Social Messaging offers the ability to simply subscribe to messages from different sources in the Groupware GUI. You can
subscribe to message sources,
read messages,
send messages.
How to access the functions for subscribing to message sources:
Click the in the module bar
.
In the folder tree click on the
subfolder .Result: The available message sources are displayed in the overview window. The left pane shows the available message sources. The right pane shows the settings of the respective message source.
How to subscribe to a message source:
In the
panel section click on .Enter a name in the
input field.Select the message source from the
drop-down list.Enter the required data for the respective message source:
When selecting Twitter or Facebook, enter your access data for Twitter or Facebook.
When selecting RSS Feed, enter the url. The url can be found on the web page of the RSS feed provider.
Click the
icon in the panel.Result: A new folder is created below the E-Mail subfolder of your personal root folder. The new folder will have the name you entered in step 2.
How to edit the settings of a message source:
Select a message source from the
pane.Change the data in the right pane.
Click the
icon in the panel.How to delete a message source:
Select a message source from the
pane.In the
panel section click on .You will find the subscribed message sources in the folder tree below your personal root folder.
How to read the messages from a subscribed message source:
In the folder tree click on the message source folder in your personal root folder.
Result: The messages are displayed in the overview window.
Tip: Some messages can contain clickable hyperlinks.
Some message sources, like Twitter, allow you to send short messages.
How to send a message with Twitter:
In the folder tree click on the Twitter message source folder in your personal root folder.
Click the icon in the
panel section. The New message window opens.Enter a message.
Click on
.Result: The new message will be sent.