Setting User Preferences

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User Preferences

One of the many advantages of E-Campus system is the ability for the user to customize a wide range of preferences. To edit these, select “Preferences…” from the EDIT menu.

You may alter the appearance of windows within FirstClass and set your own options when editing or viewing a document including background images, font sizes and colors. Some of the more useful functions are the ability to tailor the spell checker, alter how quoted text appears and change the text magnification to make messages easier to read.

General There are several options here. The one you are most likely to use is the location of the folder you will use for downloads. Copy in the path to the location of the folder where you would prefer downloaded documents to be stored.

Calendar Calendar preferences allows you to change the start day of the week for the month view, plus defaults for the start of the work day, length of work day, event start time interval, even duration, and reminder interval. You can also change the background colors of the calendar to distinguish between workday and off hours.

Content (Text Styles) allows you to select your preferred font and size for composing messages. The attributes you select here will appear on all messages you send and in instant messaging, except for any internet messages you send; the recipient will see plain text in most cases.

Content (Highlight Styles) allows you to select your preferred font and size for quoted text and hyperlinks in messages.

Content (Spell Check) allows you to select prefs for the spell checking feature.

Content (Options) allows you to select prefs embedded images, zoom, view, and link action.

Viewing allows you to specify viewing preferences in your Mailbox, messages, conferences, folders, and calendars. You can use this preference to view these features in a view that looks very much like Internet Explorer.

Messaging (Mail Rules) is where you might set your Reply preference to “Reply Sender” to automatically reply to the sender only in cases where you are among several recipients of a message. This setting often prevents many accidental replies and carbon-copies of the same!

This section also allows you to automatically forward mail to another account (either another FirstClass user, or another account outside FirstClass). Be sure to test any forwarding before assuming it is correct and working! You may also choose to set an Auto Reply message in the event you will be away from the office for a week or so, and wish to notify other FirstClass users that you will be away. The feature was intended for extended absences, or to direct users to another person in your absence. It may not be turned on for your use/

Messaging (Initial Content) allows you to set your preferences for whether you want the cursor to appear before or after text, and create and insert a signature.

Messaging (Instant Message) allows you to control your availability for instant message. You can refuse all invitations, or show your presence for messaging only to selected groups.