Add content to a workspace

At this point (if you're doing the tasks in this guide sequentially), you have a workspace with two applications tools in which you are the only member. Although you could immediately proceed to inviting people to become members of the workspace, it's best if you first add some content. Then, the people you invite will more easily oriented to the purpose of the workspace, and know the types of information suitable for each tool.

In this task you'll add an entry to the Discussion tool and a file to the Files tool.

Add an entry to the Discussion tool

Workspace members use a Discussion tool to carry out a detailed conversation. The Discussion tool's topic/response hierarchy lets members track the entire "thread" of a conversation for historical and review purposes. Most importantly, members can participate in elaborate conversations and observe how thought processes evolve. Discussions typically do not require the simultaneous participation of members. It's common for members to create topics and responses about a particular topic at different times, typically at their convenience.

Workspace members can also discuss things in the chat pane. However, chat entries are usually intended for an immediate exchange of ideas (that is, with all chatting members present) and also do not provide the hierarchical structure found in a discussion.

Click the Discussion tool tab, if it's not already selected.
Click New Topic to open a new topic form.
Enter text in the Subject field and in the text-entry field.
Click Save and Close.

The Discussion entry appears in the topic list.

Add a file to the Files tool

Using a Files tool is much like using Windows Explorer, except that files stored in the tool are available to all workspace members. If you store Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint files in a Files tool, you can take advantage of special co-editing and guided presentation features.

Click the Files tool tab.
Click Add File to open the Add Files window.
Find and select the file you want to add and click Open.

The selected file appears in the file list for the Files root folder.