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Hi Urban, thank you for the positive feedback. Happy to hear that you found something new. The Windows + Period (Full stop) is a quick and easy way to get emojis into your vault. If you install the Hover Editor Plugin and hold down CTRL key you can pop out those notes as editable floating notes.

@@PaulDickson7 Thank you Paul, I'll check out the Hover Editor Plugin!

Hi Ryeones, you could create a Property for them and call them with Dataview. I use Property = "![[MyImage.png|150x150]]"

The omnisearch plugin looks pretty cool, thank you for sharing :)

Nice one Sub. Sysadmin is my day job ;)

@@PaulDickson7 Nice, im a swe student, amateur dev, studying some (linux) sysadmin too! Love it. Would love to get a career doing either (swe or sysadmin)

Hi Pablo, could you advise what issues you're currently experiencing?

That's awesome news ManVorOrange, I might do another video about the InputFields in the future as those are quite useful too. Check out my Obsidian Life OS Series for how I use those.

Hi RTIA2005, I would recommend putting your distilled notes inside your spaces folder unless they're related to a concept, idea or tool which I would put in the cards folder. You could also chose to leave it in your NoteLab and use a Tag Emoji. The best thing about Obsidian is there is no right or wrong way.

Hi aag, did you install github.com/LostPaul/obsidian-folder-notes Obsidian folder notes, there is another similar plugin called Folder Note which is similar but different

You're welcome Vignesh, there are so many possibilities with Obsidian. Best of luck

Thank you Stone, the heading snippets I don't use as much. Find the "Toggle Heading" Slash Command a lot quicker

If the snippets folder is outside the templates folder you will need to manually type to snippet location inside Templater Hotkeys. The Command Pallete is the place to add the hotkeys once set in Templater. Slash command needs to be enabled in Obsidian Settings ;)

If the snippets folder is outside the templates folder you will need to manually type to snippet location inside Templater Hotkeys. The Command Pallete is the place to add the hotkeys once set in Templater. Slash command needs to be enabled in Obsidian Settings ;)

Thank you hamesrodrigues for your feedback. You make some really valid points there.

Thank you Solerpaco. Your welcome. Best regards from Australia

Thank you for sharing your workflow Dylan. Have been using prefixes on some of my notes also. I like the SB idea, could work well for others too, Source/Video (SV) etc. Much easier than the whole word.

Hi AlonewithAnkit, are you using "cssclasses: cards" not "cssclasses-cards"

@PaulDickson7 Hello sir, thank you so much for the reply. Yes sir. I checked the syntax. It is correct. I am getting cards view. But the images have so much whitespace on the left and right. Your view looks compact. So I am confused. I checked so many settings but just can't understand it. I have installed - minimal theme, minimal theme settings plugin and style settings plugin. Please help me.

Hi Ankit, what size are your Book Covers? I was forcing a 150 Pixel Width on mine

@@PaulDickson7 Hello sir, thank you so much for the reply. Please help me. It is 150. This is my syntax of the dataview query. Also, I don't have any other "CSS snippets" active. so there is no conflict also. I just have minimal theme settings plugin and style settings plugin for the apperance. ```dataview TABLE WITHOUT ID "![|150](" + cover + ")" as Cover, link(file.link, title) as Title, authors as Author FROM #book WHERE !contains(file.path, "Templates") SORT status DESC, file.ctime ASC ````

Try change "![|150](" + cover + ")" as Cover, to just Cover on the DV Query, then inside your Note on the property Cover use Cover: "![[YourCover.png|150x150]]"

I'm interested Danielo, do you have any examples of this?

@@PaulDickson7 If you mean my personal usage examples, I use it for creating new "contacts" in obsidian. It is a quick add script that just triggers the modal, there I can select if it is family or not, provide a contact information, a name, an auto-complete list of companies it may work on, a list of roles etc. On the obsidian forums there are other examples of other people using it for accounting etc

Hi Paw, when you right click a folder in your Vault the Iconize option doesn't show up?

@ Nope. But I've installed AnupPuccin as soon as I launched a first install of Obsidian, so maybe I should check if the Theme is removing the icons. 😆

@@PaulDickson7 Ok, I've sorted this out after a quick Google search. So here's the solution should anyone have the same issue, it was caused by the activation of the Appearance/Native Menu setting, to match how the OS operates. Don't know why I've set this one On, but this caused the issue which was unrelated to Themes or Vaults...

