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Overview
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The Essentials
For the best experience:
- Download the Gather 2.0 Desktop App
- Connect your Google Calendar
- Add the Google Chrome Extension
- Uninstall the old Chrome extension if switching from Gather 1.0
- Open the Main Menu (Gather logo in left sidebar) and review Settings to customize workspace
- (For New Admins) Read the Pilot Guide: A proven six-step plan for launching Gather to your team
- (For 1.0 Admins moving to 2.0) Read the Migration Guide: Everything you need to know to transfer your team
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Shortcuts
- To search people, areas, and more:
⌘ + K
 for Macs
Ctrl + K
 for Windows
- To turn both your microphone & camera on/off:
⌘ + Shift + D
for Macs
Ctrl + Shift + D
for Windows
- To return to your desk:
⌘ + D
 for Macs
Ctrl + D
 for Windows
- To hop on a go kart:
- Hold
Shift
while moving around
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Navigate the Office

To Look Around & Switch Views
Click and drag to pan around the map or use the zoom controls in the lower right-hand corner. These settings also let you toggle between Office Views:
- Simplified: A minimal view so you can focus on the people and conversations taking place.
- Immersive: A detailed view to appreciate each and every object that makes your team’s office unique.
- Auto: Automatically switch to Immersive View when you zoom in, and Simplified View when you zoom out.
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Prefer Dark Mode? Open the Main Menu and go to Settings > General > Color Mode.
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To Move
- Double-click your mouse on the spot you want to walk to.
- Use your keyboard arrow keys.
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Pro-tip: To automatically return to your desk, use the shortcut ⌘ + D
 for Macs or Ctrl + D
 for Windows
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Personalize Your Workspace
Customize Your Avatar
Your avatar is how you appear in the office. Personalize it so others begin to recognize you and see a bit of your personality!
- Click on your avatar
- Click Edit Profile
- Click the image of your avatar to edit it

Claim & Decorate a Desk
Your desk is your home base in Gather, where you'll be when not in meetings. Decorate it to make it your own!
- Hover your mouse over an empty desk and click ‘Claim’
- Click the desk and select the plant icon to decorate it
- Add objects, change the colors, and make it unique to you

Set Your Status & Availability
Your status in Gather is more than a green or gray dot. At a glance, your coworkers can know:
- If you’re free to talk (Available 🟢)
- Heads down focused (Busy 🎧)
- On a lunch break 🥗 or at an appointment 📅
- Working in popular apps like Notion or Figma
In this example 👉
Morgan is Busy 🎧 working in Figma. Evan and Sam are Available 🟢 but Sam is responding to Slack messages. And the empty desk (Aryan) is away from his desk.
At a glance, you can see that Evan is the best person on this team to approach with a question.