2. USING PBWORKS
1. Step 1: Create a PBworks Account
2. Step 2: Create a new workspace
3. Step 3: Workspace set up
Creating new workspaces is easy, and all you need is a valid email address to create one. It's best to
set up an account first, if you don't already have one. Then, log in to my.pbworks.com, and follow the
links to create a new workspace.
Step 1: Create a PBworks Account
If you already log in to another PBworks workspace and just need to make a new workspace, then
please skip to Step 2.
a. Visit this link to create a new PBworks account with your email address.
https://my.pbworks.com/?p=create
b. In the form provided, fill out your email address, name, and password and click Submit.
c. You'll receive an email from PBworks Registration with a link you must click to activate your
new account.
d. Finally, log in to my.pbworks.com to access your new account.
Step 2: Create a new workspace
Once you are able to log in to my.pbworks.com, you'll be able to create a new workspace.
a. When logged in to my.pbworks.com, click the "Create a new workspace" link in the lower right
corner, in the yellow box.
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3. b. If you are looking to use PBworks for commercial purposes or in an enterprise setting, please
click on the Legal or Business Edition. The free solution we offer does not have any of the
advanced security or customization features our premium services offer, and trying to use the
free solution in an enterprise setting may lead to a lot of frustration. Additionally, PBworks
terms of service does not allow for the free version of our service to be used for commercial
purposes.
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4. c. If you are trying to make an educational workspace, click on "academic plans" to do so.
d. Once you've selected the version you want, you'll be presented with this screen. First, give
your site a name (only letters and numbers are allowed). This will be the location (URL) for
your site on the internet. All workspaces have a name that is accessible through
http://XXXXXXX.pbworks.com, where XXXXXXXX is your workspace name.
Next, tell us what category you're creating this workspace in. Finally, click Next to go to the
next step of Workspace Set up.
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5. Step 3: Workspace set up
This final step lets you set the security standards that need to be enacted on the new workspace.
Please make these decisions carefully, as they determine if your data is private or publicly available.
If you're making a site you want to be viewable to the public, select "Anyone" for the "Who can view
this workspace?" question. If you want any of your data to be private, set this setting to "Only people I
invite or approve". Please be aware that by setting this setting to "Anyone", all pages and content will
be available to be read by the public. In the free editions of PBworks, this is the only setting that you
can use to control if your pages will be private or public.
In premium editions of PBworks (Classroom, Campus, and Business Editions), you can set certain
pages and folders to be public or private.
Next, choose who can edit your workspace. Making your workspace editable by anyone with a
PBworks account is generally not a good idea, since PBworks accounts are very easy to make and
workspaces with such permissive settings can be easily vandalized. To maintain control of your
workspace, keep this option set to "Only people I invite or approve" unless you're starting a site for a
very large audience and a large number of participants.
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6. Once you've set your security settings, and have checked the box to agree to the terms of service,
click the "Take me to my workspace" button to complete the set up.
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7. Once you've set your security settings, and have checked the box to agree to the terms of service,
click the "Take me to my workspace" button to complete the set up.
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