What are board tabs?
Board tabs are the top-level categories in your workspace sidebar. They organize your documents by purpose—writing, planning, research, and entity tracking.
Board tabs by workspace
Novel workspace:
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Manuscript - Your main writing area for chapters and scenes
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Planning - Story structure, outlines, and planning templates
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Research - Background research and reference materials
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Characters - Mythos character entities and profiles
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World Entities - Mythos locations, organizations, lore, items, and events
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Timeline - Story event chronology with multiple visualization views
Blog workspace:
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Files - Your main writing area for blog posts and articles
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Planning - Content calendars, outlines, and editorial planning
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Research - Background research and reference materials
General workspace:
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Files - Your main writing area for documents and notes
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Planning - Outlines, lists, and planning documents
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Research - Background research and reference materials
Using board tabs
To switch tabs: Click any tab name in the left sidebar to view that category's contents.
What each tab contains:
- Documents (writing files)
- Folders (organizational structure)
- Sections (visual separators)
- Canvases
Entities tabs (Novel workspace only): Characters and World Entities tabs show Mythos entities instead of documents.
Timeline tab (Novel workspace only): The Timeline tab opens the Timeline Board — a dedicated chronology tool for building and managing your story's events. It supports five views: Timeline (master list), Chapters (events by chapter), Entities (per-character view), Tracks (swim lane), and Gantt (time-based chart). Events can be linked to manuscript chapters and Mythos entities.
Learn more about the Timeline Board →
Trash
Deleted documents, folders, and canvases are handled differently depending on your plan. On the Free plan, deletion is permanent. On Hobby and Pro plans, deleted items are soft-deleted and moved to the Trash tab, where they can be restored or permanently deleted.
Moving documents between tabs
Documents can be moved between board tabs using the right-click menu or drag-and-drop.
Learn more about Moving Documents →
Next steps
- Sections → - Use visual separators
- Folders → - Create folders within board tabs
- Timeline Board → - Plan your story's chronology