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You could create a page in a workspace to collaborate on document drafts:

...not to mention to have conversations among team members.

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Again, you're looking at a page in a Socialtext Workspace. It provides a way to organize information and collaborate on the web.

What else can be in a workspace? Perhaps another way people keep track of things, say a to-do list.

Pages can contain links, as in the case of the words "Marketing Proposal" above.

A workspace can also hold documents that people are working on...

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You're now ready to use your workspace! Now, think about how you want to use it for you and your workgroup, and start creating and editing pages.

To start, you might want to create a personal page for yourself. Just visit the dashboard and click the New Page button. Or, you can start with any other page you'd like.

For more ideas, check out the collection of Best Practices over at the Socialtext Customer Exchange.

Enjoy!

The Socialtext Crew

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• "Home" at the top left sends you to the dashboard or to the top page.

• Click links to browse around through the pages.

• Click "What's new" right next to "Quick jump" to see what's new and what has recently changed in the space.

• Search from the top left to find pages with specific words in them.

Let's look at some more advanced getting around

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Here are links to some of the pages in this workspace.

Now that I know about some of the things I can use a Workspace for, how do I find my way around?

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Hi! This quick tour will help you get acquainted with your Socialtext Workspace. It's easy to do. After you've read each page, just click on the blue underlined link at the bottom to go to the next page -- sort of like turning the page in a book.

A Socialtext Workspace is a way to work together on the web that's fast and fun.

It's a flexible way for you and your team to organize information.

Right now, the information you're looking at is a few paragraphs of text, like you could read in a newspaper or a book.

What else is here?

This is a wiki. It has lots of pages that you can write on. Click on links to explore, and click Home to come back.

If you'd like an introductory tour of Socialtext, start here.

The Announcements and Links page is the page that everyone on your team will see on their Dashboard. Here you can post announcements, leave notes, and link to useful resources.