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Modifying your business card
To modify your business card:
On the navigation bar, click Business Card. The card data is displayed with the
information you submitted at registration. You can add more information or change existing
information by clicking the Modify button and by typing in the text fields. To add your photo, type the location where the photo can be found (complete directory path
and filename) in the Photo field or use the Browse button to locate the photo file. For each field, define the scope of display.
* If you want the information in a field to be visible to all Internet users, select the
public option button under the icon.
* If you want it to be visible to the members of your community, select the your groups
option button under the icon.
* If you do not want other members or Internet users to see your Business Card information,
select the private option button under the icon. A private field is visible only to you and the community administrator. Note that private is
also the default value for all fields except Job title, Photo, Work Phone, Fax, and E-mail. This means the field is not displayed in your card, if you do not select one of the other visibility options. When the site supports SMS you will see option relevant to the short message service. If you want to receive SMS messages, enter your mobile phone number in the Mobile field. You can
type the number in international (+XXX... where XXX is the country code) or national
format, but avoid the use of any spaces or punctuation in it.
In addition to typing your number, select the I want to receive SMS messages check box.
Once you have selected this option, other users who view your IBC will see an SMS Message button
that they can use to send you an SMS message.
If you want to receive SMS calendar appointments, select the
I want to receive SMS calendar appointments check box. Once you have selected this option, other
users can send you calendar appointments via SMS. Check your mobile phone manual to see whether
your phone supports this function.
If you want other users to be able to download your business card via SMS, select the
My business card can be downloaded via SMS check box. Other users can download your business
card to their mobile phones, if their phones support the vCard (virtual card) standard. If you want to receive mail messages through your IBC, select the I want to receive Mail messages check box under your e-mail address. To include a free-form text note, type it in the Note field. Scroll buttons can be used to
navigate through long notes. When you are ready, click Update changes. Your business card is then saved and included in the community members list.
After saving your card, you can take a look at how it appears.
Click the View as Me link to display all the fields including private. Click the View as Group link to preview your business card as the members of your community will see it. Click the View as Public link to see how your card appears to all Internet users.
While previewing your card, you can also test the mail and SMS message functions by clicking the
Send mail and Send SMS buttons and sending mail and SMS messages to yourself.
The card you defined is your main business card. You can select a template for your card at any time by
clicking Templates, selecting the template of your choice, and clicking Update changes. You can also define
extra cards and a CV that are linked to your main card.
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Modifying a business card for a group
To modify a business card for a group:
On the navigation bar, click Member list. The page opens with links and a search function. Scroll down to Group Search, if it is not displayed. Click a letter to view group IDs beginning with that letter, or search the groups by following the instructions below. In the Group Search field, type the information of the group you want to see and click Search. You can use an asterisk (*) at the beginning or the end of the search string to expand the search. A list of groups whose information corresponds to your search criteria appears. Click the group of the business card that you want to modify. The Info window opens displaying the group's business card. Depending on your rights to modify the group in question the buttons available on the page may vary. To modify the group business card, click Modify, if available. The card data is displayed with the
information submitted at registration. You can add more information or change existing information by typing in the text field.
To add a group logo, type the location where the logo can be found (complete directory path
and filename) in the Logo field or use the Browse button to locate the logo file. For each field, define the scope of display.
* If you want the information in a field to be visible to all Internet users, select the
public option button under the icon.
* If you want it to be visible to the members of your community, select the your groups option button under the icon.
* If you do not want other members or Internet users to see this Group Business Card information,
select the private option button under the icon. A private field is visible only to you and the community administrator. Note that private is
also the default value for all fields except Managers, Members, Logo, Telephone, Fax, and E-mail. This means the field is not displayed in the card, if you do not select one of the other visibility options. If you want the group to receive mail messages, enter the e-mail address of the group in the E-Mail field.
