You can define several settings for the appearance and actions of the groupware interface for your user account under the Groupware settings tab. The settings are essentially divided into three sections. Web front-end options, Task/calendar options and Email notification.
This section allows you to configure two options for the appearance of the web front-end.
This option includes the handbook frame displaying a miniature calendar, brief general information on current tasks, a folder overview and a search function. You can choose between displaying the handbook frame on the Left or Right side of the groupware interface. Set this display option by clicking on the radio button in this configuration line.
As the default, the Open-Xchange Server groupware interface comes with two language versions preinstalled: German and English. Your administrator can install other language localizations as needed. Use the option buttons to determine the localization version to be used in displaying the groupware and web interface for your account.
As the default, the main page of the groupware portal displays all the tasks that are currently active for you or that will shortly be active. Current tasks are not only displayed on the date they are due but also several days in advance to make sure you do not miss them. As the default, current tasks are shown on the portal page several days before their end date. You can use this option to make sure these tasks are shown even earlier if you need.
Much like the current tasks, the main page of the groupware also lists the appointments that are soon to come due. As the default, the appointments are displayed on the portal page one day in advance. You can set this option to make sure that appointments are displayed on the main page of the groupware portal several days in advance, as needed.
This option allows you to set the time intervals used when displaying the calendar module. The preset configuration is set to an interval of 30 minutes. In some cases, individual users may find it helpful to choose a different value (15, 45 or 60 minutes).
This option lets you set the start and end times used in the calendar for the daily chronological display. This is important because you do not normally have any scheduled events during the night. The overnight hours shown in the calendar would thus only serve as a distraction. The preset values of 7a.m. and 5p.m. thus correspond to typical office hours. Depending on the office hours in your company, you can also choose different values for this setting.
The groupware web interface provides various options to let you receive notification when you get new emails. The normal notification is a blinking email symbol on the web interface of the portal page. As an alternative, you can also set this option so that a popup window opens to tell you of new messages. In contrast to the first option, you should only use this setting if the volume of your email communication is not too large. Otherwise, the constant popup notifications may soon become irritating. The notification using the blinking email symbol is more subdued in contrast, and it is often better for users who receive a lot of email every day.