Northwest School Division Email & Collaboration System

The easy way to integrated communication

Desknow will allow a user to share information with any other user on the system even if that user is in another domain.

Staff domain is nwsd.ca Student domain is k12.nwsd.ca

Concept 1: Shared Objects

Desknow considers an object to be any item listed on the navigation pane.

This includes◦ Mail Folders ◦ File Folders◦ Message Boards◦ Calendars◦ Tasks ◦ Contacts

Sharing Objects

Step 1: Create a set of Class Objects◦ Creating the file share◦ Creating the class calendar◦ Creating the class discussion board◦ Creating the class contact list

The process of sharing objects

Step 2: Sharing a set of Class Objects and setting share permissions◦ Sharing Files◦ Sharing the class calendar◦ Sharing the class discussion board◦ Sharing the class contact list

The process of sharing objects

Step 3: Adding information to a set of Class Objects ◦ Uploading Files◦ Editing the class calendar◦ Starting a class discussion thread◦ Adding users to the class contact list

The process of sharing objects

Linking to a set of shared class objects◦ Linking to the file share◦ Linking to the class calendar◦ Linking to the class discussion board◦ Linking to the class contact list

The process of accessing shared resources

File Locking Downloading and Editing Files Re-Uploading Files File Naming Conventions

◦ Don’t use spaces

Manipulating Shared Files