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The Install Driver dialog box appears. 
6. Do one of the following:
 If you are installing from a floppy disk, insert the 
[email protected] User Client floppy disk into a floppy disk 
drive. Make sure that the name of the drive containing the floppy 
disk appears in the text box. (For example, if you inserted the 
floppy disk in the A: drive, A: appears in the text box.) Go on to 
step 7.
 If you are installing from a network location, click Browse… and 
use the...

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The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the Local Printer option button—if it is not already selected.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Have Disk…
The Install From Disk dialog box appears. 
7. Do one of the following:
 If you are installing from a floppy disk, insert the 
[email protected] User Client floppy disk into a floppy disk 
drive. Make sure that the name of the drive containing the floppy 
disk appears in the Copy...

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10. Select the FAX port (or any port other than FILE) from the Available 
Ports list box.
N
OTE:The port selection is unimportant because Amanda 
Fax does not use a port on this machine. Your selection 
only affects the icon in the Printers group. Your selec-
tion does NOT affect any other application or printer 
configuration.
11. Cli ck Next.
12. You probably do NOT want Amanda Fax as your default printer and 
should select the No option button. If you plan to use...

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Chapter 2
Using Amanda Messenger
Logging On to Amanda Voice Server
Amanda Messenger provides a workstation interface for managing 
messages. It is easier to use and has more options than are available when 
using a touch-tone telephone. 
When you start Amanda Messenger, you must log on to the Amanda Voice 
Server.
To use Amanda Messenger:
1. Double-click the Amanda Messenger icon. In Windows 95, you can 
select Amanda Messenger from the Start menu.
The Messenger Logon dialog box appears.
2. Click Network...

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Your mailbox is probably the same as your extension number, but it 
doesn’t have to be. Check with your system administrator to be sure.
5. Type your security code in the Security Code text box.
(This is the same security code that you use to access Amanda over the 
telephone.)
6. Click OK.
Amanda Messenger appears. Its main window contains:
Logging Back On
If you lose connection to Amanda Voice Server while you are using Amanda 
Messenger, you can log...

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To prevent others from processing the same messages, employees must 
remove messages from the New Messages window as they start to process 
them. The supervisor can use Amanda Messenger to monitor that mailbox, 
determining how to schedule employees’ time, when to answer messages 
along with the others, and so forth.
Changing Your Security Code
As you start Amanda Messenger, you are prompted for your security code. 
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Amanda Messenger puts every incoming message in the New Messages 
window. In general, you should use this window only for messages that you 
haven’t played or, in the case of fax messages, haven’t viewed. However, 
unless new messages are automatically saved, the New Messages window 
lists any messages that you have not saved or deleted, regardless of whether 
you have played or viewed them. While there are messages in this window, 
your message light...

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Understanding Information Columns
Each message window contains five columns:
DateDisplays the date associated with the message. Depend-
ing on Amanda Voice Server options, it is either the date 
the message was recorded or the date the message was 
forwarded. This column sorts in ascending (oldest to 
newest) order.
FromDisplays one of the following:
The mailbox and/or name of the Amanda user who is con-
tacting you. What information you see here depends on 
the...

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Resizing and Reordering Columns
You can adjust the width of columns and reorder them for convenience. For 
example, you might want the Subject column to be wider and be the third 
column.
To adjust a column’s width:
 Position the mouse pointer over the separator to the right of the col-
umn and drag the separator horizontally to change the column’s 
width.
This changes the size of the column preceding the separator and the last 
column.
To  h i d e  a...