Well done Paw, are you a Mac user by any chance? Are yes the Native Menus setting. By default this should be Off but good to know in case anyone else has similar issue

@ I am on PC. It's Off by default too, I was at the end of a very long binge watch of my Obsidian Watch Later list, and stupidly thought Native meant Normal. And of course I wanted the thing to be normal like in your videos. Pro Tip: Don't do Settings when tired or overwhelmed by new knowledge. Anyway, I now have a great Obsidian, customized and with awesome plugins...

You’re welcome flower, hopefully you don’t encounter too many bugs but these methods definitely helped me.

Hi MrSandmanGil, thank you for watching. If you're referring to the Dataview InlineSelect Filter check out th-cam.com/video/vP6tA40_Bcs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=weCNn-Qsh3Mz0Mog

Hi Sokolsky, welcome to the Obsidian Community. I do have a couple of these on my KoFi Page. Link in the Description. Planning on doing a few more in the future just got a few other projects on the go atm.

Hi Scott, I will look at adding a basic example in the future to the Starter Vault Pro. In the meantime I will reach out to your via KoFi ;)

Hi Gerard, I use a combination of a plugin called Excalidraw combined with png vector logos

Hi Jake. If you wrap your link in quotes it should show in reading mode. Topic: “[[Obsidian]]” set the property type to list if multiples

@@PaulDickson7 yeah i tried that as well but idk why it not working my obsidian tbh

Instead of adding the Link in Source Mode, see if you can add it in the Live Preview. Inside the Property Field, start typing [[ then the name of the note you want to link to. Choose the note and Obsidian with auto format the YAML for you. Make sure the note you're linking to exists. Do you show your properties in your Note?

@@PaulDickson7 thank you it work in live preview, still don't get why it don't work in source mode but i atleast i find a way to do it now

Source mode can be very picky with spaces :)

Aaand now I remember why "insertIntoNote" doesn't work for me: explicit line numbers. My logs might be on line 10, or line 6, depending on how much information is in the note before the Logs start. "insertIntoNote" doesn't (yet?) allow for relative line numbering, such as "1 line from current position"

Hi Dion, I can understand your initial sentiments about Meta Bind as it felt a lot more complicated than the original Button plugin. I find the Meta Bind Embed Feature quite useful compared to the tradional linking inside Obsidian. I did skim over a few of the "could be useful" button actions as I don't find them very useful yet. The buttons actions that are a bit fiddly are "replaceInNote, regexpReplaceInNote, replaceSelf and insertIntoNote" Did you want to share your template on the Q&A at MB Github, might be an easier way to do it compared to InsertIntoNote github.com/mProjectsCode/obsidian-meta-bind-plugin/discussions/categories/q-a Alternately have a look at the QuickAdd Plugin which has a "Capture" option where you could use the "Insert After" and target a Heading instead of a Line Number.

​@@PaulDickson7D'oh! QuickAdd! Thank you! It took a bit of fussing around, especially as I have separate configs for desktop and mobile, but I got it! Thank you!

That's great news Dion, best thing about Obsidian is there is a few options to achieve the same result which gives us a lot more flexibility and control.

Hi Denny, thank you for your support! No need to buy the LifeOS Template Pack if you have purchased the LifeOS Vault. Inside the Vault you'll find some details on how to customise your Habits. If you need any further assistance please DM me via KoFi :)

Obsidian can be simple or as complicated as you would like it to be. Notion also has a bit of a learning curve also. Experiment with both and see where your flow is. August Bradley PPV Series is a great start for Notion. Check out my beginners guide if you’re needing some inspiration ;)

Hi Ghaleon7, try using WHERE (file.name >= "U" AND file.name <= "Z" OR file.name >="Z")

Thank you Silvio. I use a combination of the Minimal Theme + Minimal Theme Settings, Style Settings Plugins and Custom CSS Snippets for Tables. Only use CSS for my LifeOS but the rest of the vault uses the Minimal Theme :)

Ok after few hours of banging my head I think I solved: - Removed all properties from all notes (not many as the vault is new) - Unassigned all that I'm allowed to, remains aliases, cssclasses and tags - Now the types.json is finally very empty and clean - I am able to add new properties from the code view

Hi Riccard, anything with prefix excalidraw is related to the Excalidraw plugin. YAML Properties are added to Markdown Notes (.md files) Happy you were able to work it out but still a little confused why you're making changes to .json file Doc - help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Properties

Hi Pablo, on my KoFi Page at ko-fi.com/s/690bfcd447 I have added this feature to Obsidian TH-cam Notes Vault PRO. Will update some screenshots so you can see it. In the future I can dedicate a video to setting QuickAdd commands up

@@PaulDickson7 Thanks Paul I'll check the video

@@PaulDickson7 Ready Paul thank you Enjoy your coffee...

