It takes a lot of effort to keep every one of your team members on the same page within a project. Continuously sharing new web links back and forth is exhausting and unreliable.
That’s why Microsoft Edge offers Workspaces to provide innovative collaboration potential. Edge Workspaces allows users to organize projects in separate browser windows that can be easily shared with others instead of sharing multiple weblinks or screen sharing to collaborate.
Continue reading to find out the productivity benefits of Edge Workspaces and how to enable this feature and its functionality to improve collaboration.
What is Microsoft Edge Workspaces?
Workspaces is one ofMicrosoft Edge’s essential featuresthat helps you organize your browsing tasks into customizable workspace windows. It allows you to share workspace windows with others so that everyone can see the same websites and files in real-time in one place.
Each workspace contains tabs and favorites you and your collaborators created. All Edge Workspaces save and update automatically for each collaborator. This feature enables you and your team members toremain focused and organized while workingon various tasks.
Features of Edge Workspaces
Microsoft Edge Workspaces provides a number of interactive features that will help you stay focused andengage with your remote team membersmore effectively. To name a few:
Note that Edge Workspaces is in limited public preview, and some features might not work as expected.
How to Use Edge Workspaces
Microsoft Edge Workspaces is officially available for Edge for Business, but the personal version is in preview. You need to jointhe Edge Workspaces preview programto access this feature.
To create and share your own workspace, you mustupdate Microsoft Edgeto version 111.0.1661.51 or higher. You must also be logged in with your Microsoft account to participate in the preview. With the preview version, you only get five invites per each workspace you create. As of now, Edge Workspaces is only available on PC and Mac.
How to Create an Edge Workspace
There are multiple ways to create your first Edge Workspace. You can either create a blank Workspace and start browsing the web there or add open tabs to a new Workspace. To create a blank Edge Workspace:
Your workspace will open in a separate browser window, ready for you to begin working by adding tabs. If you already have the tabs open, you can create a Workspace with the open tabs. Here’s how:
You can also access this option by right-click on any open tab.
To create more workspaces, go to theWorkspace menuand click the plus sign icon.
To edit the workspaces, go to theWorkspace menuand selectEdit workspace. Assign your workspace a name, select a color, and clickDone.
How to Send Share Your Edge Workspace
Microsoft Edge provides several options to invite others to your Edge Workspace. You can send a Workspace invitation through Outlook, Gmail, Windows share options, or the default mail app on your computer.
Alternatively, you can obtain an invitation link and share it with your colleagues on any communication service. Here’s how you can share your Edge Workspace:
You will need an invitation link from the owner or a member to join an Edge Workspace. Open the link in Microsoft Edge to start working on a shared workspace.
How to Leave or Delete a Workspace
Exiting an Edge Workspace you did not create merely removes it from your workspace list. The workspace, including its history and favorites, remains accessible to other members.
To leave an Edge Workspace, go to theWorkspaces menuin the relevant workspace window. SelectLeave workspaceand clickLeave.
In contrast, deleting an Edge Workspace that you initiated will erase it for both you and any collaborators with whom you have shared it.
To delete an Edge Workspace, go to theWorkspaces menuin the workspace window, selectDelete workspace,and clickDelete.
Improve Your Collaboration with Microsoft Edge Workspaces
Edge Workspaces makes getting your entire team on the same page easier. Rather than sharing multiple links or project files over email or chat, sharing a single Edge Workspace is more efficient.
Your team can open the workspace to view all they need in one place, eliminating the need to dig through emails or chats to find what they need. Furthermore, you can see which tab each group member is on, and if a tab changes, everyone sees the updates in real-time.
