Whether you are a new colleague in a firm that already uses Karbon or have started your first Karbon trial, this article is for you. It will help you ensure that you are set up for success!
Index
Video overview of Karbon
With Karbon, you can Improve workflow efficiency, standardize processes, automate tasks, and grow your company at scale with our feature set.
This 7-minute introductory video is perfect if you're new to the app.
Here's an overview of the different features in Karbon:
Triage
Your inbox, reinvented. Learn how to action your emails, achieve #triagezero fast and get on top of your workday.
How many hours do you usually spend each week managing email? Karbon's Triage is your supercharged inbox. It has been designed to bring your email into your workflow, action it quicker, and break down silos so you don't need to rely on CC email to know what's going on. In fact, Karbon customers save 4 hours on average each week just through Triage alone.My Week
An overview of what work, emails and notes need your attention this week.
My Week provides you with an overview of the current status and further details of all work and tasks assigned to you. You can then organize those items into a manageable action plan outlining exactly what you need to do.Work
Synonymous with projects or jobs, a work item contains everything from email to internal notes, tasks, documents and more. Standardizing your processes is critical to improving efficiency, maintaining quality, and scale. It's easy to do this in Karbon using templates.
In fact, 92% of our customers say the majority of work they complete is driven by standardized workflows and templates.Once you have created templates, you can use them to create work items for your clients and set them up to repeat automatically on a schedule.
Bookmark Karbon for quick access
Bookmark Karbon (app.karbonhq.com) for easy access. This ensures that you always have a quick and easy way to log in to Karbon!
Update your profile
Your profile in Karbon is where you set up your personal details, auto-share email preference and your email signature.
Update your profile by clicking on your name in the main Karbon menu. Here, you can add or edit your profile photo, your name, title, job roles and any other types of information you’d like to include.
Auto-Share Email from Contacts
An Auto Share email setting allows you to share all your emails to and from contacts in Karbon. With this setting turned on, any emails between you and a saved contact will appear on their timeline, unless you have chosen not to share emails with that specific contact.
Update your signature
Most importantly, you should update your signature. Karbon allows you to update your signature in two ways; you can copy and paste the details in if you don’t want to create your signature from scratch. Upload your logo or logos and save.
Or if you use Gmail or Office 365, you can import your email signature. Reach out through Help & Feedback if you need help with any adjustments.
Self-paced training
Karbon Academy is home to our Certification program, as well as other educational resources and examples to help guide you in how you set up and use Karbon. Once logged in to your Karbon account, just click the Academy link in the left-hand navigation bar.
Then click "Log In," and that's it! Your Academy login is linked to your Karbon account, so you never have to enter details manually.
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