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Like most users, I pretty much use GroupWise 7.x in default mode. Meaning, I don't normally customize the look and feel very much. However, I was looking at Dr. Lippke's mailbox on Wednesday, and he had these cool Group Labels separating his email out by day. I thought to myself, now that is cool.
So, this Tech OPS entry will show you how to transform your email from a plain old list of email sorted by date, from, or subject to a list that is broken up by days of the week using Group Labels.
I received a couple of emails this week, and I noticed each had this cool little Extension Logo down in the signature area. I have the normal email signature like most folks. You know, name, phone number, address, etc. But, I was unware that you could add a graphic image to your email signature, plus this little logo really seem to add a lot. Now, I must warn you that this signature graphic will only be displayed in GroupWise if you are running GroupWise in html mode. For info about GroupWise html mode, please click here for more info. (Note - this TnT tip was for GroupWise 6.5, but it still works for GroupWise 7.x)
So the question is, "how do I add the Extension or Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Logo to my email signature?" This OPS entry will walk you through the steps to add the official Extension or TAES logo to your GroupWise email signature. (Note - You must be using GroupWise 7.x to add a graphic image to your email signature.)
I was talking to a colleague of mine, Robert Jenson, last week about adding a little color to my GroupWise Calendar. If you are not currently using the GroupWise calendar, I strongly recommend it. It does some great things. Anyway, I asked if it was possible to assign different colors to each day in the month view. For example, like holidays in red, yellow, or something. After a little research, we concluded that you could not recolor days in the month view of the calendar, but you could catagorize each event on that day. And, along with categorizing each event, you could then give that event a specific color.
This OPS entry will demonstrate how to catagorize your events and assign each event a different color using the GroupWise Calendar.
Many specialists, agents, and researchers find it very useful to give their secretaries proxy access to their email account. What does that mean? When you use the Proxy feature in GroupWise, you can manage another user's Mailbox and Calendar. Proxy lets you perform various actions, such as reading email, replying to it, as well as accepting, and declining items on behalf of another user, within the restrictions the other user sets.
To set up proxy access, you must complete a two steps process. Both steps are very simple and only take a second or two to complete. First, the person for whom you will act as proxy must grant you rights in their Proxy Access List. Second, you must add that user's name to your Proxy List so you can access his or her Mailbox or Calendar.
After these two steps are complete, you can open your Proxy List and click the name of the person you're proxying for whenever you need to manage his or her Mailbox or Calendar.
If you work for the Ag Program, like it or not email is a big part of our lives. Seems like we do everything by email. For example, I rarely talk on the phone to my colleagues in College Station or around the state, but we tend to have daily email exchanges and discussions. So, I guess you could say I have virtual colleagues!
Like all forms of communication, there are rules, common courtesies, and proper etiquettes for email messages. After receiving several hundred emails this month, I noticed that maybe not all folks are aware of these rules or courtesies. So, I am going to use this Tech OPS to educate you about email etiquette, so you can use email more effectively.
According to Wikipedia, etiquette "is the code that governs the expectations of social behavior, the conventional norm. It is an unwritten code, which evolves from written rules." If you would like to read more from Wikipedia, click here.
