Create real-time collaboration documents

Notes are a great way to collaborate with your team within Workast. From meeting notes to sharing media, from checklists to brainstorming, it's a useful way to share information quickly within your team.

To add notes to a space:

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Click on the ellipsis (...) to the right of the in your space.

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Check the box next to Notes to add them to your space. 

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Once you've added the 'Notes' app to the space, it will show up in a tab in the space next Tasks tab. 

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Creating a note

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Click on the "Notes" tab in the space.

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Click on the green "Create" button at the top right to start.

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A new window will open. Click on Untitled Note to add your note title.

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To add content to your note, move your cursor to the text entry portion where it says "Start typing...".

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Formatting a note

To add various formats or attachments, click on the pilcrow (paragraph symbol) ¶.

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 The paragraph options at this time are:

New paragraph

Heading 1 (large heading)

Heading 2 (smaller heading)

Numbered list

Bulleted list

Checkmark list

Block quotation

Image (insert from a file on your computer)

Simple table creation

Video URL link

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To add content to your note, move your cursor to the text entry portion where it says "Start typing...".

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To edit a link, highlight the linked text and click on the pencil icon.  

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To delete a link, highlight the linked text and click on the delete icon (link icon with the X.)

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Adding a comment to your note

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To delete a link, highlight the linked text and click on the delete icon (link icon with the X.)

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Click the checkmark to save the comment. Comments will be indicated by the yellow highlighted text.

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To edit the comment, click on the pencil icon. To delete the comment, click on the delete icon (garbage can).

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Formatting text in your note

To format text in your note, highlight the text and right-click to bring up the menu. Select the options you want in the menu (bold or italics) or use the keyboard shortcuts - control/command +B for bold, and control/command +I for italics.

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Inviting your teammates to view your note

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Click on share.

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Search for users or get a shareable link to your note by clicking on the "Copy link" icon in the top of the share dialogue. Please be aware that recipients must be a member of your Workast team to view the note, and if the note is created in a private space, only members of that space will be able to view the note.

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You can also right-click the note in the Notes tab in the space and select "Copy Link".

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Deleting your note

Only the note creator can delete the note.

To delete the note, right-click on the note in the notes tab space and select "Remove". A confirmation will appear, click "Yes" to delete your note.

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