> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.polymet.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Work at the same time

> See your teammates' cursors on the canvas, send them a quick message with the slash key, and see who is on which branch.

When teammates open the same project, you see each other on the canvas as you work: a cursor with a name, and short messages that follow the cursor.

This works on projects shared with your team. Set it in **Share** in the canvas header: pick **Only people invited** or **Everyone at** your organization. A **Private** project has no one else in it, so it shows no cursors. If you just changed who can open the project, reload the page to see others.

## Cursors

Each person who has the project open shows up as a colored cursor with their name. Their color stays the same every time you work together. A person with two tabs open shows two cursors.

## Send a quick message

1. On the canvas, press **/**.
2. Type your message. A bubble that reads "Say something..." follows your cursor, and everyone sees what you type as you type it.
3. Press **Escape** to close it, or **Backspace** when the bubble is empty.

The slash key opens a message only on the canvas. While you type in the generation input, in a dialog, or in the focus view, **/** is an ordinary character.

## Who is here

The avatars next to **Share** are the people who can open the project. People who have it open right now carry a dot on their avatar. Click the avatars to see the full list.

## Teammates on other branches

On a project with [branches](https://docs.polymet.ai/team/branches.md), you see cursors only from people on the same branch as you, because another branch's canvas can look different.

* A teammate's message still reaches you from any branch. It shows as a bubble without a cursor, labelled with their name and branch, such as "Ali · on dark-mode".
* The dot on each avatar becomes a branch badge: highlighted when that person is on your branch, grey when they are only on another one. Hover the avatar, or open the list under **Share**, to read it in words, such as "On dark-mode".
* The branch menu shows who is on each branch next to its name.

## Related

* [Invite your team](https://docs.polymet.ai/team/members.md) — add people to your organization
* [Share a project](https://docs.polymet.ai/publish/share.md) — choose who can open a project
* [Branches](https://docs.polymet.ai/team/branches.md) — work on a copy without touching the original


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