CVW 4.0 Java Client Quick Reference

Download PDF version of the Quick Ref


Menu and Toolbar  Creating Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, Whiteboards
Textual Communication  Manipulating Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, Whiteboards
Audio Conferencing  Working with Imported Files
Video Conferencing Working with Whiteboards
Rooms and Navigation  Searching for People, Places, and Things
Using the Room Recorder  Sharing Information via the Scrollback
Using Your Proxy Manipulating the Scrollback
Setting Your Preferences Displaying and Changing User Information 
Working with Groups Other

Menu and Toolbar

(If menu option has a toolbar shortcut, it is displayed in the last column)

File Menu

Item Description
New -> Create a new Folder, Note, Web Reference, Group, Whiteboard in CVW new.gif (572 bytes)
Import File... Import an external document into CVW  (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, GIF, avi, etc.)  import.gif (977 bytes)
Save Scrollback... Save entire text from scrollback area to an external file  
Save Selection... Save selected text from scrollback area to an external file  
Set Password... Change your CVW password  
Sync with Server Synchronize the CVW client with the Document Server 
(Only needed if experiencing communication problems with Server.) 
 
Logout Sign out from CVW   
Exit Sign out from CVW and exit the CVW client application   

Edit Menu

Item Description
Paste Text to Room Paste/share selected text from any document with others in the current room
(The text appears in the scrollback of each user in the room.) 
pastetext.gif (993 bytes)
Paste Web Reference to Room Paste/share selected web reference with others in the current room
(The web reference appears as a hot link in the scrollback of each user in the room.) 
pasteweb.gif (996 bytes)
Find... Find files, users, room and floors in CVW find.gif (154 bytes)
Search Scrollback... Search the scrollback for text  
Search Again Repeat the last scrollback search  

Conference Menu

Item Description
Audio Turn audio conferencing on/off 
(Toolbar button remains depressed while conference mode is on.)
audio.gif (534 bytes)
Video Turn video conferencing on/off 
(Toolbar button remains depressed while conference mode is on.)
video.gif (197 bytes)

Room Menu

Item Description
Information... Display descriptive information about the current room
Permissions... View permissions of who can manage the current room (e.g, control the room access list, control the room recorder)
Access... View/modify the access list of who can enter the current room 
Set to Home Set the current room to be your default home room
Admit User... Temporarily admit a user to the current (locked) room

View Menu

Item Description
Carrying Folder Display your Carrying Folder carrying.gif (554 bytes)
Toolbar Displays the toolbar
(Select menu item once to display, select again to hide.)
 
Users in Room Display the Users panel to view all users in the current room
(Click button once to display, click again to hide.)
users.gif (963 bytes)
Contents of Room Display the Room Contents panel to view all items in the current room
(Click button once to display, click again to hide.)
contents.gif (196 bytes)
Status Bar Displays the status bar, indicating name of CVW server connected to, name of current room user is in, and Document Server communication messages
(Select menu item once to display, select again to hide.)
 
My Items Display all items you have created and their current location; Also displays all items to which you have been given edit permissions   
Map Display the map of the CVW, showing the floors and rooms  map.gif (598 bytes)
Online Users Display list of currently connected users online.gif (180 bytes)
All Users Display list of all users that have an account on this server and their current status  
Popups Bring forward any popup notifications 
(Button is active, with yellow color, if there are unread popups, otherwise it is gray.) 
popups.gif (170 bytes)
Group Manager Display Group Manager, listing of all CVW user groups  
Preferences... Set user preferences including audio and video conference settings, idle message, scrollback time stamping, save CVW window size and location, highlighting of text communication in scrollback   
Proxy Display your proxy window  

Additional Buttons

Item Description
Home Takes you to your default home room  home.gif (556 bytes)
Idle Sends default idle message to room 
(Toolbar button remains depressed while in idle mode.)
idle.gif (555 bytes)
Scroll Lock Locks/unlocks scrollback to temporarily freeze scrollback in place while reading text 
(Button remains depressed while in locked mode.)

