Course Specifications
Course number: 084070
Software: GroupWise® 8.0
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
This course is designed for new users of GroupWise 8.0,
who have no experience with Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, or any other email
applications. The topics covered in this course include the critical skills
needed to create, send, and respond to email in GroupWise, maintain a list
of contacts, schedule appointments, and manage tasks.
Course Objective: You will use GroupWise to send and receive email messages, schedule
appointments and meetings, maintain a list of contacts, and keep track of
tasks.
Target Student: Anyone new to GroupWise 8.0, who needs to use the application for
sending and receiving email, notes, tasks, and appointments.
Prerequisites: To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend
that they have introductory skills for navigating, accessing, and saving documents
in a Windows operating system.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
The following requirements are for the server:
- Server class Intel® Pentium® III, but Intel® Pentium®
IV recommended
- 10 GB Hard Disk
- Valid TCP/IP networking IP addresses
- 256 MB of RAM minimum; 512 MB of RAM recommended
- PS/2 or serial mouse
- CD-ROM drive
The following requirements are for the client workstations:
- Intel® Pentium® IV or faster processor
- 20 GB Hard Disk
- 256 MB of RAM or more
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows XP Professional
Software Requirements
The following requirements are for the server:
- GroupWise® 8.0
- NetWare® 6.5 (enough client licenses for students in the
classroom). You will also need the latest support pack installed.
- Apache server for NetWare® 6.5 installed
- Valid IP addresses and domain names (an IP address, an IP
address of a Domain Name Server, and the name of your domain)
The following requirements are for the client workstations:
- Microsoft® Windows 2000/XP
- NetWare® Client for Windows XP/ 2000 version 4.91 SP2
English
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore the GroupWise 8.0 environment, the fundamental
features of GroupWise, and its Help system.
- work with email and phone messages.
- manage email and phone messages.
- work with address books and manage contacts using personal
address books and mail groups.
- use the Calendar to schedule appointments and create reminders
in order to suitably allot your time to various tasks.
- work with resources and multi-user views.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with GroupWise
- Topic 1A: Work with the GroupWise Interface
- Topic 1B: Explore the GroupWise Help System
- Lesson 2: Working
with Messages
- Topic 2A: Read Email Messages
- Topic 2B: Send
Messages
- Topic 2C: Work with the Advanced Message Options
- Topic 2D: Set Email
Properties
- Topic 2E: Work with Attachments
- Topic 2F: Work with Sent Items
- Topic 2G: Reply to and Forward a Message
- Lesson 3: Managing Messages
- Topic 3A: Create a Tasklist
- Topic 3B: Filter Items
- Topic 3C: Create Color-Coded Categories
- Topic 3D: Delete Items
- Topic 3E: Work with Folders
- Topic 3F: Configure Junk Mail Handling
- Topic 3G: Archive Messages
- Lesson 4: Working with Address Books
- Topic 4A: Send Messages Using the Address Book
- Topic 4B: Create a Mail Group
- Topic 4C: Work with Contacts
- Lesson 5: Using the Calendar
- Topic 5A: Work with the Calendar
- Topic 5B: Schedule Posted Appointments
- Topic 5C: Schedule Appointments for Others
- Topic 5D: Manage Tasks
- Topic 5E: Work with Reminder Notes
- Lesson 6: Using Resources and Multi-User Views
- Topic 6A: Schedule a Resource for Appointments
- Topic 6B: Use Multi-User View
- Topic 6C: Work with Rules
- Appendix A: New
Features in Novell GroupWise® 8.0