## Sidebars Open and close using the two commands: ```button name Toggle Left Sidebar type command action Toggle left sidebar ``` ```button name Toggle Right Sidebar type command action Toggle Right sidebar ``` ### Features - You can drag notes into the sidebar, and you can organize them vertically too like you should be seeing right now - If you want to save layouts, consider using [[Obsidian Workspaces]] ### Left Sidebar *You can add more panes vertically if you squeeze em in between existing ones* #### Top ##### [[Obsidian Bookmarks]] ```button name Bookmarks: Show bookmarks type command action Bookmarks: Show bookmarks ``` ##### [[My Plugins#Recent Files|Recent Files]] ```button name Recent Files: Open type command action Recent Files: Open ``` #### Bottom ##### Search [[Obsidian Core Plugins]] for searching across your files ```button name Search: Search in all files type command action Search: Search in all files ``` ##### File explorer [[Organization methods in Obsidian#Folders|Folders]] view ##### File Tree Alternative Plugin A more functional [[Organization methods in Obsidian#Folders|folders]] view ##### Tags Tags pane to modify and view files associated with different tags. Uses `Tag Wrangler Plugin` to let you bulk modify tags as well. ##### All Properties Pane Properties pane to see all the [[Metadata]] in your vault ### Right Sidebar #### Top ##### Backlinks [[Backlinks]] to see what notes link to the current note ##### Local graph view - Visually see all notes linked to this one - For a visual alternative for all links ##### Outgoing links See what notes the current note links to ##### Strange New Worlds [[Obsidian Strange New Worlds Plugin]] An additional view for seeing backlinks of headers and other notes. #### Middle ##### Outline [[Obsidian Core Plugins]] that shows outline of a note based on headers ##### File Properties Lets you view and edit [[Metadata]] of the current note #### Bottom - [[Journals Plugin]] - [[Daily Note Outline Plugin]] ## Ribbon Toolbar On the left hand side - Quick-access commands in the most-left strip of the interface - Can modify it using [[My Plugins#Commander]] - I personally don't use this much since I just use the [[Command Palette]], but it can be useful if you want to visually see the [[Obsidian Hotkeys]] you are trying to learn, or for commands where you commonly use the mouse # Your Turn Visit [[Lesson Action Items#Obsidian Layout]] Then go back to [[USV Module - Learn Obsidian]]