Thank you Pablo, ☕🙂

Thank you Ronny

Hi Colin, thank you so much for leaving positive feedback. It couldn't have come at a better time. I just had a comment on another video say my intro "Hi, I'm Paul" sounds AI generated which made me laugh but also second guess if I'm over using it on my videos and it's becoming annoying. It's always nice to get some positive feedback. I try to make my goal less focus on myself and more on Obsidian, which is why I have chosen providing value over your stereotypical talking head video. I work full time as a SysAdmin and spend most of my spare time making Obsidian videos as I love taking notes. Obsidian really has changed my life and I get a lot of joy out of helping others. I have a few more ideas in the pipeline, if there is anything you would like to see more of please let me know. The TH-cam algorithm is strange, hopefully more people can discover the channel. Thank you again for leaving a feedback!

@@PaulDickson7 - You are more than welcome. Its been Obsidian-related content producers like yourself that enhanced the lives of tens of thousands of folks like me over these past 2-3 years, and I for one simply couldn't function without it - quite literally. It has enabled me to surpass matters I won't highlight here, so please be aware your work goes far beyond a 'nice to have'. It really is life-changing for many of us neuro-divergent types. I will gladly make some note (in Obsidian of course) of any requests or suggestions / feedback to offer my support in your endeavours. Speak again :-)

Hey Dan, thank you for your feedback. There isn't AI generated voice in this video. That’s me at the start :)

@@PaulDickson7 This exchange was funny.

I had a chuckle as well. Sometimes when our brains are cooked from too much dopamine we can sound like robots ;)

You’re welcome Borco. Thank you for your positive feedback.

Hi Dale, I'm working on a Debugging Obsidian Bugs video at the moment which may be helpful. In the meantime though do you know where your Obsidian Vault files are located? If so copy everything but the .obsidian folder into a new Vault. This will load only the core plugins. Alternately go into .obsidian/plugins and change the name of the plugin folder until you identify which one is causing the issue.

@@PaulDickson7 Thank you so much, Paul! It is kind of you to reply. Still a little lost. Did set up new vault and copied files and moved them over, but no plugins made the move and still none of my folders are visible / accessible from left sidebar. Bummer to me. I've spent a lot of time, had it looking great, and not very techy at all.

If you feel your main Vault .obsidian folder is corrupted. Create a brand new Vault and move your folders/md files (excluding the .obsidian) to the new Vault location (leave the .obsidian folder as this may be corrupted). Only disadvantage is you have to reset all your Obsidian Settings and Reinstall Plugins. Have you got any idea about what may have corrupted Obsidian? If you can pin point the last known time it was working. Before installing a plugin, then you could just remove that plugin from the .obsidian folder. Do you have a Backup Schedule for files on your Mac? For PC I use EaseUS Todo Backup, this automatically backs up my Vault weekly so that I can restore if needed.

@@PaulDickson7 You are unbelievably kind and generous to reply. I am not clever (tech-wise) enough to know anything specific - app just would not load any folders, notes, plugins on left sidebar. For me, the very good news is that I was so new that I was able to start over. I still did the export from Evernote and import into Obsidian. Set up my PARA folders. And I just went into the Community Plugins and recognized the many plugins I had before from watching you and a couple others on YT. My hat is off to you. Many, many thanks!

That's great news Dale. There is a slight learning curve with Obsidian but over time you'll love using the app. There are endless possibilities and you can make it as simple or as complex as you need. Check out my beginners guide for some useful tips and tricks and keep checking back for new content.

@@adriansrfr That’s great Adrian. The local graph works well with linked topics, ideas or related information as you can find related notes quicker. Exploring a subject or interest is also visually satisfying.

@@deserthorsedude Thank you for watching and your feedback. Definitely a tough problem to solve. Showcasing the challenge of having two folders with a similar note can be a regular problem. I try keep one distilled note in the most obvious folder for easier recall but sometimes there are double ups. By using a combination of folders, tags and links it easier to flush out notes. You have made some very good points. I spent a lot of time trying to perfect the perfect system in the start but realised it doesn’t exist. Finding a system that worker for me was more important. Now its my hobby to showcase the good and bad and everything in between.

Flexibility is key , would be good added feature for Notion users

Hi Rogier, are you referring to spaces in YAML or the folder spaces?