Notes - richardwilkes/gcs GitHub Wiki

You can add Notes to your character sheet for extra details, reminders, or references.

Notes are useful for:

  • Campaign background and story notes.
  • Notes for your gameplay.
  • Quick rules references or house rules.

Notes always show their full content at the bottom of your character sheet (you don’t have to open them separately to read). Notes support Markdown and Scripting for formatting and automation.

Adding notes

To add a note:

  • Go to Item > New Note, or
  • Right-click the Notes list and select New Note.

Organizing notes with containers

Notes can be placed in Containers to group related notes or collapse long lists.

For example:

  • A container for House Rules with several note entries inside.

Deleting a note

To delete a note:

  • Right-click it and select Delete, or
  • Select it and go to Edit > Delete.

Editing notes

You can edit a note in a few ways:

  • Double-click it to open the Detail Editor for notes.
  • Right-click it and select Open Detail Editor.
  • Select a note and go to Edit > Open Detail Editor.

Type your notes directly in the Notes field.

Save your changes when you're done from the Note Editor toolbar (see below).

Note Editor fields

The Note Editor includes the following fields:

Note Field Description
Notes A multi-line text field for notes. Supports scripting and Markdown.
Page Reference The page number in the source. See Page References.
Page Highlight Text to highlight in the PDF. Leave blank unless the default highlights fail.
ID The note’s unique ID.
Source ID The unique ID for this note in the source library.
Source Library The name of the source library.
Source Path The path to the source library.
Markdown Preview Preview of how the notes will render on your character sheet.

Note Editor toolbar

The toolbar above the Note Editor gives you quick access to common actions:

Button Name Description
Help Opens the help page from the User Guide.
100% Zoom Adjusts the display size of the Note Editor.
Apply Changes Saves and closes the Note Editor.
Discard Changes Exits without saving changes.
Set Substitutions Lets you enter values for items with placeholders in their notes.

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