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Starred items and recently viewed articles

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Written by Basil Mathai
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The knowledge base includes quick-access sections to help you return to important content faster. These features reduce search time and improve daily efficiency.

Starred items

Starred items allow you to mark important folders or articles for quick access.

Starred items appear in the starred items section in the side navigation.


How to star folders or articles

You can star both folders and articles.

From list or table view

  1. Open the knowledge base.

  2. Navigate to the folder containing the item.

  3. In list view, click the three-dot menu next to the folder or article.

  4. Click add to starred.

The item will now appear under starred items.


From board view

  1. Switch to board view.

  2. Locate the folder or article card.

  3. Click the three-dot menu on the card.

  4. Click add to starred.

The item will be added to starred items.


Starring multiple items at once

You can star multiple folders or articles at the same time.

  1. Use the multi-select checkboxes to select multiple items.

  2. An action bar appears.

  3. Click add to starred..

All selected items will be added to starred items together.


Un-starring items

To remove an item from starred:

  • Open the three-dot menu on starred items.

  • Click Remove from starred item.

The item will be removed from the starred list.


When to use starred items

Starred items are useful for:

  • Frequently referenced procedures

  • Standard operating documents

  • Ongoing project documentation

  • High-priority customer folders

This section acts as a personalized shortcut list.


Recently viewed articles

The recently viewed section shows articles you have opened recently.

  • Articles are added automatically when opened.

  • The most recently accessed articles appear at the top.

  • No manual action is required.

Recently viewed is designed for quick short-term navigation.


Key differences

Starred items

  • Manually selected

  • Works for folders and articles

  • Supports multi-select

  • Used for long-term quick access

Recently viewed

  • Automatically generated

  • Articles only

  • Based on recent activity

  • Used for short-term navigation


Best practices

  • Star folders you frequently work in.

  • Star commonly referenced articles.

  • Use multi-select to organize quickly.

  • Keep your starred list clean and relevant.

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