Search and activity guide

Search across ALLO, review activity, and keep important work in Starred.

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All canvases overviewUse All canvases to browse, search, sort, filter, reopen, and act on every canvas you can access in the workspace.
How Trash worksUse Trash to find deleted canvases, projects, OKR sessions, dashboards, and files.
Search and activity overviewUnderstand the difference between searching, reviewing activity, and keeping frequently used work in the Home sidebar.
Use InboxReview ALLO notifications, mentions, invitations, access requests, reminders, OKR updates, and completed items from one in-product drawer.
Find people, teams, and the org chartUse People from Home to find workspace members, teams, and the org chart.
Start new work from HomeUse Home quick actions to create a canvas, import work, open templates, or browse files.
Delete work foreverUnderstand who can permanently delete work from Trash and why this is stricter than restoring it.
Reopen recent workFind canvases, projects, and goals you opened recently without starting from search.
Review activityUse activity to understand who changed what, where it changed, and how to open the original work.
Search, filter, and sort canvasesUse search suggestions, recent queries, filters, and date sorting in All canvases without hiding valid work accidentally.
Empty TrashUnderstand workspace-level Empty Trash, admin-only access, and background deletion status.
Review today’s workUse the Today area on Home to see calendar-linked work that needs attention.
Switch between grid and list viewChoose grid view for visual canvas recognition or list view for dense metadata without changing the underlying results.
Retention windowUnderstand the 30-day auto-delete window and why some deleted items disappear without a manual action.
Review mentions from HomeFind comments, posts, and chats where someone directly mentioned you.
Use the canvas card menuAct on any canvas without opening it: the card menu in All canvases handles sharing, moving, starring, archiving, and safe deletion.
When search misses a resultCheck workspace, access, filters, names, shared state, deletion, and search timing when Search cannot find something.
Manage notificationsControl which updates reach you and how loudly, without losing anything from your Inbox.
Scan recent activity from HomeUse the activity preview to understand what changed in the workspace.
TroubleshootingCheck permissions, restore state, retention timing, resource tabs, and file recovery limits when deleted work is not where you expect.
Use Starred from the sidebarKeep important canvases, projects, dashboards, OKR work, channels, people, and other supported work easy to reopen from the Home sidebar.
Organize StarredCreate sidebar sections, reorder important work, remove items, and understand when Starred updates after names or access change.
Find members in PeopleUse People to find workspace members by name, email, team, or role.
Find teams in PeopleUse People to browse teams and understand who belongs to each group.
Use the org chartOpen the org chart from People to understand how members are organized.