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# Create a SQL Notebook

Once logged into the platform, you will be redirected to the **'Home'** tab by default. To begin creating a SQL notebook, follow these steps:

### Accessing the SQL Notebook

1. From the left-hand navigation, click on the **'SQL'** tab within '**NOTEBOOKS**' dropdown.
2. This redirects you to the **SQL Notebook** page, where you can create and edit notebooks.
3. The page will display a list of existing notebooks as cards. You can filter them by:
   * **Data Source**
   * **Status** (Published, Unpublished)
   * **Author** (You, Other)
4. Use the search bar to find specific notebooks easily.

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### Creating a New Notebook

1. Click on the **'+ Notebook'** CTA to start a new notebook.

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2. A popup will ask for the following details:
   * **Name** of the notebook
   * **Data source** selection from a dropdown
   * **Description**
3. Click on **'Add'** to create and access the notebook.

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### Method Selection for Notebook Creation

1. Once the notebook is created, it will redirect you to select a method for generating notebook, a prompt will appear asking you to choose a method to generate the notebook:
   * **Generate Using AI:** Automatically generates a notebook based on your input.
   * **Build Manually:** Allows manual creation of a notebook step-by-step.

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