How to get started
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exploring a new product doesn't have to be overwhelming nor time consuming here is what you need to know to get started with archbee first and foremost, you need an account you'll most likely get invited by your organization or you can create an account https //app archbee com/signup then, you need to get familiarized with only 2 primary areas that you will interact with when using the product the sidebar navigation panel /#sidebar navigation panel on the left side the document area /#document area in the center (along with toc on the far right) the content panel /#content panel on the right side let's go through each one sidebar navigation panel the left sidebar navigation panel is where you organize your content this is where you will create spaces / /spaces/spaces md (1) and documents (2) , access the organizaton menu /#organization menu (12) , define reusables (18) , manage archives (17), captured flows and converted markdown with chrome extension # (15) , analyze poral's insights / /hosted spaces/insights md (16), dynamic and ai search (5) , view notification center / /editor/notification center md (13) , create a new space group / /spaces/space group md (14) , and to collapse sidebar (19) to focus on your content here are some actions you can take to get started create a new space click the + button to add a new space, and give it a name create / /documents/create a document md or import documents / /import export/import documents md you can create multiple documents or import content to a space drag and drop to organize / /editor/multi level drag drop md as you build your product knowledge hub, move spaces or documents to the desired position convert a document to a category / /documents/convert a doc to a category md or a link / /documents/convert to link md organization menu the organization menu is a centralized hub for accessing settings and managing your organization here, you can import content, invite new members, and more below is a list of available options user preferences menu for managing your account and adjusting notification preferrences / /editor/notification center md ; import content / /import export/import documents md into your current workspace; switch organizations if you belong to multiple entities; invite members to join your organization; access organization logs ; organization settings / /organizations/manage the organization md for member management and configuration; subscritption & billing / /organizations/subscriptions payment md management for overseeing your subscription; theme switcher ; knowledge graph ; document area here, you'll find the main tools for managing your content you can swiftly add blocks / /editor/editor blocks md (3) by typing / to open the menu to see how your work will look before publishing, use the preview/edit (6) button for a quick boost in content creation, the integrated ai write / /spaces/ai addon md (7) provides tools to help you write and refine your work efficiently at the top of the document area, you have a context menu for the document options (8) just click on the 3 dots ⫶ open the entire list of available options like document info view details about the document, including author, creation date, and last modified ping team member notify a team member about the document share invite others to view or collaborate on the document subscribe to changes / /documents/notify on document changes md receive notifications when the document is updated document revision history / /documents/document history md view a timeline of changes made to the document seo meta controls / /hosted spaces/seo meta controls md customize metadata for search engine optimization copy markdown to clipboard copy the document's markdown code to the clipboard export to markdown file / /import export/exporting documents md save the document as a markdown file export to pdf file / /import export/exporting documents md save the document as a pdf file spellcheck enable spell checking to help identify and correct errors in the document we also allow grammarly https //www archbee com/blog/grammarly integration to get on top of our editor and suggest corrections and improvements full width editor expand the writing area of the editor to use the full width of the screen find & replace / /editor/find replace md search for a particular word and replace it content panel the content panel is a eseitiam area for document management and collaboration, featuring three tabs the contents tab includes the table of contents and document tags / /editor/reusables/docs tagging md ; the comments / /editor/add inline comments md tab allows users to collaborate and provide feedback; and the code tab offers a two column layout (if its enabled in apperange) to show code drawers / /editor/editor blocks/code drawers md , ideal for api documentation this structure enhances writing documentation workflow and experience ready to explore the full potential of archbee? dive deeper into our features and learn how to create stunning documentation learn how to use the editor / /editor/how to use the editor md manage your documents / /documents/create a document md , spaces / /spaces/spaces md or custom domain / /hosted spaces/hosting spaces on a custom domain md integrate / /integrations/archbee integrations enhance your team s workflow\ md your favorite tools, like github / /integrations/github md or slack / /integrations/integration to slack md , with archbee