Unlike your average run-of-the-mill doc, pretty much anything can be a link. I like this a lot because it lets me reference information and create stepping stones throughout my big docs. It makes it easier for my team to navigate, and frankly, I think it makes my doc look pretty darn cool.
Here are some of my favorite ways to use links:
1) Links to Sections
If you click the hyperlink icon, you can just start typing the name of one of your sections:
2) Links to Tables and Views
You can do the same thing with a Table.
3) Links to Rows
For a link to a row, type the @ symbol and the name of the display column item
4) Links to Row Details
You can even get a little bit fancy by using the URL in the browser bar. Here’s and example URL:
https://coda.io/d/Scratch-Pad_xxxxxxxxxx/Bugs_suy5u#Bugs_tuHRk/r1&modal=true
- Scratch-Pad is the name of my doc
- The next series of characters is the doc’s id
- Bugs is the name of my Section
- The next Bugs is the name of my table
- r1 is the row in the table
- And modal=true, means that the row detail is being shown like this:
I like using links for:
- Tables of Contents
- Highlighting context or important details in notes
- Showing connections between sections
- Pointing people to further information
Enjoy!
