# Arrange notebooks in the sidebar

You can organize how your notebooks appear in the sidebar by sorting them alphabetically or arranging them manually in a custom order.

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#### Sort by Title

1. Open **Settings → General → Sort items in the sidebar**.
2. Select **Title (A → Z)** or **Title (Z → A)** to sort notebooks alphabetically.

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#### Custom Sorting of Main Notebooks

1. Open **Settings → General → Sort items in the sidebar** and select **Custom**.
2. Rearrange notebooks manually:
   * **On Mac, Windows, and Linux:** Drag a notebook up or down in the sidebar.
   * **On iOS:** Tap and hold a notebook in the sidebar, then drag it up or down to change its order.
   * **On Android:**
     1. Tap and hold a notebook in the sidebar and select **Rearrange** in the pop-up menu.
     2. Drag the handle on the right side of each notebook row to adjust the order.

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#### Custom Sorting of Sub-notebooks

1. Open the **parent notebook** to view its nested notebooks in the notes list panel.
   * If nested notebooks don’t appear, go to **Settings → General** and enable **Show nested notebooks in the notes list**.
2. Drag the nested notebooks **up or down** in the notes list panel to reorder them.\
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3. The new order will automatically be reflected in the sidebar.

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#### Note

If you’re unable to drag notebooks to rearrange them, make sure **Custom sorting** is enabled under **Settings → General → Sort items in the sidebar**.\
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