DocsPlus App - Introduction to WorkSpace

Introduction to WorkSpace

Use a WorkSpace to help students plan and develop ideas before writing:

Select the WorkSpace tab.
Select in the top toolbar, then choose New WorkSpace.
Choose a template to get started.
There are different ways to add a cell to your WorkSpace:
- Drag on to the WorkSpace.
- Double-click on the WorkSpace.
- Drag from the round handles highlighting a previously placed cell to create a new cell linked to the first.
- Drag on to the WorkSpace to add a Voice Note. Select in the top toolbar to make a recording.
Double-click a cell to add text.
Link two cells by dragging from the round handle on to another cell.
Select to add a new page to the WorkSpace:
- Move between the tabs to create or access more content.
- Double-click a tab to rename it.
Send your mind map to the Document to support writing in different ways:
- Go to .
- Choose Send to Document to send your mind map to the Document as a diagram or text.
- Select Create Wordbar to turn your WorkSpace into a Wordbar.

Edit a WorkSpace to organise ideas more clearly:

Drag the square handles to re-size a cell.
In the left toolbar:
- Click with a cell selected to choose a new shape for the cell.
In the top toolbar:
- Go to with a cell selected to add a picture to the cell.
- Go to with a cell selected to change the colour of the cell.
Select multiple cells to change their appearance or move them at the same time. To do this:
- On a Chromebook, click cells while holding ctrl.
- On an iPad, tap Select in the top toolbar, tap cells to select them, then tap Select again.