Format and rearrange blocks

Use text formatting for inline emphasis and block actions for structural changes.

Open block actions

Move the pointer to a block and use its gutter handle. The available actions depend on the block kind and selection. Common actions include:

• change paragraph hierarchy or list style;
• copy or duplicate;
• move or delete;
• add a comment;
• display an Object link in another form;
• turn text into a typed Object; and
• run a supported AI block action after AI is configured and consented.

Actions that do not apply to the selected block are omitted rather than shown as unsafe transformations.

Rearrange blocks

Drag the gutter handle to move a block. The drop indicator shows its destination. Dropping beside compatible top-level content creates columns; dropping into an existing column moves the block there.

Columns use a single nesting level. Drag their dividers to resize them. If content removal leaves only one column, Lar unwraps the remaining content back into the normal page flow.

Turn a block into an Object

For supported text blocks, choose Turn into… and select an Object Type. Lar creates the Object through the application bridge and leaves an Object representation in the body. This is useful when a paragraph grows into a note with its own properties, backlinks, and page.

A table’s Turn into Object Type action is broader: it creates a new Type from the table columns and one Object per data row.

Undo and redo

Body edits have their own undo history. Object properties and relations use Lar’s scoped Object undo manager. The application routes the undo command to the appropriate active surface so a property edit does not become entangled with a text keystroke.

Next: Links and transclusion.