Understanding Groupwise Item Types; Mail; Appointment; Task - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - LINUX-MAC CLIENT Manual

The default Home folder displays your calendar for the day, your Tasklist items, and your unread
messages.
The Home folder is fully customizable. You can create additional panels that display the information
you need. For information on how to customize your Home folder, see
Organize Your Home Folder," on page

1.8 Understanding GroupWise Item Types

Every day you communicate in a variety of ways. To accommodate these needs, GroupWise delivers
your items using a variety of item types.
Section 1.8.1, "Mail," on page 27
Section 1.8.2, "Appointment," on page 27
Section 1.8.3, "Task," on page 27
Section 1.8.4, "Reminder Note," on page 27
Section 1.8.5, "Phone Message," on page 28

1.8.1 Mail

A mail message is for basic correspondence, such as a memorandum or letter. See
"Sending E-Mail," on page 63

1.8.2 Appointment

An appointment lets you invite people to and schedule resources for meetings or events. You can
schedule the date, time, and location for the meeting. You can use posted appointments to schedule
personal events such as a doctor's appointment, a reminder to make a phone call at a certain time,
and so forth. Appointments display on the Calendar. See
on page 108.

1.8.3 Task

A task lets you place a to-do item on your own or on another person's Calendar after it has been
accepted. You can schedule a due date for the task and include a priority. Uncompleted tasks are
carried forward to the next day. See
TIP: You can also create a Tasklist that is not associated with your Calendar. In this type of Tasklist,
any item type (mail, appointment, task, reminder note, phone message) can be used.
For more information, see

1.8.4 Reminder Note

A reminder note is posted on a specific date on your own or another person's Calendar. You can use
reminder notes to remind yourself or others of deadlines, holidays, days off, and so forth. Posted
reminder notes are useful as reminders for birthdays, vacations, paydays, and so forth. See
Section 4.3.3, "Sending Reminder Notes," on page
52.
and Section 3.3, "Receiving E-Mail," on page
Section 5.3.1, "Assigning a Task," on page
Chapter 5, "Tasks and the Tasklist," on page
112.
Section 2.4, "Using Panels to
81.
Section 4.3.2, "Scheduling Appointments,"
123.
121.
Section 3.1,
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