Customising

View Properties

The View Properties in FirstClass relate to the way information in a particular FirstClass window is displayed.

The window could be your FirstClass Desktop, a Conference or your Mailbox.

The options allow you to customise the sorting, display, icons and background of FirstClass windows.

The default view for each conference is set by the conference controller (or equivalent). You will not be able to make permanent changes to conference views unless you are the conference controller.

There are four tabs Sorting, Display, Icons, Background, which you can use to change the various view properties

To make changes to the View Properties of a particular window:

1. From the Menu toolbar select View> Change View Properties the view properties window will open as shown in Figure 1
   
   

   Figure 1 - Change View Properties

Sorting

Altering the sorting of your Mailbox will result in a permanent change, but you can alter this again at a later date if you wish.

Altering the sorting of a Conference (unless you are the controller) will only be temporary for the period of time you are logged on.

Tip - Changing the Sorting Without Editing the View Properties Window

1. Click on the Sorting tab of the View Properties window
2. Select the options you require from the drop down menus
3. Click on Apply
4. Click on OK
5. Close the View Properties window

Display

Display can be used to change the font style, colour and size of the text

Altering the display of your Mailbox will result in a permanent change, but you can alter this again at a later date if you wish.

Altering the display of a Conference (unless you are the controller) will only be temporary for the period of time you are logged on.

1. Click on the Display tab of the View Properties window
2. Select the Font require from the drop down menu
3. Alter the Size
4. Change the Colour if desired by selecting one from the drop down menu
5. Check the Use Colour box
6. Click on Apply
7. Click on OK
8. Close the View Properties window

Icons

The icons tab allows you to lock icons so they cannot be dragged around your Desktop, open them with a single click or hide the icon names.

Background

The background tab allows you to insert a background image into a FirstClass window.

Adding a background image to your Desktop or Mailbox will result in this being displayed permanently, but you can remove it or change it at a later date if you wish.

Adding a background image to a Conference (unless you are the controller) will only be temporary for the period of time you are logged on.

Files that you would like to use for backgrounds need to be save as either .png or .jpg files.

FirstClass comes with a default set of background images, but you can add in your own by saving them to the Images subfolder found inside your FirstClass installation location e.g. C:\Program Files\FirstClass\Images if you have installed using the default.

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