As well as being able to connect files, notes or records to any record in FirstOffice (as described here), you can also attach them to your Master Control panel. They will be listed in the area on the right of the Master Control panel, known as the "Personal Desktop". You can also list important reports, documents, Maintenance functions, settings and registers in the Personal Desktop. You can therefore configure your Personal Desktop so that it gives you immediate access to the areas of FirstOffice that are most important to you (i.e. removing the need to change modules, find records in browse windows and find reports in list windows). The Personal Desktop is therefore similar to a list of Bookmarks in a browser.

If you want to use the Personal Desktop, you must first set up a Mailbox for yourself. To do this, open the Person register in the System module, highlight your record in the 'Persons: Browse' window and choose 'Create Mailbox' from the Operations menu. This process is described in full here. In a multi-user system, each user that will be using the Personal Desktop should have their own Mailbox.

!	You must have a Mailbox if you want to use the Personal Desktop.

Once you have a Mailbox, your name will be shown in the title bar of the Master Control panel, and the contents of your Personal Desktop will be listed in the area on the right:

The contents of your Personal Desktop cannot be viewed by another user. So, if someone else logs in to FirstOffice on your machine, they will see their Personal Desktop, not yours.

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You must have a Mailbox if you want to use the Personal Desktop.