ARRIS Timbuktu for Macintosh v8.8.3- Getting Started Guide - Manual (Page 54)

Getting Started with Timbuktu Pro for Macintosh | 54
The Button Bar
Timbuktu Pro’s floating Button Bar includes a service button for each Timbuktu
Pro service, as well as and several function buttons.
• The Dial Direct button lets you make direct dial-up connections to modem-
equipped Timbuktu Pro computers. It appears on the Button Bar if you have
configured Timbuktu Pro properly on the Dial Direct tab in the Preferences di-
alog box.
• The Activate Modem button transfers control of your phone line from the tele-
phone (voice) to the modem (data). It eliminates the need to hang up and re-
dial when you’re dealing with a remote Timbuktu Pro computer and speaking
to its user over a single phone connection.
• The Save Address button lets you save any selected address of a remote user
in a Timbuktu Pro address book.
• The Install Timbuktu button enables you to push Timbuktu Pro to computers
on your network that do not have it installed. You may also upgrade an exist-
ing Timbuktu Pro installation on the remote computer.
The Button Bar allows you to access any of Timbuktu Pro’s services from almost
any Timbuktu Pro window. You can drag an address to any of the service buttons
to initiate a session using that service.
Note: The buttons are dimmed when no remote computer’s address is selected.
The Button Bar can be displayed in a vertical or horizontal configuration, with or
without labels. You can set these options on the General tab in the Preferences di-
alog box. (See
“Setting General Preferences” on page 32 .) When the Button Bar is
hidden, you can display it by choosing Show Button Bar from the Window menu.
Making a New Connection
You can establish a Timbuktu Pro connection to a computer you haven’t used be-
fore in several ways. You may enter its IP address, DNS address, or email address
in the TCP/IP tab in the New Connection window. You may use the Skype tab to lo-
cate a Skype user and connect to the computer on which the user is active. And
you may use the Bonjour tab or the TCP/IP Scanner tab to search your network for
the computer you want.