Topics are the heart of your organized research in Collabwriting. Think of them as dedicated folders or projects for specific research, where you collect all your valuable snippets.
Navigate through your Topic
When you open any Topic on your Collabwriting dashboard, you'll see a powerful header packed with useful tools. Here's what each part does:
Topic Title
This is the name of your Topic.
Click on it to easily Add, Edit and Rename your Topic Title at any time. A clear Title helps you quickly find what you're looking for! Giving your Topic a clear name means you'll spend less time searching and more time researching!
Quick Add Button
This handy button is your shortcut to quickly add new snippets to the current Topic. Currently there are 3 stuff you can add:
Add Link - Create bookmark snippet directly on you Topic simply by pasting link of any webpage
Open PDF - Easily upload and save highlights from your PDF documents directly into this Topic
Import from Kindle - Bring your Kindle highlights and notes right into your Topic
Search the Web - Start a new web search directly from here, and any snippets you save will automatically be added to this Topic
Topic View Options
Collabwriting offers different ways to view your Topic's content to suit your workflow.
Dashboard View (Default) - This is the default view. It provides a clear, linear flow of your snippets.
Grid View - Switch to Grid View for a more visual overview of your snippets. This can be great for quickly scanning through a lot of information or for a different perspective on your research.
Subscribe to Topic
Want to stay in the loop? Click "Subscribe" button to receive notifications whenever there's a new snippet added or any changes are made within this Topic.
Share Topic
Collaboration is key! The "Share Topic" button opens share panel wich allows you to easily share your research with others. You can invite collaborators, set permissions, and work with collaborators on your research.
Check this article for more detailed instructions
More Options (...)
This menu contains additional settings and actions for your Topic, such as:
Copy To - If you want to reuse your whole Topic for a new project, or share it with a different team without moving the original just use "Copy To" and duplicate your entire Topic to another cluster or workspace.
Archive - Moves your Topic to an archive cluster. From there, you can either delete it permanently or restore it for later usage
Copy Snippets - It copies all the snippet's details, so you don't lose any information. You can then paste them into any text editor.
Download CSV - This downloads all your Topic's data into a CSV file
Print - Want a physical copy or a PDF? "Print" lets you print your entire Topic. It also gives you a neat preview, and you can save that preview as a PDF.
Activity - Shows you a timeline of all the changes – who added snippets, who commented, and when all those actions took place.