Pages

Pages is an area of activeCollab where your team can work together on text documents. In essence, a handy collaborative writing tool, which can be used for everything from short articles, such as blog posts, to longer documents, like books or product specifications.

To access this area, simply click the Pages project tab.

To create a new page, simply click the New Page button. Here you will be able to set the page name and write the text itself. However, there are some other useful options too, such as the ability to set a parent page and Milestone (if any); attach files; add tags; define whether a page should have a normal or private visibility; and choose any people that should be notified that this new page has been created.

If you file a Page directly under a category, it will be treated like a new chapter inside of that category. On the other hand, you can file a Page under any other Page in the given category and System will treat it like sub-page of the initial page.

The first thing you'll see when you visit the Pages tab is a list of all pages, with the most recently edited or added documents at the top:

The main way of organizing Pages is by Category. To see all Pages from a category, and their original order, click on a category tab on the right side of the screen:

When browsing a Category, activeCollab will display all Pages placed in that Category, organized in a tree structure. This means that top-level pages can have sub-pages; sub-pages can also have sub-sub-pages; and so on. This functionality is also great for working on more complex documents (such as a software manual or a book) as it allows you to organize the content in any way you want.

To quickly and easily reorganize pages, click the Reorder Pages button on the top right of any Page Category. This will open a form, allowing you to drag and drop pages to any position you want within your document structure:

When you are satisfied with the new order of your Pages, click the Submit button to save the changes.

One of the most useful features of Pages in activeCollab is versioning - which automatically creates and stores an old version of the document every time a Page is updated. This feature is very useful for allowing you to see what has been changed in any previous version, as well as having each round of changes easily available for future reference.

To review the changes between the latest two versions, simply click the Compare Versions button and all the differences will be displayed by activeCollab. You can also make a comparison between any other two, older versions of the Page by selecting the version number from the drop-down menu at the top:

Combined with comments, versions makes Pages an excellent tool for all your collaborative writing and content creation.