Deepnote how-to guides

Account operations

This is explained in our Getting Started guide.

Log in

If you have logged out, to log back in you need to verify your email again:

Go to the sign-in page.
Enter your email. Click the CAPTCHA button. Click Continue with email.
You will receive an email from Deepnote with a link. Click on it.

Workspace operations

Before any of the following operations, you must change from project view to workspace view:

Click on your workspace name in the top left corner of the screen.
From the drop-down menu, select Back to workspace.

You will now see a list of the projects in your workspace: Workspace view Some projects were automatically added by Deepnote when creating your workspace.

After you completed the desired workspace operations, click in the side panel on the project you want to work next.

In the workspace view, click on Settings & members in the side panel.
Click on the Project settings tab.
Turn on the option Allow projects to be shared publicly.

Project operations

Rename, duplicate, download or delete a notebook or file

In the side panel, hover over the name of the chosen notebook or file.
Click on the three dots that appear.
From the drop-down menu, select the desired operation.

For notebooks, the download operations are called Export as .ipynb and Export as .pdf. If your notebook contains other types of cells besides Markdown and code, the downloaded .ipynb file won’t be rendered correctly on other Jupyter platforms.

Duplicate our project

This is explained in our Getting Started guide.

The following assumes you have enabled sharing for your workspace.

Click the Share button in the top right corner of the screen.
To the right of Anyone with a link to this project, click on the drop-down menu and select Comment.
Click the highlighted blue link to this project, to copy the link.
Share that link with your peers by email or by posting in your course’s forum.

Create a new notebook

Click on the + icon next to the Notebooks heading in the side panel.
Enter a name for your new notebook, then press Enter.

Upload a notebook or file

The simplest way is to drag the notebook or file from your desktop to the Notebooks or Files section in the side panel.

Alternatively, to upload a file:

Click on the + icon next to the Files heading in the left panel.
Select Upload file from the drop-down menu.
In the file browser, navigate to the file you want to upload, then click Open.

Notebook operations

To perform an action on a cell, do one of the following:

Click on the cell to select it: the outline becomes blue. Press the action’s keyboard shortcut.
Hover over the cell. A pop-up menu appears in the top right corner of the cell. Click on the action’s icon or click the three dots to get a menu of actions.

Run one or all cells

Running a cell executes the code or formats the Markdown text.

To run one cell, do one of the following:

Press Ctrl + Enter (Mac: Cmd + Enter) if the cell is selected.
Click the triangle icon in the top right corner of the cell.

To run all cells, click Run notebook in the top right corner of the notebook.

Note

The first time you run code, it will take some time, because Deepnote must first start a server with the necessary software.

Add a cell

To insert a cell between two existing cells:

Hover the mouse between the two cells.
Click on the line that appears between both cells and do one of the following:
- To insert a code cell, press c followed by Enter.
- To insert a Markdown cell, press m followed by Enter.

To append a cell, scroll down to the end of the notebook and do one of the following:

To add a code cell, click on the Code button.
To add a Markdown cell, click on the Text button and select Markdown.

Delete a cell

Do one of the following:

Press Ctrl + Shift + Backspace (Mac: Cmd + Shift + Backspace) if the cell is selected.
Click the bin icon in the top right corner of the cell.

Comment on a cell

Do one of the following:

Press Ctrl + Alt + C (Mac: Cmd + Alt + C) if the cell is selected.
Click the speech bubble icon in the top right corner of the cell.

After typing your comment, press the upwards blue arrow to finish.

Warning

You must be logged into your account to comment on notebooks shared with you. If you’re not logged in, your comments are marked as ‘anonymous user’ and the essay’s author won’t see them.

Format a code cell

This ‘pretty prints’ the code. Do one of the following:

Press Alt + Shift + F if the cell is selected.
Click the three dots in the top right corner of the cell and select Format code from the drop-down menu. (To avoid scrolling all the way down, type f in the search box of the menu.)