Thread by @rjnestor

In @RoamResearch, what are [[pages]] and how do you get the most mileage out of them?

1. All information in Roam lives on pages. (It lives in the form of "blocks," the unit of info in Roam—but blocks deserve a thread of their own)

2. You create pages inline by wrapping a word or phrase in [[double brackets]]. You can also use a hashtag.

The [[brackets]] or hashtag then serve as a reference to that page. You can click them to go to the page.

You can also create pages manually in the search bar.

3. Page references ALSO deserve a thread of their own. In short:

- Pages serve as hubs for all references to the page

- You can filter the linked references (i.e., backlinks) to find specific references

- Daily Notes = spine | Page = hub is a good working metaphor for Roam

If you want to change a page title, you must be ON THE PAGE and change the name at the top.

"Changing the title" within [[double brackets]] just creates a new page.

Page title changes will propagate to all page references.

Daily Notes pages can't be renamed.

If you want to merge two pages, change the title of the page you DON'T want to keep as the page name to the title of the page you DO want to keep as the page name.

Roam will ask for confirmation and then merge the pages (and their references) automatically.

I'm going to do several of these Roam Fundamentals threads over the next few days. If you find this useful, follow me!