Other than transcribing documents alone, it is also possible to create and join teams with other transcribers. There are two different types of teams: Open teams and Private teams.
You can join teams for a variety of reasons, for example, if you want to transcribe a specific type or language of document with others, to join a special event, or simply to transcribe with your friends.
It is possible to be a member of several Open and Private teams at once.
You can find the Teams portal in the 
Teams & Runs section on your profile.
Open Teams
Open teams are public teams that transcribers can freely join at any time. They are open to everyone and you can freely join as many as you would like.
Under Open teams in the Teams portal you can see all open teams that are registered on Transcribathon. Click on the Join icon 
to join any of these existing teams.
Once you are a member of this team, your progress will be combined with other team members. You can access the Team Page at any time through your profile under Your Teams.
To create a new team, find the Teams portal and fill out the form that appears after clicking Create a Team (pictured right). You will need to decide on a team title and an abbreviated title that will appear next to your username. You can then write a short description of this team, for example, to state its purpose.
To create an Open team, leave the code field blank.
To create a Private team, click the refresh button 
next to the code field to set an access code.
Special Transcribathon Events
If you want to create a Private team for a Special Transcribathon event, type in the special code under Run code in the Create a Team form (pictured right). This code will be distributed to you either online or at the introductory events.
To join a Special Transcribathon event with an already existing Private team, the administrator of the team must register on behalf of all team members. As an administrator, you can do this on the Teams portal by clicking the pen icon 
next to the team name under 'Your Teams', and then typing the run code under RUNS (pictured below).
Once you have joined teams, you can access the Team Pages at any time through your profile on the left-hand side under Your Teams.
On the Team Page, you can see the other transcribers in your team and keep up with your team’s overall progress on the Transcribathon. Your team’s progress is determined by the total miles and characters of each team member. Find out more about our points system here.
The Top Transcribers page displays a Top Teams ranking list, where you can see where your teams rank in comparison to others.
To communicate with team members, you can send private messages to other transcribers by clicking the ‘Message’ button 
on their profile. Type in your message in the chat box. You can then access all of your chats and continue to communicate in the ‘Messages’ section of your profile.
You can also publicly discuss problems with particular documents through the Notes and Questions chat on the lower-right of each item view. You can either write a new comment or reply to each other through this tool.