Solaris User's Guide

Book Information
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Solaris User Environment
- Logging In and Logging Out
  - Logging In
  - Logging Out
- Overview of the OpenWindows Environment
- Windows and Icons
  - Closing a Window to an Icon
  - Opening an Icon to a Window
- Mouse and Pointer
- Keyboard Equivalents
- Menus and Pushpins
- Drag and Drop
- Starting an Application
  - Elements of an Application's Base Window
- Opening, Saving, Including and Attaching Files
  - Opening a Document
  - Saving a Document
- Introduction to the DeskSet Applications
- Getting Help
- On-line Documentation: AnswerBooks
Chapter 2 File Manager
- File Manager Icon
- File Manager Base Windows
- File Manager File Icons
  - Selecting File Manager Icons
    - Double-Click Accelerators
    - Panning Through the Tree and File Panes
- Control Area Menus
  - File Menu
  - View Menu
  - Edit Menu
  - Go To Menu and Text Field
- Folder View
  - Folder View Options
- Path Pane
  - Parts of the Path and Folder View
  - Path that is Displayed
- File Pane
  - File Pane Pop-up Menu
- Alternative Display Options
  - Large Icon View
  - Small Icon View
  - Icon By Name
  - Icon By Type
  - List By Name
  - List By Size
  - List By Date
- Opening Files
- Creating New Files and Folders
  - Naming a Document or Folder
- Moving and Copying Files
  - Using Cut, Copy, Paste
    - Moving or Copying Files and Folders Using Cut and Paste
  - Using Drag and Drop in File Manager
  - Dragging and Dropping Between Tools
    - Dragging and Dropping a File onto another Application
    - Dragging and Dropping Mail onto File Manager
      - Copying Mail Attachments onto File Manager
      - Copying Entire Mail Messages onto File Manager
- Transferring Files From Your System to Another
- Printing Files
- Finding Files and Folders
  - Using the Go To Text Field and Menu
  - Using Pattern Matching to Find Files
  - Pattern Matching in the Go To Text Field
  - Pattern Matching in the File Pane
- Using the Find Pop-up Window
  - Finding Files With the Find Window
- Using the Wastebasket
  - Creating a New Wastebasket
- Linking Files
  - Creating a Link
  - Removing a Link
- File and Folder Information
  - Changing Properties and Permissions
- Customizing Your File Manager
  - General Defaults
  - New Folder Defaults
  - Current Folder Settings
  - Go To Menu Defaults
  - Custom Commands
    - Creating Custom Commands
  - Advanced Settings
- Customizing Your File Manager Colors
- Using Floppy and CD Media
  - Using a Floppy Disk with File Manager
  - Checking for a Floppy Disk
  - Viewing a File from the Contents of a Floppy Disk or CD
  - Removing a Floppy Disk or CD from the Disk Drive
    - Ejecting Unrecognized Data Format CDs
  - Reformatting a Floppy Disk
  - Unformatted Floppy
  - Unlabeled Floppy
  - Renaming a Floppy Disk
  - Dragging and Dropping Files from Floppy Disk or CD to File Manager
  - Copying Files from Floppy Disk or CD to Floppy Disk
Chapter 3 Text Editor
- Text Editor Icon
  - Text Editor Icons
- Text Editor Base Window
- Text Editor Menus
- Creating a New File
- Working with an Existing File
  - Saving the Existing File
  - Saving the Modified File as a New File
- Editing Files
- Printing Text Editor Files
- Splitting Panes
- Drag and Drop Feature
  - Dragging Selected Text from the Text Editor
  - Dragging Complete Text Editor Files
- Customizing Your Text Editor
Chapter 4 Multimedia Mail Tool
- How Mail Tool Is Organized
- Header Window Icons
- Mail Tool Header Window
- Mail Message Headers
  - Message Header Status Messages
  - Selecting Message Headers
- Mail Tool Controls and Menus
  - File Menu
  - View Menu
  - Edit Menu
  - Compose Menu
  - Custom Mail Tool Buttons
  - Mail File Text Field and Menus
  - Pop-up Menus
- Mail Tool View Message Window
  - Using the Pushpin in the View Message Window
  - Viewing the Next or Previous Message
  - Viewing Messages With a Full Header
  - Viewing Multiple Mail Messages
- Mail Tool Compose Window
- Reading Messages
- Printing Messages
  - Printing Mail Messages Using Mail Tool
  - Printing Mail Messages Using Print Tool
- Composing Messages
  - Composing a New Message
  - Replying to a Message
  - Forwarding Messages to Third-Parties
    - Forwarding a Message
    - Including a Message
- Using Templates
  - Using the Vacation Notifier
- Deleting Messages
- Undeleting Messages
- Finding Messages
- Mail Tool Attachments
  - Opening Mail Attachments
  - Opening Ordinary Attachments
  - Viewing Special Attachments
  - Sending Mail Attachments
  - Adding Mail Attachments
  - Renaming Mail Attachments
  - Moving Mail Attachments
