Monday, November 29, 2010

Proxy and shared calendar in Groupwise

Proxy Set Up Directions

To add a person to your Proxy List:

(In Groupwise) Click on the Tools Menu and go down to Options.

Double click on the Security icon.

Click on the Proxy Access Tab

Click on the icon to the right of the name field. 

Find the name of the person you are giving rights to.  You may have to use the drop down menu to move to the correct Address Book.

Double click the name from the Address Book list.  It will appear on the right side. Click  ok.

Click one time on the new name in the Access List. Then click the rights you want to give that person.  You want them to have read and write to your appointments to get into your calendar.

Click Apply.  Repeat steps if you are adding another person.  Click ok if you are finished.

Close the Options window.

To Remove a User:
After you click on the Proxy Tab, click one time on the user name you wish to delete and then click the remove button.

To View Who You Have on the List:
Follow above directions till you click on the Proxy Access Tab.  You will see the list of names that you have given rights to.

How to Use a Proxy
(If you are using the application GroupWise) on the left hand side find the icon called Online.  Click on the down arrow and choose Proxy.

Find the name of the person who is giving you Proxy privileges.  Either type the name in the field as you would an email or click on the icon to the right of the field and find the name in the address book.  You may have to use the drop down menu in the address book to choose the Novell GroupWise Address Book.

Once you have chosen the name, it will be listed and in the future you can access the account from the proxy list.

Once you are in the proxy account, you will see the person’s name in the column on the left.  Choose calendar.

Choose the correct day, click on the box next to the time and enter your appointment information.  You may drag the appointment box to expand or contract it to more or less time by going to the bottom edge of the box until you see the expand curser and then clicking and dragging the box bigger or smaller.

If you need to add more information, double click in the box next to the time. Here you may add notes, adjust the time, add the place and change fonts.  Click on the post button in the upper left corner when you are finished.

To view information from you notes, double click the appointment box and the window will open again.

If you need to change the day, look for the date above the bold calendar number and click on the icon next to it to choose a different day or month.  You may also use the arrow buttons to move between days.

To return to your own mailbox, click on the Proxy button on the left side column (where it used to say online), then drag down to your own name.


If you are going through the internet to get GroupWise, then look for the Proxy icon above your mail list.  Click on it.

Find the name of the person who is giving you Proxy privileges.  Either type the name in the field as you would an email and then click log in, or click on the address book icon and find the name in the address book.  You may have to use the drop down menu in the address book to choose the Novell GroupWise Address Book.

If you are in the address book, click in the bubble in front of the name and click select.  This will bring it to the right side column.  Click Log in.

Once you have chosen the name, it will be listed and you can access the account from the proxy list.

When you are in the Proxy account, click Calendar in the left hand column.

Change the date by clicking the left and right triangle arrows on the calendar on the left side. 

Click in the time for the appointment.  A box will appear. If all other information in the box is correct, then type in the subject field the event for that time. (iep for ESchmitt).  You may also type in the location.

If you need to add more information, click on the more options button in the box after you click the appointment field.  You may add notes and adjust the times and add the location. When you are finished, click the Post icon, left side towards the top.

To view information from your notes, double click the appointment and a window will open with the notes field.

To return to your own mailbox, click on the Logout button in the upper right corner.


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