Viewing
• summary bar shows how much of your allotted disk space you have left
• clicking icons on the summary bar opens a list of the users who have the container open, which you can work with like the Directory list
• the names of users who are currently logged in are in bold
• limit the users who can see whether you are online
• temporarily list only a selected type of mail, such as unread mail
• toolbar customization is saved on the server, so that you see the same toolbars from any computer
• Index Card view
• in List view, select the columns you want displayed
• update information directly without opening objects
• place an object in the pane you want, on the toolbar, or hide it
• reset the toolbar to the default
• add customized resources, such as pictures, to containers
Calendars
• Today view includes a mini month pane for easy navigation
• can view multiple weeks in week view
• create untimed events, which show at the top in day view
• multiday events span days, when multiple days are displayed
• import and export calendar items in vCalendar format
• export calendar items for use with BlackBerry
• specify default reminder timing for events and tasks that you create
• set a "snooze" time for reminders, to make them reappear
• change the category and color of received events, and change their reminder specifications
• accept invitations on a tentative basis
• invitations from users without permission to add events to your calendar are sent to your Mailbox
• participants are automatically asked to respond
Contact management
• address books have been renamed Contacts folders
• create contact databases that you can share with other users
• contact databases include Rolodex-style buttons for jumping directly to entries
• import and export personal addresses in vCard format
• export personal addresses for use with Outlook, BlackBerry, or another FirstClass system
• import vCard or Excel files that are attached to messages
• specify the personal address form to use for a contact database
Instant messaging
• chats are now called instant messages, and public chats are called chat rooms
• format text and embed pictures and recordings in instant message transcripts
• can moderate instant messages
• attach files to instant messages
• save instant message transcripts
• control what users who enter instant message sessions in progress see in the transcript
• let others in the instant message session know you are temporarily unavailable
• create chat rooms
Editing content
• tables
• photographs copied to the clipboard are pasted as .jpg files
• Paste Special options include .jpg instead of .bmp and .jpg quality, and allow you to paste tab- or comma-delimited files as tables
• embed recordings in content
• provide comments (that show as tooltips using the client) for embedded images
• Control-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS, Mac OS X) embedded links in editable content to use them
Messages
• forwarded messages include header information from the originals
• replies with quotes include the time the original message was sent
• send secure S/MIME messages
FirstClass Personal
• the Personal post office is now called the personal store
• the Windows folder that contains the personal store has been renamed from PPO to FCPS (there is no Mac OS FirstClass Personal)
Other
• additional print layout options for personal contacts information
• downloaded FirstClass objects are converted to .rft format, with header information included
• export memos for use with BlackBerry
• use a secure connection to log in
• Connections List indicates whether a connection is secure
• use only the FirstClass server to authenticate logins
• Home Page Folder renamed to My Web Site (intended for viewing shared objects using web browsers)
• My Shared Documents folder (intended for viewing shared objects using the FirstClass client)
• My Documents folder (intended for storing private objects)
• all clients except Mac OS support multiuser environments
• FirstClass Plugin for Microsoft Explorer provides a client-like interface on Internet Explorer in Windows
• specify the FirstClass look and feature set that you will see when you connect using a web browser
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