LOS - Installing Generated Files

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Intro

Every file you generate in Lean Obsidian Studio can be copied to your clipboard or downloaded. Here is where each file type goes in your Obsidian vault.

.base Files (Bases Module)

Demo Notes

The Bases module offers a Demo Notes button on some outputs.
This downloads a .zip containing the .base file plus
sample markdown notes so you can try the view immediately.

  1. Download the .base file (or copy the YAML and save it as filename.base)
  2. Place it anywhere in your vault - the vault root or any subfolder works
  3. Obsidian auto-detects .base files and shows them in the file explorer
  4. Click the file to open it as an interactive database view

Alternatively, you can copy the code into an existing note, using a code block. See LOS - Bases Module.

.css Files (CSS Snippets Module)

  1. In Obsidian, go to Settings > Appearance and scroll to CSS snippets
  2. Click the folder icon to open the snippets folder on disk
  3. Save or move your downloaded .css file into that folder
  4. Back in Obsidian, click the refresh icon next to CSS snippets
  5. Toggle the snippet on

If the snippet does not take effect, restart Obsidian.

.md Files (Templates Module)

Core Templates

  1. Go to Settings > Core Plugins and enable Templates
  2. Go to Settings > Templates and set your template folder (e.g. Templates/)
  3. Save the downloaded .md file into that folder
  4. Use the Insert template command (or its hotkey) to apply the template

Templater (Community Plugin)

  1. Install and enable Templater from Community Plugins
  2. Go to Settings > Templater and set the template folder
  3. Save the downloaded .md file into that folder
  4. Use the Templater: Insert template command or set up folder templates for auto-application

Result

Once installed:

  • Base files appear as interactive database views in your file explorer
  • CSS snippets immediately change the appearance of your vault
  • Template files are available through the insert template command and can be applied to new or existing notes

Back to: LOS - Getting Started | LOS - Bases Module | LOS - CSS Snippets Module | LOS - Templates Module

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