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Attach a file to a note

I want to …

… attach a file to a note and open it again from the text.

Before you start

  • You need Pro or Ultra. On Free the paperclip in the toolbar carries a small lock (Upgrade to enable Attachments) and opens the plans.
  • Only the author can add or remove attachments, even on a public note others can edit.
  • Storage lives in Frankfurt (Google Cloud, europe-west3).
  • Images, documents, and unknown files: 10 MB each. Video and audio: 50 MB.
  • Per note: 10 attachments and 75 MB combined.
  • Executables, scripts, HTML, SVG, and Office files with macros are blocked.
  • Dragging files in works in the browser on a computer. In the iPhone and Android app, you pick files with Attach file.

Here's how

  1. Open the note.
  2. Tap Attach file in the toolbar and pick a file.
  3. In the browser you can also drag files in from the desktop or a folder. As soon as a file hovers over the window, the text area below the toolbar lights up and shows Drop here. Release the files on the text. Several files at once work, folders do not. Zeitlicht ignores anything dropped on the title or the toolbar.
  4. For images, Zeitlicht offers compression (longest edge 2560 px). Upload original keeps the full file if you want that. With several images, Zeitlicht asks for each one.
  5. If a file does not fit the limits, Zeitlicht still uploads the others and tells you why.
  6. During the upload you see a row with the name and progress of each file and can tap Cancel upload on it.
  7. After the upload a placeholder with the file name sits in the text where the cursor was. Images show a small thumbnail. Without one, the name chip stays. Tap it to open or download the file.
  8. To remove a file, delete the placeholder in the text. When you leave the note – Done, back, or another tab – Zeitlicht removes the file and frees workspace storage.

The result

The file is part of the note, sits in the text as a placeholder, and counts against the workspace quota.

Common questions

Why was the upload rejected?

The file is too large, the type is blocked, the note already has 10 attachments, or the workspace is full. If it says You do not have permission to do that., the server did not accept the file for your account, for example because your plan just ended.

Why does nothing happen when I drag a file onto the note?

Release it on the text below the toolbar. Zeitlicht does not take files on the title or the toolbar. Only the author can drop files on a note. The iPhone and Android app has no dragging in; there you use Attach file.

What happens if someone else deletes the placeholder?

The file stays. The next time you, the author, open the note, Zeitlicht puts the placeholder back at the end of the text.

What happens if the app closes before the placeholder is in the text?

The upload already stored the file. The next time you open the note, Zeitlicht puts the placeholder back at the end of the text.

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