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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Notes Dashboard |
| 3 | +description: "Use the Notes Dashboard in massCode to see note activity, recent notes, top linked notes, and the notes graph before opening a document." |
| 4 | +--- |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +# Dashboard |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +<AppVersion text=">=5.1" /> |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +Dashboard is the home screen for Notes. Use it to get an overview of your note base before opening a specific note. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +<img :src="withBase('/notes-dashboard.png')"> |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +## Opening Dashboard |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +- Open the **Notes** space. |
| 17 | +- Click the **Dashboard** button with the grid icon in the Notes sidebar header. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Dashboard replaces the note list and editor area, while the Notes sidebar stays visible. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +## What Dashboard Shows |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +### Overview |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +The overview block summarizes your current note base: |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +- Total notes |
| 28 | +- Total words |
| 29 | +- Folders |
| 30 | +- Tags |
| 31 | +- Notes updated today |
| 32 | +- Notes updated in the last 7 days |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +### Activity Heatmap |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +The heatmap shows activity over the past year. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +- One cell represents one day |
| 39 | +- Darker cells mean more notes were updated on that date |
| 40 | +- Hover a filled cell to see the date and update count |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +### Recent Notes |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +Recent Notes lists the latest updated notes, together with the folder name and update date. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +Click any note to open it in the regular Notes workspace. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### Top Linked Notes |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Top Linked Notes highlights notes with the highest number of incoming internal links. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +Use it to find hub notes and heavily referenced pages in your knowledge base. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +### Notes Graph Preview |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +The graph preview shows a compact visual map of note connections. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +- Click a node to open that note in Notes |
| 59 | +- Use the reset button to recenter the preview |
| 60 | +- Use the expand button to open the full Notes Graph |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +## Customizing Widgets |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +Click the settings button in the dashboard header to choose which widgets stay visible. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +- Overview |
| 67 | +- Activity Heatmap |
| 68 | +- Recent Notes |
| 69 | +- Notes Graph |
| 70 | +- Top Linked Notes |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +If you hide everything, Dashboard shows an empty state until you turn widgets back on. Use **Show All Widgets** to restore the default layout. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +## Full Notes Graph |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +The full Notes Graph opens from the graph preview. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +- Drag to pan |
| 79 | +- Use the mouse wheel or graph controls to zoom |
| 80 | +- Hover a node to inspect its neighborhood |
| 81 | +- Click a node to open the note in the main Notes workspace |
| 82 | +- Use **Back to Dashboard** to return |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +The graph is useful for exploring how notes connect through internal links. For link syntax and navigation, see [Internal Links](/documentation/notes/internal-links). |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +<script setup> |
| 87 | +import { withBase } from 'vitepress' |
| 88 | +</script> |
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