Learn Basics of Obsidian: The Canvas Plugin

Learn to install Obsidian from the official website by selecting your platform, downloading the installer, and running it to access vault creation, opening, and syncing.

Learn how to download and install Obsidian, create a new vault, and set a storage location so you can organize notes in Obsidian as your second brain.

Create and organize notes in Obsidian by creating new notes, linking them with bracket syntax, and exploring relationships in graph view across data science, machine learning, and deep learning topics.

Explore how to format notes in Obsidian with hashtags to organize and navigate data science topics, mastering headings, italics, bold, and lists for regression and supervised learning.

Explore Obsidian settings to customize editor views, enable spell check, manage file trash options, auto update internal links, and use tag pane, page preview, and star features to organize notes.

Explore Obsidian’s user interface, including left and right panels, the middle notes area, navigation arrows, search by name, path or tags, and graph views.

Discover the Obsidian community, where you can ask questions, report bugs, and share feature ideas, via Discord or forum, while exploring folders, tags, virtual folders, and smart folders.

Create and organize folders in Obsidian to structure notes, using folders and subfolders, renaming, and drag-and-drop to place files such as classification notes.

Learn to add an external link in obsidian with [name](https://website), observe the external link indicator, and switch to english with n if needed.

Learn how to link panes in Obsidian by splitting vertically, editing in one pane while the other stays in reading mode, and syncing scrolling across both panes.

Learn how to link and unlink tabs in Obsidian's canvas plugin by right-clicking a tab, selecting link, choosing the target tab, and verifying the connection.

Learn how to use six heading levels in Obsidian, creating headings with hashtags, adding spaces to mark headings, and switching between edit and reading modes.

Learn how to bold and italicize text in Obsidian's canvas plugin using keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I) or asterisks, for quick formatting.

Learn to apply strikethrough and highlight in Obsidian canvas plugin by using shift tilde for crossing out and double equals for highlighting, with colors determined by the theme.

Learn to create and organize bullet lists in Obsidian using a dash, pressing enter to generate bullets, and tab to indent sublists, with the reading pane reflecting the structure.

Master creating and formatting numbered lists in Obsidian’s canvas plugin by typing 1. and pressing enter to auto-increment, and using indent or backspace to adjust list levels.

Learn to create a to do list in Obsidian using dash space square bracket syntax; mark tasks as done with an X and press enter to add new items.

Collapse panes to create a larger writing area for notes by clicking the arrow to collapse, then collapsing again on the right side.

Export Obsidian notes to pdf by selecting export to pdf, choosing page size and margins, and preserving original font size. Save and share pdf on your website, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

Learn to insert dividers in Obsidian by typing three dashes to separate sections or pages, and switch between editing and preview modes to view the divider.

Open multiple notes in separate panes by holding ctrl (or cmd on mac) and clicking notes, enabling side-by-side comparison and multi-note editing in Obsidian's Canvas Plugin.

Switch between light and dark modes using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl or Command P and typing light, or by selecting appearance in settings and choosing light or dark mode.

Learn how to save notes in Obsidian using three methods: press Ctrl+S or Cmd+S, or rely on automatic saving after two seconds or when you close a note.

Discover how the graph view in Obsidian's canvas plugin visualizes notes, reveals node connections between basics of data science, machine learning, and deep learning, and shows tags and links.

Learn to use Obsidian's canvas plugin to view a local graph for a specific node, revealing connected nodes like data science, machine learning, and deep learning, with zoom and navigation.

Rename a note in Obsidian using the Canvas plugin, and view the live notification showing how many links and notes were updated.

Use the quick switcher to jump between nodes by typing a node name, select from results, and open it. Create a new node by typing a name and pressing enter.

Learn to browse and apply community themes in Obsidian via settings, appearance, and manage themes; switch dark or light modes, preview bubble space by Imre Kundera, and revert or customize.

Turn off safe mode to enable obsidian community plugins, review the access they require, back up your vault, then explore calendar, kanban, mind map, and emoji toolbar.

Learn how to open multiple notes in Obsidian using control-click and split views, both vertically and horizontally, to improve readability and navigation between notes.

Set Obsidian to open notes in reading view by default, toggle the default view mode via the command palette, and switch from editing to reading for studying.

Learn to create Python code blocks in Obsidian with triple apostrophes and language tags, then copy, edit, and colorize code within notes for data science.

activate the outline in core plugins to view a file's outline; create headings like basics of python and loops, then use reading mode to navigate the table of contents.

Discover how to use multiple cursors in the canvas plugin by holding alt (option on Mac) and clicking to edit several lines at once.

Resize images in Obsidian with a pipe syntax to set width and height, using editing mode and screenshot scenarios to standardize image sizes.

Learn how to embed a YouTube video inside Obsidian by copying the iframe embed code from YouTube and pasting it into a note, then view it in reading mode.

Explore how Obsidian graph view shows notes as interconnected nodes and links, comparing macro graph view of the vault with local graph view for individual nodes, including tags and attachments.

Group nodes in the graph view by tag, name, path, or file, color coding to visualize data science and daily tasks, and show orphans to focus on linked nodes.

Create charts and diagrams in Obsidian using Mermaid live editor, copy the code, and paste it into your notes to visualize machine learning concepts.

Open and read Obsidian markdown files across editors like VS Code and Notepad++, and manage multiple vaults, while noting that plugins may disrupt markdown readability outside Obsidian.

External sources and plugins like mermaid render diagrams only inside Obsidian; opening diagrams.md in a text editor shows code rather than the diagram.

Explore how linked and unlinked mentions work in Obsidian, using backlinks and graph view to connect notes. Learn to convert unlinked mentions into linked ones with simple linking.

Learn how to set up Obsidian daily notes: create a daily notes folder, enable the daily notes plugin, configure date formats, and use templates for study or work tasks.

Explore the canvas whiteboard in Obsidian, a built-in tool for visually organizing notes with nodes, arrows, and embedded media, useful for mind maps, landing pages, and course design.

Enable the canvas core plugin in Obsidian from settings and toggle it on to activate the canvas feature. Open a new canvas to begin working on an untitled board.

Learn how to rename a canvas in Obsidian using the Ctrl five shortcut to create a new canvas, then double-click or right-click to rename it in the vault.

Use Ctrl or Command with the mouse wheel to zoom in and out in canvas. Or click the plus and minus signs to zoom.

Learn to navigate the Obsidian canvas by panning with Ctrl plus mouse drag, zooming out with minus or zoom to fit, and returning to view with zoom to fit.

Explore note options in canvas: remove, undo, highlight, apply color coding with presets, read status, and edit notes in place with zoom to select that updates the canvas and preview.

Learn how to add cards in Obsidian Canvas to organize slides and tasks with colors and check marks. Use cards to track steps like recording, editing, and uploading videos.

Kanban uses a visual board with cards to visualize workflows and limit work in progress across columns like to do, in progress, and delivered in Obsidian, boosting productivity and transparency.

Create a kanban board on a blank canvas, name it Kanban, and add red, yellow, and green cards for to do, working on it, and done to illustrate the workflow.

Create mind maps to organize information visually, linking ideas around a central topic to boost memory retention, creativity, and productive note-taking for study, brainstorming, and planning in Obsidian Canvas.