Customizing your Object Types ⚙️

Custom object types in Capacities can be tuned with extra per-type settings that make note-taking feel purpose-built—especially when different kinds of notes (meetings, interests, quotes, projects) demand different defaults. The biggest practical win is reducing repetitive setup: once a type is configured, new entries and embedded links automatically appear in the right format, with the right layout and the right level of detail.

A key setting is the calendar integration for custom object types that include a date-time property. When such a type is configured, Capacities adds a button to the daily note that creates a new object with the date automatically filled in. That button works for any calendar day: clicking it from “today” links the object to today’s date, while clicking it from a past daily note links it to that day instead. For workflows where one entry per day is the goal—like daily tracking—there’s an option to restrict creation to a single object per day. After the first object is created, the daily-note button disappears, preventing duplicate entries and keeping the information unified. For other types—like meetings—multiple entries per day remain possible when the restriction is not enabled.

Another high-impact customization is the default link view. Links inside Capacities can render in different styles (for example, embedded views, small cards, wide cards, or standard inline links). If someone repeatedly changes the same object type’s links into the same view, the default link view setting can lock in that preference per object type. That saves clicks and makes embedded content feel consistent—projects can default to an embed view, while quotes can default to a small-card style that looks more inviting during review.

Templates extend the same “less friction” idea. Object type settings allow templates to pre-fill structure and formatting, including using date variables in titles so daily objects can automatically present the correct date. Templates can also include reusable text or formatting so recurring note types start from a ready-made scaffold rather than a blank page.

Layout options further tailor how information is presented. Capacities offers multiple page layouts—encyclopedia (properties left, blocks middle, sidebar right), index card (compact, quote-like), standard (properties with notes beneath), and profile (circular image with properties). For profile-style pages, image handling can be adjusted by cropping to fill the circle, and pages can be set to wide or centered widths depending on whether the content benefits from extra horizontal space.

Finally, card views in gallery-style browsing can be customized per object type. The card determines what’s visible at a glance (such as picture, object type, tags), and that choice propagates everywhere the view is used—so an embedded Einstein link can consistently appear as the same small card. For people object types, showing a content preview instead of the picture is one way to achieve the circular-image look. Overall, these settings are designed to impose structure that matches each note category, so users reach the right information faster and spend less time reformatting.