Using the Editor

A guide to TotalApp's Workflow Editor and built-in editors — build automations, write notes, and generate AI content.

Workflow Editor

TotalApp's visual workflow editor allows you to create automation flows without any coding knowledge. You can connect nodes with a drag-and-drop interface to build powerful automations.

Core Concepts

Node: Each step in a workflow — AI content generation, data transformation, sending email, etc.
Edge: Represents the data flow between nodes
Trigger: The event that starts the workflow — webhook, timer or manual
Output: The final step of the workflow — write to file, send email, display modal

Quick Start

Go to Automation → Workflow Editor from the sidebar. Drag a node from the node palette onto the canvas and draw connections.

Node Categories

Text Input

Add static text to your workflow. Used as a source for other nodes.

Content Generator

Automatically generate blog posts, articles, presentations and more with AI.

Run Script

Execute JavaScript code, transform data and apply custom logic.

API Source

Fetch data from external APIs and pass it to other nodes.

Send Email

Automatically send an email notification when the workflow completes.

Write to File

Save generated content to a file on the server.

Notes Editor (My Notes)

TotalApp's built-in notes editor offers rich text formatting, markdown support and multi-tab working capability.

Key Features

Opening multiple notes as tabs simultaneously
Markdown and rich text formatting
Linking notes to a project
Export (PDF, Markdown, plain text)
Content suggestions with the built-in AI assistant

Tip

Access your notes from My Workspace → My Notes. Open a new note with the "+" button; tab names are automatically numbered (Note 1, Note 2...).

DocView Terminal

DocView is your AI-powered content generation terminal. You can generate blog posts, articles, presentations and more in a command-line-like interface.

Example Commands

Command	Description
`write blog [topic]`	Generate a full blog post
`write article [topic]`	Write a long-form article
`write essay [topic]`	Create an academic essay
`write story [topic]`	Write a creative story
`create presentation [topic]`	Create a slide presentation

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo
`Ctrl+Y`	Redo
`Ctrl+S`	Save
`Ctrl+A`	Select all
`Esc`	Close modal / panel
`Ctrl+K`	Focus search / command palette

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between the Workflow Editor and the DocView Terminal?

The Workflow Editor is a visual, node-based canvas for building multi-step automations (triggers, transformations, API calls, outputs) without writing code. The DocView Terminal is a command-line-style interface focused specifically on AI content generation — you type commands like write blog [topic] and it produces the content directly, without needing to wire up nodes and connections.

Do I need coding knowledge to use the Workflow Editor?

No. The Workflow Editor is designed to be fully usable via drag-and-drop — you drag nodes from the node palette onto the canvas and connect them with edges. The one exception is the "Run Script" node, which lets advanced users execute custom JavaScript for data transformation, but it's entirely optional.

Can I open more than one note at a time in the Notes Editor?

Yes. My Notes supports multi-tab working, so you can have several notes open simultaneously and switch between them. New notes are automatically numbered (Note 1, Note 2, etc.) so tab titles never collide.

What happens if I close the browser while editing — will I lose my changes?

Notes and workflows are saved through TotalApp's persistence layer rather than only living in memory, so your work is not lost on refresh or navigation. It's still good practice to use Ctrl+S to save explicitly after major edits, especially before closing a tab.