The Overview tab   

The Overview tab provides a summary of the current teamspace. The overview information includes the description of the teamspace, and the percent complete (as entered by the teamspace administrator or other members with sufficient access rights). The Overview tab also displays a list of the current Tasks, Meetings, and Polls. See Filtering lists for information on using the list filters.

For general information about teamspaces, see Teamspaces.

What do you want to do?

The additional tabs along the top of the page provide links to other information in the teamspace. Select a tab from the picture below to display more information about the features of that tab.

The Teamspace Detail area provides the action buttons that you use to perform various teamspace actions. The action buttons are displayed below. Select an action button from the picture below to display more information.

The lower section of the page summarizes the Tasks, Meetings, and Polls available in the teamspace. Use the list filters to control the amount of information shown in the lists. (See Filtering lists for more information.) You can select an item from one of the lists to go directly to the detail page for that item and view additional information or act on that item.

Tasks

The Tasks list displays the tasks associated with the teamspace, filtered according to the selection in the drop-down list. If Mine Only is selected, only the tasks assigned to you are displayed. Select a task from the list to see details of the task.

See Tasks and Tasks tab for more information.

Meetings

Teamspace meetings are displayed according to the List Filters. If Mine Only is selected, only the meetings to which you have been invited are displayed. Select a meeting from the list to see more details about the meeting.

See Meetings and Meetings tab, and for more information.

Polls

Polls associated with the teamspace are displayed. Select a poll from the list to see more details about the poll.

See Polls and Polls tab for more information.

Teamspace-related actions

Start a workflow

  1. Select start workflow from the action list.
  2. When Workplace opens, you will see a list of all of the available workflows for the teamspace. Select the workflow you want to launch. Refer to the Workplace help for additional information.

See Workflows for more information.

Save the current teamspace as a template for other teamspaces

  1. Select save as template.
  2. Enter a name for the new template, then click ok.

See Templates for more information.

To create a new teamspace using a template, see Create a new teamspace.

Send email from the teamspace

When you send email from a teamspace detail view, you can choose to file a copy of the email automatically in the teamspace. Each email sent from the teamspace includes a link back to the teamspace.

To send email

  1. Select send email from the action list.
  2. Use the Email screen to select recipients and create your email message.
  3. Select the cc: teamspace checkbox to send a copy of the email to the teamspace.
  4. Click ok to send the email.

See Send email for more information. You can also save the teamspace email address and other information to your own email address book or contact list. See Add the teamspace email address to your email address book for more information.

Deactivate the teamspace (administrators and owners)

When a teamspace is no longer needed, use the following procedure to deactivate it:

  1. Select the teamspace, and select deactivate from the action list.
  2. Click ok to confirm the deactivation, or click cancel. Note that a deactivated teamspace cannot be reactivated.

See Deactivating a teamspace for more information.

Edit the teamspace

By default, any member of the teamspace can edit the general information about the teamspace, including the description and the percent complete.

  1. Select the teamspace and select edit from the action list.
  2. Make your changes on the dialog screen, then click ok.

Add the teamspace email address to your email address book

The Overview tab provides a link to a teamspace contact card (sometimes called a "vCard") that can be used to save the teamspace email address and other information into your email program's address book or contact list.

  1. Click add to email contacts to display the information for the teamspace. If your email program is compatible with the file, a dialog box displays the information to be saved in your personal email contact list or phonebook. Edit the information as needed.
  2. Click save (or the equivalent command) in your email program to store the information in your address book.