Obsidian for non-coders (no plugins)

Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/Nicolevdh/ Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. This video shows how to get started with Obsidian for non-coders, specifically tackling topics like what Markdown is and how to use it to write notes in Obsidian. I also talk about some Obsidian-specific syntax that help you do things like embed Obsidian notes, create footnotes, and create queries to find the right note.

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0:00 Intro
0:32 Markdown headings
03:40 How to change link text
05:04 Linking and embedding notes and blocks
08:03 Bold, italic, strikethrough, highlight, quotes
10:09 How to add an image to Obsidian
12:42 Bullets, numbered lists, checklists
14:47 Code, code blocks, callouts
18:00 Footnotes in Obsidian
19:45 Search and query

If you want to learn more about Obsidian, check out my course for beginners, Obsidian for Everyone: https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.co...

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