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Overview
Students will learn the basics of using GroupWise to send mail messages and create tasks, notes, and appointments for themselves and others. Students will also organize the display and storage location of these items. In addition, by using the Internet, students will learn how to access their Mailbox to send and receive mail messages from any computer with an Internet connection.
Prerequisites
To ensure students’ success with this course, we recommend that they first take the following Content courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Windows 95: Introduction
- Windows 95: Making the Transition
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0: Orientation
Target Student
Students enrolling in this course should have a basic understanding of the Windows 95 platform.
Performance-Based Objectives
After the students complete this course, they should be able to do the
following:
- Discuss the basic concepts of an electronic mail package and navigate
through the GroupWise environment.
- Explore the basics of electronic mail by reading, replying to,
and forwarding mail messages.
- Attach a file to a message, and organize documents by creating
folders, copying and moving documents to folders, and deleting folders.
- Manage notes and tasks by using the Calendar view.
- Manage personal appointments and appointments for others.
- Organize items in the main window’s Item List box, manage files,
and control the appearance of the main window.
- Send mail greater distances by accessing the Web.
Delivery Method
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Benefits
This course provides students with the basic knowledge necessary to work with mail and phone messages, notes, tasks, and appointments in GroupWise. Students learn how to create these items, organize them, and view them in various ways.
Course duration
1 Day(s)
Course outline
Lesson 1: Getting started with GroupWise
- Topic 1A: An overview of GroupWise
- Topic 1B: The GroupWise environment
- Topic 1C: Creating and sending messages
Lesson 2: Working with mail messages
- Topic 2A: Using the Address Book to send messages
- Topic 2B: Working with mail properties
- Topic 2C: Replying to mail
Lesson 3: Managing mail
- Topic 3A: Working with attachments
- Topic 3B: Working with sent items
- Topic 3C: Working with mail folders
- Topic 3D: Working with mail groups
Lesson 4: Using your calendar
- Topic 4A: Working with a calendar
- Topic 4B: Working with notes
- Topic 4C: Working with tasks
Lesson 5: Working with appointments
- Topic 5A: Scheduling posted appointments
- Topic 5B: Scheduling appointments for others
Lesson 6: Organizing your Mailbox
- Topic 6A: Sorting and filtering messages
- Topic 6B: Archiving messages
- Topic 6C: Creating and using rules
- Topic 6D: Setting access rights
Lesson 7: Introduction to GroupWise WebAccess
- Topic 7A: Exploring the WebAccess environment
- Topic 7B: Working with mail messages
- Topic 7C: Organizing Web mail messages
Hardware/Software Requirements
To run this course, you will need:
- Pentium 200 Mhz or higher processor (multiprocessor is optional).
- 300 MB of disk space for GroupWise software and 200 MB per user
recommended (configurable by administrator).
- TCP/IP networking.
- Novell NetWare 5 or 6 (with eDirectory 8.5 or higher) or Microsoft
Windows 2000/NT.
- GroupWise Agent: 5.5 MB for NLM.
- GroupWise Engine: 4.5 MB for NT.
- Post Office Agent: 1 MB, as well as 250 - 400 KB times the number
of active client users.
- Message Transfer Agent: 1 MB, as well as 50 KB times number of
domains and post offices serviced.
- You will need a mouse at each client station to run this course.
- You will need printers if you want to print the mail messages
created in the course.
The following system configuration is required for the Windows client
stations:
- Dedicated workstation client: Windows XP, 2000, NT, or 98.
- Minimum 5 MB free disk space (25 MB for full client install).
- Pentium processor (recommended) with 28 MB of RAM.
- GroupWise WebAccess Client: any standard Internet browser.
- See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply
to your specific hardware setup.
