Display fields and input fields

You can change and customize the configuration of screen related items, such as the number of items shown in Message and Bulletin Board or the width of the input field for the body text, to make them easier to use.

Steps:
  1. Click User name in the header. Screenshot: User name in the header is highlighted

  2. Click Personal Settings.

  3. On the "Personal settings (common)" screen, click Display fields and input fields under "Screen".

  4. Configure items for the display columns.

    For details on items to configure for the display columns, refer to Setting Fields in the Display Column.
    Image of items in the display field

  5. Configure items for the input fields.

    Configure the width of the input field for the body text of Messages and Bulletin Board.

    • Width of input field for body:
      Select the width of the input field for the body text, in the number of single byte characters.
      This setting is not applied to the following fields.
      • E-mail body text
      • Contents of HTML portlet (My portlet)
    • Height of input field for body:
      Select the height of the input field for the body text, in the number of rows.
      This setting is not applied to the text body of e-mails.
    Image of settings field for input field

  6. Confirm your settings and click Save.

Setting Fields in the Display Column

This section describes the setting fields in the display columns.

  • Number of items to be displayed on the list screen:
    Configure the number of items to display on the list screen, such as in Messages, and Bulletin Boards. Screenshot: Three topics are displayed on the list screen in Bulletin Board
  • Maximum number of comments on Comment list:
    Configure the number of comments to display on the details screen, such as in Messages and Bulletin Boards.
  • Display width for titles:
    Configure the number of characters for the subjects to display on the list screen, such in Messages and Bulletin Boards. The number is the number of characters when inputting in single-byte characters.
    This setting is not applicable for the "Notifications" portlet which uses "Multi-line layout". Screenshot: The width of "Subject" column on the list screen in Bulletin Board is highlighted
  • Width of body texts and comments field:
    Configure the number of characters for body texts and comments to display on the list screen, such as in Messages and Bulletin Boards. The number is the number of characters when inputting in single-byte characters.
    This setting is not applicable for the "Notifications" portlet which uses "Multi-line layout". Screenshot: The width of "Details" column on the list screen in Bulletin Board is highlighted
  • Width for From/To column:
    Configure the number of characters for the sender/recipient names to display on the list screen, such as in Messages and Bulletin Boards. The number is the number of characters when inputting in single-byte characters. Screenshot: The width of "From" column on the list screen in Bulletin Board is highlighted
  • E-mail address link:
    Select the application or screen you want to start when you click the link of an e-mail address that is included in the body and comment.
    Depending on the system administrator settings, the third-party software names may be displayed in the options.
    • Start mailer software:
      The e-mail program is launched.
    • Start E-mail:
      The "Compose E-mail" screen of Garoon is displayed.
  • Image files (gif, jpeg, etc.):
    Screenshot: The attached image is shown with comments When the "Show image with body text" checkbox is selected, the image files attached to messages and bulletin board are displayed with the body and comments.
    You can display image files in the following formats.
    • gif
    • jpeg
    • pjpeg
    • png
  • Character encoding for file output:
    Select a character encoding to use for exporting messages, bulletin boards, notes, or e-mails to a text file.
    When you enable the "Select when exporting" setting, you can select a character encoding when you export files.
  • Information to display after Names:
    Select the items displayed after user names. Depending on your system administrator's settings, the items you set may not appear.
    • English spelling:
      Select to display the English name after the name of the user. Depending on your system administrator settings, you may not be able to select English names. Image with the English name
    • Priority organizations:
      Configure to display the priority organization name after the name of the user. Image with organization name
  • Profile pictures:
    If you select the "Show profile pictures in comments and User list" checkbox, images that are registered in the user details are displayed as icons representing them.

Notes on User Name and English Name

When the English name is set to display, the user name is displayed in the following order.

  • Display name in another language ("Display name" in basic information of users)

Images displaying English names

However, the name may be different depending on the language of the logged-in user and the language of the user name.

The display name in basic information is "Kato Daisuke", and the name of another language is "Japanese: Daisuke Kato"
  • Logged in user language: Japanese
    Language to display user name Example of user name display
    日本語 Daisuke Kato
    English Kato Daisuke
    中文(简体 Kato Daisuke
    No settings Daisuke Kato
  • Login User language: English (US) or Chinese (Simplified)
    Language to display user name Example of user name display
    日本語 Daisuke Kato
    English Kato Daisuke
    中文(简体 Kato Daisuke
    No settings Kato Daisuke
  • Login User language: According to the Web browser settings
    This is similar to the language that is set in the language of the logged-in user.
    If you have set a language that is not in the language of the logged-in user, "English (US)" is considered.
If the basic display name is "Li Run Cheng", and the display name in the other language is "Chinese (Simplified): 李润成"
  • Login User language: Japanese or English (US)
    Language to display user name Example of user name display
    日本語 Li Run Cheng
    English Li Run Cheng
    中文(简体 Li 润 Ari
    No settings Li Run Cheng
  • Login User language: Chinese (Simplified)
    Language to display user name Example of user name display
    日本語 Li Run Cheng
    English Li Run Cheng
    中文(简体 Li 润 Ari
    No settings Li 润 Ari
  • Login User language: According to the Web browser settings
    This is similar to the language that is set in the language of the logged-in user.
    If you have set a language that is not in the language of the logged-in user, "English (US)" is considered.