Add a new tool to the workspace

As your collaboration and work needs change, you may need to adjust the collection of tools in a workspace. In this task you will add a Notepad tool to the workspace and then move it among the other tools so that it appears as the first (leftmost) tool. You will also add some content to the new Notepad  tool.

Add a Notepad tool

The Groove Notepad Tool is a rich-text editor that allows members to create documents that are saved as pages.

  1. Click the Add Tool link under Common Tasks:

  2. Check Notepad in the More Tools dialog box and click OK.

    The new Notepad tool is added to the workspace.

Move the Notepad tool

New tools always get placed to the right of other existing tools. In this task you will move the new Notepad tool so that it displays as the first (leftmost) tool in the workspace.

Drag the Notepad tool to the left of the Discussion tool:

Add content to the Notepad tool

Add a note page to the Notepad tool that states the purpose and goals of the workspace.

  1. Click New Note.

  2. Enter a title for the Note.

  3. Click in the text area and type the note text.

  4. Click Save and Close.

 

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