What it is
Everyone currently viewing a workspace sees the same canvas change live. Move a task, change its status or priority, edit a comment, or add a dependency, and every other viewer sees it happen — no refresh needed. This covers tasks, iterations, projects, links, comments, and priorities.
How to read it
Your own edits apply immediately on your screen — the canvas doesn't wait for a server round trip before showing your change. Other viewers' edits arrive a moment later as the server confirms and broadcasts them. Each other collaborator also renders directly on the canvas as a small colored avatar that moves smoothly to follow where they're working, with a brief directional arrow that appears while they're actively moving and fades out once they're idle — so you can tell where teammates are without asking.
What to do about it
You don't need to do anything to keep this working — there's no save step or manual refresh, and conflicting edits resolve automatically rather than overwriting each other. For adding or editing a comment itself (rather than seeing it sync), see Edit a Work Item. For the 1:1 chat bubbles that ride alongside this same live canvas, see Chat with a Teammate Viewing Your Workspace.
If you're exploring the demo organization, some of the "people" you see moving around and messaging are simulated — Everview seeds it with AI-driven personas that behave like real collaborators so you can see this in action before inviting your team.