The Panel

In the panel you will find all central functions available in each module. The panel is located below the title bar. From the panel you can always access all important functions directly. You can view all other functions by clicking on the small arrow located under the displayed functions. Clicking the arrow will expand the panel. Depending on the number of functions, more or fewer clicks will be necessary. The panel replaces the menu bar and thus the complicated search and navigation through a menu.

Figure 1.5. Panel functions

Panel functions

Icons for creating objects

In the upper right section of the window you can compose new E-Mails in the New section by clicking on the Email icon. The arrow located below the icons provides you with further options. Additionally, here you can open a dialog window that allows you to create distribution lists.

Drag-and-drop

You can make your daily work much more efficient by using the drag-and-drop function. By drawing the mouse you can, for instance, quickly and easily move appointments in the calendar or move E-Mails into other folders, etc. If you consistently use this function, your everyday work can be organized very easily and you can again concentrate on the essentials.

Context menu

In the modules E-mail, Appointments, Contacts, Tasks, and InfoStore the most important functions can also be accessed via the context menu.

To open the context menu, select one or more objects and right-click on one of those objects.

When consequently using the context menu a great number of mouse clicks can be avoided. In the E-mail module you can for example answer, forward or delete an e-mail via the context menu.

Shortcut keys

In the modules E-mail, Appointments, Contacts, Tasks, and InfoStore some functions can also be activated via shortcut keys.

E.g. in the E-mail module a selected e-mail can be deleted with the Del key.

Quick Settings

In the Quick Settings you can view the QuickInfos and the InfoBox by selecting the appropriate check box.

The QuickInfos

The QuickInfos are particularly useful initially and can be deactivated later. The QuickInfos display information on individual functions when you move your mouse over them. These are displayed in the gray field below the panel. You can either view or hide the QuickInfos. To do so, select or deselect the check box next to the QuickInfos panel function.

InfoBox

When activated, the InfoBox is displayed under the folder structure. It displays the status of your inbox and informs you about your mailbox usage. To show or hide the InfoBox in the panel, select or deselect the check box next to the InfoBox panel function. If you close the InfoBox by clicking on the close button in the upper right corner of the window, you have to reactivate the InfoBox function to view it again.

Links

On the right side of the Quick Settings you have the possibility of linking objects with each other. More information about this function is provided in the respective sections of the chapters describing the modules. Only the Email module does not provide you with this function.