The coLab Header

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The coLab header is used to navigate in enaio® coLab. You can use it to access all areas in enaio® coLab. The coLab header contains the following navigation elements:

  • enaio® icon 'Project room overview'

    Clicking the enaio® icon enaio® icon in the coLab header will take you from a project room to the project overview page (see Overview of the Project Rooms).

  • Project name

    If you have entered a project room via the project overview page of enaio® coLab, the name of the project room in which you are currently located is shown in the coLab header. Project room owners and project members with a corresponding user-defined role can change the name of a project room in the settings view (see The General Settings Area).

    The coLab header will not show project names when you are on the project overview page of enaio® coLab.

  • Start page icon Home page

    The Start page icon Home page icon is only shown if you have entered the project room via the project overview page.

    If you click the Start page icon Home page icon in the coLab header, you will be taken from any area view of a project to the home screen of the project room in which you are currently located. Each project room has its own home screen with a list of messages, a list of project members, and a task list (see The Project’s Home Screen). You can compose messages, as well as edit and delete messages that you have composed yourself on the home screen (see Creating Messages).

  • Files icon Files

    The Files icon Files icon is only shown if you have entered the project room via the project overview page.

    If you click the Files icon Files icon in the coLab header, you will be taken to the files view of the project room in which you are currently located. Each project room has its own files view with an overview of the files stored in the project room and a content preview (see The Files View).

    You can download, replace, share, and delete files in the directory structure of the files view, depending on your role rights. You can also use the files view to create tasks and messages that are linked to files.

    In the content preview, you can create preview annotations in the files view and export files including the preview annotations as a PDF.

  • Tasks icon Tasks

    The Tasks icon Tasks icon is only shown if you have entered the project room via the project overview page.

    If you click the Tasks icon Tasks icon in the coLab header, you will be taken to the tasks view of the project room in which you are currently located. Each project room has its own tasks view with an overview of the tasks and task groups created in the project room. You can create, edit, and delete tasks and task groups in the tasks view. In addition, you can assign tasks or clear the assignment of tasks in this view (see The Tasks View).

  • Settings icon Settings

    The Settings icon Settings icon is only shown if you have entered the project room via the project overview page.

    If you click the Settings icon Settings icon in the coLab header, you will be taken to the settings view of the project room in which you are currently located. Every project room has its own settings view. Depending on your role rights, you can change the project name or project description, send project invitations, and exit the project in the settings view (see The Settings View).

  • Administrator settings icon Admin settings

    The Administrator settings icon Admin settings icon is only visible to coLab administrators. The icon takes coLab administrators to the settings area of the coLab installation. The settings area provides coLab administrators with functions and tools, such as for creating user-defined roles (see Admin Settings).

  • User profile

    Clicking the round user icon in the coLab header will open a dropdown menu showing the key information about your account in enaio® coLab appears. The settings in the user profile apply to all project rooms in enaio® coLab for which you are a member.

    You can use the dropdown menu of the user profile to access the enaio® coLab online help, change the language in enaio® coLab, and log out of enaio® coLab (see The User Profile).