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GroupWise NewsBy Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online EditorViewing Different File FormatsAccording to Sandy Burke, Manager of Support Services, "one of the great features of GroupWise 5.2 is the ability to view different file formats when they are attached to a mail message. The way the program does this is to look at the 3 character file extension to determine what program created this file and use that viewer. For example, Word files use .DOC, Excel files use .XLS, PowerPoint uses .PPT, and WordPerfect documents use .WPD." If you are going to send attachments with your E-mail messages, Sandy says "please don't change the file extension, the way we sometimes did in the DOS based programs. This creates a problem for the Viewers to figure out what program created the file, and therefore cannot be read." Out with the in:Another feature of the GroupWise 5 clients, new to UNT, is the ability to enter Internet E-mail addresses without preceding them with "in:". The old "in:" syntax will still work, but you will probably find it more convenient to just enter the Internet address. Netscape Users BewareThe latest version of Netscape, version 4.5, is now available. When you are installing it you are asked if you want to make it your default mail program the first time you start its mail feature. Don't choose this "feature"! It breaks GroupWise and will also break the mail feature in Netscape. More Questions About GroupWise?Don't forget the GroupWise FAQ. As reported in the October Benchmarks Online, the Computing Center has compiled a list of questions that are frequently asked about the GroupWise client. You can find the complete list, along with answers to the questions, at http://www.unt.edu/cwn/gw/userFAQ.html .n |