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Notion places everything on the page, which might be better described as a canvas. Pages can consist of a few paragraphs of text in a single column, or can contain complex, multi-column dashboards like the one in Ultimate Tasks for Notion.
Fundamentally, a page is a canvas that holds blocks, which are Notion's basic unit.
Pages can be nested within one another, and they can also exist inside of databases. When a page is in a database, it contains properties that it gets from that database. We'll talk more about databases and properties later on in the course.
Remember: Pages are simply a canvas! They can be many things:
The flexibility of pages - and of the modular blocks that live on them - makes Notion fundamentally different than most productivity apps. In Notion, a page can be your navigation tool, writing area, task, etc.
In most other apps, everything is given a defined roll. In Evernote, for example, a page is just a place to enter text and content. There's a separate, defined navigation area.
You may notice that the content on this page looks a bit different! Notion lets you customize the look of a page in a few different ways:
If a page isn't in a database, you'll be able to find it by navigating to it from the sidebar. If you want to quickly see the page's location in your workspace, you can look at the breadcrumbs at the top of the page.
You can search for any page as well, whether it's in a database or not.
If you want quick access to a page, hit the Favorite button and it'll show up in the Favorites section.
Pages always have a title. They can also have an icon and a cover. For each, you can choose from pre-defined options or upload your own!
Lastly, pages can have comments and backlinks. On this page, you'll see both near the top. The Comments section shows any comments that have been made for the entire page - though it won't show comments placed on blocks or individual pieces of text.