| Feature |
Benefit |
| Easy to use interface |
PhonePad has a very easy to use
interface. Using the Outlook style sidebar, you can
quickly access PhonePad's many features. Or you can use
the traditional style toolbar, the menu bar or right click your mouse
for popup menus. |
|
Inbox |
All of your messages are conveniently located in a central, easy-to-access location. Messages you receive are stored in the Inbox. Icons and colour-coding
provide instant recognition of message status. |
|
Sent Folder |
PhonePad keeps a copy of all messages you have sent.
Icons and colour-coding tell you if a message has been read by the
person you sent it to. Messages can be resent with the click of a button. |
|
Familiar Phone Message
Look |
Messages have been designed to mimic the paper-based
message pads, providing a more intuitive interface and making it
easier for users to migrate from paper-based message pads. |
|
Text Messages |
PhonePad isn't limited to just phone messages. You can also send free form text messages. |
|
Rich Text
Messages |
Messages support text formatting (different fonts, styles, colours and
sizes), allowing you to emphasize important information. |
| Spell Checking |
Spell check your messages before sending them. Multiple language dictionaries are supported. |
|
Multiple Message
Interface |
Multiple messages can be opened simultaneously,
allowing you to easily write and/or read a number of messages simultaneously. |
|
Forward and
Reply |
Forward phone or text messages to other users, or reply
to messages you receive. |
| Message Receipts |
Message receipts let you know when your messages have been read. |
|
Caller AutoComplete |
PhonePad can remember the details of previous callers for
you, avoiding the need to re-enter the information when they call
again. As you enter a caller's name, PhonePad checks to
see if they exist in the Address Book and will fill in the rest of the
details for you. It can also automatically update a caller's
details when they change. |
|
Caller Time
Lookup |
Instantly look up the time in the caller's location,
wherever they are located in the world. |
|
Multiple
Recipients |
Send messages to as many people as you like. |
|
Distribution
Groups |
Easily send messages to groups of people by creating
Distribution Groups. |
|
Status Bar |
As well a providing helpful hints, the status bar indicates the number of messages you have in your
Inbox, and how many have and haven't been read. |
|
Login Options |
You can login to PhonePad using a variety of login options:
Username and Password, Network Login ID, or get PhonePad to
login for you automatically. |
| Address Book |
A full featured address book can hold all details of your callers including Business and Home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc. |
|
Receptionists
Mode |
A special mode allows receptionists to check messages
for other users by providing access to their Inboxes. Administrators can specify which Inboxes receptionists can access. |
|
Sortable Message
Lists |
Sort message lists with one click. |
|
In-Out Board |
Easily check the availability of other staff using the built-in
In-Out Board. |
|
Import Address
Book Entries |
Import your Address Book entries from Microsoft
Outlook, or a comma-delimited text file. |
|
Export Address
Book Entries |
Export your PhonePad Address Book entries to
text files for importing into other applications. |
|
Message
Notification |
Choose from 6 different notification methods to alert you when new messages
are received, including playing WAV files (8 sounds are provided but you can easily add your own). |
| Undelete Messages |
Messages that have been accidentally deleted can easily be retrieved. |
|
Message
Archiving |
Messages can be archived by the system
administrator at any time. They can also be unarchived when
necessary. |
|
Message
Exporting |
Messages can be exported to text files for storage
and archival purposes. |
|
Message Printing |
If you need a hard copy of a message for filing purposes, PhonePad
can print a copy of a message at the click of a button. |
| Automatic Message Forwarding |
If you're out of the office you can have PhonePad automatically your messages to an email address or even your mobile/cell phone. This is also useful when you are taking messages for
someone who is not a PhonePad user. Supports multiple email addresses and mobile/cell phone numbers. |
|
User Preferences |
With a whole host of user preferences, you can customize
many of PhonePad's features to your heart's content. |
|
Startup Options |
Run PhonePad as a standard Windows application or as a system tray
application. Run PhonePad manually or have it start
automatically whenever Windows starts. |
|
Administration
Utility |
PhonePad Admin allows an administrator to
completely manage the PhonePad system. Administrators can purge
messages from the system, archive messages, undelete messages, check
user login status, enable/disable logins, repair the message database,
set the login modes, add/edit/delete user logins, and set up other
users as administrators or receptionists. Plus more. |
| Broadcast Messages |
Administrators can broadcast announcements to all PhonePad users. |
| Remotely Manager Server |
ServerManager makes it easy for administrators to remotely manage the PhonePad Server (if installed). |
|
Personal and Public Folders |
Create your own personal folders to store your messages in. Folders can be made public so that others users can access them. |
|
Message Follow Up |
With the message Follow Up feature, you can easily identify which messages need to be followed up. Follow up notes can be added for later reference. |
| Inbox Message Filtering |
Display only the messages you want to see by using the handy message filtering option, eg. all unread messages, all messages that haven't been followed up, etc. |
|
Searching |
The Search option makes it easy to find messages you have received. |
|
Phone Number
Dialing |
PhonePad can return calls for you by dialing phone
numbers in messages. Just one click. (Requires a
modem). |
|
Remote
Connectivity |
Not only can you send and receive messages
across your peer-to-peer or local area network, you can also do it
across wide area networks and even the Internet! This is ideal
for remote offices and those on the road or working from home. |
| Data Backup and Restore |
The PhonePad backup utility makes it easy to backup and restore your PhonePad data. Use AutoBackup to automatically backup your valuable data every night. |
| Easy Installation and Setup |
The PhonePad Easy Setup Wizard makes installing and configuring PhonePad simple and quick. |
| Runs on Any Network |
PhonePad will run on virtually any PC-based network,
including peer-to-peer. At the most basic level, all it needs is a common drive that is
shared by all users in the same work area. |
| Plus lots more. |
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