The Module bar

Under the Menu bar on the left side of your screen, you can see the module bar of the groupware. Using the corresponding icons, you can access directly any of Open-Xchange Server modules.

Figure 1.3. Module bar

Module bar


The module bar can be expanded via a small arrow in the upper right corner of the module bar. The module icons will be arranged next to each other as opposed to one under the other if you left-click the arrow. In addition, the complete side bar is collapsed. You can change the view any time by clicking on the arrow.

The Start Page

A click on the Start icon takes you back to the Start page.

The Email module

Email - a click on the Email icon takes you to the horizontal split view of your E-Mail inbox. In the Email module you can manage and compose your E-Mail messages. For further information, refer to Chapter 2, E-Mails

The Calendar module

A click on the Calendar icon takes you immediately to your calendar day view. In the Calendar module you can manage your personal appointments, your team's appointments and all shared and public appointments, and information about them. For further information, refer to Chapter 4, Calendar

The Contacts module

A click on the Contacts icon takes you directly to the address view of your and your company's contact lists. You can always change the default view settings in the Preferences of the module. In the Contacts module you can manage your personal contacts and all shared and public contacts and information about them: business and private addresses, phone and fax numbers, etc. For further information, refer to Chapter 3, Contacts.

The Tasks module

A click on the Tasks icon takes you to the H Split view of pending tasks list. You can always change the default view settings in the Preferences of the module. In the Tasks module you can manage your personal tasks and all shared and public actions and data pertaining to them: start date, end date, status, importance, members, etc. For further information, please refer to Chapter 5, Tasks.

The InfoStore module

A click on the InfoStore icon takes you to the InfoStore list view. In the InfoStore module, you can make your own documents, contributions or bookmarks available for your colleagues, or benefit from the knowledge of others. For further information, refer to Chapter 6, InfoStore