Editing Documents

Create and edit documents in a visual editor or Markdown code view, and view PDFs and spreadsheets inline.

Open any document from the file tree to start editing. The editor supports two editing modes and read-only viewers for imported files.

Editor view

The default view is a visual rich-text editor with a formatting toolbar.

Formatting options:

Tool	Description	Shortcut
Heading	Heading levels 1–6	—
Bold	Bold text	⌘+B
Italic	Italic text	⌘+I
Underline	Underline text	⌘+U
Strikethrough	Strikethrough text	—
Code	Inline code	—
Image	Insert or drag-and-drop images	—
Table	Insert a table	—
Code Block	Insert a fenced code block	—
Link	Add a hyperlink	—
Separator	Insert a horizontal rule	—

Use Undo (⌘+Z) and Redo (⌘+Shift+Z) to revert changes.

Code view

Click the Code view tab to switch to raw Markdown editing with line numbers and code folding.

• Edit the Markdown source directly.
• Click the fold arrows (▾) to collapse sections.
• Switch back to Editor view to see the rendered result.

Switching between views preserves your changes.

Diff view

Click the Diff tab to see a side-by-side comparison of changes within the current document. For full version history, see Version History.

Saving

• Click Save in the top right to save the current document.
• The file tree panel also shows a Save all changes button to save all open drafts at once.
• Unsaved changes are stored locally as drafts, so you won’t lose work if you navigate away.
• To discard a draft, use the context menu on the document in the file tree.

Content length limits

Each document has a per-view character limit. When the limit is reached, further input is blocked and an error message appears in the editor.

View	Limit
Editor view	250,000 characters
Code view (raw Markdown)	500,000 characters

Split very large documents into multiple files to stay under the limits.

Viewing PDFs

Imported PDF files open in a read-only page-tab viewer. Each page is displayed as a separate tab that you can scroll through.

Viewing spreadsheets

Imported Excel files (.xlsx, .xls) open in a read-only viewer with tabs for each sheet in the workbook.

Inserting images

Drag and drop an image file into the editor, or click the Image button in the toolbar. Images are uploaded and hosted automatically.

Collaborative editing

Collaborative Editing is not available to all users. Contact your Jitera representative to learn about access.

When Collaborative Editing is enabled, multiple users can open the same document and see each other’s changes in real-time. Both the visual editor and code view support simultaneous editing.

• Auto-save replaces the manual Save button. Changes are synced automatically as you type.
• The system creates automatic snapshots that appear in Version History:
  • Every 10 minutes during active editing
  • 1 minute after the last user leaves the document
• If your connection is temporarily lost, a banner appears at the top of the editor. Changes made offline are synced when the connection is restored.

Related

• Browsing & Organizing — Navigating the document tree
• Version History — Comparing document versions