How to use Google Keep for Quick Capture with Obsidian

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Problem

While I use 1 Obsidian to capture everything while I’m at the desktop, it gets tricky when I’m away from the Desktop. Especially during my morning walk, I listen to Audiobook, and want to capture either a quote or some of my own related thoughts. 2

Solution

Today, I came across a YouTube Video 3 which addresses this issue.

Zsolt goes on to explain how see sought suggestions on Twitter 4

Important components of his solution are to use Google Keep on mobile (Voice assistant if need be)

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How to specify the size for the embeded image in Obsidian

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TL;DR: When inserting a link (especially of the image) one can add pipe followed by size. This size is used for displaying embedded image inside the note.

For example, I have a markdown and excalidraw mixed note named Dashboard

It references itself (for the excalidraw image on the back of the note) like ![[Dashboard]] 1

This results into an image that just shows small preview that is not useful, especially if image is wide (and/or tall).

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