Guides & Tips
These guides go deeper than the Getting Started articles, covering specific workflows, advanced features, and practical strategies for getting the most out of Atlas.
Planning & Structure
Suggested workflows for organizing large creative projects.
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Folder structure, status tags, synopsis summaries, and canvas plot maps for fiction projects.
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Import sources, tag by relevance, link citations to drafts, and map concepts visually.
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Practical patterns: plot mapping, character webs, concept maps, storyboarding, and world maps.
Connecting & Finding
Build connections between ideas and find anything in your project.
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Link documents with
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Create hierarchical tags, filter with query tokens, and find documents with Spotlight.
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Define typed fields per project and attach values to documents from the Inspector.
Advanced Features
Customize the look of your editor, speed up your workflow, and build powerful Web Clipper templates.
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Create custom editor themes with per-element styling, Quick Colors, and real-time preview.
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Embed LaTeX math expressions inline or as blocks, with live rendering, autocomplete, and export support.
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Complete shortcut reference for markup, file management, canvas, and navigation.
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Advanced Web Clipper Templates
Full reference for the Rosetta markup template language — variables, filters, logic, and complete examples.
Managing Your Work
Templates, version history, sync, and export.
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Create reusable document blueprints with pre-filled content, tags, and icons.
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Automatic snapshots, the version browser, and restoring previous content.
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Sync setup, status monitoring, conflict resolution, and troubleshooting.
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How Atlas handles offline work, image and equation caching, and reconnecting.
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Styles, metadata, chapter modes, footnote placement, and annotation options.