Notion's modular and customizable approach to project management aims to redefine the productivity space. Many people use Notion to organize their schedule, life goals, manage projects, and more. Even students can use Notion to check their grades, schedule exams, semester timetables, create a resume, manage daily tasks, and more. If you're a student new to Notion, read on for the best Notion tips and tricks.
Contents1. Use a colored background2. Create a weekly planner3. Use reminders4. Use code blocks5. Create custom templates6. Explore Google Drive integration7. Using Widgets in Notion8. Class schedule template9. Create a CV in NotionPlan your studies with notion
You can either build a database from scratch or opt for the built-in templates to get started with Notion. To save time, we'll mainly focus on templates and other tips for students to use Notion like a pro. Let's start.
Before you begin, GT strongly recommends checking out and mastering Notion's essential commands. We'll use a few of them in the examples.
A highlighter can be very useful for marking important text or quotations from lecture notes. Instead of using a standard highlighter with a yellow background, Notion lets you use different colored backgrounds.
Simply place the cursor at the beginning of the text you want to highlight and use the ‘/’ command to search for backgrounds of different colors.
Notion offers a built-in weekly planner template to help you plan a busy week. This can be useful for students to plan their schedule to manage homework and exam deadlines. While you're at it, don't forget to use the color background trick to mark priority tasks and separate them from other tasks.
Notion also bills itself as a dedicated task management app. Although not as feature-rich as competitors like Things 3, Todoist, Microsoft Tasks, etc., you can use the Reminders feature with Notion to get notified about certain tasks.
For example, in the weekly planner template, you can use the ‘/remind’ command and get a notification about a task at a certain date and time.
Are you studying computer engineering or learning a new programming language? Notion offers a code block feature to distinguish code from other elements on a page.
Type ‘/code’ when you want to add a code string, and a dedicated code block will appear for you. This is a great way to create a page with notes and code information for a potential project.
With custom templates, you can easily reproduce the combinations of content you use frequently in Notion.
For example, you want to generate the same to-do list at the start of every week. You can also create a personalized financial tracker based on your uses and reuse it every month.
We'll ask you to refer to our dedicated article on creating custom templates in Notion for more details.
Google's suite of productivity apps play a major role for any student. The good news is that Notion works great with some of the popular Google services like Google Drive and Docs.
Type ‘/Google’ and the app will open Google Drive. You can select a document, sheet or even any image from cloud storage and add it directly into Notion with nice structure and detail.
By default, Notion does not offer any widget functionality. But you must have seen those aesthetically pleasing Notion homepages presented by users across the web. So how do they get there? The answer is third-party widgets.
Using sources like Indify, you can embed interesting and informative widgets like Timer, Clock, Weather, Twitter Feed, Google Calendar, etc. directly in Notion. Go ahead, try them out and create a real Notion home.
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As the name suggests, the class schedule template is all you need to organize upcoming essays and assignments in a class.
You can also use it to map exam details, and teachers can plan their day by adding different classes to attend, incorporating relevant topics to teach, attaching files, and more.
Although creating a resume in Microsoft Word is out of fashion, you can use Notion to create a classy one. Notion lets you create the perfect resume with all the features.
Instead of starting from scratch, you can choose a resume template and make any necessary changes to save time. Don't forget to add color backgrounds and widgets to make it attractive. When you are done with all the changes, just generate a share link and start preparing for the interview.
Using Notion, students can carefully plan their weeks, homework deadlines, semester class schedules, and exam preparations. If you found other ways to get the most out of Notion, share it in the comments section below.
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Models play a major role in the overall Notion experience. Read the article below to learn more about eleven best notion models for students and teachers.
