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Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. ~Read Me First!    All  Naming conventions  To Get the Most out of this Conference... ... one needs to know the following naming conventions: FirstClass® is one word! It's a trade mark of OpenText [ www.FirstClass.com ]FirstClass Division, a Canadian software company. It is used extensively i 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 00-Introductory  The Basics  Getting Started - Connecting to the FirstClass Server  About FirstClass FirstClass is a collection of applications that let you organize your work and collaborate with others. The FirstClass system consists of two parts: a server that stores your work and a client that connects you to the server. You install  
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 01-Introductory    The Basics  Your FirstClass Desktop and the 10 FirstClass "core applications"  Your FirstClass Desktop Once you are connected to your server, your FirstClass Desktop opens. TIP: When we refer to capital "D" Desktop we mean your FirstClass Desktop; we will always use lower case "d" to refer to your computer's desktop. To open objec 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 02-Introductory    The Basics  FirstClass Window Components  FirstClass Window Components Refer to the information below the image for descriptions of the sections labeled A, B, C, and D. [Image:20070724_73609_0.png] Component Additional information A Menu Bar Lets you choose commands. We document menu commands  
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 03-Introductory    The Basics  The Main Pane  The Main Pane [Image:20070723_45740_0.png] Component Additional information A Summary Bar This bar shows: the container (conference or folder) name; a summary of container contents; the server and your user name; how much free space you have left on the  
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 03-Introductory    The Basics  Re: The Main Pane: additional info  Note: try Split and Change View Properties, also Content View to see what else is possible: [Image:20070827_13029_1.png] Mouse over "Summary Bar" Icons show what permissions you have in a folder or conference... [Image:20070827_13323_4.png] Experiment wi 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 04-Introductory    The Basics  Creating a Message  Creating a Message 1. Choose Message --> New Message to use the standard message form. To use another message form, choose Message --> New Message Special, then the appropriate form. If you decide you want to use another form, choose File --> Delete wit 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 05-Introductory    The Basics  Replying to a Message  Replying to a Message Messages work the same way whether you are in your Mailbox or a conference. An unread message has a red flag beside it. To read a message, double-click it. To reply to a message: 1. Select or open the message. 2. Select any text tha 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 1-Introductory  Mail  Creating an email signature  Creating an email signature Within most email applications, there is an option to create a signature file - FirstClass is no different. You can choose to have the signature appear at the end of every message that you create, or you can choose to add  
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 1-Introductory    Mail  Managing your mailbox  Mailbox Basics - Managing your mailbox: using the toolbar; creating folders; sorting your mail From your FirstClass Desktop, you can choose to access your mailbox in a number of ways: 1. By Clicking on the Mailbox folder icon in the explore pane 2. B 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 2-Intermediate    Mail  Setting Your Reply Preferences  This article will be updated 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 3-Advanced    Mail  Inserting graphics in messages  Using graphics in documents and messages... You can easily put pictures and illustrations into FirstClass messages and documents, either from the computer's "clipboard" (copy/paste) or by [ fcp://@edu.yorku.ca,%231002677/Mailbox/%2358615844#inserting ] 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 1-Introductory  Calendars  Schedule Repeats and Reminders  Still working on it... come back soon!  
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 1-Introductory    Calendars  The Calendar Application  The Calendar Application Working with Calendars You can use a personal calendar (which can record both events, such as meetings, and tasks, such as submitting a report), and look at other users' calendars and public calendars. To open your personal calen 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 2-Intermediate    Calendars  Exporting a Calendar for use with other systems  Exporting a Calendar (for use with other calendaring systems)... You can export any or all of your Personal Calendar, any Group, Location or Resource calendar, or even a search containing results from several calendars. In the following example we will 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 2-Intermediate    Calendars  Creating a Task and Reminder  The FirstClass Calendar* - Creating a Task and Reminder... (see also, www.edu.yorku.ca/Resources/Video/Calendar) Your FirstClass calendar provides a personal organizer within FirstClass. You can keep track of "Tasks" (for example keep a "to-do" list) a 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 2-Intermediate    Calendars  Quickly add Events and Tasks  Calendar - Quickly add Events and Tasks... Event: to quickly add an "event" (meeting, birthday, bake sale): first press the [Image:20070802_100028_0.png] launch button and then start typing on the date of the event. Tip: To make your task or event instan 
Download this lesson as an Acrobat PDF document. 2-Intermediate    Contact Management  Deleting Contacts  Deleting Contacts Press Contacts on the Launch Bar and then hold CTRL as you single-click the ones you want to delete... and then press Delete or click the X on the Toolbar. [Image:1206_84058_2.png] If the above image is too small or fuzzy: For best 
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