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Shape Notes

Add documentation directly to diagram shapes with simple text notes or rich notes with links to pages, diagrams, and graph diagrams.

Shape Notes allow you to attach documentation directly to individual shapes in your diagrams. Each shape can have its own note containing text and links to related content elsewhere in your documentation.

When to Use Shape Notes

Shape notes are useful for:

Adding a Note

Simple vs Rich Notes

Notes come in two modes:

Rich Note Features

Rich notes open in a side panel with multiple types of content:

Adding Links

Use Cases

Visual Indicators

Shapes with notes show a small grey dot in their bottom-right corner. This indicator:

Editing and Removing Notes

To edit an existing note, right-click the shape and click the sticky note icon, or click the indicator dot directly.

To remove a note:

Notes in Graph Diagrams