Visual Space manual, Spaces, Create And Publish A Space

This walkthrough creates a new Space, prepares its identity and onboarding context, publishes it with the intended privacy boundary, and verifies the result in the joined-spaces rail.

Before You Start

You need to be signed in. Decide whether the Space should be public or private before publishing, because that boundary cannot be switched afterward in the current release.

Prepare a short name and a unique handle. The handle becomes the stable part of the Space's shared path, so choose something recognizable that can continue to represent the community. It is editable during draft setup but locked after publication.

It also helps to know the first contribution path. A concise summary, a clear purpose, and one useful next action are enough for launch; the linked article can continue growing after the Space exists.

Create The Draft

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Open Space creation - Use the create control in the joined-spaces rail. Signed-out visitors are asked to sign in before continuing.

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Enter the Space title - Give the community a clear name. Visual Space creates the draft first and keeps its identity tied to the onboarding content you are editing.

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Review the handle - Check the handle preview and adjust it if the generated value is not the public path you want. Resolve any unavailable or retained-handle warning before publishing.

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Add a recognizable avatar - Choose an image that will remain clear at the compact size used in the joined-spaces rail.

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Write the introduction - Use the summary and optional body to explain the Space's purpose, intended members, and where a newcomer should begin. This becomes durable linked content, not an automatic announcement post.

Meaningful draft changes save as you work. If you close the editor after adding content, the draft remains in your joined-spaces rail and opens the editor again when selected. Closing a completely untouched draft removes it instead of leaving an empty item behind.

Choose Public Or Private

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Review the privacy control - Leave the Space public when anyone should be able to discover and join it. Turn on private access when membership should be invitation-only.

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Check the lock state - A private draft displays its restricted state before publication. Confirm that this is the permanent boundary you want for the Space and its future child areas.

For a private root Space, publication keeps the owner inside and then points you to invitations in Space Settings. Initial invitees do not need to be chosen inside this editor. A private Space also protects every Subspace and Activity created below it.

Read Spaces Privacy before publishing if the community will handle restricted content or media.

Publish The Space

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Check the required content - Resolve any missing-title or character-limit feedback. Recheck the handle, because publication performs the final availability check.

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Select Create Space - Wait for the draft to publish and the workspace to open. The creator remains joined as the Space owner.

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Confirm the rail entry - The draft indicator should be gone, and the Space avatar should remain available in your personal joined-spaces rail.

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Confirm the destination - The new Space opens at its Posts view. Creation does not publish an announcement and does not generate a Subspace or Activity.

The empty structure is deliberate. It gives you control over the public map instead of creating unexplained areas that may not fit the community.

Build The First Useful Path

After publication, shape a small route from orientation into work:

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Finish the Space identity - Open Space Settings or the About header to add or refine the description, avatar, and banner where those controls are available.

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Invite private members - For a private Space, open Space Settings, then Invites, and invite the people who should receive access and joined navigation.

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Create the first Subspace - Use a subject, project, department, or phase that can hold related Activities.

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Create a focused Activity - Add the first day-to-day collaboration context inside that Subspace.

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Add guidance - Write a few local rules or useful links, and pin published work only when there is already something that deserves immediate attention.

Continue with Create Subspaces and Activities for the area-building flow. Set Up Community Guidance covers rules, links, and Space Pins.

If Something Blocks Publication

The handle is unavailable. Try a more specific handle. A handle can remain reserved even after an older Space was deleted, so a visually empty destination is not proof that it can be reclaimed.

The create action remains unavailable. Check the title and any visible character-limit feedback, then let pending draft changes finish saving.

You closed the editor and the draft disappeared. An untouched draft is cleaned up automatically. Start again and add meaningful identity or onboarding content before closing if you want it to remain recoverable.

The private Space has no other members. That is expected immediately after publication. Invite people from Space Settings; acceptance grants the protected membership and adds the Space to their joined navigation.

Result

You now have a published Space with a stable handle, an explicit privacy boundary, linked onboarding content, and the creator established as owner. The Space is intentionally empty of Subspaces and Activities until you design the structure that members will use.