My Workplace for Outlook is made up of four types of web parts, as described below:
My Mail Folders
This web part displays any Microsoft Outlook folder. The My Mail Folder web part includes the Quick Bar, which allows you to dynamically change the Outlook folder being displayed. The My Mail Folders web part is installed by default with the My Workplace for Outlook solution, and includes My Public Folder, My Calendar, My Contacts, and My Notes.
My Public Folder
This web part displays the contents of a Microsoft Exchange Public Folder, such as a company calendar or an employee phone directory. The My Public Folder web part can also be used to copy SharePoint contacts, events, or tasks from SharePoint into the Outlook folder of your choice.
My Personal Folder
This web part displays the contents of the Microsoft Outlook folder of your choice. It can also be used to copy your SharePoint contacts, events or tasks from SharePoint into the Outlook folder of your choice. To use the My Personal Folder web part, it must be manually added to My Workplace for Outlook.
My Calendar
This summary web part displays your Microsoft Outlook Calendar. It can also be used to download your SharePoint events from SharePoint to your default Outlook calendar. The My Calendar web part can be configured with the Event Summary web part found in the Events Download section under the Configuration tab.
My Contacts
This summary web part displays your Microsoft Outlook Contacts. It can also be used to download your SharePoint contacts from SharePoint to your default Outlook contacts folder. The My Contacts web part can be configured with the Contact Summary web part found in the Contacts Download section under the Configuration tab.
My Tasks
This web part displays the contents of your Microsoft Outlook Tasks folder. It can also be used to download your SharePoint tasks from SharePoint to your default Outlook tasks list. The My Tasks web part can be configured with the Task Summary web part found in the Tasks Download section under the Configuration tab.
My Inbox
This web part displays your Microsoft Outlook Inbox.
My Journal
This web part displays your Microsoft Outlook Journal folder.
My Notes
This web part displays your Microsoft Outlook Notes folder.
Quick Launch
This web part creates new Outlook items, such as email, tasks, or appointments.
Unread Messages
This web part displays the number of new and unread messages for any Outlook-based mail folder.
The summary web parts are line of site roll-ups that roll up all lists located within the sites and levels specified in the administration window. Users can apply filters to the information returned for use via the summary display, data display, and connection to Outlook.
These web parts can be connected to their corresponding Outlook-based web parts (My Contacts, My Calendar, My Tasks, My Personal Folder, or My Public Folder), allowing users to download the queried SharePoint items into their desktop Outlook. These web parts can be found under the Configuration tab.
Contacts Summary
The Contact Summary web part displays the total number of contacts that the user has access to for the specified Site URL. Optionally, it can be configured to display only those contacts created or modified by the current user. The Contacts Summary web part is accessed via the Contacts Download view of the Configuration tab.
Events Summary
The Event Summary web part displays a summary of the events to which the user has access for the specified Site URL. Optionally, it can be configured to display only those events created or modified by the current user. The Events Summary web part is accessed via the Events Download view of the Configuration tab.
Tasks Summary
By default, the Task Summary web part displays the tasks that have been assigned to the currently logged in user. Optionally, it can be configured to display only those tasks created or modified by the current user. The Tasks summary web part is accessed via the Tasks Download view of the Configuration tab.
The CorasWorks User Display web part is designed to return information about the currently logged in user. The information returned is defined via the web parts Display Properties and is typically one of the following:
Currently Logged In As <%Display Name%>
Currently Logged In As <%Display Name%>(<%domain\UserName%>)
<%Display Name%>
<%Display Name%>(<%domain\UserName%>)
If the current user is an anonymous user, the return will be "Currently Logged In As Anonymous" or "Anonymous."
NOTE: When implementing this web part, please let the web part size itself to the web part zone in which it is placed. If you would like to change the width of the web part, please do so by changing the width of the web part zone within FrontPage. If you change the web part width using the web part properties instead, it will automatically reset to a scroll bar mode.
The CorasWorks Client is a program that runs in the Windows System Tray (where your computer displays the time). Using the CorasWorks Client, users can navigate to SharePoint sites and download SharePoint contacts, events, and tasks to their corresponding Outlook folders.
To learn more about the CorasWorks Client, click here.