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Collaborative Editor

Document Editor

Simplistica offers a WYSYWIG rich markdown collaborative editor with Frontmatter and custom terminology support.

Key Features

Rich text editing

Various fomratting options, mentions, links, images, and more.

Real-time collaboration

Online status, color coding, live cursor.

Custom Terminology

Glossary for consistent language across the knowledge base.

Auto-save

Documents are saved as you type and exported to configured storages.

Quick export

Export individual documents to PDF or Markdown for quick share.

Quick Start

1

Opening Documents

From Dashboard: Click any document. Create New: Click 'New Document'. Import: Use import feature for existing content.
2

Basic Editing

Click anywhere to start typing. Use markdown shortcuts for formatting. Auto-save happens automatically. See live cursors when others edit.

Markdown Shortcuts

Headings

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

Text Formatting

**Bold text**
*Italic text*
~~Strikethrough~~
`inline code`

Lists & Code

- Bullet list
1. Numbered list
Tab to indent

```
markdown code block with syntax highlight
```

Advanced Features

Mentions & Links

Use @username to mention team members, [[ to link to other documents, or select text to create cross-references

Table of Contents

Auto-generated from headings, click to jump to any section, collapsible sections, updates in real-time

Terminology Management

For detailed terminology setup, see Custom Terminology.

Case-insensitive matching

Finds terms regardless of capitalization

Word boundary detection

Precise term matching

Hover tooltips

Definitions appear on hover

Theme support

Works in light/dark modes

Collaboration

Real-time Features

Live cursors

Show where others edit

User avatars

Next to cursors

Color coding

For different users

Presence indicators

Show who's online

Export Options

For detailed export workflows, see Import & Export.

Available Formats

PDFHigh-quality, print-ready
MarkdownClean format, version control
GitHubDirect push to repositories
DropboxUpload to your personal or business Dropbox
S3Cloud storage, backup

Quick Export

1

Click 'Export'

In document header
2

Select format

PDF or Markdown
3

Print or save

Download your document

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Ctrl+Home: Go to beginning
Ctrl+End: Go to end
Ctrl+F: Find text

Editing

Ctrl+Z: Undo
Ctrl+Y: Redo
Ctrl+X/C/V: Cut/Copy/Paste
Ctrl+A: Select all

Formatting

Ctrl+B: Bold
Ctrl+I: Italic
Ctrl+U: Underline
Ctrl+K: Insert link
Ctrl+Shift+K: Code block

Collaboration

@: Mention user
[[: Link to document
Ctrl+S: Manual save

Pro Tip: Use the table of contents to quickly navigate large documents. Click any heading to jump directly to that section.

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