While the Canvas view is great for spatial organization, sometimes you want to see your ideas in a linear format. That’s where Document View comes in.
Starting in Canvas view
Switching to Document View
The view toggle is located in the top toolbar. Click on Document to switch from Canvas view.
Document view shows ideas in a linear format
When to Use Each View
Canvas View is For Active Work with Ideas, including:
- Brainstorming and free-form thinking
- Seeing spatial relationships between ideas
- Organizing ideas into clusters
- Getting an overview of your thinking
Document View is for Reviewing Ideas, including:
- Reading through ideas in sequence
- Following threads of connected thoughts
- Preparing to write or present
- Sharing a narrative with others
- Viewing content on a small mobile screen
Toggling Back and Forth
You can switch between views at any time. Your ideas remain the same - only the presentation changes.
In the Document view, you can also click on a node to return to the Canvas view.
Switching back to Canvas view
When switching back to Canvas view, the node is centered and selected.
Switching back to Canvas view with the node selected
There are many other ways to toggle between these two modes, which will be covered in Intermediate or Advanced topics.
Tip: Use Canvas view for writing, exploration, and organization, then switch to Document view when you want to read through your ideas linearly.
Recap
In this section, you learned:
- How to switch between Canvas and Document views
- When each view is most useful
- That your ideas stay the same regardless of which view you use
Congratulations! You’ve completed Part 1 of the Wonderbits tutorial. You now know the basics of creating, connecting, and navigating your ideas. In Part 2, you’ll learn about advanced organization features like clusters, pages, and saved views.