awork explained in detail

Templates

In awork, there are templates for tasks and projects to standardize workflows.

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Notifications

awork uses notifications to inform users about news on projects, tasks, deadlines etc.

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Permission management

With role-based permissions, you'll be able to define in awork what people can and can't see/edit.

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Tagging

Tags are handy identifiers in awork that help you search, filter, and recognize tasks and projects.

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Search and find in awork

In awork, you're able to search projects, tasks, users, and customers. Open the search by clicking on the magnifying glass icon or press F.

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Using Quick Actions

In awork, you can use Quick Actions to help you perform shortcuts, such as creating tasks or times.

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How do I filter an overview?

Set your own filters in the project, customer and user overviews to build custom views.

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Dark Mode

Depending on your preference, awork offers a dark mode that is turned on automatically when enabled in your OS or browser

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Turn notifications on/off

In awork, you'll receive notifications if you're being mentioned in a comment. Find out how to view and manage them in this article.

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The text editor and its formatting

The formatting options of the text editor allow you to write clear project and task briefings.

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Use types of work correctly

Tasks and times always have an activity. A categorization of work that you'll be able to use for evaluations and for invoices.

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Workspaces in awork

In awork, you will often stumble across the term "workspace". But what exactly is that? This article explains the workspace in more detail.

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FAQ

Which browsers does awork support? Is there a desktop app for the PC or Mac? We will answer these questions and many more.

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Creating a new task

There are different ways to create tasks in awork. Here you will get to know them all.

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Overview all & my tasks

The Tasks module gives you an overview of all your project-related and private tasks.

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Private tasks vs. project tasks

Private tasks can only be seen by yourself unless you give them to another user.

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Editing task details

Tasks have status, subtasks, a user, a deadline and much more. Here you'll find out what tasks in awork can do.

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Edit multiple tasks at the same time

Select and edit several tasks at the same time via a multiple selection in the list view of a project.

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Set a task as recurring

If tasks repeat at regular intervals, you can set them as recurring.

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Task templates

Templates are blueprints for tasks. They help you to predefine recurring workflows easily.

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Export tasks

Export tasks from a project or task filter to an Excel spreadsheet for further processing.

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Creating tasks from emails

Special email addresses of projects or users allow you to create tasks in awork from an email.

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Link files via Google Drive or OneDrive

Link your cloud drive files to tasks and projects.

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Overview all projects

Get to know how the project overview works and how to get an overview of your projects, filters, searches, and much more.

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Creating a new project

Learn how to create a new project in awork and what the individual steps and fields mean.

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Project details

A project includes a lot of information: briefings, a deadline, budgets, tasks, times, files, comments, and much more.

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Project tasks

Tasks belong to projects and can be used in lists, the board and the timeline.

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Task lists

Structure the tasks of your project in lists. A task can be in several lists at the same time.

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Board view

Manage the statuses of the tasks in the form of columns in the board view.

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Project timeline

The timeline shows your tasks over time and you're able to create entire project plans with dependencies and milestones here.

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Project times

Record times directly on projects or on the tasks of the project and evaluate them in the times tab

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Project settings

For each project, you can customize the statuses, create automations, preset the billability of tracked times and much more.

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Project files

Projects have their own file storage where files from comments and project tasks are displayed.

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Automations in projects

You can build "if-then" automations for tasks within a project to map automatic workflows.

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Autopilot for projects

With autopilot, automatically receive notifications when a project's deadline or budget is at risk.

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Manage clients

Create and maintain your project clients in awork to better categorize, find and evaluate your projects.

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Project templates

Build project templates to standardize settings and workflows, and save a lot of time when creating new projects.

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Using project types

Project types are a categorization that helps you to evaluate your projects and times in a meaningful way - if you need to.

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Team planner

Plan multiple projects in your timeline while taking into consideration the workload of your users, including absences & milestones

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Edit my profile

Each user has their own profile where they manage their login, language, time zone, and other view settings.

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Manage users

Users in awork are always bound to accounts and can be managed in the settings. Only active users count in your billing.

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Invite users

To invite new users, all you need to do is enter the person's email address and assign a permission role.

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Working with teams

In awork, teams can be created, and users & projects can be assigned to these teams. This allows you to separate work areas.

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User capacity

Each user has a weekly capacity that is relevant for time tracking and team planning. You'll be able to change it within your user profile.

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Tracking times

Learn how to record times in awork, via the timer, or by using your day view from appointments.

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My Time Tracking

In the 'My times' tab, you can easily overview your own time entries: per day, per week, or in an overall overview.

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Creating time reports

Learn how to create a time evaluation, filter it, and export the data to an invoicing tool

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Define time tracking settings

Prevent or limit the time tracking on completed, future, or past projects

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Create an invoice

Recorded times can be transferred to an invoice via time evaluations.

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