IBM Lotus Sametime 8 essentials : a user's guide : mastering online enterprise communication with this collaborative software / Marie L. Scott, Thomas Duff.
2010
HF5734.7 .S36 2010eb
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Title
IBM Lotus Sametime 8 essentials : a user's guide : mastering online enterprise communication with this collaborative software / Marie L. Scott, Thomas Duff.
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ISBN
9781849680615 (electronic bk.)
1849680612 (electronic bk.)
1849680604 (Trade Paper)
9781849680608 (Trade Paper)
1282794825
9781282794825
9786612794827
6612794828
9781849680608
1849680612 (electronic bk.)
1849680604 (Trade Paper)
9781849680608 (Trade Paper)
1282794825
9781282794825
9786612794827
6612794828
9781849680608
Imprint
Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., 2010.
Language
English
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English.
Description
1 online resource (v, 267 pages) : color illustrations
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HF5734.7 .S36 2010eb
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(OCoLC)694179442
Summary
Annotation IBM Lotus Sametime software allows you to collaborate and communicate with others in real time. By using Sametime, you can communicate with your peers and teammates with the Sametime Connect client, embedded Sametime integration with Lotus Notes or Microsoft Outlook e-mail, or on mobile devices like a Blackberry. You will be able to connect to your colleagues via text, voice, video, or by setting up an online meeting with colleagues in several sites or countries getting the information you need to do your job and make better and faster decisions. This user guide enables you, no matter what your skill level, to develop and increase your knowledge of Sametime and how to use each feature from start to finish. It shows how you can effectively collaborate with your colleagues and teammates both in your organization and outside your organization by using the features of Sametime. It's practical, and most of all, fun!This book takes you from the basics of Sametime through to the most advanced features with a focus on real work-related situations along with plenty of screen prints to guide you. You'll learn everything from how to conduct a quick chat to conducting an online meeting. Or perhaps you want to learn how to take advantage of Sametime's telephony features or set up an online poll? The book starts by teaching you how to install Sametime and set up a contact list of people with whom you interact. Next, you learn how the chat feature of Sametime works, from using basic text to sharing screen-capture images. You learn how to use Sametime both within an organization and with other external instant messaging services like AOL, Yahoo, and Google. However, Sametime isn't restricted to just the Sametime client. You learn how to use Sametime from a web browser as well as from a mobile device. Meeting rooms with screen sharing, whiteboarding, audio, and video features are covered, as well as how Sametime integrates into an organization's phone system so that you can have a single place to go for all your communication and collaboration needs. Learn how Sametime advanced features like persistent chats and broadcast communities can help your project teams stay organized. And finally learn about Sametime 8.5 and 8.5.1. Dive into Sametime and learn to use all the features of this rich collaboration software tool.
Note
Annotation IBM Lotus Sametime software allows you to collaborate and communicate with others in real time. By using Sametime, you can communicate with your peers and teammates with the Sametime Connect client, embedded Sametime integration with Lotus Notes or Microsoft Outlook e-mail, or on mobile devices like a Blackberry. You will be able to connect to your colleagues via text, voice, video, or by setting up an online meeting with colleagues in several sites or countries getting the information you need to do your job and make better and faster decisions. This user guide enables you, no matter what your skill level, to develop and increase your knowledge of Sametime and how to use each feature from start to finish. It shows how you can effectively collaborate with your colleagues and teammates both in your organization and outside your organization by using the features of Sametime. It's practical, and most of all, fun!This book takes you from the basics of Sametime through to the most advanced features with a focus on real work-related situations along with plenty of screen prints to guide you. You'll learn everything from how to conduct a quick chat to conducting an online meeting. Or perhaps you want to learn how to take advantage of Sametime's telephony features or set up an online poll? The book starts by teaching you how to install Sametime and set up a contact list of people with whom you interact. Next, you learn how the chat feature of Sametime works, from using basic text to sharing screen-capture images. You learn how to use Sametime both within an organization and with other external instant messaging services like AOL, Yahoo, and Google. However, Sametime isn't restricted to just the Sametime client. You learn how to use Sametime from a web browser as well as from a mobile device. Meeting rooms with screen sharing, whiteboarding, audio, and video features are covered, as well as how Sametime integrates into an organization's phone system so that you can have a single place to go for all your communication and collaboration needs. Learn how Sametime advanced features like persistent chats and broadcast communities can help your project teams stay organized. And finally learn about Sametime 8.5 and 8.5.1. Dive into Sametime and learn to use all the features of this rich collaboration software tool.
