The user interface includes the following components:
A menu bar on the top.
On the left side below the menu bar the search bar is displayed. It can be enabled or disabled together with the folder tree.
The Folder tree can be activated on the left side.
On the right side below the menu bar a toolbar is displayed. It contains app specific functions and functions for selecting the view in the display area.
The remaining space is used for the display area.
Depending on the action executed, the pop-up window or the notification area will overlap the display area.
Text that can be clicked is displayed in blue.
You can also use the keyboard to access the user interface functions.
The following screen shots show the user interface, using the E-Mail application as an example.
Menu bar
Contains the following icons and buttons:
Buttons for launching applications like E-Mail or Calendar
Depending on the action, additional buttons might be displayed e.g., if composing a new E-Mail or editing an appointment.
. The icon notifies you of the number of new objects e.g., unread E-Mails or scheduled appointment invitations. Clicking opens the notification area .
. Reloads objects from the server. Irrespective of this function, objects are refreshed in regular intervals.
. Opens a menu with the following entries:
Settings. Opens a page that allows customizing settings.
My contact data. Opens a window where you can adjust your personal contact data in the global address book.
Help. Opens the online help.
Fullscreen. Switches to fullscreen mode or back to windowed mode.
Sign out. Signs you out from the groupware.
Depending on the groupware's configuration, further menu entries might be available.
Search bar
In order to display the search bar, click on
in the function bar. Enable . The search bar is located on the left side below the menu bar. It contains the following:As soon as the search is enabled the folder tree is overlapped by the search functions. The search result is displayed in the list that is shown in the display area. In order to finish the search, click on
.Toolbar
The toolbar is located below the menu bar. It contains the following functions:
Buttons for creating new objects, e.g. a new E-Mail or a new contact.
If you do not have the permission to create objects in the current folder, the button is disabled.
Buttons or icons for editing objects.
Depending on the app, further app specific buttons or icons might be available.
More icon . Contains app specific functions for organizing objects.
View button. Contains functions for controlling the layout in the display area and for opening or closing the folder tree.
Folder tree
In order to display the folder tree, click on
in the function bar. Enable . The following information are displayed in the folder tree:the app specific folders
depending on the application, sections for personal, public and shared folders
Note: Depending on the groupware configuration, those sections might not be displayed if there are no public or shared folders.
The next to the selected folder. It contains functions for organizing folders. Depending on the folder, further functions might be available.
Tip: You can also access the folder-specific actions by right-clicking on a folder.
Depending on the app, further functions might be available.
The or the icon
at the bottom left side opens or closes the folder tree.
Display area
Depending on the app and the view selected, the display area includes the following comonents.
A list of objects or an icons view of the objects in the selected folder. On top of the list, control elements for selecting or sorting objects are displayed.
The detail view of the object that you selected in the list.
You can change the view in the display area by using the toolbar. Clicking on an object in the display area opens a pop-up window.
button in thePop-up
Displays detailed information about an object shown in the display area. In order to open the pop-up, click on a groupware object in the display area. If you read an E-Mail in the display area and click on the name of the sender, the following elements are displayed in the pop-up:
buttons for certain actions, e.g. copying the sender's contact data to a folder
the sender's contact data
relevant information, e.g. your shared appointments or your E-Mail conversation with the sender
This person's data from social networks like Xing or LinkedIn. You can use the available buttons to open this person's profile.
Those person related data are called halo view. If clicking on a certain element in the pop-up, an additional pop-up might be opened. In order to close a pop-up, click on in the upper right side. In order to close all pop-ups, click on .
Notification area
Displays information about the following objects:
unread E-Mails
new appointment invitations
queued tasks
tasks with a due date in the past
In order to open the notification area, click the in the menu bar. You can do the following:
To close the notification area, click the
icon again.