The sections of this chapter describe in detail what to do before you start to use BSCW. Some of these actions are essential and others will make it easier for you to use BSCW -- you should read through them all before using the system and should consult them again if any problems arise as you begin to use BSCW.

Section 2.3 describes a sample procedure to adjust your browser to the language that you want to work with in the BSCW interface.

More sophisticated options are discussed in section 4.2. These options are not essential to beginning to use BSCW since, initially, most BSCW users will be satisfied with the default options.