ScrollLockBtn.gif (906 bytes)

Client Minimizer Minimizes the CVW client to a small window, with only scrollback area visible
(Click button once to minimize, click again to expand.)

minimize.gif (911 bytes)

Command Entry Area Dialog Creates a command entry area in a new window, where communication to a user can be entered.

cmdEntryClone.gif (911 bytes)

Textual Communication

(Command Entry Area)
cmdEntryPanel.gif (2545 bytes)
To... Do This...  Example
Say to all users in the room  Select "Say" (Ctrl+S), enter text in message field, with no user name in "To" field  Rob says, "Hello"
Directly say to a person(s) in the room  Select "Say" (Ctrl+S), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field  [to Michele, Jay] Deb says, "Hello" 
Privately say to a person(s) in any room  Select "Say privately" (Ctrl+Shift+S), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field 
Check the "Beep" box to beep the user's workstation 
*[to Rob] Dee says, "What time is the meeting?" 
Emote to all users in the room  Select "Emote" (Ctrl+M), enter text in message field, with no user name in "To" field  Keith waves
Directly emote to a person(s) in the room  Select "Emote" (Ctrl+M), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field  [to Dee] Steve waves
Privately emote to a person(s) in any room  Select "Emote privately" (Ctrl+Shift+M), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field
Check the "Beep" box to beep the user's workstation 
*[to Keith] Deb waves
Privately send popup message to a person(s) in any room  Select "Send popup" (Ctrl+Shift+P), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field  *[to Rob] Steve sends popup, "Are you there?" 
Privately communicate with a group Right mouse click on group, select "Say privately",
Enter message in the text area of the dialog,
Click "Send" button
(To change the type of communication, select the appropriate command)
Each member of the group CVW Team sees...
Michele in Conference Room is requesting your attention. She pages, "Don't forget about the 9 AM meeting."
Notes:
- The words "Public" and "Private" in the command entry area denote whether the selected command is public or private to the other users in the room.
- Public text appears as plain text in the command entry area
- Private text appears as bold text in the command entry area

- An asterisk (*) precedes any private communication that appears in the scrollback area.
- The room location of the sender of any private communication is included in parenthesis. Example: *(from Outside) Jane says, "We're on for 3:30, Rich's office."
- To add user names to the "To" field, type the names, or depress the shift key and left mouse click on the user's icon for automatic entry of the names.
- Right mouse clicking on any user's icon will pop up a menu with the above communications options. The user's name will be placed in the "To" entry field. 
- Click on the triangle icon in the upper left hand corner. This will display an additional command entry area in a window to assist in communicating with multiple people. Select the command, type the user name(s) into the "To" field and the message into the text field and press the Send button or press the Enter key to send the message. The Retain window option keeps the communication window open after sending the message for continuous communication.

Audio Conferencing (vat, developed by Lawrence Berkeley Labs)

To... Do This... 
Initiate a private phone conference with another user Select the "Phone" (Ctrl+Shift+H) option from the command entry menu and enter user name in "To" field
 or
Right mouse on user icon and select "Phone"
 or
Right mouse on user name in Online Users or All Users list and select "Phone"
Turn on audio conferencing and join the conference in the current room Click on the audio.gif (534 bytes) toolbar button 
 or
Select "Audio" from the Conference menu
(Audio button remains depressed while audio mode is enabled. Moving from room to room automatically establishes new conferences with new room participants.) 
Turn off audio conferencing  Click on the audio.gif (534 bytes) toolbar button 
 or
Select "Audio" from the Conference menu
View which room members are participating in the audio conference  View the list of names in the left hand column of the audio tool 
Use the audio tool to speak with the other conference participants  Click the right mouse button anywhere in the audio tool window while talking ("click to talk") 
Adjust speaker or mic volume  Click on slider below speaker or mic icon and drag up to raise volume, drag down to lower volume 
Temporarily mute the audio conference  Deselect the "listen" button above the speaker icon 
Temporarily mute the audio from a particular individual  Click on the box (to pace an "x" in it) to the left of the user's name 
Recall who spoke last View the color indicator in the box to the left of the user's name, black is most recent speaker 

