Using RDWD

Getting started & signing in

RDWD uses passwordless sign-in. Enter your email on the sign-in page and you'll receive a 6-digit code — enter that code and you're in. There's no password to set, forget, or reset.

Once signed in, the app has three panels:

• Left — Notes list: search, filter, and browse all your notes.
• Middle — Editor: the open note's title, body, and all its details.
• Right — Tasks: a checklist attached to whichever note is open.

Click + New at any time to start a note from scratch.

Creating and saving a note

1. Click + New, or click any note in the list to open it.
2. Fill in whatever fields you want — title, body, category, deadline, etc.
3. Click Save.

The status line above the Save button shows "Saved [time]" once a save completes, or "Unsaved changes" if you've edited something since.

Formatting your note

The toolbar above the note body gives you basic rich text tools:

Whichever formatting your cursor is currently inside is highlighted on the toolbar — if you click into bold text, the B button shows as pressed, the same way it works in most word processors.

Sub-bullets: with your cursor inside a list item, press Tab to nest it one level deeper (or click the indent arrow button), and Shift+Tab to bring it back out. Nested levels alternate bullet styles (• then a hollow circle, then ▪) so depth is easy to see at a glance.

Links happen automatically. Type or paste a http:// or https:// address and it becomes a clickable link on its own — no button required. Since the note body is directly editable text, a plain click on a link places your cursor there (so you can still edit around it); hold Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and click to actually open it. Right-clicking a link works normally too — that's your browser's own "Open link in new tab" menu, since it's a real link under the hood.

Category & Subcategory

Every note can have a Category (e.g. METRICS) and, optionally, a Subcategory (e.g. ANALYSIS). Both fields autocomplete from names you've already used — start typing an existing one to reuse it, or type something new to create it on the spot. There's no separate "manage categories" screen; the taxonomy just grows from what you type into notes.

Tags

Below Category/Subcategory, add any number of free-form Tags — type one and press Enter (or a comma) to add it as a chip, or click the × on a chip to remove it. Tags autocomplete from ones you've already used elsewhere.

Unlike Category (one per note, a fixed hierarchy), Tags are unlimited and freeform — useful for cutting across categories, e.g. tagging notes urgent or 2026-planning regardless of what category they're filed under. Open the filter panel to filter by one or more tags, same as categories.

Note ID

Every note gets a permanent ID the first time it's saved, shown near the title in the editor (and next to the title anywhere it's listed). It never changes, even if you rename the note — useful for finding or linking to a specific note when titles are similar or reused.

Deadlines & overdue notes

Set an optional Deadline on any note. If that date has passed and the note isn't archived, a red ★ appears before its title everywhere it's shown (the list, tasks, etc.), so overdue items are easy to spot at a glance.

Priority

Next to Deadline, the Priority dropdown lets you flag a note as:

• 🌴 Low Priority
• ⚡ Urgent
• — (no flag, the default)

The icon shows up alongside the title anywhere it appears, same as the overdue star.

Archiving

Open the Actions menu (bottom right of the editor) and click Archive on any saved note to mark it done or no longer needed. Archived notes disappear from the default note list — they're not deleted, just tucked away. Open the filter panel and check Archived to bring them back into view, and click Unarchive (same Actions menu) to restore a note to normal.

Archiving takes effect immediately — it saves right away rather than waiting for you to separately click Save.

Search

The search box (with the magnifying glass) matches against a note's title and body, live as you type. It works together with any active category/subcategory filter — narrow to a category first, then search within it, or search everything from the default view.

Filtering

Click the funnel icon next to search to open the filter panel:

• Archived — show only archived notes.
• Deadline missed — show only overdue notes.
• Categories / Subcategories — check any combination; a note shows if it matches any checked box.

All of these combine with each other and with search. Click Clear to reset everything back to the default view.

Linking notes

Open a note and use the Linked notes search box (type a title or a 6-digit ID) to connect it to up to 3 other notes. Linked notes appear as removable chips — click a chip to jump to that note, or the × to unlink it.

Tasks

The right-hand Tasks panel is a checklist attached to whichever note is open. It only becomes active once a note is actually open — there's nothing to attach a task to otherwise.

• Type a task and press Enter (or click Add) for a plain checklist item.
• Or type a few letters of another note's title or ID — matching notes appear in a dropdown. Picking one adds that note as a task instead of plain text.
• Double-click a plain task to rename it. Press Enter or click away to save, or Escape to cancel. Note-tasks (below) can't be renamed this way, since their text always mirrors the linked note's actual title.

Note-tasks are special:

• They always show that note's live title (with its own star/priority/link icons), and clicking the task jumps to that note.
• Checking off a note-task archives that note. Unchecking it unarchives it.
• This works in both directions — archiving a note directly (via its own Archive button) automatically checks off that task everywhere it's referenced.

This gives you a lightweight way to treat one note as a "checklist of other notes" — useful for anything that feels like a parent note with sub-items.

If a note referenced by a task is later deleted, the task falls back to plain text (its last-known title, plus "(note deleted)") rather than breaking.

The menu: sign out & help

Click the hamburger icon to the left of the RDWD logo in the top-left corner to open the menu. From there:

• Sign out — ends your session and returns you to the sign-in page.
• Help → User Guide — opens this page.
• Help → Support — opens an email to the NVWL support address if you run into a problem.

Your account & privacy

RDWD is multi-user: your notes belong to your account and are private to it. Nobody else who signs in to RDWD — with a different email — can see, search, or link to your notes. There's no sharing feature at this time; every note you create is visible only to you.

Signing in uses a one-time code sent to your email rather than a password, so there's no password to leak, forget, or reuse across sites. If you can access your email, you can sign in.

Deleting a note

Open the Actions menu (bottom right of the editor) and click Delete note (with a confirmation prompt). Deleting a note also automatically cleans up:

• Any reciprocal links pointing to it from other notes.
• Any tasks elsewhere that reference it (they become plain text instead of breaking).

This can't be undone.

Exporting as Markdown

Open the Actions menu and click Export to download the open note or list as a .md file — bold, italic, underline, links, and both plain and nested bulleted/numbered lists all carry over. Checklists export as GitHub-style task-list syntax (- [ ] / - [x]), which makes Export especially useful for Lists specifically.

The file also includes a short metadata header (title, category, tags, deadline/priority where relevant, and the note's ID) at the top, so the exported file is self-describing if you open it somewhere else later.

Icon reference

These appear together, in this order, wherever a note's title is shown.

Troubleshooting

I didn't receive a sign-in code. Check spam/junk folders first. Make sure you're checking the same inbox you typed on the sign-in page — a typo in the email field is the most common cause. If it still doesn't arrive after a minute or two, go back and request a new one rather than waiting indefinitely.

My code says it's invalid or expired. Codes are time-limited. Request a fresh one instead of retrying an old code from an earlier email.

A link I just added isn't showing up on the other note yet. This is a caching quirk, not data loss — reopen the note (or reload the page) and it should appear. See the callout under Linking notes above.

Something else looks wrong. Use Help → Support from the menu to reach out directly.

Good to know

• Your data lives in RDWD's own database, not a spreadsheet or local file — accessible only through this app, scoped to your account.
• This is a multi-user product — anyone can create an account, and every account's notes are private to it.
• If you ever need help beyond this guide, use Help → Support in the menu.