Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

Setting Summary Preferences

Use the settings in the Summary Preferences dialog to specify summary preferences. You can customize the Summary Preferences in the following functional areas:

Summary Mail Preferences

Use the Mail tabbed section to specify which mail folders to display in the Summary. Table 11–15 lists the mail folder preferences that you can configure for the Summary.

Table 11–15 Summary Mail Folder Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

Mail folder tree 

Use the mail folder tree to select the folders that you want to display in your summary. Click on the plus sign (+) beside a folder to expand the contents of the folder. To collapse the contents of a folder, click on the minus sign (-) beside the folder.  

To select a folder to display in your summary, click on the check box to the left of the folder to display a check mark in the box. To deselect a folder, click on the check box again to remove the check mark. 

Show full path for folders

Select this option to display the full path to the folders that are displayed in your summary. 

News Feed Preferences

Use the News Feeds tabbed section to specify which news feeds to display in the Summary. Table 11–16 lists the news feed preferences that you can configure for the Summary.

Table 11–16 Summary News Feed Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

All news feed list

Displays a list of all the news feeds that you can display in your summary.  

Add

To add a news feed to your summary, select the news feed in the All news feed list, then click on the Add button. The news feed is added to the Shown news feed list.

Remove

To remove a news feed from your summary, select the news feed in the Shown news feed list, then click on the Remove button. The news feed is removed from the Shown news feed list.

Shown news feed list

Displays a list of the news feeds that are displayed in your summary.  

Refresh time (seconds)

Use the spin box to specify how often you want to refresh the display of news headlines in your summary.  

New Feed

Use this button to add a news feed to the All news feed list.

To add a news feed to the All news feed list, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the New Feed button.

  2. Type a name for the news feed in the Name text box in the New News Feed dialog.

  3. Enter the URL for the news feed in the URL field.

  4. Click OK.

Max number of items shown

Use the spin box to specify the maximum number of headlines to show for each news feed.  

Delete Feed

To delete a news feed that you have added, select the news feed, then click on the Delete Feed button. The news feed is deleted from the All news feed list.

Weather Preferences

Use the Weather tabbed section to specify the locations whose weather you want to view in the Summary. Table 11–17 lists the weather preferences that you can configure for the Summary.

Table 11–17 Summary Weather Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

All location tree

Use the location tree to select the locations whose weather you want to display in your summary. Click on the plus sign (+) beside a location to expand the contents of the location. To collapse the contents of a location, click on the minus sign (-) beside the folder.  

Add

To add a location to your summary, select the location in the All location tree, then click on the Add button. The location is added to the Shown location list.

Remove

To remove a location from your summary, select the location in the Shown location list, then click on the Remove button.

Shown location list

Displays a list of the locations whose weather is displayed in your summary. 

Show temperatures in

Select whether to display temperatures in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit. 

Refresh time (seconds)

Use the spin box to specify how often you want to refresh the display of weather information in your summary.  

Summary Calendar and Task Preferences

Use the Schedule tabbed section to specify the calendar and task information that you want to view in the Summary. Table 11–18 lists the calendar and task information settings that you can configure for the Summary.

Table 11–18 Summary Calendar and Task Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

How many days should the calendar display at once?

Select how many days of your calendar to display in your summary.  

Show all tasks

Select this option to display all your tasks in your summary. Completed tasks that are hidden are not displayed. To hide completed tasks, use the Hide completed tasks after time option. For more information about how to hide completed tasks, see Setting Calendar and Tasks Preferences.

Show today's tasks

Select this option to display only the tasks for today in your summary. Completed tasks that are hidden are not displayed.