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What are Notebooks?

Jupyter notebooks are interactive documents combining code, visualizations, and text. In Alph, notebooks are first-class citizens with:
  • AI-powered code generation
  • Cloud execution via projects
  • GitHub import
  • Semantic search

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Creating a Notebook

  1. Go to Notebooks in your organization
  2. Click New Notebook
  3. Enter a title and set visibility
  4. Start coding

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The Editor

Code Cells

Write and execute Python with syntax highlighting and autocomplete

Markdown Cells

Rich text, images, LaTeX math, and tables

AI Panel

Chat with AI and generate cells with natural language

Rich Outputs

Plots, dataframes, images, and interactive widgets

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Working with Cells

Add cells:
  • Click + between cells
  • Press A (above) or B (below) in command mode
  • Click + AI to generate with AI
Execute cells:
  • Shift + Enter — run and move to next
  • Ctrl/Cmd + Enter — run in place
  • Run All in toolbar
Cell modes:
  • Edit mode (green border) — type to edit, Esc to exit
  • Command mode (blue border) — navigate and run shortcuts, Enter to edit

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Key Shortcuts

ShortcutAction
Shift + EnterRun cell
A / BInsert cell above/below
XDelete cell
M / YConvert to markdown/code

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Next Steps

AI Assistance

Generate code and chat with AI

Execution

Connect to projects and run code

Publishing

Share notebooks publicly

Search

Find notebooks with semantic search