# Suggestion: Clarify text "You don’t have any notebooks."

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/suggestion-clarify-text-you-don-t-have-any-notebooks/393>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [February 21, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/suggestion-clarify-text-you-don-t-have-any-notebooks/393 "2018-02-21T17:27:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeffbaumes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jeffbaumes](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jeffbaumes)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/suggestion-clarify-text-you-don-t-have-any-notebooks/393/1 "2018-02-21T17:27:19Z")

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When you have made notebooks and all have been published, the default notebook view (Drafts) states “You don’t have any notebooks”, which is somewhat alarming (“Where did my notebooks go?”). Better may be to clarify with something like “You don’t have any Draft notebooks.”

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**Author:** ![jashkenas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/jashkenas/32/1778_2.png) [@jashkenas](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jashkenas)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/suggestion-clarify-text-you-don-t-have-any-notebooks/393/2 "2018-02-21T20:11:33Z")

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An excellent suggestion. We’ve clarified the wording on empty “Draft” and “Public” tabs, and the changes should appear within a few minutes.

Many thanks!