GroupWise 6.5 - Online Course

This series introduces the learner to the capabilities of Novell GroupWise 6.5. GroupWise is a collaboration tool that helps manage email communications, calendars, tasks, and documents within a group of people.

This series is for anyone who wants to learn how to use GroupWise 6.5 as an email program, collaboration tool, contact manager, daily planner, and document interface. This online course contains 8 lessons and should take approximately 26 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Getting Started (2.0) hours

Getting Started teaches you how to start the GroupWise program, identify parts of the GroupWise interface, explain the functionality of GroupWise default folders, use the Toolbar, keystroke shortcuts, QuickMenus, and QuickViewer, and explain features and functions that are new to GroupWise 6.5. This course provides an overview of GroupWise functionality and how to navigate through the main GroupWise interface. This course also discusses the features and enhancements that are new to GroupWise 6.5. Topics include Introducing GroupWise 6.5, Using the GroupWise interface, Navigating in GroupWise, GroupWise features, and GroupWise functions.

Lesson 2: Messages and the Address Book (4.0) hours

Messages and the Address Book teaches you how to send an email message, read and reply to email messages, attach a file to a message, address a message using the GroupWise Address Book, create and manage personal groups, and share address books. This course provides information on sending messages, receiving messages, and using the Address Book in GroupWise 6.5. Topics include Messaging fundamentals, Sending messages, Reading messages, Using attachments, Replying to messages, The GroupWise Address Book, Using the Address Book, Creating personal address books, Searching for addresses, Sharing address books, and Using the Address Selector.

Lesson 3: Managing Messages (4.0) hours

Managing Messages teaches you how to organize messages with the Cabinet, manage messages with folders, filter messages, archive, save, and print messages, use the Checklist and categories, and manage outgoing messages. This course explains how to organize, manage, and locate the many different types of messages you can send and receive with GroupWise. Topics include Organizing Messages, Using Folders, Working with Messages in Folders, Finding Messages, Filtering Messages, Archiving Messages, Saving and Printing Messages, Using the Checklist and Categories, Managing Outgoing Messages, and Dealing with the Trash.

Lesson 4: Calendars and Tasks (4.0) hours

Calendars and Tasks teaches you how to using the Calendar interface, posting appointments and tasks, scheduling meetings, sending tasks and reminders, creating recurring entries, and printing the calendar. This course shows learners how to use GroupWise 6.5 to replace an old-fashioned calendar or daily planner. It explains how to manage personal calendar items, such as appointments and tasks, and how to use the GroupWise 6.5 workgroup and collaboration features, including group calendaring and task management. Topics include Understanding the calendar interface, Changing dates and views, Posting appointments and tasks, Setting reminders and making changes, Scheduling meetings, Sending tasks and reminders, Monitoring the calendar, Acting on calendar items, Creating recurring calendar items, Developing multi-user calendars, and Printing Calendars.

Lesson 5: Advanced GroupWise Features (3.0) hours

Advanced GroupWise Features teaches you how to develop rules to apply to GroupWise messages, define proxy rights, import data and settings from other programs to GroupWise, and manage GroupWise Mailboxes. This course provides an overview of the advanced features included in GroupWise 6.5. After taking this course, the learner will be able to better manage messages through GroupWise rules. The learner will also become familiar with proxy rights, data importing, and mailbox management techniques. Topics include Developing rules, Defining proxy rights, Specifying send options, Creating discussions, Setting up Internet mail accounts, Importing data, Working with IMAP folders, Using NNTP folders and newsgroups, Handling junk mail, and Managing mailboxes.

Lesson 6: Managing Documents (4.0) hours

Managing Documents teaches you how to import documents into a GroupWise library, create new documents, check documents in and out, copy and delete documents, locate documents with Find, and perform mass document operations. This course provides the basics of GroupWise document management and GroupWise libraries, including accessing GroupWise libraries, importing documents, working with documents in a GroupWise library, setting security options on documents, and deleting documents. Topics include Understanding document libraries, Importing documents into libraries, Establishing custom imports, Creating new documents, Checking documents in and out, Copying and deleting documents, Setting document properties, Locating documents with find, Sharing documents, Using the find results folder, and Performing mass document operations.

Lesson 7: Remote Access and Customizing GroupWise (3.0) hours

Remote Access and Customizing GroupWise teaches you how to configure GroupWise Remote Mode, work in Remote Mode, use the Hit the Road feature, set environment options, and customize the GroupWise interface. After taking this course, the learner will be able to configure GroupWise Remote Mode to transfer information between a laptop computer and a network, as well as customize the GroupWise environment. Topics include Configuring GroupWise remote, Establishing network connections, Using Remote Mode, Remote Mode features, Defining environment options, Changing Send options, Setting up security options, Modifying Date Time options, and Customizing the toolbar and folders.

Lesson 8: Mobile GroupWise Access (2.0) hours

Mobile GroupWise Access teaches you how to launch GroupWise WebAccess, attach a file to an email message, manage your Address Book, configure Mailbox options, and manage your GroupWise Mailbox from your PDA. After taking this course, the learner will be familiar with the steps to take in order to access a GroupWise account through WebAccess from a Web browser. The course also explains how to manage a GroupWise Mailbox through a handheld device. Topics include Exploring GroupWise WebAccess, Sending messages with WebAccess, Working with other WebAccess features, and Using GroupWise with wireless devices.