Getting Started
Welcome to your new foam workspace, let's get you started.
if you are already familiar with Foam and don't need help, just remove the
docs
folder for a clean repo.
Let's go through this to set up your repo:
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if you are new with VsCode, see how to [[get-started-with-vscode]] and how to [[use-keyboard-shortcuts-for-editing]]
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you can navigate the links between your notes by
cmd+click
(orctrl+click
on Windows) on a wiki link. You can go back withctrl+-
. Here, go to your [[inbox]] -
to see how your notes are connected, execute the
Foam: Show Graph
command. See [[graph-visualization]]. -
#tags can be used to further organize your content. Look at the
Tag Explorer
view on the left panel to find and navigate the tags in your knowledge base. See [[tags-and-tag-explorer]]. -
Foam supports [[spell-checking]].
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You can also paste images in your Foam, just press
cmd+alt+v
to create the image file and link to it from your note. See [[paste-images-from-clipboard]]. -
You can use Foam for your daily notes, or journaling. Execute now the
Foam: Open Daily Note
command to create a new file in yourjournal
folder. See [[daily-notes]]. -
Want to see how to manage your tasks? Go to the [[todo]] note
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The section at the end of this file contains wikilink definitions, which enable navigation of your notes from GitHub's web UI, and in general to make
[[wikilinks]]
understood by any markdown parser. See [[link-reference-definitions]]. -
To explore all the Foam settings, press
cmd+,
, thenExtensions > Foam
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Living within VsCode, Foam can be customized in many ways! Look at the Foam Recipes for ideas!
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Join the Foam community on Discord, introduce yourself and leave a message on how you found Foam and how the onboarding went :) We are always keen to do better
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Take the Foam Welcome survey! It helps us better understand your need and how we can make Foam better and better for you :)
Advanced Features
- You can create [[note-templates]] for things like book reviews, people, daily notes (coming soon), and more!
About Foam
Foam doesn't do all this magic on its own, it relies on some amazing extensions. Look at their documentation if you want to fully unlock the possibilities!
Here they are:
A special mention goes to Markdown Links, which has now been replaced by our graph but was foundational to Foam's beginnings.
- public document at doc.anagora.org/getting-started
- video call at meet.jit.si/getting-started