Sidebar

Use the sidebar to browse your Workflowy outline and use starred nodes and searches

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When to use the sidebar

Use the sidebar when you know where something lives in your Workflowy outline. It gives you a constant view of your outline and your Starred nodes and searches.

Open or close the sidebar

Press the menu button in the top-left corner to open the sidebar. When it's open, press the arrow at the top of the sidebar to close it.

Starred

The Starred section contains the nodes and searches you have saved for regular access. Press one to zoom into that node or rerun the saved search.

See Star nodes and searches to create, rename, reorder, or remove starred entries.

Home

The Home section shows your Workflowy outline. Expand a node to see its children, or press a node to navigate to it.

Pressing Home itself returns you to the top of your Workflowy. When you are zoomed in, you can also use the breadcrumbs above the page to return to a parent. See Navigate around for zooming, breadcrumbs, and expanding or collapsing nodes.

Create a node from the sidebar

Add a node without navigating away from the page you are currently using.

  1. Open the sidebar
  2. Find the parent where you want to add the node
  3. Hover over the parent and select the + button
  4. Enter the new node’s text

Reorganize nodes using the sidebar

Drag a node from the current page onto a destination in the sidebar to move it there. You can also drag nodes around in the sidebar to reorganize them

  1. Open the sidebar and find the destination
  2. Drag the node from the current page onto that destination
  3. Release it when the destination is highlighted

Hold Shift while dragging to create a live mirror at the destination instead of moving the node. See Mirrors to learn how live copies work.

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Star nodes and searches
Keep frequently used nodes and searches within easy reach.