1.4 Understanding GroupWise Item Types

Every day you communicate in many different ways. To accommodate these needs, GroupWise lets you send a variety of email item types. Each item type is explained below.

Mail: A mail message is for basic correspondence, such as a memorandum or letter. Personal messages can be used in shared folders or for personal messages. See Sending Mail and Managing Received Mail.

Appointment: An appointment lets you invite people to and schedule resources for meetings or events. You can schedule the date, time, and place for the meeting. You can use personal appointments to schedule personal events such as a doctor’s appointment, a reminder to make a phone call at a certain time, and so forth. Appointments display on the Calendar. See Scheduling Appointments.

Task: A task lets you place a to-do item on your own or on another person’s Calendar after it has been accepted. You can schedule a due date for the task and include a priority (such as A1). Uncompleted tasks are carried forward to the next day. See Assigning Tasks.

You can also create a Tasklist that is not associated with your Calendar. In this type of Tasklist, any item type (mail, appointment, task, or note) can be used.

Note: A note is posted on a specific date on your own or another person’s Calendar. You can use notes to remind yourself or others of deadlines, holidays, days off, and so forth. Personal notes are useful as reminders for birthdays, vacations, paydays, and so forth. See Sending Notes.