Before you read this, take a quick glance at your browser bar. How many tabs do you see? Less than 5? You’ve definitely achieved Marie Kondo levels of organization. We’re jealous. But if you’re like the majority of us, during your working day you probably have 20+ tabs open at any given time. While it might feel like having multiple browser tabs open helps you to get more done, in fact, the opposite is true. This habit is actually catastrophic for productivity, as research has shown that multitasking makes you lose (rather than save) time. It’s time to get it together — and our latest feature release is here to help. Introducing Embedded Chat, our integrated instant messenger which allows you and your team to communicate from within any Teamwork product. It provides a quick and effective way to create conversations with your colleagues or chat directly about something without needing to navigate away from the page you’re on. Embedded Chat is designed to help you make decisions faster. Now, you can engage with your coworkers while you work on a Teamwork Projects task, or create a quick conversation to discuss that tricky ticket that you just opened in Teamwork Desk.
If you’re using Teamwork Projects or Teamwork Desk and haven’t discovered Teamwork Chat yet, here’s what you’re missing out on. Teamwork Chat gives your entire team a platform for instant communication. No matter where in the world you’re working from, Teamwork Chat keeps everyone in the loop, for smoother, more effective collaboration. Best of all, it integrates with Teamwork Projects, allowing you turn decisions made in Teamwork Chat into tasks in Teamwork Projects instantly, and it’s 100% free to use! Check out some of Teamwork Chat’s innovative features that will help your team to collaborate more effectively in this blog post. If you want to enable Teamwork Chat on your site it’s super easy — find out how here.
Once you have enabled Teamwork Chat for your Teamwork site, enabling Embedded Chat is easy. Simply click the Settings cog in the bottom left of your Teamwork Chat window.
In the Settings area, select the Integrations tab. Here, you will be able to toggle on Embedded Chat.
The Embedded Chat feature will then be accessible to you from your other Teamwork accounts. For more information on using Embedded Chat, check out this help doc for Teamwork Projects and this one for Teamwork Desk. You can also watch this video to see Embedded Chat in action:
Our mission is to constantly help teams work together faster and more efficiently. Embedded Chat is the next step towards that. Start using it today to declutter your browser and let us know what you think in the comments below! As always, if you have any questions, send us an email at support@teamwork.com and we’ll be happy to help.