Video Conferencing (vic, developed by Lawrence Berkeley Labs)

To... Do This... 
Turn on video conferencing and receive video from the current room  Click on the video.gif (197 bytes) toolbar button 
 or
Select "Video" from the Conference menu
(Video button remains depressed while video mode is enabled. Moving from room to room automatically establishes new conferences with new room participants.) 
Turn off video conferencing and discontinue receiving video from the current room  Click on the video.gif (197 bytes) toolbar button 
 or
Select "Video" from the Conference menu
Send video to other conference participants  Click on the "Transmit" button
Stop sending video, but continue to receive video from other conference participants  Click on the "Release" button
Open a larger video viewing window  Click once on the thumbnail video window

Rooms and Navigation

To... Do This... 
View the rooms/floors available in CVW  Click on the map.gif (598 bytes) toolbar button
 or
Select "Map" from the View menu
(Use the drop down menu or up/down keyboard arrow keys to view rooms on other floors.)
View information about the current room Select "Information..." from the Room menu
View room manager permissions for the current room Select "Permissions..." from the Room menu
View/modify access list of who can enter the current room Select "Access..." from the Room menu,
Select "All Users" list or "Groups" list by clicking on the radio button,
Click on name in left column and click on "Add" button to add person/group to access list,
Click on name in right user or group column and click on "Remove" button to remove person/group from access list,
Click on "Save" button
(Only users with room manager permissions can modify the room access list.)
Temporarily admit a user to currently locked room Select "Admit User..." from the Room menu,
Enter the name(s) of the users to admit
 or
Click online.gif (180 bytes) button to display Online Users and double click on name to add to list,
Enter the time duration the user may stay in the room,
Click on "OK" button
(Only users on the room access list can can admit other users.)
Set current room to default home room  Select "Set to Home" from the Room menu
Go to your default home room  Click on the home.gif (556 bytes) toolbar button 
Move to a different room Double-click on the destination room on the map
 or
Select "Go" (Ctrl+G) from the command entry menu, enter the room name in the "To" field 
Join another user Select "Join" (Ctrl+J) from the command entry menu, enter the user name in the field 
 or
Right mouse on user name in Online Users or All Users list and select "Join"

Using the Room Recorder

To... Do This... 
Turn on room recorder Double click on the room recorder in the room 
 or
Right mouse click on room recorder, select "On" 
(The name of the recorder will change to indicate the on status and all users will be notified.
You must have room manager permissions to control the recorder for this room.) 
Turn off room recorder Right mouse click on room recorder, select "Off" 
(The name of the recorder will change to indicate the off status and all users will be notified.
You must have room manager permissions to control the recorder for this room.) 
Make a transcript of current recording session Right mouse click on room recorder, select "Make Transcript" 
(Transcript appears as a Note in your Carrying Folder.) 

