Working with projects shared with you

Add a shortcut to a shared project, or duplicate it to make your own version.

Written By Kevin Conway

Last updated About 6 hours ago

Projects in Shared with Me live in another workspace, and you have access to them as a collaborator. Right-click any project there to see what you can do: Open, Duplicate, Add to my library, and Remove.

Add it to your library (a shortcut)

Right-click the project and choose Add to my library. This creates a shortcut to the shared project in your own library.

  • It does not make a copy. The shortcut points to the original project, which stays in the other workspace, so you always see the latest version.

  • It gives you quick access from your own library, and you can file the shortcut into a folder like any other project.

  • Shortcuts are marked with a small Shortcut chip so you can tell them apart from projects you own.

  • To remove it later, right-click the shortcut and choose Remove from my library. This removes only the shortcut, not the project itself, and does not affect your access.

Duplicate it (your own version)

Right-click the project and choose Duplicate to create your own independent copy in your library.

  • Your copy is completely separate from the original. Changes you make to it do not affect the shared project, and updates to the shared project do not change your copy.

  • Use this when you want to branch off from a shared project and make it your own.

Which should you use?

Add a shortcut when you want quick access to the live, shared original from your own library. Duplicate when you want a separate copy you can change on your own without touching the shared version.