1. Select your text
Select the text you want to save to your Notion database, then click on the Copy To Notion icon in your browser toolbar, then choose Save Selected Text.
You can right-click, choose Save selected text from the Copy To Notion sub-menu instead of the extension icon.
2. Select the destination database
- Click on the dropdown under Save to
- Type the title of your database on the search input
- Select your database on the search results.
3. Edit your database form (optional)
The extension automatically matches most of your database properties with the values it provides.
To edit your database form checkout this guide on How to customize your notion database form.
You can create multiple forms for the same database, each serving a different purpose.
4. Save the selected text
If your database has tags, you can select or create a tag related to your selection on the tags drop-down list. Then, click on “Add to Notion” to save your highlight.
5. Access the saved highlight
A little popup should be visible on the top right, you click on Open in Notion, to open the database page where the text highlight is saved.
If you haven't installed Copy To Notion extension yet, now is the perfect time to give it a go!