Power User Secrets

Think you know TheBrain? Think again. This high-impact, fast-paced session will reveal powerful features, secret shortcuts, and smart customizations that even experienced users may have overlooked. Learn better ways to organize long notes, speed up your navigation process, and become a more efficient Brain user.

Over 30 features in just one hour:

0:00 Introduction

0:35 1. The Semicolon

1:29 2. Comma trick and Pipe symbol

6:06 3. Thought structure templates

10:16 4. Hold down shift to bypass forgetting a thought

11:38 5. Inserting a Notes Table of Contents

15:07 6. Keyboard shortcuts for Pins

16:34 7. Customizing the Date/Time stamp

19:54 8. Searching for a thought by it's GUID

22:03 9. Search for multi word thought with first letters

23:12 10. Find and Replace in an entire Brain

26:24 11. Hover to view a note

27:27 12. Event Indicators

28:51 13. Export a note to PDF or Web Page

30:34 14. Hero images in the web client

33:04 15. Type [[ to link to an existing thought

34:59 16. Renamed a thought that has been BACKLINKED changes the name of the backlink

36:25 17. Exclusive parent linking

38:00 18. Just start typing to search

39:47 19. Create a new thought from the search box

40:54 20. Dictation in Notes

44:10 21. Right click on a thought’s tag to re-assign it

46:08 22. Use Save As from any app for version control

47:29 23. One way links

50:05 24. Scroll through image attachments with the arrow keys

51:24 25. Merge Thoughts

53:58 26. Note Styles

55:58 27. Strait links

56:44 28. Maximize Plex or Note with double click

58:21 29. Add your own custom icons

59:54 30. Gravatar

1:01:56 Q and A