Using Your Proxy

To... Do This... 
Open proxy window Select "Proxy" from the View menu
Place proxy in a room Select "Go" (Ctrl+G) from the proxy command entry menu, enter the room name in the "To" field 
 or
Select "Join" (Ctrl+J) from the proxy command entry menu, enter the user name in the field
(Proxy window must be open.)
Retrieve proxy from room Select "Close" from the proxy File menu
Switch places with your proxy Click on the switch.gif (990 bytes) toolbar icon in the proxy window
View room description of proxy's room Click on the getinfo.gif (1056 bytes) toolbar icon in the proxy window
Say to all users in proxy's room Select "Say" (Ctrl+S), enter text in message field, with no user name in "To" field
Directly say to a person(s) in proxy's room Select "Say" (Ctrl+S), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field
Emote to all users in proxy's room Select "Emote" (Ctrl+M), enter text in message field, with no user name in "To" field
Directly emote to a person(s) in proxy's room Select "Emote" (Ctrl+M), enter text in message field, enter user name(s) in "To" field
Send/share a web reference with others in proxy's room Select and copy the full web reference from Web browser location field or other source,
Click on pasteweb.gif (996 bytes) toolbar button in proxy window
(Web Reference will appear in the scrollback of each user in the room.)
Paste/share text with others in a room Select and copy the text from any source,
Click on the pastetext.gif (993 bytes) toolbar button in the proxy window
(Text will appear in the scrollback of each user in the room.)
Lock the proxy scrollback Click on the ScrollLockBtn.gif (906 bytes) scroll lock button
(This enables the user to temporarily freeze the scrollback in place while reading the text. Button will remain depressed while scrollback is locked.)
Unlock the proxy scrollback Click on the ScrollLockBtn.gif (906 bytes) scroll lock button
(This resumes text scrolling.)
Clear the entire proxy scrollback history Select Ctrl+Shift+L
(The entire scrollback is cleared, leaving no scrollback history.)
Export proxy scrollback to a file Select "Save Scrollback..." from the proxy File menu and use file browser to save file
Export selected proxy scrollback to a file Highlight and copy text in proxy scrollback,
Select "Save Selection..." from the proxy File menu and use file browser to save file

Working with Groups

To... Do This... 
Create a new Group Select "Group Manager" from the View menu,
Click on the "New..." button
 or
Click on the new.gif (572 bytes) toolbar button,
Select the Group option and click on the "Create" button
 or
Select the Group option from the File -> New menu,
Enter group name in "Name" field,
Enter optional description in "Description" field,
Click on "Save" button
View information about a group Select "Group Manager" from the View menu,
Right mouse click on group, select "Information..."
View a group's members Select "Group Manager" from the View menu,
Right mouse click on group, select "Members..."
 or
Double click on a group.
Add/remove members to a Group If group is already open, click on "Members..." tab
 or
Select "Group Manager" from the View menu,
Right mouse click on group, select "Members..."
Select "All Users" list or "Groups" list by clicking on radio button,
Click on name in left column and click on "Add" button to add person/group to the members list,
Click on name in User or Group column and click on "Remove" button to remove person/group from the members list,
Click on "Save" button
(You must be the owner of the Group, or you must be on the permissions list for the group.)
View/modify permissions for changing a Group's members If group is already open, click on "Permissions" tab
 or
Select "Group Manager" from the View menu,
Right mouse click on group, select "Permissions..."
Select "All Users" list or "Groups" list by clicking on radio button,
Click on name in left column and click on "Add" button to add person/group to the permissions list,
Click on name in User or Group column and click on "Remove" button to remove person/group from the permissions list,
Click on "Save" button
(You must be the owner of the Group, or you must be on the permissions list for the group.)
Delete a Group Select "Group Manager" from the View menu,
Right mouse click on group, select "Delete..."
(You must be the owner of the Group, or you must be on the permissions list for the group.)

Folders, Notes, Web Refs, Files, Whiteboards

Descriptions

Item Description 
Folder A container for items (Files, Notes, Web References, Whiteboards, Folders) 
Note A simple text document, resides within CVW 
Web References A reference to a Web page 
File An imported copy of an external file (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, GIF, AVI, etc.) 
Whiteboard A shared (multi-user) whiteboard for displaying and marking up images

