CVW Collaborative Virtual Workspace

CVW 4.0 Palm Client Quick Reference

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Menu Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, and Whiteboards
Textual Communication Manipulating Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, and Whiteboards
Rooms and Navigation Sharing Information via the Scrollback
Manipulating the Scrollback Displaying User Information
Other

Menu

File Menu

Item Description
Undo Undo text entry
Cut Cut selected text to clipboard
Copy Copy selected text to clipboard
Paste Paste clipboard text at cursor
Select All Select all text in current field
Keyboard Use alternate field input form
Graffiti Show Graffiti reference

Options Menu

Item Description
Paste Clipboard Paste/share clipboard text with others in the current room
(The text appears in the scrollback of each user in the room.)
Clear Scrollback Erase the entire scrollback contents from memory (and the screen)
(Use this to free up memory or when your scrollback is too long.)
Disconnect... Sign out from CVW
About CVW... Show credits

Additional Buttons

Item Description
Map (tap room name) View the rooms/floors in the current CVW building
(Tap on a room to go there, or tap the home icon to go home.)
Send Send your command to the CVW server
Document Browser (folder icon) Show the documents in the room or in your carrying folder
People Browser (people icon) Show the users in the room, all online users, or all groups

Textual Communication

To... Do This... Example
Say to all users in the room tap say, then enter text on entry line say Hello

Others in room see...
Rob says, "Hello"

Directly say to a person(s) in the room tap say, then enter person's name in to: field, then enter text on entry line say to: Deb
Hello

Others in room see...
Rob [to Deb]: Hello

Privately communicate with a person(s) in any room tap page, then enter person's name in to: field, then enter text on entry line page to: Dee
What time is the meeting?

Dee sees...
Rob in Conference Room is requesting your attention. He pages, "What time is the meeting?"

Privately send a popup to a person(s) in any room tap page, then enter person's name in to: field, then enter text on entry line, then tap Popup check-box
(When receiver dismisses popup, sender receives acknowledgment in scrollback.)
page to: Lucy
What time is the meeting?

Lucy sees (in a popup)...
Rob in Conference Room is requesting your attention. He pages, "What time is the meeting?"

Emote to all users in the room
(This is a form of nonverbal communication)
tap emote, then enter text on entry line emote waves.

Others in room see...
Rob waves.

Entering direct CVW commands tap the diamond icon, then enter the command on the entry line look

Displays the room's contents in your scrollback.

Rooms and Navigation

(Room name in title bar indicates user's current room location.)
To... Do This...
View the rooms/floors available in CVW Tap on the room name in the title bar
(Use the pop-up menu or page up/down buttons to view rooms on other floors.)
Go to your default home room Tap on the home icon on the map
Move to a different room Tap on the destination room on the map
Join another user Find the user with the People Browser (people icon), then tap the Join button

Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, and Whiteboards

Descriptions

Item Description
Folder A container for items (Files, Notes, Web References, Whiteboards, Folders)
Note A simple text document; the Palm client can read and write notes in CVW
Web Reference A reference to a Web page; the Palm client cannot open web references
File An imported copy of an external file; the Palm client cannot open files
Whiteboard A shared (multi-user) whiteboard for displaying and marking up images; the Palm client cannot open whiteboards

Creating Notes

(Item is placed in your Carrying Folder upon creation)
To... Do This...
Import a note from the Palm memo application Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon),
Choose "Import Memo..." from the Options menu,
Select the memo to import from the list,
Enter item name in Name field,
Optionally make the note unmovable,
Tap on "Import" button

Manipulating Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, and Whiteboards

To... Do This...
Open a Folder or Note Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon),
Select the item,
Tap on "Open"
View information about an item Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon),
Select the item,
Tap on "Info..."
Drop/place item in current room Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon),
Select the item from your carrying folder,
Tap on "Drop"
Take item from room and place it in your Carrying Folder Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon),
Select the item from the room,
Tap on "Take"
Delete a Note Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon),
Select the item,
Choose "Delete..." from the Options menu,
Confirm the deletion
(You must be the owner of the Note, or you must be on the permissions list for the Note.)

Sharing Information via the Scrollback

To... Do This...
Paste/share text with others in a room Cut or copy the text you wish to share to the clipboard,
Choose "Paste Clipboard" from the Options menu
(Text will appear in the scrollback of each user in the room.)

Manipulating the Scrollback

To... Do This...
Lock the scrollback The scrollback is automatically locked for a period of time while you are paging through it
Unlock the scrollback The scrollback is automatically unlocked when you are viewing the bottom of it, or after a brief timeout
Clear the entire scrollback history Choose "Clear Scrollback" from the Options menu
(The entire scrollback is cleared, leaving no scrollback history.)
Export scrollback to a memo Tap in the scrollback area once to set focus,
Choose "Select All" from the Edit menu (or select a portion to export),
Choose "Copy" from the Edit menu,
Switch to the Memo application (N.B. Palm CVW will terminate),
Create a new Memo,
Choose "Paste" from the Edit menu

Displaying User Information

To... Do This...
Display list of all currently connected users Tap the People Browser (people icon), then select "Online Users" from the pop-up menu
(Displays user names; tap on a user to see idle status.)
View information about a specific user Select the user in the People Browser (people icon), then tap the "Info..." button
(Displays full name, description, ID, office number, phone number, email address of the user.)

Other

(Shortcuts for the Command Entry Area)
To... Do This...
Send a command to CVW Enter the Graffiti "Return" stroke (a diagonal line from upper right to lower left)
Reply to a page or a directed say Tap in the to: input field
(The name of the most recent person to page or speak to you is automatically placed into the field.)

Last update: 13 October 2000

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