A shared workspace is a folder or discussion forum that can be accessed by other people beyond its manager or owner, typically by a group of registered users, its members. For a default workspace this means that each one of its members sees all the objects it contains, immediately sees the effects of any action a member performs on an object in the workspace, and may perform any action herself or himself (see section 4.7 for details about the few exceptions to this rule).

A folder or discussion forum indicates its special status as a shared workspace by the icon behind its name. Click this icon to display the members page of this workspace.