This document contains information on the new and improved features in Now Up-to-Date version 3.0. For detailed discussions of all Now Up-to-Date features, refer to your User’s Guide.
Group Scheduling
Now Up-to-Date version 3.0’s new Group Scheduling features automate a very time-consuming task — that of scheduling group meetings. Simply drag and drop to choose your attendees, conference room, and resources (overhead projector, etc.). Now Up-to-Date scans their schedules and determines their availability.
Group View
Now Up-to-Date 3.0’s new Group View gives you an easy-to-read picture of each attendee’s available times for meetings, so you can easily choose a time and place to schedule your meeting. Just click to select an available meeting time, and Now Up-to-Date does the rest!
Auto-Pick
Auto-Pick searches the schedules of people and conference rooms, finds the first available times to meet, and displays a list of the first available times and dates.
Drag and Drop Meeting Rescheduling
Need to reschedule a meeting? Simply drag and drop your meeting to a new time or date, and Now Up-to-Date reschedules the meeting for you, checking for schedule conflicts with your attendees, and sending out new invitations.
Toolbars
Now Up-to-Date version 3.0 includes Toolbars in all views. The Toolbar buttons let you perform the most common Now Up-to-Date activities, including printing, switching views, adding new Appointments, To-Dos and Calls, and so on. The Toolbar also includes buttons for the Date/Time Picker, Online Help, Word Wrap, Show/Hide Weekends, and more. You’ll never hunt for them in menus again! To determine the function of each button, simply place your pointer over it — a Tool Tips description appears beneath the button.
Date/Time Pickers
Date/Time Pickers provide lightning-fast navigation to any date and time. Date/Time Pickers also reduce data entry when creating new events. In the Event Info window, simply click the small calendar icon to the right of the “Date” field, then point and click to select the date and time for your appointment. Click “OK” and the “Date,” “Time,” and “Duration” fields are automatically filled in for you.
Scrolling Month and Multi-Day Views
New Scrolling Month and Multi-Day views let you scroll forward a week or a day at a time. Say it’s the last week in October, but you need to schedule a meeting during the first week of November. Simply click the “Scrolling View” button in the Toolbar, and you can see both weeks at the same time.
Online Help
Context-sensitive Online Help is available throughout Now Up-to-Date version 3.0. You can click the “Help” button in major dialog boxes, or choose “Help” from the Window menu. Help topics are arranged so that you can reveal or hide any subtopics they contain, and you can even search for and print topics.
