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Window appearance
A FirstClass window showing the contents of a container normally consists of:
• a menu bar
• a toolbar
• a summary bar
• one or two panes
• a status bar.
The summary bar shows:
• the container name
• a summary of container contents
If items are indicated as Hidden, this means that your viewing preferences are set to hide items that you have read.
• the server and your user name
• the percentage you have left of your allotted disk space on the server (shown in containers where you can create objects)
This bar has a tooltip that shows the total amount of disk space allotted to you.
• whether other users have this container open
• the permissions you have in this container.
The status bar shows information such as:
• help for an object, such as a toolbar button or field on a form, that your cursor is hovering over
• a zoom control for content magnification, in objects such as messages
• date and time, in calendars.
Changing window appearance
There are a number of ways you can customize the appearance of a window. The way you see the window the next time you open it depends on the permissions your administrator has given you for the window.
If you have permission to save changes
If you have permission to save changes to the window appearance, your changes are saved, and you will see your customized view the next time you open this window. Other users will also see your customized view.
If you don't have permission to save changes
If you don't have permission to save changes to the window appearance, you will see the default appearance for this window the next time you open it. The only exception involves changes to List view, such as grouping or ungrouping columns.
Making changes in List view
If you make List view changes in containers where you don't have permission to save changes, your changes are reflected in your view of all the other windows for which you don't have permission to save changes. Other users won't see your customized view.
 NoteYou can make List view changes separately for upper and lower panes. In containers with no split bar, you are looking at the upper pane, so you will see any changes you made to an upper pane in another conference.
Moving split bars
Window panes are divided by a split bar. The split bar between panes can be horizontal or vertical. It can also be located at the top, bottom, left, or right of the window, so that you only see one pane, even though there are two.
You can move the split bar by dragging it, or in the following ways:
• to make the split bar vertical, choose View > Split > Split Vertical
• to make the split bar horizontal, choose View > Split > Split Horizontal
• to remove the split bar, so that there is only one pane, choose View > Split > No Split.
If you create a new conference or folder, there is no split bar by default.
Hiding the status bar
FirstClass normally displays the status bar. To hide this bar, choose View > Toolbars > Hide Status Bar.
To show the status bar again, choose View > Toolbars > Show Status Bar.
Resizing windows
You can resize FirstClass windows just as you would any other windows.
In addition, you can optimize the size of a window so that it just fits the window contents. To do this, choose View > Smart Zoom (Windows) or Zoom Window (Mac OS, Mac OS X). This is not applicable to Linux.
Switching between 3D and non-3D
FirstClass looks like this in 3D:
 and like this in non-3D:
 To see windows in 3D, select "3D look" in your general preferences.
Changing window backgrounds
You can apply a background picture to certain areas of FirstClass windows, such as:
• toolbars
• column headings
• status bar
• certain dialog boxes.
The following example shows the areas in a window that are affected:
 To apply a window background:
• you must display these windows in 3D
• the pictures you want must be stored on your server by your administrator, or you must store them in the Rules & Resources folder for a container (the best place to store them), in your FirstClass Images folder, or in your settings file.
To apply a background picture:
1 Select "Use forms background" in your general preferences.
2 Choose the picture you want at "Image".
NotesTo change the background of the data area of your Mailbox or another container, you must make the change on a pane-by-pane basis.
If you notice that FirstClass is slower after you apply a background picture, you may want to remove this picture. It takes a little more time to open a window containing a picture.
Going to specific windows
To go to your Desktop when it is behind other windows or minimized, choose File > Open > Desktop.
To go to your Mailbox when it is behind other windows or minimized, choose File > Open > Mailbox.
To go to the next level up from your current window, choose Collaborate > Navigation > Up One Level.
To go to another open window, click the window as you normally do for your operating system or choose the window from the View menu (Mac OS, Mac OS X).
To bring all open FirstClass windows in front of any open windows from other applications, choose View > Bring All to Front (Mac OS X).
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