# Start here

Source: https://wire.ia.br/documentation/en/guia/comece-por-aqui

> Your first ten minutes in Paper, step by step and without jargon.



When you create your account, the notebook already comes with the **Start here** page and a **Guides** folder. They repeat what's on this page, inside the app itself. You can delete them whenever you want: the guides stay in **Settings → About → Guides**.

<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### Write [#write]

    Click any line and write. Enter creates a new line. There's no save button: Paper saves on its own, on this device, even without internet.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Pick the line type with the / bar [#pick-the-line-type-with-the--bar]

    On an empty line, type `/` and choose: heading, list, task, quote, callout, table, board, timeline, chart, image or file.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Link one page to another [#link-one-page-to-another]

    Type `[[` and the name of a page. The link follows the page when you rename it. At the end of each page you see where it was mentioned.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Add dates [#add-dates]

    Type `@` and a date, like `@tomorrow 2pm`. The line shows up in the **Calendar** on the right day. Paper understands dates in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Organize in folders [#organize-in-folders]

    In the sidebar, the folder button creates a new folder. Drag pages into it. Folders can live inside folders.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Take it to other devices [#take-it-to-other-devices]

    In **Settings → Sync**, connect Google Drive once. Each page becomes a file in the Paper folder of your Drive, and your phone and computer stay the same. See [Sync with Google Drive](/en/guia/sincronizar).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Shortcuts worth knowing [#shortcuts-worth-knowing]

| Shortcut         | What it does                               |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Ctrl K           | Search anything                            |
| Ctrl Z           | Undo, even deleting a page                 |
| Ctrl Shift Space | Quick note, without picking a page         |
| Ctrl Shift L     | Switch between reading and editing         |
| Esc              | Select the block; Shift ↑↓ selects several |

On a Mac, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.

## Quick notes [#quick-notes]

Ctrl Shift Space opens a small box to write without thinking about where to keep it. Everything lands in the **Inbox**, and you organize it later.

## Your language [#your-language]

The app speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. Change it in **Settings → Appearance → Language and region**: the choice applies to all your devices. Dates, times and numbers follow your region.

## Next steps [#next-steps]

* [Writing and reading](/en/guia/escrever-e-ler): blocks, reading mode and page templates.
* [Vaults, folders and pages](/en/guia/cofres-pastas-e-paginas): how to keep work, study and personal life apart.
* [Privacy and security](/en/guia/privacidade-e-seguranca): password pages and what Paper can see.