Basic "how to make new pages and stuff" Obsidian guide for Simmo
Sep 19, 20252 min read
1. Creating new notes
1a. Press control + N to make a new page
Pretty self-explanatory
Will create a new .md file, which you’ll be able to see in the left hand sidebar
(You had press command + P (“command palette”) and type “show file explorer” to make it appear if it’s not there)
1b. Write in that note
Write some stuff in the new note
Use markdown formatting
2. Making sure those notes are findable
2a. Create links to the new note wherever you want (e.g., home page)
Use command + O and then type the name of a file to open it via “enter”
(Or, control/command + enter to open in a new tab)
Then, use [[double square brackets]] notation to create a link to your new file
E.g., if your new file is called “Essay Number 1”, you could navigate to your home page and write [[Essay Number 1]]
2b. Ensure new page lives in the “content” folder
By default, when you make a new file, it gets plonked in the “parent” folder, that is, the very “top” one
But, you need to drag the file into the folder called content
Just do this with your mouse innit
(via the file navigator on the left hand side)
3. Pushing the files to Github
3a. Install the git plugin
This will involve setting up the git third party plugin,
Control/command + , opens settings, and from there you can navigate to “Third-Party Plugins”,
search for the git plugin, install and enable it (there is an “install” button that then becomes an “enable” button)
3b. Sync via the git plugin
Use the command palette (control + P)
Use the command called “git: commit-and-sync”)
It will take ~3 minutes to publish the changes. You should test your website in an incognito browser to make sure you’re not loading a cached version (that won’t show the new changes)