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title: "What the Workbench Is | Maeve Social"
description: "Create docs, canvases and content tables in the Workbench, and organize them into spaces and folders."
url: "https://maevesocial.com/guides/workbench/what-the-workbench-is"
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4. What the Workbench Is

# What the Workbench Is

Updated September 12, 2026

Use **Workbench** to write briefs, collect research and plan posts. You create pages in your workspace and organize them in the sidebar.

Workbench / September workshop

Create new

Create a new template

Name

September workshop

Template

Doc

Visibility

Workspace

Create

Illustration of Workbench pages using a sample workshop plan.

## Choose a Page Type

| Type                                                                     | Use It For                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Doc](https://maevesocial.com/guides/workbench/docs)                     | Written briefs, meeting notes and reference documents         |
| [Canvas](https://maevesocial.com/guides/workbench/canvases)              | Images, links and notes arranged on a visual board            |
| [Content table](https://maevesocial.com/guides/workbench/content-tables) | Posts arranged as rows, with their current statuses and dates |

A page's type is fixed when you create it. Create a separate page if you need a different type.

## Create a Page

1. Open **Workbench** and click the **Create new** plus button in the sidebar.
2. Choose **Doc**, **Canvas** or **Content table**.
3. Enter a name and choose a location. Select **Unsorted** if you want to file it later.
4. Choose **Workspace** or **Private** visibility.
5. Click **Create** to open the page.

A Workspace page is available to the workspace unless it is inside a private folder. A Private page is only available to its owner, and any private-folder restrictions also apply. See [Spaces, Folders and Access](https://maevesocial.com/guides/workbench/spaces-folders-and-access) for the full access rules.

## Find and Organize Pages

Click a page in the sidebar to open it. Spaces can hold pages and folders; folders hold pages and can also sit at the top level. Pages without a space or folder appear in **Unsorted**.

Use a page's sidebar menu to move it later. Click the star beside an open page's title to add it to your favorites.

## Save Your Work

Docs save as you type and support live editing with named cursors. Check the status above the document to see whether your changes are saved or waiting for a connection.

Canvas card edits save when you close the card editor. Content table changes save as you make them. Page settings, such as a name or visibility change, use the **Save** button in their dialog.

For connection messages and offline writing, see [Docs](https://maevesocial.com/guides/workbench/docs). Those instructions apply to the document editor.

## Who Can Edit

Managers and Editors can create and edit Workbench pages. Other workspace roles can read pages they have access to. A workspace role does not override a page's private visibility or a private folder's membership.

## Questions

### What is the Workbench for?

Use the Workbench to write briefs and notes, collect visual research, and plan posts in content tables.

### What kinds of page can I make?

Doc, Canvas and Content table. Choose the type when you create a page.

### Can I change a page's type later?

No. Create a separate page if you need a different type.

### Do I need to save a page?

Docs save as you type. Canvas card edits save when you close the editor, and content table changes save as you make them. Page settings have a Save button.

### What happens if I lose connection while writing?

In a Doc, check the connection message. Edits are kept locally when offline protection is available, then sync when the connection returns.

### Can two people edit the same page at once?

Docs support simultaneous writing with named cursors. Canvases and content tables are shared pages, but do not use the same document editing controls.

### Do I have to file a page in a folder?

No. Choose Unsorted when creating it, then move it later from the sidebar menu.

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