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< span class = "line" > < span style = "--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;" > # Project< / span > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < / div > < h2 id = "use-types-sparingly" tabindex = "-1" > Use Types Sparingly < a class = "header-anchor" href = "#use-types-sparingly" aria-label = "Permalink to "Use Types Sparingly"" > < / a > < / h2 > < p > A type should represent a recurring category, not a one-off label. If you only need a temporary grouping, use a saved view or property instead.< / p > < h2 id = "templates" tabindex = "-1" > Templates < a class = "header-anchor" href = "#templates" aria-label = "Permalink to "Templates"" > < / a > < / h2 > < p > Type documents can include a Markdown template for new notes of that type. Keep templates small and useful: a heading, a few expected fields, and the first checklist are usually enough.< / p > < p > Type documents can also define fields for new notes. Empty properties and relationships become placeholders in new notes of that type. Properties with values become defaults for new notes of that type.< / p > < / div > < / div > < / main > < footer class = "VPDocFooter" data-v-478bd20d data-v-f76ba9a2 > <!-- [ --> <!-- ] --> <!-- --> < nav class = "prev-next" aria-labelledby = "doc-footer-aria-label" data-v-f76ba9a2 > < span class = "visually-hidden" id = "doc-footer-aria-label" data-v-f76ba9a2 > Pager< / span > < div class = "pager" data-v-f76ba9a2 > < a class = "VPLink link pager-link prev" href = "/tolaria/guides/use-wikilinks" data-v-f76ba9a2 > <!-- [ --> < span class = "desc" data-v-f76ba9a2 > Previous page< / span > < span class = "title" data-v-f76ba9a2 > Use Wikilinks< / span > <!-- ] --> < / a > < / div > < div class = "pager" data-v-f76ba9a2 > < a class = "VPLink link pager-link next" href = "/tolaria/guides/build-custom-views" data-v-f76ba9a2 > <!-- [ --> < span class = "desc" data-v-f76ba9a2 > Next page< / span > < span class = "title" data-v-f76ba9a2 > Build Custom Views< / span > <!-- ] --> < / a > < / div > < / nav > < / footer > <!-- [ --> <!-- ] --> < / div > < / div > < / div > <!-- [ --> <!-- ] --> < / div > < / div > < footer class = "VPFooter has-sidebar" data-v-ccf76b0c data-v-d4c9b439 > < div class = "container" data-v-d4c9b439 > < p class = "message" data-v-d4c9b439 > Free and open source. Local-first, Git-first, and Markdown-based.< / p > < p class = "copyright" data-v-d4c9b439 > Tolaria is AGPL-3.0-or-later. The Tolaria name and logo remain covered by the project trademark policy.< / p > < / div > < / footer > <!-- [ --> <!-- ] --> < / div > < / div > < / div >
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