Network View
Logging into a network, you will see something similar to the below screenshot. In each of the sections below, we will discuss different areas of the network view.
The first section is the Network dashboard. This shows information about your network, so you and your colleagues can see at a glance what is being worked on and perform a search across all the workspaces. You can also minimize this section by clicking on the "hide" tab on the lower right.
Scrolling down, you see your personalized dashboard, including recent activity in your workspaces, status updates from other network users, what assignments you have due, and quick links to pages you've recently worked on. You can also post a status update to let others know what you're working on or to start discussions.
Network navigation
Across the top of the network home is a navigation bar. This navigation bar will follow users to network workspaces and provide an easy path from network to workspace and back.
Network Navigation
Home: This button will take you back to the dashboard
Workspaces: This button will take to a list of all available workspaces within the network
Users: This button provides a list of all network users and guests
Settings: For the network administrator, this button will allow configuration of network settings
Personalized Navigation
Hello, <YOUR NAME>: Clicking on your name will allow a user to configure their Network Account settings.
Log out: Click this button will log you out of their PBworks network
Help: This button provides help at the network level (Individual workspaces have their own help link).
Magnifying glass: When this button is clicked a search box is revealed which allows you to search the entire network for any and all content on any workspace. Of course, the search is limited to whatever you are allowed to access.
Network Stats and Search
Underneath network navigation is an area to view network activity at a glance.
- Popular Pages
These are the most commonly edited pages on the network. This section keeps whatever is most valuable to users at the top. Of course, no page will appear in this section that the logged in user does not have access to.
- New Workspaces
These are the most recently created workspaces in the network that are available to the logged in user. New workspaces will appear here if the logged in user is a part of them, or if they are open for network users to join.
- Search Workspaces
This is one of the main advantages of Project Edition. This search bar performs a search across all workspaces within the network. So, even if information gets scattered, users will still be able to find it, provided they have access to the workspace.
- Network Stats
These counts reflect total activity by all users in all network workspaces in the last week.
- Logo
This is how your network can be personalized for your company. Only network administrators can upload a logo, in the Networks Settings.
Network Modules
Network administrators can additionally share useful links, company news, or other content with users by embedding pages as custom modules in the dashboard. These are configured in the network settings, and only Network Administrators can configure which pages are displayed here. These modules can be set to display the content of any page in any workspace, so they should be set to pages that all logged in users have access to.
Hide Button
Finally, screen real estate on the Network home can be precious, so users have the option to hide the Network Stats and Search, and the Network Modules.
Clicking this button once will hide the Network Modules, and clicking this button a second time will hide the Network Stats and Search. To reveal them all again, just click this button a third time (which will have the text "show" on it).
Status Updates (Microblogging)
Project Edition now has a way for you to update your current status and display it to colleagues. Once you've posted an update, it will appear in the activity stream of other network users and your user profile. Your status update can be viewed by any network user, so be careful with the information you submit into this box, as there's no method to edit or delete status updates.
User Information
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From here, you and other network users are able to view your recently visited workspaces and pages, and view your own activity statistics. By clicking "edit profile" under your picture, you'll be able to update your User Profile.
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Activity & Tasks
There are two tabs in the network home that give information about the Activity (edits on pages and updates made by all users) and information on your Tasks. By default, the Activity tab is shown, but your tasks are just one click away.
Activity
Activity Filters
The activity stream shows all types of activity by default, but you can review activity of a specific type in the network by making use of the drop down menu in the upper right. Just select the filter you want, and the information shown will change based on it.
Additionally, you can drill down into activity within a specific workspace with the links to the right of the activity stream. Just click the name of a workspace, and the activity stream will show updates from just that workspace. This can be used in conjunction with the activity type filter to drill into, for example, all files uploaded to a particular workspace.
Finally, the activity slider allows you to configure how much to show in your activity stream. Click the question mark icon to see exactly what updates are displayed in the setting you've selected:
- The default setting includes status updates from all network users and all activity on workspaces you've joined.
- Adjust this one notch down to see only edits to pages you've starred, new pages and files in your workspaces, and status updates from users you follow.
- The most restrictive setting helps you focus and includes only activity on pages you've starred and updates from users you follow.
Tasks
Manage your assignments across all your workspaces, or work you've assigned to others, with the tasks tab.
Use the drop-downs in the upper right corner to just show assignments in an individual workspace or those due in the next week or month. Clicking on an individual task will take you directly to the associated workspace's Project tab where you can update the task with a comment or link. From this view, you can also check the box to mark the task as complete, without having to enter the workspace manually.
User Cards
In Project Edition, every time a user name is mentioned in a status update in your Activity list, or shows in any other instance (except for content on editable workspace pages), that user name is clickable. Clicking on a user's real name will cause their User card to appear.
From this card, you can see all the vital contact information of the user, and their current status update. You can also click the "Follow User" button, which will mark them as important, and will allow you to see their updates in your Activity, regardless of the slider setting. You can select as many users as you want to follow, and then set the slider level to "less" to only see their status updates.
To view your own card, just click on your name anywhere it appears on the Activity list. This is exactly the information shown to all users, with the exception of the "Follow User" button. You can edit this information through the Networks Users Info page.
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