Overview

Watch this brief video to give you a quick outline of the main features that colaab has to offer.

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Dashboard

The dashboard is the first screen you'll see whenever you login to colaab. From here you can view, enter, add, edit or delete Workspaces.

1 Workspace

Workspaces that you are involved with will appear here. You can view your level of access, how many users are logged in, and how many Resources are present in that Workspace. From here, you can also enter the Workspace, manage it, share it or delete it.

2 Add New Workspace

Need another Workspace? Just click here.

3 Workspace Filter

Once your Workspace collection builds up, use the Workspace filter to quickly find the one you're looking for. You can also organize your Workspaces alphabetically or by creation date.

4 News Feed and Actions

The news feed shows you who has been doing what where and when in your Workspaces. These can be anything from creating Resources to inviting users. You can manage what notifications you wish to receive, or even subscribe to the News Feed’s RSS feed.

Clicking on the actions tab lets you view all the comments that have been created in your Workspaces. You can filter these comments by type, date and keyword to keep track of who's saying what.

5 Menu Bar

Edit your company's details with My Company or view My Account to make changes to your profile, payment and other options. You can also check out our Help section if you ever get stuck, or if you're finishing up for the day, logout. The Menu Bar will always be accessible from any part of colaab.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining the functions available on the Dashboard.

Workspace

Inside a Workspace, you can check out your Resources, chat on the Discussion Hub, or see who's online with the Collaborators list.

1 Resource

Here's where you view the Resources in the Workspace. On each thumbnail, you can see the type of Resource, when it was added, who added it, and when it was last viewed. From here, you're able to enter the Resource, edit the name, share it or delete it.

2 Breadcrumb Trail

This handy feature lets you know exactly where you are in colaab, allows you navigate between levels, and also gives you the option of managing your Workspace.

3 Resource Filter

Find that Resource quickly with the Resource filter, or sort them alphabetically or by creation date.

4 Add Resource

Keep the Resources coming with the Add Resource button.

5 Discussion Hub

This is colaab's very own built-in instant messenger. Each Workspace has its own unique Discussion Hub, where you can chat to other online users or view discussion histories.

You can also view the Actions List and News Feed by clicking on the relevant tab.

6 Collaborators

Let's you know who's online, who's doing what and who's done what. From here you can view user profiles, send private and SMS messages, or even start a conference call.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining the functions available within a Workspace.

DeepZoom Integration

DeepZoom integration gives you the ability to review and collaborate on extremely large images without having to wait for them to download and zoom in without losing quality!

Video

Click to play to view a video which shows viewing a 9MB image, a 12MB image and a 160MB image without having to download them first. On each one we zoom in on comment locations in incredible resolution and detail. At the end of the video we upload a 4MB image which is then DeepZoomed behind the scenes and becomes available to the user and anyone they choose to share it with without the need to download it and with no loss of quality from the original image.

Resource

There are many ways in which you and others can view and collaborate on a Resource.

1 Resource Toolbar

Add a comment, open the annotation tool, adjust the zoom, or share the Resource.

2 Comment

There's so much you can do with comments in colaab. Create them, edit them, delete them, assign them an action, respond to them, move them about, or even connect them to parts of the Resource.

3 Annotation Tool

Whether it's an image, document or video, you can annotate or highlight any part of any Resource.

4 Discussion Hub & Collaborators

You're still able to use the Discussion Hub and Collaborators list exactly as you did in the Workspace.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining the functions available when working with a Resource.

Add Workspace

Adding a new Workspace is incredibly simple and takes a matter of seconds.

1 Workspace Name

Give your Workspace a name.

2 Select Icon

Choose a thumbnail icon for your Workspace.

3 Public / Private

Share your Workspace with the world, or keep it private for sensitive information.

4 Invite Users

Enter in email addresses of colleagues, clients and customers you wish to join you in your Workspace, and we'll send off the invites.

Alternatively, you can add the Workspace now and invite other users later.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining how to add a Workspace.

Invite Users

You can invite anyone with an email address to join you in colaab.

1 Invite Users by Email

Enter in email addresses of colleagues, clients and customers you wish to join you in your Workspace, and we'll send off the invites.

We'll always let you know when you're nearing your invite limit.

3 Invite Users from Contact List

Type in the address and password of your email account, and we’ll draw up a list of your contacts from which you can invite users. colaab supports email providers such as Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Thunderbird and many, many more!

4 Invite Users from an Existing Workspace

Is the user you wish to invite in one of your existing Workspaces? Click here and select them.

5 Custom Email

Give your invites a personal touch by adding a custom message.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining how to invite users to collaborate.

Manage Users

Take control of who does what in your Workspace.

1 List of Users

Easily see who can do what in your Workspace.

2 Change Permission Settings

Want to upgrade or downgrade a user's access level? Do it right here with one click.

3 Resend Invite

If invited users have lost or not received their invitation, click here to send them another one.

4 Remove User

If you ever want to strip a user of access, just click the red cross beside their name.

5 Invite Users

Want to add more users? Type in their email addresses, select from a contact list or even pick from another Workspace and we'll send them an invite.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining how to manage the users within a Workspace.

Create Resource - Step 1

Creating a new Resource is done in 2 simple steps.

1 Select Resource Type

Choose what type of Resource you want to create.

2 Next

Go to the next step.

Create Resource - Step 2

Creating a new Resource is done in 2 simple steps.

1 Resource Name

Give your Resource a name.

2 Select Resource

Browse for the location of the Resource you wish to upload.

3 Resource Information

The filename and size of the Resource will appear here.

4 Create Resource

Hit finish and watch the magic happen.

Video

Click play to watch a quick video outlining how to create a Resource.