You can run OfficeTalk by double clicking on the OfficeTalk icon in the OfficeTalk program folder.
When you run OfficeTalk for the first time, the New Workgroup wizard is displayed showing the Welcome page.
The next page lets you specify the name of your workgroup, for example, 'ABC Corporation'.
Pressing Next will display the New Users page. This page lets you choose how to add user accounts to OfficeTalk. You may choose between adding users manually and using Directory Services. Directory Services is a feature of your operating system which lets you detect which user accounts are set up on your network.
If your operating system does not support Directory Services then the Add Users Manually radio button is selected by default. If you select Add Users Manually and press Next, OfficeTalk will display the Users page. This page lets you enter your details. You must specify your first name, your last name and a login name which will uniquely identify you within the workgroup
When you have entered the relevant details, press Next. OfficeTalk will summarise the actions that will be taken when you press the Finish button. You will then be logged onto OfficeTalk into Supervisor mode from where you can add further users if necessary. For more information, see Adding a New User.
If you chose the Use Directory Services radio button in the Options page then the Directory Services page is shown when you press Next.
This page lets you select which users and groups you wish to automatically add to OfficeTalk. The left hand list shows a list of available directory services on your network. If you are running an NT network, then the WinNT: service will be expanded to show a list of available domains. Each domain, in turn, may be expanded to show a list of user groups.
A group called 'All Users' is shown in the left hand list which contains all users that exist in the domain. If you select a group, for example, 'Managers', and press Add, OfficeTalk will move the group and all the users contained in that group to the right hand list. This will result in an OfficeTalk user group 'Managers' being added to the workgroup in addition to a number of users representing each member of the group 'Managers'.
If you expand one of the groups in the left hand list and select a single user from that group then when you press Add, OfficeTalk will move the group itself and the selected user to the right hand list. This will result in an OfficeTalk group being added to the workgroup along with a single user representing the selected member of the group.
If you select 'All Users' from the left hand list and press the Add button, The 'All Users' group and all the users in that group will be moved to the right hand list. This will result in a group 'All Users' being added to the workgroup along with all the users available from the NT domain who will each be members of the 'All Users' group.
Select the relevant users and groups that you wish to automatically add to OfficeTalk and press Next. OfficeTalk will show the Select User page. This page requires you to select which of the added users represents you.
Select the appropriate user and press Next. OfficeTalk will display the Finish page. If you are happy with the summary of actions presented to you then press Finish. OfficeTalk will create all the users and groups that you selected and will mark you as a supervisor. You will then be logged onto OfficeTalk into Supervisor mode from where you can add further users if necessary. For more information, see Adding a New User.