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Contexts

Contexts offer various ways of visualising or interacting with content in cards, and other data. For example, you can pin cards to a pinboard, or to a map.

Note: Contexts are plugins, so custom Context types can be created to support interactions with specialised data.

Add a context

  1. Select the Contexts tab in the primary sidebar
  2. Click on the plus sign icon
  3. Choose the type of context to create
  4. Type to edit context title

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From the stack view:

  1. Make sure that some cards are visible on the stack
  2. Click on the 'Add stack cards to context' icon at the top of the stack
  3. Select a context type to make a new context, or choose an existing context
  4. The context displayed will contain the selected cards

Add cards to an existing context

There are four different possible ways to do this:

  1. If you are viewing the context:

    • Select the Cards tab in the sidebar
    • From the list of cards, drag one of the cards with the mouse and drop it onto the context (e.g. for a Map context, drop the card onto the map).

  2. If you are viewing the context:

    • Select the Cards tab in the sidebar
    • In the list of cards, click on the plus sign icon which displays when you mouse over the card name

  3. If you are viewing the stack:

    • Put the cards you want to add to the context on the stack
    • Click on the 'Add stack cards to context' icon at the top of the stack
    • Select an existing context to add the cards to

  4. If you are editing an individual card:

    • When in edit mode (via card's pencil icon ) you will see a drop-down list of possible actions: 'More Actions'
    • From the drop-down list select 'add card to context'
    • Select an existing context to add the card to

Cards and Contexts

  • If you update a card that you added to a context, the context will display the updated card. Contexts stay linked to cards and display their updates.

Notes

  • Some contexts allow you to edit the content of linked cards, but others are display-only
  • Saving is automatic
  • Click on the context's pencil icon to access more edit options. Different types of context have different options