# How to use the Info Panel, Table of Contents, and Backlinks in Bear

> Learn how to open Bear's Info Panel for word counts and read time, navigate a note with the Table of Contents, and use Backlinks on Mac and iOS.

Source: https://bear.app/faq/how-to-use-the-info-panel-table-of-contents-and-backlinks-in-bear/

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The Info panel in a Bear note displays a variety of **statistics** such as word and character counts, estimated read time, and date of its last edit. This panel also has tabs for the **Table of Contents**—an outline view of a note—and **Backlinks**—a tool for navigating between notes that link to each other.

## How to use the Info Panel
The Info Panel appears as a popover on top of a note that displays a variety of statistics about it, including: word and character count, paragraphs, and estimated read time. To display the Info Panel:

**Mac**
- Click the ⓘ **info button** in the upper right or use **View \> Toggle Info Panel**

**iOS**
- Tap the ⓘ **info button** in the upper right of a note
## How to display the Table of Contents (ToC)
Click the **ToC tab** at the top of the Info Panel. There, you will see a list of all sections in the current note, generated from all headings (H1-H6) that are present.

Click or tap any heading in the ToC to quickly navigate to that part of the note.

## How to use Backlinks
The **Backlinks tab** displays a list of all other Bear notes that [link to the current note][2]. Click any wiki link there to visit the linked note. 

Backlinks are a powerful tool for building a body of knowledge from notes related to each other—great for things like [personal knowledge management \(PKM\) systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_knowledge_management) for work and school, a journal, a body of research, and more.

Note there are two distinct sections here, and you can hide either section by clicking the carrot triangle button next to each:

* **Linked mentions** - Other notes with direct wiki links to the current note
* **Unlinked mentions** - Notes with unlinked text mentions of the exact title of the current note
## Tips & things to know
- **Floating Info Panel** - On the Mac, you can click and drag the Info Panel to tear it away from Bear and keep it on-screen
- **Drag to the left** on iPad and iPhone to open the Info Panel


[2]: https://bear.app/faq/how-to-link-notes-together/