International Formatting Support

The Claris Organizer software personal information manager has had a good reception in the United states and is now becoming available in more and more countries, as part of its localization plan. While small and powerful, it also includes features that have been developed to support the needs of international customers. Below is a sampling of these features:

Measurement system
The measurement system featured in
Claris Organizer now supports the metric system.

Number formatting
The decimal separator that Claris Organizer uses is the one set in the Numbers Control Panel.

Week Start
The first day of the week in the Agenda is automatically set to Monday in European versions.

Addresses
The fields on Contact and Note cards generated in Claris Organizer now display the address fields in the right size and position for the addressing conventions in the countries for which Claris Organizer has been localized. The Copy Special command and print formats also use the correct address format. For example, the French version of 1.0v2 has the Postal Code (CP) before the city. See the listing below for the countries for which Claris Organizer has been localized.

Telephone numbers
Claris Organizer users can specify their own phone number formatting. The "Edit ListÉ" at the bottom of the telephone pop up menu in the Contact Preference allows the user to type in something like "(#) ### - ####" if they want a phone number formatted as (3) 456-9874.

Phone numbers that begin with a plus sign (+) are not formatted, they are treated as international phone numbers. It is assumed that international numbers will have a different format than local ones, and Claris Organizer users are expected to enter all formatting characters.

International telephone dialing
The International Prefix in Contact Preferences is dialed when a number begins with the plus sign (+). This prefix should be the international access code for the current country. The rest of the number is assumed to include the country code, city code and subscriber number.

Note: The city code should be entered in the form that is appropriate for international dialing. Usually, the leading zero should be omitted.

While Claris Organizer continues to have a successful reception in the United States, plans are underway to add localizations. The Claris Organizer Development Team is actively pursuing new ways to accommodate the international customer.

Localized versions
Claris Organizer 1.0v2 has been localized for the following countries:

United Kingdom
Canada (also available in French Canadian)
Australia
France
Germany

Please check with your Claris software dealer for details on ordering.