  - Deleting Mail Attachments
- Saving Changes for Mail Tool
- Organizing Your Mail Messages
  - Mail File Menus
  - Creating a New Mail File
    - Creating a New Mail File Using the Header Window Controls
    - Creating a New Mail File Using the Mail Files Popup Window
  - Adding Messages to an Existing Mail File
    - Adding Messages to a Mail File Using the Header Window Controls
    - Adding Messages to a Mail File Using the Mail Files Popup Window
- Viewing a Mail File
  - Viewing a Mail File Using the Header Window Controls
  - Viewing a Mail File Using the Mail Files Window
- Editing a Mail File (Emptying, Renaming, Deleting)
- Sorting the Contents of a Mail File
- Loading Saved Messages Back into Mail Tool
  - Loading a Message from the Mail Files Directory
  - Loading a Message from Another Directory
  - Loading the In-Box
- Using Drag and Drop with Mail Tool
  - Dragging Mail to Other Applications
    - Dragging Message Headers to Other Applications
    - Dragging Attachments to Other Applications
  - Dropping Files onto the Mail Tool
- Customizing Mail Tool
  - Header Window Properties
  - Message Window Properties
  - Compose Window Properties
  - Automatically Storing Copies of Messages You Send
  - Mail Filing Properties
    - Mail File Directory
    - Mail File Move, Copy, and Load Menus
  - Saving Mail to Another Location
  - Template Properties
  - Alias Properties
    - Creating and Using Public Aliases in /etc/aliases
  - Expert Properties
Chapter 5 Calendar Manager
- Calendar Manager Icons
  - Icons
- Calendar Manager Base Window
  - Views by Day, Week, Month, and Year
- Calendar Manager Controls and Menus
  - View Menu
  - Edit Menu
  - Browse Menu
  - Print Menu
  - Navigation Controls
  - Resizing Your Calendar
- Calendar Views
  - Day View
  - Week View
  - Month View
  - Year View
- Appointment List and To Do List Views
  - Displaying an Appointment or To Do List
- Edit Menu
  - Appointment Editor Options
- Scheduling Appointments and To Do Items
- Deleting an Appointment
- Editing an Appointment
- Appointment Reminders
- Finding a Calendar Appointment
  - Finding a Specific Calendar Date
- Dragging an Appointment Message from Mail Tool
- Multiple Calendars Base Window
  - Using Multiple Calendars
- Browsing a Single Remote Calendar
- Browsing a Single Remote Calendar One-Time Only
- Setting the Calendar Manager Time Zone
- Customizing Your Calendar Manager
  - Editor Defaults Properties
  - Display Settings Properties
  - Access List and Permissions Properties
  - Adding Users to the Access List
  - Deleting Users from the Access List
  - Changing the Access List
  - Printer Settings Properties
  - Date Format Properties
- Printing Calendar Views
  - Current View
  - Day View
  - Week View
  - Month View
  - Year View
  - Printing Appointment and To Do Lists
- Using Calendar Manager with Mail Tool
  - Sending Appointment Mail from Calendar Manager
  - Creating an Appointment Message from Mail Tool
- Displaying the Calendar Manager Monthly Icon
- Accessing Your Calendar from a Shell Tool or Command Tool
Chapter 6 Command Tool, Shell Tool, and Console Window
- Command Tool
- Console
Chapter 7 Clock
- Clock Icon and Window
- Customizing the Clock
- Clock Keyboard Accelerators
Chapter 8 Calculator
- Calculator Icon and Base Window
- Modes of Operation
- Miscellaneous Functions
- Memory Registers
- User-Defined Functions
- Performing Simple Calculations
- Creating and Saving a Function
- Financial Functions
- Logical Functions
- Scientific Functions
- Calculator Function Keys
- Customizing Your Calculator
Chapter 9 Performance Meter
- Performance Meter Displays
- Performance Meter Menu
- Customizing Performance Meters
- Shortcuts
Chapter 10 Print Tool
- Print Tool Icons
- Print Tool Window
- Printing Files
  - Typing the Filename in the Print Window
  - Dragging and Dropping the File
- Choosing Another Printer
- Checking the Print Queue Status
  - Stopping a Print Job
- Changing Print Tool Properties
- Changing the Print Method in the Print Tool
  - Changing the Print Method with the Binder
- Starting Print Tool from the Command Line
Chapter 11 Audio Tool
- About This Chapter
- Audio Tool Capabilities
- Required Accessories
- Invoking Audio Tool
- About Audio Tool's Base Window
- Loading and Playing an Audio File
- Recording Sound
- Saving an Audio File
- Editing an Audio File
  - Undoing an Edit
  - Tips for Editing Audio Files
- Sending a Voice Mail Message
- Listening to a Voice Mail Message
- Audio Tool Reference
- Base Window
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Edit Pop-Up Menu
- Volume Menu
  - Play...
