The Editor¶
The editor has two modes — Rich Text and Advanced — plus a structured metadata widget. Everything saves automatically.
Rich Text Mode (default)¶
A rich-text editor that renders your document close to how it will print. Format with the toolbar or with markdown shortcuts: type **bold** and it converts in place; type 1. at the start of a line to start a numbered list.
The metadata widget sits above the body editor as a structured form.
Advanced Mode¶
Raw markdown with syntax highlighting. Flip the Advanced Mode toggle in the sidebar. Switch any time — the document is the same; only the editing surface changes.
Advanced Mode has no metadata widget — you edit the raw markdown directly, including the frontmatter inside each ~~~ card-yaml fence (see Quillmark Format).
Use Advanced Mode when you need to:
- Hand-edit frontmatter that the wizard doesn't expose
- Paste a document built elsewhere or by an LLM
- Edit multi-card documents (indorsements, attachments) without losing structure
- Debug a render warning
Metadata Widget¶
The widget reads its fields from the active template's schema. Each template defines its own required and optional fields — recipient, sender, subject, signature block, references, classification, font size, etc.
The widget is the only place where the document's frontmatter values come from in Rich Text Mode. If a field doesn't appear in the widget, it isn't in the template — switch to Advanced Mode to add custom keys (which may not render).
Live Preview¶
The right panel renders your document continuously. The renderer:
- Validates frontmatter against the template's schema
- Composes the document via the Quillmark engine
- Produces a PDF preview, page by page
If a render fails, the preview shows a diagnostic with a path into the offending frontmatter or body. Fix the field and the preview updates.
Key Shortcuts¶
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd/Ctrl + S |
Save (autosave debounces ~2 s after typing stops) |
Cmd/Ctrl + B |
Bold |
Cmd/Ctrl + I |
Italic |
Cmd/Ctrl + U |
Underline |
Cmd/Ctrl + Z |
Undo |
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Redo |
Full list: Keyboard Shortcuts.
Autosave¶
Documents save automatically about 2 seconds after you stop typing (a debounced auto-save), and immediately on Cmd/Ctrl + S. Signed-in users sync to the server; guests save to browser storage on the current device.
Mobile¶
Editor and preview swap via a toggle in the top bar (you see one at a time on small screens). All editing features work; long-form composition is easier on a wider screen.
Sidebar¶
The sidebar lists your documents. Hover a document to reveal its inline actions — rename (double-click the title), duplicate, delete, manage sharing, and publish/manage as a template. Documents still held in browser storage get one more once you're signed in, Save to account, which moves the document onto your account and off the device. Sharing also lives in the active document's top bar — see Templates & Sharing.