Overview of Webtop

Laszlo Webtop is an online desktop that allows you to communicate and collaborate, no matter where you are or what browser you're using. The service combines multiple applications that are designed to seamlessly interact with one another, creating a consistent user experience.

Webtop is an integrated online personal information, messaging and communication center that includes integrated Email, Calendar and Contacts. Note that you can easily dock a window or move the location of a window on your screen by simply dragging and dropping to a new location. The default is for Calendar and Mail to be open and Contacts to be docked. Simply click on the Contacts button in the header to undock.

SmartObjects™

Webtop supports the concept of a SmartObject, which allows you to share content between Webtop applications and quickly complete tasks that span multiple applications. Based on industry standards like ICS for calendars and VCF for Contacts, you can drag a contact or calendar event into an email and send it to another user, where it can be copied into another calendar or address book that supports those standards. This also allows you to add these to the contacts or calendar Webtop applications even if they were sent from some other platform.

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Resizing and Navigation

Resizing Webtop Windows

Resizing the browser window will provide more room for your webtop applications.

Resizable Panels

To increase or decrease the size of a panel, click on the bar that separates it from its neighbor and adjust the size using the mouse. The size will remain as you set it until you resize again.

Persistent Window State

For your convenience, Webtop will remember the position, size, docked state and maximized state as you set it in the last session, for the main application windows. The main mail window will save the position of the two grippers, the open/close state of the preview panel, the open/close state of the message header within the preview panel, the open/close state of the search box and the state of the message grid.

Keyboard Navigation

You can navigate through the application using the mouse or by using the keyboard:

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Customize Look and Feel

Themes

Themes allow you to customize the look and feel of your account. To choose a theme, click the General tab of the Preferences panel and select a theme from the drop down menu.



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Header and Dock

The header area contains the username, email, and a set of controls allowing the user to sign out or get help. Below the header is the Webtop dock which provides top level controls for the Webtop applications.

Through the Dock you can put away an application, or a message in the case of Email, and bring it back quickly to your main screen.

dock

Application Dock


contacts

Contacts Dock menu with quick access to windows
and common tasks, such as creating a new contact


Sign Out

You can click this button to end your session, and signing out of all applications. This will override the ‘Keep me Signed In’ setting.

Feedback

Tell us what you think! This button opens a compose window addressed to feedback@gowebtop.com.. We look forward to hearing from you!

Help

This button opens a new browser window with more information on Webtop. This is probably how you got here.

Status Area

Messages appear overlaid on the area next to the spinner. The Status Area is used to display status messages providing dynamic feedback of both user events and system-initiated events, such auto check mail and sending mail.

Change Password

You can change your password at any time. To do so, go to the following URL http://www.gowebtrop.com/pwd/gowebtop-user.php and follow the directions to change your password. Password must be at between six and twelve characters and must be composed entirely of letters and numbers.