# Pages

> Pages are written documents in the sidebar, such as handbooks, checklists and process guides, with live views embedded right in the text.

A page is a document in the sidebar. It has a title, an optional icon, an optional cover image, and a body of text and blocks.

Use pages for writing that should sit next to your screens: how a status is meant to be used, a checklist for opening a new site, the definition of a number on a dashboard, or a team handbook.

## Create a page

1. In the sidebar, hover over the section or folder where the page should go and choose **+**.
2. Choose **New page**.
3. Type a title. Until you do, the page shows a placeholder.
4. Start writing in the body.

Pages save automatically. You can add an icon and a cover image from the top of the page.

## Add blocks

Type `/` in the body to open the block menu, then pick a block or keep typing to search.

| Block | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Text** | A plain paragraph. |
| **Heading 1** to **Heading 6** | Section headings, from large to small. |
| **Bulleted List**, **Numbered List** | Unordered and ordered lists. |
| **Checklist** | A list of tasks you can tick off. |
| **Quote** | A highlighted quotation. |
| **Code Block** | Formatted code or fixed-width text. |
| **Divider** | A horizontal line. |
| **Callout** | A highlighted note or warning. |
| **Toggle** | Content hidden behind a heading until someone opens it. |
| **2 columns**, **3 columns** | Split the page into side-by-side columns. |
| **Table** | A simple table you fill in by hand. |
| **Image**, **Video** | Upload an image or a video. |
| **Embed** | Embed a video, file or web page from a link. |
| **Data view** | Embed a live table or view from your system. |

## Embed a live view

The **Data view** block shows one of your [views](/docs/views) inside the page. The records are live: people can see and work with them without leaving the document. This lets a page explain a process and show the list that process uses, side by side.

The embedded view still follows its own rules. People only see the rows their [access filter](/docs/base-views) allows, and only if they are allowed to open that view.

## Page settings

Open the menu in the page's header to change how the page looks for everyone who opens it:

- **Font**: choose **Default**, **Serif** or **Mono**.
- **Small text**: use a smaller text size.
- **Full width**: use the full width of the screen instead of a narrow column.

The same menu lets you **Copy link**, **Duplicate** the page, **Move to** another folder, or **Move to Trash**.

## Lock a page

Choose **Lock page** in the page's header menu to stop edits to the document. Choose it again to unlock.

Locking only protects the text and blocks of the page. It does not stop people from editing records in an embedded view, if their access allows it.

## Who can open a page

Pages live in [folders](/docs/folders), like views and dashboards. Who can open a page follows its folder, unless the page has its own access rules. See [Access](/docs/access).

## Pages and the Page column

A sidebar page is a document for the team. A [Page column](/docs/columns/page) is a document stored on each record of a table.

- Use a sidebar page for a handbook, a runbook or a decision record.
- Use a Page column for content that belongs to one record, such as the specification for one project.

> **Tip:** If you find yourself writing lists of items in a page and updating them by hand, those items probably belong in a [table](/docs/tables). Embed a view of that table in the page instead.

## Related

  - [Folders](/docs/folders): Organize pages in the sidebar.
  - [Views](/docs/views): The views you can embed in a page.
  - [Page column](/docs/columns/page): A full document on every record.
  - [Dashboards](/docs/dashboards): Show numbers and charts instead of text.

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Source: https://community.sapugo.app/docs/pages