Simple Groupware User Manual

Status: in progress

Get the old user manual online or download it as PDF or ODP (OpenOffice).


Overview


Simple Groupware Overview
Overview

Sections:

  • Top menu
  • Tree
  • Views
  • Buttons


Top menu


Simple Groupware Top menu
Top menu
  • Main menu: Print view, change password
  • Im-/Export: Data im-/export (HTML, CSV, XML, Spreadsheet, etc.)
  • Theme: Choose another theme
  • Help: Custom help page for support information
  • Login/-out: Login as another user / logout

References:


Simple Groupware Main menu
Main menu
  • Print: Open a printable view of the current page
  • Change settings: Change the user's password, online status
  • Home: Go to the personal home directory
  • Minimize: Minimize the current view
  • Collapse tree: Collapse all open folders
  • Reset view: Reset the current view (selected order, limit, etc.)
  • Close session: Logout and remove all session data (orders, limits, recent views, etc.)
  • Install search plugin: Add Simple Groupware as search engine to Firefox


Navigation


Simple Groupware Overview #2
Overview #2

Sections:

  • Calendar
  • Tabs
  • Calendar day

Navigation: Tree (1) > Views (2) > Calendar (3, optional) > Tabs (4)


Navigation - Calendar


Simple Groupware Navigation: Calendar
Navigation: Calendar

Sections:

  • Previous month
  • Switch to month view
  • Next month
  • Change start of the week
  • Go to week #14
  • Go to the 14th
  • Select a custom date
  • Change view


Navigation - Folder merging


Simple Groupware Navigation: Folder merging
Navigation: Folder merging
  • Press "+"
  • Choose the right module
  • Select the relevant folders
  • Press "Ok"


Search


Simple Groupware Navigation: Search
Search
  • Search assets / folders, use * as wildcard
  • Search in Google, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc.


Operations


Simple Groupware Operations
Operations
  • Options: Folder options
  • Info: Folder information
  • RSS: Subscribe to news feed
  • Mountpoint: Specify a mountpoint (IMAP, iCalendar, vCard, etc., see tutorial)
  • Additional views


Operations - Folder options


Simple Groupware Folder options
Folder options
  • Rename current folder
  • Create a new folder
  • Change folder position in tree


Sections - Assets


Simple Groupware Assets
Assets
  • Assets
  • Single buttons
  • Operations


Simple Groupware Assets list
Assets list
  • Buttons (cut, copy, paste, delete, empty)
  • Sorted by column Username
  • Filter assets by column, operand and value
  • Single buttons (show details, edit asset)
  • Maximum assets on one page
  • Change current page
  • Number of pages, assets


Simple Groupware Assets selection
Assets selection
  • Views operate on selected assets
  • Buttons operate on selected assets
  • Single buttons operate on one asset
  • Edit selected asset(s)
  • Create new asset(s) from existing asset(s)
  • Create new asset(s)
  • Selected assets

Note: Buttons and views use all assets If none of them is selected.


Personal home directory


Simple Groupware Personal home directory
Personal home directory
  • Personal folders
  • E-mails
  • Calendar
  • Tasks


Simple Groupware Personal home directory - Edit
Personal home directory - Edit
  • Full width for internal folders, reduced width for RSS folders
  • URL Syntax: index.php?folder=<number or path>&view=display
  • Path: e.g. /Workspace/Personal folders/testuser7/Tasks/


Calendar recurrences


Simple Groupware Calendar recurrences
Calendar recurrences

Create a recurring appointment:

  • Select calendar
  • Create a new appointment
  • Click "Recurrence" tab
  • Select the recurrence (recur every day, week, month or year)
  • e.g. repeat the appointment every week, every second week, etc.
  • How often the appointment is repeated, 0 means unlimited
  • How long the appointment will be repeated
  • Don't repeat the appointment on these days


Calendar collision testing


Simple Groupware Calendar collision testing
Calendar collision testing
  • Select calendar
  • Create a new appointment
  • Click "Participants" tab
  • Add participants
  • Open collision popup
Simple Groupware Calendar collision preview
Calendar collision preview
Simple Groupware Calendar collision view
Calendar collision view


Keyboard Shortcuts


Simple Groupware is a typical web application that is used with a mouse. But the most important functions can be also reached by using keyboard shortcuts.

Simple Groupware Asset list

Views:

  • Edit: Alt-e
  • Edit as new: Alt-r
  • New: Alt-n
  • Open quick add: Alt-k
  • First view (Active): Alt-1
  • Second view (Inactive): Alt-2
  • Third view (Details): Alt-3

Functions for selected items:

  • Cut: Alt-x
  • Copy: Alt-c
  • Paste: Alt-v
  • Delete: Alt-d

Functions for all items:

  • Empty folder: Alt-y
  • Select all: Alt-a

Navigation:

  • Previous page: Alt-"-"
  • Next page: Alt-"+"
  • First page: Alt-q
  • Last page: Alt-w

Other functions:

  • History: Alt-i
  • Reset item selection: Alt-<

Note: Keyboard shortcuts are available with Firefox (Alt-Shift-#), Safari (Ctrl-#), Chrome (Alt-#, Alt-Shift-x for 'e' and 'f') and IE (Alt-x-Enter), Opera (Shift-Esc-#, no numbers)


Edit assets:

Simple Groupware Edit assets
  • Save: Alt-s
  • Save and go back: Alt-b
  • Open preview for wikis: Alt-p


Tree:

Simple Groupware Keyboard Tree
  • Search field: Alt-f
  • Hide the tree: Alt-t
  • Open folder options: Alt-o
  • Edit folder permissions: Alt-0
  • Open mountpoint options: Alt-m


Logout / home directory:

Simple Groupware Keyboard Logout
  • Login/-out: Alt-l
  • Go to home directory: Alt-h

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