In addition to typing the e-mail address, select the We want to receive Mail messages check box. To include a free-form description of the group, type it in the Description field. Scroll buttons can be used to
navigate through long descriptions. When you are ready, click Update changes. The business card is then saved and included in the community group list.
After saving the card, you can take a look at how it will appear.
Click the View as Manager link to display all the fields including private. Click the View as Group Member link to display the business card as the members of your community will see it. Click the View as Public link to see how the card appears to all Internet users.
While previewing the card, you can also test the mail message function by clicking the
Send mail button and sending mail to the group.
The card you defined is the main business card of the group. For information about changing the card layout, see Changing the layout of a card.
For more information about defining interest cards, see
Adding a card for Group Interests.
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URL address of the IBC
Once you have defined your Interactive
Business Card, you can inform your colleagues and
associates of the URL address of your IBC
by, for example, printing it on your traditional
business card.
The URL is constructed as follows:
http://host:port/ibc/userid
where host:portis the server, where the IBC
resides, and userid
is your login name.
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Adding a CV
You can supplement your business card with a Curriculum Vitae containing your work history and
other details that you choose to write.
To add a CV:
On the navigation bar, click Business Card. Your main card is displayed. Click CV. Click Modify. A form for writing a Curriculum Vitae is displayed. Select the scope of visibility for your CV by clicking the private, group, or
public option button. In the Time field, enter the duration of your employment. In the Employer's name and location field, type the name and location of the employer. In the Job field, type a description of the job you held with the employer.
Repeat steps 4 through 6 for other employers you want to include in your CV.
You can enter up to four employers.
In the remaining fields, you can add information about your education, training, language skills, computer
skills, other special skills, and memberships. Click Update changes to save your CV.
As with the business card, you can select a
template for your CV at any time by clicking
Templates, selecting the template of your choice,
and clicking Update changes.
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Adding other cards
Besides your main card, you can have additional cards where you can describe your interests, hobbies, or anything else you want.
You can also include information in these cards by loading files in various formats (images, text, HTML).
To add extra cards to your main business card:,
On the navigation bar, click Business Card. Your main card is displayed. Click Interests, Fun, or Notices. Click Modify. A form for writing a Curriculum Vitae is displayed. Select the scope of visibility for your new card by clicking the private, group, or public option button. In the Title field, type a name for your card. To load an external file, type the location where the file can be found (complete directory path and
filename) in the Content file field or use the Browse button to locate the file.
If you are familiar with HTML, you can upload an HTML file that works inside an HTML table
structure. If your HTML file is not valid (if, for example, it has a body structure or the syntax is
otherwise invalid), you may break the HTML structure that creates the card. If this happens, modify your
HTML file until it appears correctly. In the Caption field, type a name for your picture. To add a text note, type it in the Text field. Type a title for your text in the Header field.
You can add several text fields to your card. To specify a hyperlink, type the text you want to appear as the link in the Link Name field.
Type the URL address in the Link URL field.
Note that you need not type the http:// part of the address in the field. Click Update changes to save your new card.
!Note: You can modify any of your cards or your CV by displaying the card and then clicking Modify.
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Adding a card for Group Interests
To find the Group Interest Card page, first go through steps 1-5 in Modifying a business card for a group. The link back to this topic is at the end of that help topic.
Continue as follows:
Click Interests. A form for defining the Interests card is displayed. Select the scope of visibility for the new card by clicking the private, group, or public option button. In the Title field, type a name for the card. To load an external file, type the location where the file can be found (complete directory path and
filename) in the Content file field or use the Browse button to locate the file.
If you are familiar with HTML, you can upload an HTML file that works inside an HTML table
structure. If your HTML file is not valid (if, for example, it has a body structure or the syntax is
otherwise invalid), you may break the HTML structure that creates the card. If this happens, modify your
HTML file until it appears correctly. In the Caption field, type a name for the picture. To add a text note, type it in the Text field. Type a title for your text in the Header field.
