# Writing and reading

Source: https://wire.ia.br/documentation/en/guia/escrever-e-ler

> Blocks, edit mode, reading mode, templates and each page's menu.



## Blocks [#blocks]

Each line of a page is a block. The `/` bar on an empty line shows every type:

| Block               | What for                                                                            |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Text, headings      | The basics. `#`, `##` and `###` at the start of a line also become headings.        |
| List, numbered list | `-` or `1.` at the start of a line.                                                 |
| Task                | `[ ]` at the start of a line. Shows up in the Calendar if it has a date.            |
| Quote and callout   | To draw attention to a passage.                                                     |
| Code                | Fixed-width text, with color by language.                                           |
| Table               | Columns with a type (text, number, date, checkbox, option) and a sum at the bottom. |
| Board               | Columns with cards you drag around, like a Kanban.                                  |
| Timeline            | Steps with a start and an end on a timeline.                                        |
| Chart               | Bars, lines, area or pie, from a small table.                                       |
| Image and file      | Drag from your computer onto the page.                                              |

Dragging a `.md` or `.txt` file into a page brings its text in as blocks. Other files become attachments.

The `/` bar understands block names in English, Portuguese and Spanish: `/table`, `/tabela` and `/tabla` all work.

## Edit mode and reading mode [#edit-mode-and-reading-mode]

The **Read** button at the top of the page turns on reading mode. In it, no click changes the text: good for looking things up on your phone, presenting in a meeting or reviewing without fear. Tasks and boards are locked too.

* **Ctrl Shift L** switches between reading and editing.
* Paper remembers the choice for each page.
* To open everything in reading mode by default: **Settings → Editor → Open pages in reading mode**.

## Templates [#templates]

An empty page shows ready templates: meeting, project, task list, book reading, study and week plan. Click one to start with the structure in place.

## Page menu [#page-menu]

The three dots at the top of the page open the menu:

* **Icon**: pick an emoji that shows in the sidebar and above the title.
* **Duplicate**: creates a copy right below.
* **Move**: takes the page to another folder or into another page.
* **Copy internal link**: copies the `[[link]]` to paste in another page.
* **Share**: creates a public link. See [Sharing](/en/guia/compartilhar).

Next to the edit date, the page shows how many words it has and how long it takes to read.

## Download a page [#download-a-page]

The export button at the top of the page downloads just that page, as `.md`, PDF or Word.