔

[@ProductiveDude]

Absolutely! My pleasure. 😇

[@MakeBanco]

definitely a great video thanks!

[@ProductiveDude]

Thank YOU for watching.

[@chiakusata3652]

Thank you this is very helpful. How can I copy a database's view (with all properties in it) but without duplicate it? Because i just want to use the view, and fill it with new data without changing the original data.

[@ProductiveDude]

I think you can duplicate views

[@KorkyKathman]

This is a very nice, clear run-down on databases. I would like to see a bit more detail and capability for when you are relating databases together. For some reason, I'm unable to get a "full page" edit mode for a database page...when I click on the "OPEN" in the field, I only get the "Open in Side Peek" option...it never opens a full page. Perhaps this was a later new feature of Notion that wasn't in previous versions when this video was being made last year?

[@ProductiveDude]

Youd be correct. It is outdated.

[@rodrigo13121962]

Very good content 🎉

[@ProductiveDude]

Glad you think so!

[@OldPaw]

Very useful.

[@sbessot]

Hi, is it possible to create a button to delete all lines in a database before to populate it again ?

[@rashmin3112]

I am trying to create a Project - task relationship databases. project table has type . Tasks have status Is it possible to create a view where I can group by type of project and see the tasks and their status in a board view?

[@Shahadasuser]

Perfect!

[@Patrick76399]

Seeing your grocery/shopping list makes wish Notion had a map view. That way instead of saying you got the item from Walmart you could add the link to the specific location and see it on a map.

[@ProductiveDude]

Oh man, that would be super cool.

[@trivacker]

I'm sorry for the noob question. How to copy a row of cells from a google sheet into the database table in notion? I don't want to integrate any google sheet into notion. Just a simple copy and paste. Thanks!

[@lindseyluna13]

so helpful thank you

[@ProductiveDude]

You bet, I’m happy too help!

[@may-win-dreitv1113]

Hi, do you have a tricks for notion for free? It says that i am over the block limit for free plan.. and i need to upgrade..

[@Patrick76399]

What are the flaws with using Notion as a task manager versus using a dedicated task manager app?

[@artempetrikeev8961]

Hey, maybe you can help me with notion bug. When I am creating sub-pages inside of my Notion database it automatically creates new database rows and I cannot properly put the sub-page inside of the page. Do somebody know to fix that?

[@MOONPLAN]

Your tutes awesome Voice sound harsh.Thanks for great Tutes.

[@hcyew1255]

Omg my whole table database gone. It's just disappeared except the title and the whole page blank. What should I do? I can still see its contents by creating view at other page to link to it but when I click view or edit database, it just show up the blank page. Please help! I am doing it via notion app on Android. Thanks

[@Itsyoungsaturn]

Can you merge databases in one template?

[@bothandapparel]

Apologies if this is a very naive question, but I have a database that is working well for me in Notion, but I am trying to figure out how to extract the emails that I've compiled there (filtered by other tags in the database) to put into a number of end of year emails to various stakeholders. It doesn't seem possible to select and copy across cells--am I missing something obvious, or is there a workaround to be able to extract that info from notion?

[@ProductiveDude]

There’s an export feature in Notion. Read about it here: www.notion.so/help/export-your-content

[@bothandapparel]

@@ProductiveDude Amazing thank you so much!

[@ProductiveDude]

@@bothandapparel sure thing

[@SMITBOSS]

can u make videos on formulas in notion databases.

[@ProductiveDude]

I have a few on the Notion playlist... but there will be more to come in the future, yes!

[@Patrick76399]

Am I doing something wrong or can we not show KZbin videos in the gallery view?

[@NaturallyMeaux]

As a beginner to Notion (as in signed up five days ago), this video gave me hope. I found this video before I found the one that went even more in depth about databases in notion. If you're new to Notion, I highly recommend this video. If you have the time, I'd even encourage you to watch Carter's other video "Notion Databases: Full Guide for Beginners" found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHTFpYSVjcxqh6Msi=dIkP-DpPL8mzEtO9 . The video about the full guide was the one that made me subscribe to this channel!

[@Happylife-ls6mi]

Nice video thnks very much

[@ProductiveDude]

Oh you bet!

[@Pablonaut]

You rock! thank you

[@ProductiveDude]

Thanks so much!

[@MartinJel]

Can I order my list (book titles) by a property (reference)?

[@ProductiveDude]

Yes absolutely.

[@suvn89]

Where do you store the full page databases? If I have 2 different dashboards, like 1 for Work and 1 for Personal, they will have different databases and I'm trying to figure out a cleaner way to organize it without the databases showing up in my dashboard. Would I just create 3 full pages: Work, Personal, Databases ?

[@ProductiveDude]

Yes exactly, then just add the database pages to your databases page. Also, use "create linked database" on your other pages to pull them up.

[@suvn89]

@@ProductiveDude Gotcha, thanks. Subbed. Great content.

[@ProductiveDude]

@@suvn89 Thanks for watching. I'll have more coming your way that should help a bit. ;-)

[@suvn89]

@@ProductiveDude Follow up question: Should my Database page be a table and then I create my databases under that table? Or should it be a Database page and then the database table-pages under there? Wondering if there's any reason I should have my database tables under a parent table, if that makes any sense at all.

[@ProductiveDude]

@@suvn89 I suggest keeping them as full page databases and adding them ALL as pages to your 'database page'.

[@williambell4591]

I agree w\everyone else here - thanks so much for this great training on Notion databases! I'm actually using Notion to prototype a WPF application I've been wanting to write for myself for over a year or so! My goal was also to have a Notes table for various entities in the app (e.g. Project notes, Task notes etc.) But in my use case I'd like to be able to tap the parent table cell, and in addition to selecting an existing note, be able to create a NEW note from scratch? (Not create the note first, then go back and link to the note). Is this currently possible w\Notion? I haven't seen a way to create a new note directly from the table cell? Creating new related entities right from the parent table cell would be a nice addition IMO! Again, thanks so much for the time to you invest in making these excellent videos!

[@Matts_Chronicles]

Bro I love you .

[@ProductiveDude]

❤️

[@Geminautevoving]

Can we get any reminder in notion

[@ProductiveDude]

Yah, they have notifications features in settings.