  - Record...
- Using the Audio Control Status Panel
Chapter 12 Tape Tool
- Tape Tool Icon
- Tape Tool Window
- Editing the List of Files in the Tape Contents Window
- Reading Files from a Tape
- Copying (Writing) Files onto Tape
  - Checking the Tape Contents
  - Retrieving (Reading) Files from a Tape
- Customizing the Tape Tool
Chapter 13 Image Tool
- Image Tool Icon and Window
- Opening Image Files and Documents
- Saving Image Files and Documents
- Printing Images
- Using the Image Tool Palette
- Viewing Multiple Page Documents
  - Page Overview
  - Page Viewing Controls
- Setting Image Tool Properties
- Status Messages, Error Messages and Help
- Dragging and Dropping
- Image Tool Controls and Menus
- Some Standard Operations
Chapter 14 Snapshot
- Snapshot Icon and Base Window
- Snapshot Controls
- Creating a Snapshot
- Viewing a Snapshot
- Loading a Snapshot
- Saving a Snapshot
- Printing a Snapshot
Chapter 15 Icon Editor
- Icon Editor Icon and Base Window
- Filing Options
- View Menu
  - Grid Display
- Edit Menu
- Properties Menu
  - Icon Format
  - Icon Size
- Icon Editor Color Chooser Palette
Chapter 16 Binder
- Binder Icon and Window
  - Binder Control Area
- Binder Databases
  - Updating and Viewing Private Binder Entries
  - Updating and Viewing System and Network Binder Entries
- Binder Properties
  - Icon Properties
  - File Type Properties
- Creating a New Binding
- Deleting a Binder Entry
- Changing a Binding
- Using the Color Chooser Palette with Binder
Chapter 17 Customizing the Solaris Environment
- Viewing Information About Your Workstation
- Using the Workspace Properties Window
  - Change Bars
  - Workspace Properties Window Buttons
- Setting Colors
- Customizing Fonts
- Modified Use of the Keyboard and Mouse
- Mouse
- Menu
  - Setting the Drag-Right Distance of Menus
  - Customizing Menu Operation
- Programs Menu
- Miscellaneous
Chapter 18 Utilities
- Refresh
- SPARC: Reset Input
- Function Keys
  - International Keyboard Support
  - Switching Between Virtual Keyboards
- Window Controls
  - Using Window Controls
- Save Workspace
- Lock Screen
- Console
Chapter 19 Using the AnswerBook Software
- The Contents of Your On-Line Library
- AnswerBook Navigator and Viewer
  - Closing or Quitting the AnswerBook Navigator and Viewer
- Finding and Displaying a Document
- Searching with the Navigator
  - Reusing and Changing Search Phrases
  - Customizing Searches
- Advanced Search Techniques
- Using Bookmarks Mode
  - Creating a New Bookmark
  - Viewing and Editing Your Bookmarks
    - Editing a Bookmark
    - Deleting a Bookmark
- Accessing a Bookmarked Page
- Modifying Your Library
- Customizing the Viewer
  - Magnifying the Viewer
- Printing
Appendix A Solaris Troubleshooting
- DeskSet Troubleshooting
- OpenWindows Troubleshooting
- Workspace Properties Troubleshooting
Appendix B Access for Users With Disabilities
- Starting AccessX
  - AccessX Windows
- The AccessX Main Window
- The Settings Window
- Individual Features
- Keystrokes for AccessX Features
Glossary
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