2.1 Customizing the GroupWise Interface

You can select to customize the look and feel of GroupWise in many different ways.

2.1.1 Selecting a GroupWise Scheme

You can select from four schemes:

  • Default: The Default scheme has a new color scheme and displays the Nav Bar, Full Folder List, the Main Menu, and two columns with panels.

  • GroupWise 6.5: The GroupWise 6.5 scheme has the Folder List, Main Toolbar, and Item List, displaying in the old colors.

  • Simplified: The Simplified scheme has a new color scheme and has the Nav Bar, Simple Folder List, and two columns with panels.

  • Custom: The Custom scheme allows you to set the appearance settings however you like. If you edit one of the predefined schemes, those settings become your Custom scheme.

To select a scheme:

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > Appearance.

  3. Select a scheme from the Schemes drop-down list.

  4. Click OK, then click Close.

2.1.2 Customizing GroupWise Appearance Settings

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > Appearance.

  3. Select Custom.

  4. Select the appearance settings you want for GroupWise.

    Appearance dialog box

    Display Main Menu: Displays the Main Menu above the Nav Bar.

    Display Nav Bar: Displays the Nav Bar for quick access to your most used folders.

    Display Main Toolbar Displays the Main Toolbar for quick access to your most common functions.

    GroupWise Color Schemes: Overrides any operating system color schemes for the selected GroupWise color scheme.

    Use GTK Look and Feel: Use the look and feel of the Linux desktop.

    Display Folder List: Displays the Folder List on the left side of the window.

    Long Folder List: If the QuickViewer is displayed, select this option to extend the Folder List to the bottom of the QuickViewer when it is displayed below the Item List rather than to the right.

    Display QuickViewer: Select this option to display the QuickViewer, or leave it deselected to prevent the QuickViewer from displaying.

    You can also customize individual folders for QuickViewer display. Right-click a folder, then click Properties > Display. Select or deselect Remember QuickViewer visibility and Show QuickViewer as needed.

    QuickViewer at Bottom: If Display QuickViewer is selected, this option displays the QuickViewer at the bottom of the window.

    QuickViewer at Right If Display QuickViewer is selected, this option displays the QuickViewer at the right of the window.

  5. Click OK.

2.1.3 Customizing the Main Toolbar

You can customize the Main Toolbar by adding and deleting buttons, choosing button order, and placing separators between buttons.

  1. Mac: Control+click the Main Toolbar.

    Linux: Right-click the Main Toolbar.

  2. Click Customize Toolbar.

  3. Click the Show tab.

    Toolbar Properties dialog box

  4. Select whether you want the toolbar to display text with the button pictures.

  5. Select if you want a single row of buttons, or multiple rows of buttons if necessary.

    The Show display settings drop-down list option is dimmed because it is not currently available in the Mac/Linux client.

    In addition to the Main Toolbar, item views also have customizable toolbars.

  6. To show the buttons that are most useful for an open item, select Show item context toolbar.

    The Tasklist folder and the Trash folder also have customizable toolbars.

  7. To show the buttons that are most useful for the Tasklist or Trash folder, select Show folder context toolbar.

  8. Click the Customize tab.

    Customize Toolbar Properties dialog box

  9. To add a button, click a category from the Categories list box, click a button in the Controls box, then click Add Button.

    The categories correspond to menu titles in the Main Window. The buttons in the Controls box correspond to features found under the menu title. For example, the buttons for the File category are actions under the File menu (opening views, printing, saving, and so on).

    HINT:You must keep the Customize tab open as you perform the following steps.

  10. To remove a button, drag it off the toolbar.

  11. To change the order of a button on a toolbar, drag it to where you want it to display.

  12. To add or remove space between buttons, drag one button away from or toward the other button.

  13. Click OK.

2.1.4 Setting Your Default Start Folder

By default, GroupWise displays your Mailbox folder. After you set up your Home folder, you might prefer to start in your Home folder instead.

To change the view for all items:

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > Default Actions.

  3. Select if you want to start GroupWise in the Mailbox folder or Home folder.

  4. Click OK.

2.1.5 Setting the Default Read/Compose View

Be default, GroupWise uses HTML as the default Read View and Compose View. You might prefer to use the Plain Text view instead.

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > General.

  3. Make selections in the Default Compose View & Font and Default Read View & Font group boxes.

    HTML-only messages are displayed in HTML, even though you have selected Plain Text for the default read view.

  4. Select a default font style.

  5. Select a default font size.

  6. Click OK.

To change the view in one item:

  1. Open an item.

  2. Click View, then click Plain Text or HTML.

2.1.6 Automatically Reading the Next Item in Your Mailbox

You can configure GroupWise to automatically open the next item in your mailbox after you accept, decline, or delete the item you are reading. By default, this option is disabled.

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > General.

  3. Select Read next after accept, decline or delete, then click OK.

2.1.7 Changing the GroupWise Interface Font

You can change the font for the GroupWise interface. This is helpful, for example, if you are visually impaired and need a larger or easier-to-read interface font, or if you just find another font more attractive than the default.

NOTE:You must restart GroupWise after changing the interface font for your changes to take effect.

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > General.

  3. Select a font and font size in the Interface Font drop-down lists, then click OK.

  4. Restart GroupWise.

To return to the default font, select the blank font and font size at the top of the lists.

2.1.8 Changing the GroupWise Interface Language

If you have the multilanguage version of GroupWise, you can select the interface language.

  1. Mac: Click GroupWise > Preferences.

    Linux: Click Tools > Options.

  2. Click Environment > General.

  3. Select a language in the Interface Language drop-down list, then click OK.

HINT:To change the Spell Checker language, see Selecting the Spell Checker Language.