3-2-1: Notion!

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In this week’s issue of 3-2-1:

• Get notified with database automations

• New filter & sort icons

• Unexpected logouts fix

• Notion color campaign

• Is Notion 3.0 around the corner?

• Notion or Google Docs?

Hey — it's Rames

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3 Tips

1/ In-App Notifications

Welcome to the most appreciated Notion update from last week — custom notifications with database automations!

How does it work?

1. Access your database

2. Create a new database automation (in the database settings)

3. Name it & select your trigger (e.g., new page added, or status changed)

4. In the “Action” section, select “Send notification to”

5. If you select “Specific people”, you can now choose which person(s) (including the “Page creator”) to notify and add a custom message

2/ New Filter & Sort Icons

You may have noticed it: the "Filter" & "Sort" text buttons have changed and are now simple icons. I (and many other Notion users) find it a bit confusing, and it may not be super helpful for newcomers to the app.

It seems the change has occurred to take up less space and help with responsiveness/different screen sizes.

3/ Unexpected Logouts Fix

One of the recurring joke about Notion has always been that they logged you out quite frequently (especially a few years ago). This should now be fixed with their new update!

2 Resources

1/ Notion Color Campaign

Notion has just revealed their new brand, and guess what's really new? Colors!

The internet was quite unanimous on this one: these primary colors are beautiful and make Notion 'pop' a little bit more.

And for everyone's pleasure, Notion has released a new set of colorful desktop and mobile wallpapers. Go grab them, they're lovely!

2/ Is Notion 3.0 Around the Corner?

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