What are “Streams” and how to use them

Streams help you organize your posts into categories, clients, project names, or team/squad names. Once a stream has been created members in your workspace will be able to add posts to it, follow the stream and get notified when new posts are added.

How to create a stream

1. Navigate to Streams.

   

   
   

2. Select Create.

   

   
   

3. Title your new Stream.

   

   
   

4. If you would like to make your Stream private, toggle on Make private. Private Streams will not be accessible to members, unless they are added to the stream

   

   
   

5. Click Create button.

   

Public and Private Streams

Public Stream

Anyone in your workspace can access public Streams. You can’t make a public stream private.

Private Stream

Private Streams are only accessible by members who are invited to the Stream, and can be turned public.

How to turn a Private Stream into a Public Stream

1. From your Stream page select the three dot button in the top right.

   

   
   

2. Select Make public from the menu.

   

   
   

3. Select Make public to make your stream public to all members.

   

Follow a Stream

Team members can follow Streams by simply clicking on the Follow button for the stream. Learn step by step on how to follow a Stream. Once a stream has been followed, Current will notify the followers when new posts have been add to the Stream.

To view your followed streams, you can toggle to “Following” from the home tab to easily see all streams you are following.

Add Description and Bookmarks to your Stream

Add a description and bookmarks to your streams to include more information on the streams contents for members. You can include any URLs as bookmarks to make it easier to link out to important documents.