Creating Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, and Whiteboards

(Item is placed in your Carrying Folder upon creation) 
To... Do This... 
Create a new Folder, Note Click on the new.gif (572 bytes) toolbar button,
Select the Folder or Note option and click on the "Create" button
 or
Select the Folder or Note option from the File -> New menu,
Enter item name in Name field, Enter optional description in Description field,
Click on "Save" button
Create a new Web Reference Click on the new.gif (572 bytes) toolbar button,
Select the Web Reference option and click on the "Create" button
 or
Select the Web Reference option from the File -> New menu,
Enter item name in Name field, Enter optional description in Description field,
Enter full Web Reference in "Web Reference Path" field,
Click on "Save" button
Create a new Whiteboard Click on the new.gif (572 bytes) toolbar button,
Select the Whiteboard option and click on the "Create" button
 or
Select the Whiteboard option from the File -> New menu,
Enter item name in Name field, Enter optional description in Description field,
If backdrop image (GIF, JPEG, Plain Text) is on a web page, enter full Web Reference in "Background Image" field, or
If backdrop image (GIF, JPEG, Plain Text) is in a file, click on the "Find File..." button, select file, click on "Save" button in File Browser,
Click on "Save" button
 or
Right mouse click on GIF or JPEG document in CVW and select "Whiteboard" option,
Enter item name in Name field, Enter optional description in Description field,
Click on "Save" button
Import a new File Click on the import.gif (977 bytes) toolbar button
 or
Select "Import File..." from the File menu, Select file using File Browser, 
Modify/enter item name in Name field, Enter optional description in Description field,
Click on "Save" button

Manipulating Folders, Notes, Web References, Files, and Whiteboards

To... Do This... 
Open a Folder, Note, Web Reference, File, Whiteboard Double-click on item 
 or
Right mouse click on item, select "Open"
(Select "Open for View" for Files.)
View information about an item Right mouse click on items, select "Information..."
Change the name of an item Right mouse click on item, select "Information...",
Enter new name in "Name" field 
Click on "Save" button
Lock item in place Right mouse click on item, select "Information...", 
Check "Can't be moved" box,
Click on "Save" button
View/modify permissions for item Right mouse click on item, select "Permissions...",
Select "All Users" list or "Groups" list by clicking on radio button,
Click on name in left column and click on "Add" button to add person/group to access list,
Click on name in right user or group column and click on "Remove" button to remove person/group from access list,
Click on "Save" button
(Add/remove full edit and delete permissions on item.
You must be the owner of the item, or you must be on the permissions list for the item.)
Copy item Right mouse click on item, select "Copy"
(Item is placed in your Carrying Folder.) 
Create Shortcut Right mouse click on item, select "Shortcut"
(A reference to the original item. Item is placed in your Carrying Folder.) 
Drop/place item in current room Right mouse click on item in your Carrying Folder, select "Drop"
or
Click on item in your Carrying Folder, drag item into Room contents
Take item from room and place it in your Carrying Folder  Right mouse click on item in room, select "Take"
or
Click on item in room, drag item into your Carrying Folder
Delete item Right mouse click on item, select "Delete..." 
(You must be the owner of the item, or you must be on the permissions list for the item.)
Move item to another location (to another person, into a folder)  Click on item and drag onto user in Users Panel, Online Users or All Users list; onto member of a Group; or onto folder entry in contents

Working with Imported Files

To... Do This... 
Open for viewing Double-click on item
 or
Right mouse click on item, select "Open for View"
(Item cannot be modified.)
Open for editing Right mouse click on item, select "Open for Edit"
(You must be the owner of the item, or you must be on the permissions list for the item. If item is in room, it will be moved to your Carrying Folder.)
Save changes, and enter change comment Right mouse click on item, select "Save Changes..."
Discard changes made while editing Right mouse click on item, select "Discard Changes..." 
View edit history / Determine who has item checked out  Right mouse click on item, select "Information..."
Synchronize CVW client with Document Server Select "Sync with Server" from the File menu
(Use if experiencing communication problems with Server.) 