Formatted Contents Note
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: At the Starting Line: Know Your Sametime Client; What's all the fuss about instant messaging?; Why use Sametime?; Types of Sametime clients; The Sametime system offerings; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Connected: Configuring and Using Sametime for Lotus Notes; So exactly what is the ""embedded"" Sametime client?; Getting connected to Sametime; Starting Sametime with single sign-on; Making Sametime work the best way for you; Adding a contact; What is Sametime ""status""?
Starting a chat with a contactSummary; Chapter 3: Getting Connected: Configuring and Using Sametime Connect; Installing Sametime Connect on Windows; Installing Sametime Connect on a Macintosh; Installing Sametime Connect on Linux; Setting up the connection to the Sametime server; Setting up user preferences; Installing Sametime Connect add-ons; Upgrading Your Sametime Connect client; Summary; Chapter 4: Managing Your Connections: Making the most of your Sametime Contacts; Managing your contacts; Contact list and type ahead
Adding contacts; Adding contacts from your inbox
Removing contactsImporting and exporting contacts; Displaying online contacts; Setting preferences for contacts; Understanding different directory types; Contact nicknames; Managing contacts with contact groups; Sorting the group or contact list; Manage groups and contacts between different Sametime clients; Contact lists and business card information; Managing your online presence; Sametime status settings; Sametime privacy settings; Contact list awareness using alerts; Sametime automatic status changes; Group chatting; Summary
Chapter 5: Power Chatting: Making the most of Sametime Instant MessagingSpice up your text communication; Rich text and text styles; Date stamps; Chat history; Spell-checking your chat messages; Uploading and displaying files, graphics, and web links; Sending files; Sending graphics; Sending links; Sending announcements; Explain yourself with the screen capture tool; Get emotional with emoticons; Audio/video services; Voice chatting; Video chatting; Telephone to telephone chatting; Integrating Sametime with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft SharePoint; Summary
Chapter 6: Spread the Word: Connecting to other Messaging CommunitiesConnect to your local Sametime community; Connecting to external Sametime communities; Connecting to other instant messaging users: AOL, Google, and Yahoo; Directory types: Domino versus LDAP; Summary; Chapter 7: iNotes and Sametime-Chatting from the Web; Using Sametime in iNotes; Enable instant messaging; Chatting from iNotes; Displaying Sametime contacts in the sidebar; Adding and managing contacts; Set and edit your status message; Help! I need somebody!; Summary
Starting a chat with a contactSummary; Chapter 3: Getting Connected: Configuring and Using Sametime Connect; Installing Sametime Connect on Windows; Installing Sametime Connect on a Macintosh; Installing Sametime Connect on Linux; Setting up the connection to the Sametime server; Setting up user preferences; Installing Sametime Connect add-ons; Upgrading Your Sametime Connect client; Summary; Chapter 4: Managing Your Connections: Making the most of your Sametime Contacts; Managing your contacts; Contact list and type ahead
Adding contacts; Adding contacts from your inbox
Removing contactsImporting and exporting contacts; Displaying online contacts; Setting preferences for contacts; Understanding different directory types; Contact nicknames; Managing contacts with contact groups; Sorting the group or contact list; Manage groups and contacts between different Sametime clients; Contact lists and business card information; Managing your online presence; Sametime status settings; Sametime privacy settings; Contact list awareness using alerts; Sametime automatic status changes; Group chatting; Summary
Chapter 5: Power Chatting: Making the most of Sametime Instant MessagingSpice up your text communication; Rich text and text styles; Date stamps; Chat history; Spell-checking your chat messages; Uploading and displaying files, graphics, and web links; Sending files; Sending graphics; Sending links; Sending announcements; Explain yourself with the screen capture tool; Get emotional with emoticons; Audio/video services; Voice chatting; Video chatting; Telephone to telephone chatting; Integrating Sametime with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft SharePoint; Summary
Chapter 6: Spread the Word: Connecting to other Messaging CommunitiesConnect to your local Sametime community; Connecting to external Sametime communities; Connecting to other instant messaging users: AOL, Google, and Yahoo; Directory types: Domino versus LDAP; Summary; Chapter 7: iNotes and Sametime-Chatting from the Web; Using Sametime in iNotes; Enable instant messaging; Chatting from iNotes; Displaying Sametime contacts in the sidebar; Adding and managing contacts; Set and edit your status message; Help! I need somebody!; Summary
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