Creating Your First Document

Learn how to create, edit and publish your first knowledge base article in TyneBase.

Read time:3 minUpdated:2026-04-10

Creating Your First Document

Welcome to TyneBase! This guide will walk you through creating your first knowledge base document.

Choose a Creation Method

TyneBase offers multiple ways to create documents:

  • Blank Document: Start from scratch with our rich text editor
  • From a template: Use a pre-built template from our library
  • From an AI prompt: Describe what you need and let AI generate it
  • From a video: Upload a YouTube link or video file
  • From an audio source: Upload an audio source

For this guide, select Blank Document.

Opening the Document Editor

After signing in, you'll land on your workspace dashboard. Click + New Document at the top right-hand side of the page:

New Document button

To open the document editor:

Document editor

From here, you can start drafting your document.

Writing Your Content

Our editor supports:

  • Rich Text Formatting: Bold, italic, headings, lists
  • Code Blocks: Syntax highlighting for 50+ languages
  • Tables: Create structured data tables
  • Images & Files: Drag and drop media
  • Embeds: YouTube, Loom, Figma, and more

Setting Metadata

Before publishing, set the metadata for your document. These settings are found within the Document settings tab:

Document settings tab
Field Description
Title Clear, searchable document title
Category Organise into your knowledge structure
Tags Add keywords for better discoverability
Visibility Public, Internal or Restricted

Publishing Your Document

Once you are finished with your article, you can either save it as a draft to work on it later or save and publish it.

To publish your article, click Save & Publish:

Save and Publish button

To make your document live. It will immediately:

  • Appear in your knowledge base
  • Become searchable via AI-powered search
  • Be indexed for RAG context retrieval
  • Generate document lineage tracking

What's Next?