Changing Message Notifications

Each time you receive a new message the system can notify you on the notification bar at the bottom of the Eterm window. By default, the message scrolls across the notification bar. You can specify how or if you want this notification to display.

Use the User Maintenance screen to change how you want to receive notification.

To change a message notification:

  1. From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select User Maintenance to display the User Maintenance screen.

  2. In the User ID field, enter your user name.

  3. Use the Addl hot key to display the Additional Data selections.

  4. Use the Addl Data hot key to display the Additional User Settings screen.

  5. In the New Message Notification field, press F10 and select one of the following:

  6. Scrolling Notification – New message text scrolls across the bottom of the Eterm window. This is the default.

  7. Single Notification – Displays a message indicating how many new messages you have waiting. For example, 2 New Messages Waiting.

  8. No Notification – Deactivates message notification. Messages still display in the message queue, but no notification is sent.

  1. Press Esc to save your changes and exit the screen.

  2. Press Esc to save your changes and exit User Maintenance.

See Also:

Sending Messages