With small icons and menus hidden, you can see up to 20 people on a standard 640x480 display before a scroll bar is needed:

Related images:

In/Out Board with normal-size icons
In/Out Board with small icons

Details:

This is what Marilyn Saunders, who is one of three people in the "Accounting" workgroup, would see at her desk. Note the following:

• The current date and time appears in the title bar.
• Marilyn has chosen to view only her own workgroup. She can choose any workgroup, or can view all workgroups together. In all cases, names are always displayed in alphabetical order.
• Marilyn's name appears above her "dedicated" toolbar buttons at the top-left of the display. Her dedicated buttons show that she has 7 messages, and is at a "do-not-disturb" status. These toolbar buttons are called "dedicated" because they will always be visible on Marilyn's display, even if she selects a different workgroup to view. Clicking on these buttons opens the Message Box or the Status Change dialog.
• Additional information for Marilyn appears in the main display area (she doesn't want to be disturbed until 11:16 am, and she has a personal comment).
• Marilyn's personal comment is too long to be displayed in full. However, a mouse-click on the comment will show the entire comment (this does not work in the demo, however!).
• The status of Marilyn's coworkers in the Accounting workgroup are also shown on the main display; both Susan Alton and James Robertson are currently in the office and available. You can also see that Susan Alton has one message.
• A system-wide message is visible at the top-right of the display.

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