Portal

4.1. The Portal Components

Depending on your groupware's configuration, the portal components can differ from the display described.

Signed in as Displays the username that you used for signing in.

Add widget button Clicking on this opens a menu that allows adding new widgets.

Customize this page button Clicking on this displays a page that allows customizing the Portal.

Appointments widget Displays your current appointments. You can do the following:

  • If clicking on an appointment, a pop-up opens. The pop-up shows the appointment data.

  • If clicking on a participant an additional pop-up opens.

  • In order to close a pop-up, click on Close in the top right corner.

Inbox widget Displays new E-Mails. You can do the following:

  • If clicking on an E-Mail, a pop-up opens. The pop-up displays the E-Mail's contents.

  • To delete, reply to or forward the E-Mail, click on the respective button in the pop-up.

  • To close a pop-up, click on Close in the top right corner.

  • To compose a new E-Mail, click on the Compose new E-Mail list item.

Tasks widget Shows unfinished tasks. You can do the following:

  • If clicking on a task, a pop-up opens. The pop-up shows the appointment data.

  • In order to close a pop-up, click on Close in the top right corner.

Recently changed files widget Displays new or changed files.Note: This widget might not be displayed. If this is the case you can add the widget.

User data widget Includes links for the following functions:

  • Changing your personal contact data

  • Changing your password

Note: This widget might not be displayed. If this is the case you can add the widget.

Quota widget Displays the current quota used on your account on the server.Note: This widget might not be displayed. If this is the case you can add the widget.

News widgets Display current messages from different message sources:

  • Messages from RSS feeds

  • Photos from web pages like Flickr or Tumblr

To subscribe to a message source or an RSS feed, add a new widget to the Portal. The settings or a message source of an RSS feeds can be changed later.

Widgets with news from your social networks Those widgets display information from your social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Xing.

  • The most recent messages from a social network are displayed.

  • If clicking on a content, a pop-up opens with details and links to the contact's profile.

  • Depending on the network, certain functions are displayed, e.g. for posting or creating a message.

To display news from your social networks, add a new widget to the Portal. You can change your settings at a later point of time.

Widgets with information about OX Drive clients Depending on the server configuration, there are widgets being displayed that contain information on the installation of OX Drive clients. Further information can be found in the OX Drive client user guide.