Notion tutorial
How to create a database in Notion
A Notion database is a table where every row is also a page of its own. This video adds a table called Projects to an empty page, fills in three rows and gives each one a due date with a Date property, without Notion AI or a template.
- 2:16 video
- 8 steps
- Last verified November 3, 2026
Steps
- On your page, click an empty line and type /databaseOn a new, empty page you can also choose ••• → Table under Get started with.
- Choose Table view
- Click New database above the table and type a name, like Projects
- Click New page under the table, type the first row's name and press Enter
- Add the other rows the same way
- Click Add property, name it Due date and choose Date
- Click a row's Due date cell and pick a datePress Escape to close the calendar.
- Give the other rows a date the same wayEvery row is also a page: hover over its name and click OPEN to add notes, tasks or files.
Transcript
0:00In Notion, a database is a table where every row is also its own page. Let's build a simple Projects database right here on our Team Planning page.
0:10Click into the page body and type slash database to open the menu of database blocks.
0:16Choose Table view to drop an inline table database right onto this page.
0:21A blank table appears. Give it a clear name, like Projects, so everyone knows what it tracks.
0:29Next, let's add some projects. Click New page at the bottom of the table to create the first row. Type the project name, Website redesign, and press Enter to save it.
0:42Add a second row the same way. This one is Launch email. And one more row for our third project. Call it Customer survey.
1:01Properties are the columns that describe each row. To track deadlines, click Add property. First name the property Due date. Then pick the Date type, so each cell gets a handy calendar picker.
1:20The new Due date column is ready. Click the cell next to Website redesign to set its deadline. A calendar pops up. Pick November thirteenth. Press Escape to close the picker.
1:33Now give Launch email a date. The twentieth works. Close it again. Last one: the Customer survey's due date. Let's set it for December second. Press Escape once more, and every project now has a deadline. And remember, each row is its own page. Open any project, like Website redesign, to add notes, tasks, or files inside it. That's your first Notion database: a Projects table with three rows and a Due date for each. Next, try adding a Status property or sorting by due date.
Notion is a trademark of its owner. SayScreen isn't affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Notion; this video shows the public app as it looked when it was recorded, and we last checked the steps on November 3, 2026. If Notion has changed since, tell us at hey@sayscreen.com. Notion's own guide: www.notion.com/help/create-a-database.