Working with Whiteboards

Join a Whiteboard session Double-click on whiteboard
or
Right mouse click on Whiteboard, select "Open"
(User may have multiple whiteboards open and active.)
Apply markings to the Whiteboard image Select a drawing tool by clicking on tool in tool palette,
Select a color by clicking on color in color palette,
Apply annotation over image with left mouse button
Undo marking(s) Select the Undo mine option (Ctrl+Z) from the Whiteboard Edit menu
(Repetitive use of this function will remove markings one at a time, in reverse order of application.)
Clear all of your markings
Select the "Clear my markings" option from the Whiteboard Edit menu
Clear all markings Select the "Clear all markings" option from the Edit menu
(Requires full access permissions to the Whiteboard.)
Copy and Paste a marking
Choose the pointer tool from the upper left of the tool palette,
Click on marking to select it,
Copy and paste a new marking by selecting the "Copy" option (Ctrl+C) from the Edit menu
Move a marking
Choose the pointer tool from the upper left of the tool palette,
Click on marking with the left mouse button to select it and drag the marking to the new location before releasing the mouse
Delete a marking
Choose the pointer tool from the upper left of the tool palette,
Click on marking with the left mouse button to select it,
Select "Delete marking" (Delete key) from the Edit menu
View participants in current Whiteboard session
View names of all current participants (both active and viewing session) in the "Users in WB" list on the left side of the Whiteboard
View name of person who created or last changed marking
Position cursor over marking and view name in the "Changed By" field on the left side of the Whiteboard
Close whiteboard
Select the "Close" option from the Whiteboard File menu
(Changes to Whiteboard are saved as they are applied.)

Searching for People, Places, and Things

To... Do This...
Find a Person in CVW Select the "Find..." option from the Edit menu,
Click on the "People" tab,
Confine the search criteria by selecting combination of full name and user name, or any fields that a user provide in their user information (e.g., email, office location, phone, ID, description),
Enter the search string in the "Named" field
(Search is by partial match and is not case sensitive),
Click the "Find" button
(Search returns the total number found and a list of all matches, with user name, full name, email address, phone, current room location, idle/activity state.
Right mouse click on user in list for Information, Page, Phone, etc.)
Find a Room or Floor in CVW Select the "Find..." option from the Edit menu,
Click on the "Places" tab,
Confine the search criteria by selecting combination of room name and floor name,
Enter the search string in the "Named" field
(Search is by partial match and is not case sensitive),
Click the "Find" button
(Search returns the total number found and a list of all matches, with room name, floor name, floor level.)
Find a File (Document, Note, Whiteboard, Folder, Web Reference, or Shortcut) in CVW Select the "Find..." option from the Edit menu,
Click on the "Files" tab,
Confine the search criteria by selecting any combination of Documents, Notes, Whiteboards, Folders, and Web References,
Enter the search string in the "Named" field
(Search is by partial match and is not case sensitive),
Click the "Find" button
(Search returns the total number found and a list of all matches, with file name, current location, type, owner name, and creation date.
Right mouse click on item in list for Page Owner, Join Owner, Visit File.)

Sharing Information via the Scrollback

To... Do This... 
Send/share a web reference with others in a room Select and copy the full web reference from Web browser location field or other source,
Click on pasteweb.gif (996 bytes) toolbar button
(Web reference will appear in the scrollback of each user in the room.)
Open a web reference from room scrollback Double click on web reference in room scrollback
(Web browser will open to web page.)
Paste/share text with others in a room Select and copy the text from any source,
Click on the pastetext.gif (993 bytes) toolbar button
(Text will appear in the scrollback of each user in the room.)
Privately paste/share text to a person Select and copy the text from any source,
Right mouse click on user's icon (or user's entry in Online Users or All Users list), select "Paste text to"
(Text will appear in the scrollback of the user.)

Manipulating the Scrollback

To... Do This... 
Search scrollback for a text string Select "Search Scrollback..." from the Edit menu,
Enter text string (search is case sensitive) in the dialog box,
Click on "Search" button
(Text is highlighted in the scrollback in blue. Select "Search Again" from the Edit menu to continue searching for more matches.)
Lock the scrollback Click on the ScrollLockBtn.gif (906 bytes) scroll lock button
(This enables the user to temporarily freeze the scrollback in place while reading the text. Button will remain depressed while scrollback is locked.)
Unlock the scrollback Click on the ScrollLockBtn.gif (906 bytes) scroll lock button
(This resumes text scrolling.)
Copy scrollback text to the clipboard  Highlight text in scrollback area with left mouse button, right mouse click in the scrollback area and select "Copy"
Clear the entire scrollback history Select Ctrl+Shift+L
(The entire scrollback is cleared, leaving no scrollback history.)
Export scrollback to a file Select "Save Scrollback..." from the File menu and use file browser to save file
Export selected scrollback to a file Highlight and copy text in scrollback,
Select "Save Selection..." from the File menu and use file browser to save file

