> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pensiv.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 3.5.3 How document notes and navigation notes relate

> One note system, two ways to access it, a layer for thought

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

### 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

### 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**.