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Document notes and navigation notes
are not different features. They’re two ways to see the same notes.

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One note system, two entry points

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1) From the file header

Click the note icon in a file’s header
to open the document notes panel.
There you see
only notes linked to that file.
That’s file-based view.

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2) Switch to all notes in the panel

Click the view switch at the top of the document notes panel
to show all project notes.
That list
is the same as the Notes tab in main navigation. So:
  • Open from navigation, or
  • Switch in the document notes panel
— you’re looking at the same notes.

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How the flow works

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Thought that starts from a file

Notes you add while viewing a document
also appear in the all-notes view.
Thought that started at the file level
extends to the project level.

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Thought that gets organized at the project level

Notes you write in navigation (all-notes view)
can be linked to a file or expanded.
Thought at the project level
moves down into specific documents, plot, or sheets.

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Where notes sit

Notes are not a separate file type.
They’re not a structure unit like document or plot.
Notes are
a layer for thought
between file and project.
You switch between
file-focused and project-focused view
to keep the flow of thought.

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Summary

  • Document notes and navigation notes are not separate systems.
  • They’re two scopes for the same notes: file and project.
  • Switching the view changes the scope.
In Pensiv, notes are
not a storage bin;
they’re an interface for moving thought.