Email with Groupwise


Introduction into GroupWise 5
Starting Up GroupWise 5
Reading Email
Sending Email
Address Book
Calendar (Appointments, Meetings, & Tasks)


Introduction into GroupWise 5 Email
GroupWise 5.0 is an application that accomplishes Email, Daily Tasks, Calendars, and Meetings

This tutorial will help you get started with GroupWise and may solve some of your problems, but it is a very good idea to use the Help Files that come with GroupWise 5, or go to Novell's web site located at http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/gwmag/index.html for further assistance.

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Starting GroupWise 5
  1. Double click on the GroupWise 5 icon on the desktop.

    2. GroupWise Icon On Desktop
    • Your startup screen will look like this:
      GroupWise Start Screen

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Reading Your Email
  1. Select the inbox folder in the left panel
  2. Double-click on the message you wan to read

    3. Reading Email
    • Your email will look like this
      Email Message

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Sending Email To Other People
  • There are 2 basic ways to send email:
    • Reply-to someone
         This is done when you finish reading and email and simply want to write them back then.
      1. Open the message you want to reply back to
      2. Click the Reply Button on the toolbar at the top
      3. Select whether you want to reply to sender or reply to all (if email was sent to more than one person)
      4. Select whether you want the original message included in your reply
      5. Type in your message and hit the Send button
    • Send new mail
      1. Click the Create New Mail button on the toolbar a top of screen
      2. In the To: box type in the email address of the person(s) you are sending email to, or type in the name given to them by you in your address book
      3. Type your message
      4. Hit Send button

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Adding people and managing your Address Book
  • Click on the Address Book Icon or select Tools --> Address Book from the top of the screen
    • Adding different address books
         Making different address books is a way of sorting all your addresses and information. Ex) Work Addresses, Personal Addresses, etc..
      1. Click File
      2. Select New Book
      3. Give it a name and create it
    • Adding a person to your address book
      1. Go to the address book you want to create your entry for
      2. Click Add at the bottom of the screen
      3. Select the entry type (Person,Resource, or Organization)
      4. Fill out information and hit OK

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Managing your calendar
  • Viewing your calendar
    1. Click the View Calendar button at top of the toolbar
    2. Look at your calendar in the item list (Right Pane)


         This window gives you a pretty good overview of everything. The dates in the little month windows are bolded if you have an appointment on that day. Click a date to view that particular date on your calendar. Appointments appear in the Appointment List and tasks and notes appear in their respective lists.
  • Putting items in your calendar
    1. Click the down arrow next to the Schedule New Appointment button on the toolbar
    2. Click Personal Appointment
      Adding Appointment
    3. You can schedule it for as long or short as you want. Just fill in the appropriate information and click OK. Go ahead and look; it's on your Calendar.
    4. You can also put personal tasks on your Calendar. Just follow the same instructions, but click the down arrow next to the Create Personal Task button on the toolbar this time.
  • Of course, you can schedule official meetings and tasks pretty much the same way. To do that, forget about the down arrow next to the button on the toolbar; just click the button itself and a blank meeting or task appears, waiting for you to give it meaning.

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