You can add several text fields to your card. To specify a hyperlink, type the text you want to appear as the link in the Link Name field. Type the URL address in the Link URL field.
Note that you need not type the http:// part of the address in the field. Click Update changes to save the new card.
!Note: You can modify any of the cards that you have the rights to modify by displaying the card and then clicking Modify.
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Changing the layout of a card
The layout of the card can be changed easily by using different ready made templates.
To select a new template for your card
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Browsing business cards
To browse the business cards of other community members:
On the navigation bar, click Member List. The page opens with links and a search function. If you know the name of the person whose card you want to see, click the link for the first
letter of the last name. A list of users whose last name begins with that letter is displayed. Click the name of the member whose card you want to see. His or her main card is displayed. If the user has extra cards linked to the main business card, the names of those cards are
visible on the menu bar. To view an extra card, click the card name.
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Searching for a member's card
To search for the business card of a particular member:
On the navigation bar, click Member List. The page opens with links and a search function.
Click a letter to view the names of users whose last name begins with that letter, or search the members
by following the instructions below. In the Member Search field, type the last name of the member whose card you want to see and
click Go. In case you do not know the member's whole last name, you can use an asterisk (*)
at the beginning or the end of the search string to expand the search.
A list of users whose last name corresponds with your search criteria appears.
You can also search users by their login names by selecting the appropriate option
button. Click the name of the member whose card you want to see. His or her main card is displayed.
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Seeing who is logged in
You can see who else is logged in to the system by clicking Who's Online on the navigation
bar. A list of those community members currently logged in is displayed. You can view their
business cards by clicking their names and send them messages by using their cards (see
Browsing Business Cards for details).
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Sending mail using a business card
To send a message to a community member directly using his or her business card:
Display the business card you want (see Browsing business cards for details). On the menu bar, click Send mail. A mail template appears with your name in the From field.
You can change the name if you want to. In the Subject field, type a header describing your message. In the Message field, write your message. When you want to send your message, click Send. To exit without sending your message, click some other link on the page or use the
browser's Back command.
!Note: The Send mail button is not available if the person whose business card
you are viewing has not selected the I want to receive Mail messages check box.
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Sending SMS messages using a business card
To send a GSM Short Message (SMS) to a community member directly using his or her business card:
Display the business card you want (see Browsing business cards for details). On the menu bar, click Send SMS.. Type your message in the Message field. Your name automatically appears in the Message field. !Note: The character counter displays the number of characters left for a 320 character message. You can use more than 160 characters, but then the message is divided into two separate SMS messages. When you want to send your message, click Send.
To exit without sending your message, click some other link on the page or use the browser's Back command.
!Note: The Send SMS button is not available if the person whose business card you are
viewing has not selected the I want to receive SMS messages check box. The short message service may not be available on all sites. The option is not shown if the site is not configured to use the short message service.
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Downloading a business card via SMS
To download a business card via the GSM Short Message (SMS) system:
On the Business Card page, click SMS Download. The Download page is displayed with the name and contact information. Note that the mobile phone number must be included in order to use SMS Download. Select the I use the Nokia 9110 Communicator check box if that model is used for downloading the business card. To download the business card, click Download. To exit without downloading, click some other link on the page or use the browser's Back command.
!Note: The SMS Download button is not available if the person whose business card you are
viewing has not selected the My business card can be downloaded via SMS check box. The short message service may not be available on all sites. The option is not shown if the site is not configured to use the short message service.
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Requesting appointments via SMS
To request appointments via the GSM Short Message (SMS) system:
On the Business Card page, click SMS Appointment. The Appointment request page is displayed. Type the start time and the end time of the appointment. Type the subject of the appointment. To send the appointment request, click Send. To exit without sending, click some other link on the page or use the browser's Back command.
Note: The SMS Appointment button is not available if the person whose business card you are
viewing has not selected the I want to receive SMS calendar appointments check box. The short message service may not be available on all sites. The option is not shown if the site is not configured to use the short message service.
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