Using the Folder List

Use folders to store and organize your items. For example, you can group all items related to a particular task or subject together.

All folders in your Main Window are subfolders of your user folder. The user folder represents your user database, and contains all of your GroupWise information.

For information about the individual folders you might have in your Folder List, see the following:

Click + and - to expand and collapse folders.

Next to any folder (except for shared folders), the number of unread items is shown in square brackets. Next to the Sent Items folder, the number in square brackets shows how many items are pending to be sent from Caching mode.

You can organize items in your folders by moving them. When you move an item into a folder, it is taken from one location and placed in another.

You can define a different set of properties for each folder in your Mailbox. For example, you can sort the items in one folder by date, and sort the items in another folder by company.

If you use GroupWise for Windows on another computer, the Linux or Mac client will mirror your Windows client's sort settings. However, from that point forward, the sort settings in the two clients will be independent of each other.

You can store all of your documents in the Documents folder. You can also make folders public by sharing them. (See Using Shared Folders.)

This section contains the following topics:


Renaming Folders

  1. In the Main Window, right-click the folder, then click Rename.

  2. Type a new name for the folder.

You cannot rename the Calendar, Documents, Mailbox, Sent Items, Checklist, Contacts, Cabinet, Work In Progress, or Trash folders.


Deleting Folders

  1. Right-click the folder you want to delete, then click Delete.

  2. Click Items Only or Folder(s) and Items, then click OK.

You cannot delete the Calendar, Documents, Mailbox, Sent Items, Checklist, Contacts, Cabinet, Work In Progress, or Trash folders.

To delete a folder that is shared with you, right-click the folder, click Delete, then click Yes.


Creating a Personal Folder

  1. In the Folder List, click File, click New, then click New Folder.

  2. Make sure Personal Folder is selected, then click Next.

  3. Type the name and description for the new folder.

  4. Specify the display settings for the folder, then click Finish.

If you create a folder, then decide you want it in a different position, drag the folder to a new position in the Folder List.


Creating a Shared Folder

  1. In the Folder List, click File, click New, then click New Folder.

  2. Click Shared Folder, then click Next.

  3. Type a name and description for the new folder.

  4. In the Name box, start typing the name of the user.

  5. When the user's name appears in the box, click Add User to move the user into the Share List.

  6. Click the user's name in the Share List.

  7. Select the access options you want for the user.

  8. Repeat Steps 6-9 for each user you want to share the folder with.

  9. When you're done, click OK.

For more information about shared folders, see Using Shared Folders.