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
Book 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)
- Canvases
Mythos tab (Book workspace only): The Mythos tab shows characters and story-world entities in Fiction books, or people, places, organizations, concepts, objects, and factual events in Non-fiction books.
Timeline tab (Book workspace only): The Timeline tab opens the Timeline Board — a dedicated chronology tool for building and managing story events. Use its master timeline, calendar, chapter, and entity views to explore chronology. 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 eligible paid and AppSumo plans, deleted items move 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 →
Planning templates
In Book workspaces, the Planning board includes Planning Center, where you can create an editable document from a guided story structure, diagram, or blank planning note.
Learn more about Planning Templates →
Next steps
- Folders → - Create folders within board tabs
- Planning Templates → - Start a guided plan in a Book workspace
- Timeline Board → - Plan your story's chronology