# Obsidian: An overview of key features

> [!NOTE]
> - Presenter: Christopher Burr
> - Date and Time: 26th February 2025, 13:00 (UK Time)
> - HackMD Link: https://hackmd.io/@modern-research-tools-and-practices/HkT_Tzj51e/edit
> - Recording: [OneDrive Link, Internal Only](https://thealanturininstitute-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/cburr_turing_ac_uk/EfBN9jc8DNZPj50SMURVrxoBhnbLGK2XKgtyrTT_T6VEIA?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&e=HRvXWw)

## :link: Resource Links

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- [Markdown Basics](): a short overview of Markdown basics, which are fundamental to using Obsidian
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/): an extensible Markdown editor with an excellent ecosystem of community plugins
- [Awesome Obsidian Plugins](https://github.com/kmaasrud/awesome-obsidian): a repository of "awesome" plugins from the Obsidian community
- [Linking Your Thinking](https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/): a set of resources for why and how to link your notes

## :pushpin: Session Plan

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1. What is Obsidian and why would you want to use it?
2. Backlinks and graph view
3. Tagging and excerpts
4. Installing and using plugins
5. Using Templates
6. Next steps

## :question: Group Notes or Questions

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## :speech_balloon: Session Feedback

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## :paperclip: Other stuff

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