The Options window is used to select how CapeSoft Office Messenger is to perform.

• To set the operating options select Options from the Tools drop down menu.

Options: Messaging

• Your Name. This text box is used to type in the name that you want to use to identify yourself and will be the name listed in the To drop down select box of all the other Office Messenger users.
  
• Incoming Message Sound. This option allows you to specify a sounds that will be played when you receive a new message. You can use any WAV file. Use the yellow folder icon to browse your computer and select a WAV file to play when a message is received. You can play the currently selected sound by clicking on the blue play button. If you do not want to have any sound play when a message is receive then leave this box blank.
• User Details: The details for the current user.

Options: Advanced

1. Window is Always On Top. This option enables you to select if the Office Messenger window is always to remain on top (in the front of other windows).
   
2. Don't show Restore Tip. This option is used to select if the warning tip message, that you will see when you receive a message while you are currently typing a message, is to be displayed or not:
   
   
   
   
3. Give me Admin Rights. This option enables you to administer all copies of Office Messenger that are currently running on computers that are connected to the LAN to which you are connected.
4. Receive All Messages as Private. Used to select if all messages you receive are to be Hidden.
5. Send Messages Using Encryption. This option is used to select if all messages you send are to be encrypted or not. Encrypted ensures that message are safe during transfer across the network.
6. Enable Logging to DebugView: Sends debug output to the Windows system debug output. This can be viewed using the free DebugView tool from Microsoft. These logs can then be sent to CapeSoft to allow debugging if an error occurs. This only would typically only be used if CapeSoft support has requested a debug log.
   
7. Data Storage: The location of Office Messenger's data files.
   
8. Maximum Instances: This is only display if Give Me Admin Rights is ticked. This option limits the number of copies of Office Messenger than can be run at the same time on a single machine. This is only needed when multiple copies of Office Messenger are run on different accounts using Fast User Switching, Terminal Server, Citrix etc. Do not change this value unless you need to, as it will create additional network traffic.

Options: Themes

Allows you to pick which theme to use with Office Messenger. Click on the theme to select it - a preview will be displayed.

Options: Updating

Office Messenger can check for updates, downloade them and automatically install them. From the Help menu on the main window select the Check for Updates option.

• Ask Me Before Updating Office Messenger: When an update is found this will prompt you before downloading it.

Options: Sharing

Contact sharing is only available in the Professional edition of Office Messenger. Click here for a comparison between Office Messenger Standard and Professional editions.

When a Contact Update is Received

Determines the application behaviour when a contact update is received from another instance of Office Messenger:

• Ignored: Ignore all contact updates. The address book will not be updated.
• Only New Information: accepts contact updates, but does not modify any existing information. New information is added to existing contacts, and new contacts are added.

Contact Notes

Determines how Notes are updated.

• Do Not Update: never update Notes fields (other field can be update, but not the Notes field)
• Append Notes: add any new notes to the existing notes. This option is not used in most cases, becuase every update will append the entire notes field to the existing notes, which can result in duplication of notes.
• Overwrite Notes: replace any notes with those from the update.

Which Contacts to Update

Determines which contacts are updated

• All Contacts: Update all contacts if an update is received.
• Only Shared Contacts: Only update contacts that are marked as shared. New contact will still be accepted.

Sending Contacts

• Do not send contact updates: No contact updates will be sent when contacts in this address book change. Does not affect received contact updates.