Create and edit notebooks

1. In the Big Data Tools window, right-click any of the configured servers, folder, or note and select Create Note from the context menu or press AltInsert.

   

2. In the Create note dialog, enter the name of the notebook. You can use the / symbol to create a notebook within a folder. Click OK.

   

   The newly added notebook appears in the Big Data Tools window.

   

1. In the Project tool window, select the project root, press AltInsert, and select Zeppelin Notebook.

   

2. In the Create Zeppelin Notebook dialog, enter the notebook name and press Enter.

   

   The newly added local notebook appears in the Project tool window.

   

1. Select a target Zeppelin connection in the Big Data Tools window.

2. Click in the Big Data Tools tool window or press Ctrl0F.

3. Type anything in the search field of the Find in window. The matching notebooks will be shown in the list of findings.

   

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You can click at the top right of the window to switch between ways to display code snippets: under each search result or in a separate area under the result list.

• Press Enter and start editing your notebook right away.

  Any time you need to clone, move, or delete the current paragraph, just click to open a menu and select the required action.

  

  You are not limited to adding only SQL code paragraphs. For example, to add any Markdown code, just add %md to the first line of the paragraph.

• To import a notebook, right-click any directory, note, or Zeppelin connection node in the Big Data Tools window and select Upload from Disk from the context menu. Specify a path to the target .json or .zpln file.

• To export a notebook, right-click any notebook on a Zeppelin server in the Big Data Tools window and select Save to Disk from the context menu. Specify a path to the directory where you want to save the exported notebook.

The minimap shows thumbnails of your code next in the editor. You can use it to quickly navigate and preview your code.

• On the right side of your notebook, click to enable or disable the minimap.

  

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To change the minimap position, right-click it and select Move to Left or Move to Right.

1. To preview your notebook in the external browser, click on the notebook editor toolbar and select the corresponding option.

   

2. If needed, you can copy the link to the notebook to the clipboard.

1. To export your notebook into an HTML file, click on the notebook toolbar and select Export Note Code to HTML.

   

2. Specify the filename and its location in your file system, then confirm the action.

   If you save an HTML file in your project directory, the file appears in the Project tool window. To open it, right-click the file and select a target browser from the menu Open In | Browser.

1. On the notebook editor toolbar, click .

2. In the Interpreter Bindings dialog, use the arrow buttons to alter the priority of an interpreter.

   

You can also deselect an interpreter and explicitly disable it or restart any interpreter when, for example, the corresponding session got expired.