Displaying and Changing User Information

To... Do This... 
Change your password Select "Set Password..." from the File menu,
Enter the old password and the new password in the appropriate fields,
Click on "OK" button
Change your user information  Double-click on your icon
 or
Right mouse click on icon, select "Information..."
Enter new information in fields provided,
Click on "Save" button
Indicate inactive status Click on the idle.gif (555 bytes) toolbar button to display your default idle message
 or
Select "Idle" (Ctrl+I) from the command entry menu, enter the idle message in the field 
(Idle toolbar will remain depressed to denote idle status. Idle is automatically turned off when you become active again.) 
Display list of all currently connected users Click on the online.gif (180 bytes) toolbar button
 or
Select "Online Users" from the View menu
(Displays name, location, idle time, idle message.)
Display list of all users Select "All Users" from the View menu
(Displays name, location, idle time.)
View information about a specific user Double click on user's icon
 or
Right mouse click on user's icon, select "Information..." 
 or
Right mouse click on user's entry in Online Users or All Users window, select "Information..."
(Displays the icon, full name, description, ID, office number, phone number, email address of the user.)
View connection information for all users Select "Find user" (Ctrl+F) from the command entry menu, with no name in the field 
(Displays name, location, idle time, idle message in scrollback.)
View connection information for a specific user Select "Find user" (Ctrl+F) from the command entry menu, enter the user name in the field 
(Displays name, location, idle time, idle state in scrollback.)

Setting Your Preferences

To... Do This... 
Change audio and video conferencing settings Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Conferencing" tab and enter preference values,
Click on the "Save" button
Change audio and video Time to Live network settings Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Conferencing" tab and click on the "Advanced..." button,
Enter preference values,
Click on the "Save" button
Change font color of text messages in scrollback Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Highlights" tab,
Check highlight options and select corresponding color from the drop down menu,
Click on "User..."
Drag users to icon box and select color to color code text from specific users,
Click on the "Save" button
(Highlight your name and any text communication directed to you.)
Change the default window display and startup options Size and position the CVW application windows to desired preference,
Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Display" tab and click the "Save Location" button,
Click on the "Save" button
(Startup options and locations set for Main window, Map window, Proxy window, Online users window, and Carrying folder.)
Set the default sizes and locations for audio and video conference windows Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Display" tab,
Click on the "Set Location…" button under Audio Conference Tool,
Position and size the resulting window and click on the "Save" button,
Click on the "Set Location…" button under Video Conference Tool,
Position and size the resulting window and click on the "Save" button,
Click on the "Save" button in the Preferences dialog
Change default idle message Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Misc" tab and enter the default idle message,
Click on the "Save" button
(This is the message that is displayed when you click the Idle toolbar button.)
Enable/disable time stamping in scrollback Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Misc" tab and check the "Display time stamp in scrollback every 30 minutes" box,
Click on the "Save" button
(Time stamp appears in scrollback every 30 minutes.)
Change date display format Select "Preferences..." from the View menu,
Select the "Misc" tab and click "Local Time Zone" or "Greenwich Mean Time",
Click on the "OK" button
(All time references in CVW will appear in the time zone selected.)

Other

(Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for the Command Entry Area)
To... Do This...
Display the previous command Ctrl+P
 or
Ctrl+UP ARROW
Display the next command Ctrl+N
 or
Ctrl+DOWN ARROW
The following are only if you chose use subset of Emacs-style key bindings in "Misc" tab of Preferences.
Go to beginning of current line Ctrl+A
Go to end of current line Ctrl+E
Move back one character Ctrl+B
Move forward one character Ctrl+F
Delete character under cursor Ctrl+D
Delete from the cursor to the end of the current line and copy into the buffer Ctrl+K
Paste from the buffer at the current cursor location Ctrl+Y