Portal

4.1. The Portal Components

Depending on your groupware's configuration, the portal components can differ from the display described.

Signed in as

Displays the username that you used for signing in.

Add widget button

Clicking on this opens a menu that allows adding new widgets.

Customise this page button

Clicking on this displays a page that allows customizing the Portal.

Appointments widget

Displays your current appointments. You can do the following:

  • If clicking on an appointment, a pop-up opens. The pop-up shows the appointment data.

  • If clicking on a participant an additional pop-up opens.

  • In order to close a pop-up, click on Close in the top right corner.

Inbox widget

Displays new email messages. You can do the following:

  • If clicking on an E-Mail, a pop-up opens. The pop-up displays the E-Mail's contents.

  • To delete, reply to or forward the email, click on the respective button in the pop-up.

  • To close a pop-up, click on Close in the top right corner.

  • To compose a new email, click on the Compose new email list item.

Tasks widget

Shows unfinished tasks. You can do the following:

  • If clicking on a task, a pop-up opens. The pop-up shows the appointment data.

  • In order to close a pop-up, click on Close in the top right corner.

Recently changed files widget

Displays new or changed files.Note: This widget might not be displayed. If this is the case you can add the widget.

User data widget

Includes links for the following functions:

  • Changing your personal contact data

  • Changing your password

Note: This widget might not be displayed. If this is the case you can add the widget.

Quota widget

Displays the current quota used on your account on the server.Note: This widget might not be displayed. If this is the case you can add the widget.

News widgets

Display current messages from different message sources:

  • Messages from RSS feeds

  • Photos from web pages like Flickr or Tumblr

To subscribe to a message source or an RSS feed, add a new widget to the Portal. The settings or a message source of an RSS feeds can be changed later.

Widgets with news from your social networks

Those widgets display information from your social networks.

  • The most recent messages from a social network are displayed.

  • If clicking on content, a pop-up opens with details and links to the contact's profile.

  • Depending on the network, certain functions are displayed, e.g. for posting or creating a message.

To display news from your social networks, add a new widget to the Portal. You can change your settings at a later point in time.

Widgets with information about OX Drive clients

Depending on the server configuration, there are widgets displayed that contain information on the installation of OX Drive clients. Additional information can be found in the OX Drive client user guide.