Start activities in a workspace

A workspace is a place where people with common purposes and goals can share ideas and work together. You can participate in a wide range of activities in a workspace. For example, you can post messages and responses, share files, track projects and meetings, write in a notepad, and share files. And much more: Groove currently provides at least 25 different application tools that you can add to any workspace.

"Standard" workspaces display in the Groove Workspace Explorer. In this task you will create a workspace that initially includes tools for sharing files (Files tool) and posting messages and responses to messages (Discussion tool).

Later in this guide you'll learn about "file sharing workspaces," a different type of workspace that allows people to synchronize files that reside in Windows Explorer.

Create the workspace

In the Launchbar, select File - New - Workspace.
Click Standard.
Change the workspace name, if you want, or accept the default name.
Click OK.

A workspace named "Standard Workspace" opens in the Groove Workspace Explorer. The workspace includes a Files and a Discussion tool. In the next task, you'll examine the features of a standard workspace.