Use folder homes, tabs, search, and stable references to keep related files together. Use data tables and views when you need structured records or filtered file lists.
Files, folders, and folder homes
The sidebar shows workspace files and folders. Local folders are ordinary directories. Online workspaces support creating, duplicating, and renaming folders, including empty folders where the connected service supports them.
A folder’s direct README.md is its home page by default. In Workspace settings → Folder home page, choose _index.md, index.md, or disable recognition. Click a folder name to open its home page and its icon to expand or collapse it. A README at the workspace root remains an ordinary document. Breadcrumbs offer the same navigation.
Right-click a document and choose New child document to turn it into the home page of a matching folder and create a child document. For example, Design.md becomes Design/README.md, preserving its content and file identity. A folder containing only its home page can be converted back using Convert to regular document. Existing destinations, unresolved conflicts, or other contents prevent unsafe conversion; storage environments that do not support it disable the action. Conversion adjusts supported relative references. Check save and conflict notices if files change during conversion.
Tabs and panes
Open several files, drag tabs to reorder, duplicate a tab, or use split panes to compare content. Dragging previews the destination; cancelling restores the original order. Desktop also supports separate windows. Switching Home or folder navigation does not require closing your document tabs.
Data tables
Right-click a folder or empty space in the file tree and choose New data table. Tables are .table.json files displayed alongside Markdown documents. Rows are records within the table and do not automatically create documents.
Click column headers to configure fields and edit cells to enter data. Filter, sort, group, and save table, card, or board views. The table header menu offers CSV import, export of the current view, and saving a copy. You can also attach a table as reference material for the assistant.
Search
Find documents in the sidebar searches saved Markdown in the current workspace. Results show filenames and matching body text. Search does not cross demo, local, and online workspaces. Unsaved new text and ordinary attachment bodies are not part of this document search.
Use in-document find and replace for the active page. Open the outline to navigate its headings.
Links and stable references
Use [text](folder/page.md) or [[Folder/Page|Display text]] for path-based links. Include the folder when names repeat. Moving the target outside the workspace breaks a workspace link.
Type [[ to search for a document or workspace object; use @ to mention people and configured agents. Object references connect information. See the assistant guide for configuring agents and running work from mentions.
For stable references, select a document, attachment, or object with the @ or reference picker. Object mentions store identity, for example [[object://person/a82f91]], and display the current name. A standalone ![[object://event/d82f91]] renders a card. These are syntax examples, not IDs to paste into your own workspace; let Tano choose the target.
Backlinks and the relation graph
Document and task details show outgoing links, backlinks, and reference snippets. Open the relation graph from a document's More menu to follow related work. References do not grant access to a private file or membership in another workspace.
Create tasks from selected action items and use templates for repeatable structures. Markdown checklists stay in the text; workspace tasks add dates, owners, and independent records.