# Welcome to Roam v2

### **Quick Start**

- There's very little to know to start using Roam.
  - **Everything is a block**
    - **Each bullet you see is a __block__, and we write them inside pages like this one.**
      - We create new blocks by pressing `Enter`; and nest them using `Tab` (press`Shift+Tab` to unindent)-
        - This creates __children blocks__, which we can expand, collapse, and focus. 
        - Indenting provides structure. We can scan pages with ease and find related blocks. Try clicking the **ᐅ** icon on the next block!
  - **Everything is where you need it to be**
    - **Organizing information is effortless with** [page]([[Page References]])/[block references]([[Block References]]).
      - Let's say we have a meeting. In our Daily Notes, we might write
        - {{[[TODO]]}} Have a [[meeting]] with [[John Smith]] about [[Roam Research]] on [[February 8th, 2021]]. #marketing
      - Those square brackets turn text into **__backlinks__**.
        - This automatically creates a page for each keyword--click the backlink to go the keyword's page. 
        - At the bottom, you'll find instances where the page was mentioned--its __page references__.
        - So the meeting reminder block appears on [[meeting]], [[John Smith]], [[marketing]], and [[Roam Research]]!
        - This way, we never have to worry about which folder to file things in- just [[backlink]] as you go.
  - **Everything is a `/` away**
    - Roam is packed with powerful features. Anytime you want to do more than type text,
      - just type `/` to bring up the inline command palette.
        - If you don't find what you're looking for, click on the Help
        -  icon in the top right of the page! If you can think it, you can do it in Roam.