Edit documents

Tano puts writing at the center of the page. Edit formatted content directly, or inspect and change its Markdown source whenever you need to.

Visual editing

Open a document and click in its content to type. Paragraphs, headings, lists, and other elements are editable blocks. The block toolbar changes a block into a heading, quote, list, or another type. Select text within a block to show formatting tools for bold, italic, and links.

Type / in an empty paragraph to search for block types using Chinese names or English keywords. Use the arrow keys to choose an item, Enter to insert it, and Esc to close the menu. A slash in a nonempty paragraph remains ordinary text.

Markdown source

Use block handles or marquee selection to select consecutive or nonadjacent blocks, then enter source editing from the block menu. Consecutive blocks can be edited together; nonadjacent groups stay in place while unselected content remains unchanged. Check the result after leaving source editing, and use undo or redo as needed. Full-document and local source editing work on the same Markdown.

Select the source button in the document's upper right to edit the complete Markdown. Select "Back to editing" to preview and continue in visual mode. Source mode is useful for checking syntax, fixing content the visual editor cannot fully preview yet, or pasting existing Markdown.

When syntax cannot be converted safely, the editor tries to preserve the original text and asks you to handle it in source mode. Saved content remains Markdown.

The cursor-source option reveals Markdown around the cursor during visual editing; full source mode is useful for checking the whole document. Both work with the same content.

Tables, images, and enhanced blocks

Tables support adding and removing rows and columns, column alignment, widths, and cell colors. Table content stays in Markdown; extra layout settings belong to Tano workspace data. Suggestion mode can change table content but does not persist widths or colors.

Use callouts for notes, toggles for longer supporting material, and tabs or columns for comparisons. Math and Mermaid have dedicated views. Available controls depend on workspace document capabilities; see Markdown and files.

Desktop and online workspaces with upload access can import attachments or paste and drop images. Documents link to ordinary attachment files. The browser demo displays its bundled attachments but cannot import new ones.

Dragging a column boundary switches to fixed widths. Restore automatic width in the table menu to fit the container again while retaining colors, alignment, and content. Drop a block at another block's left or right edge when the vertical guide appears to create columns. Drag their boundary to resize, double-click for equal neighboring widths, and use a narrow window to see them stack.

Copy to other editors

Copy as offers Markdown, plain text, HTML, rich text, WeChat, and Zhihu. Formula selections offer MathML; table selections offer TSV. Your device's default also applies to ordinary copy and cut. Conversion uses a static selection copy and leaves the Markdown unchanged.

Rich text represents formulas with MathML, WeChat generates formula SVG locally, and Zhihu uses destination-specific markers. Final appearance depends on the receiving editor. Failed conversion reports an error and does not delete the source during a cut.

Properties, search, and reading

Page display options control fonts, width, and source visibility. The toolbar supports different docking positions, and formatting shortcuts can be changed in settings. Reading preferences are separate from saved syntax.

Document properties display YAML fields at the top of the file. Use source mode to check comments, nested values, or special syntax. A document’s filename and its body heading are separate.

The More (⋯) menu includes in-document search, find and replace, an outline, full-width display, and page locking. Locking enters reading mode; it does not change other tools’ file permissions. For workspace search and backlinks, see Organize documents.

Read side by side

In a wide window, open two documents and drag one tab to an edge of the content area. Release when the split preview appears to view them side by side. Drag the divider to resize the panes. Narrow windows use a compact layout.

Propose changes before saving

Choose suggestion editing from More (⋯) to keep insertions, deletions, and replacements pending until reviewed. The official Markdown stays unchanged until acceptance. For model help, ask the Tano assistant to propose changes without modifying files when review is needed; explicit execution requests can act directly. See Suggestions and review.

Titles and saving

Workspace general settings let you choose the page title source: filename, YAML title, or YAML title first. The default prefers a valid YAML title and falls back to the filename. Editing the title updates the active source: the property in YAML mode or the file's name in filename mode. It does not automatically change a body heading.

Renaming checks for duplicate filenames, and a failed save retains your input for correction. Body changes save automatically to the current workspace. Check save or conflict notices before switching documents.

Common patterns

See Markdown and files for more on formatting and compatibility.

See Attachments and Office for viewers and spreadsheet editing, or Data tables and views for ongoing structured records.