You have a Notion database where you want to hide a specific property, such as a formula or a select field, but the option to hide it is grayed out or missing. This typically happens because the database is displayed in a layout type that does not support hiding individual properties. Notion databases support three … Read more
When you reference a Notion database item inside another page, the mention does not always update automatically when the source page is edited. This can cause confusion when you rely on that mention to show current information. The cause is that Notion caches the mention preview until the page containing the mention is refreshed. This … Read more
You have an inline Notion database that you want to turn into a full-page database, but the option is grayed out or missing. This usually happens because the database is inside another page as a sub-item, or it is locked by a specific view or property. This article explains why the conversion fails and gives … Read more
When you use Notion’s Calendar view, each day is divided into time slots. The default slot is one hour, but you may need shorter or longer intervals for accurate scheduling. This setting controls how finely you can place events on the calendar. This article explains how to change the time slot granularity in a Notion … Read more
You set a filter on a Notion database view, but when a colleague opens the same page, the data looks different. This happens because Notion stores view filters in two distinct scopes: personal and shared. The root cause is that each viewer can have their own personal filter applied on top of the shared view … Read more
You need a sales pipeline that tracks not just deal stages but also how fast deals move through each stage. Standard Notion databases can store contact names and deal values, but they lack built-in velocity metrics. This article explains how to build a Notion database that calculates time spent in each stage and overall pipeline … Read more
You have a Notion database with a Select or Multi-Select property. You set specific colors for each tag option. But when you view the database in a different view type such as Board, Gallery, or Calendar, the tag colors look different or revert to default colors. This inconsistency happens because Notion applies view-level formatting that … Read more
When you open a Notion database, the default table view may feel cramped because columns are narrow and content gets cut off. Notion includes a Layout Wide toggle that expands the table to fill the entire width of your workspace, mimicking a spreadsheet-like experience. This article explains what the Layout Wide toggle does, the prerequisites … Read more
When you use the search bar inside a Notion database view, you may notice that results include items that should be hidden by the view’s filter. This happens because Notion treats the view filter and the search bar as two separate query layers that do not intersect. The search bar performs a full-text scan across … Read more
Notion databases let you group rows by a property, but when that property is a multi-select field, the default grouping behavior can be confusing. Each row that has multiple tags appears in every group associated with those tags, which creates duplicated rows across groups. You want a clean view where each tag group shows only … Read more