You probably have applications that you repeat regularly and Internet sites that you visit again and
again. You might even have e-mail that you send out regularly that usually has the same addressees,
subject, and message text. WebBank can help you automate processes like these and provide a tool for
organizing them so that you spend a minimum amount of time and effort getting the job done. Using WebBank as
your starting point eliminates the confusion and the extra effort in getting these jobs
started.
Starting Applications
You have an Excel spreadsheet that you update each morning. Once you've stored the URL in WebBank, you can
launch Excel and open the spreadsheet in one easy step. (In this case, the URL is the filename of your
spreadsheet, not an Internet site.)
Sending Electronic Mail
You have three messages you send each day to a group of people. The addressees are usually the same, the
subject on each message is the same, the message text only varies in two or three areas. WebBank can provide
the means of storing the URL information to start your email program and create the standard parts of a
message in one easy step. When the standard message appears and is ready to send, you can make any changes
you wish to the subject, the message text, or to the people that are to get the message.
Accessing Web Sites
You have a group of Web sites that you visit regularly. You probably have these already stored by your browser
as "favorites" or "bookmarks". You may even use more than one browser and are trying to keep these sites up
to date for both. Let's say you use both a laptop and a deskstation, or a machine at home and one in the
office. Suddenly, what should be simple becomes a problem in synchronization. WebBank can eliminate these
problems by making your URL collection independent of the browser you use or the place you use it.
You probably also have a large collection of URLs that you have gathered at some point because you were
looking for specific information. "Favorites" and "bookmarks" allow you to categorize these to some
extent. WebBank, however, provides for both categorization and your personal notes about why you
accessed this site, what products or services they provide, or even how good you thought the site was,
etc. It even has the tools to search your collection in different ways - including your notes - to
find a site that you can only vaguely remember. All in one easy to use place.
Storing User IDs and Passwords
You probably have many UserID / Password combinations that are required to gain access to special web sites. WebBank provides secure storage for them and a means to quickly find those you want. You can even use the copy/paste capabilities to avoid typing errors.
Sharing URLs
You probably exchange URL information with your friends and co-workers. Without WebBank, this is a tedious
process in which you must "cut and paste" to transfer the information. WebBank solves this problem by
providing the functionality to quickly and easily export the URLs you wish to share, or import those they
are sharing with you. This can be done in several different formats, providing a good solution for
whatever situation you may have.
Workgroups
WebBank also has the capability to store URL information in a Workgroup Bank that is shared by
authorized members of the workgroup and supplements their personal Bank of URL information. This capability
provides an easy method of providing common information to members without the effort of each creating and
maintaining this information - a large productivity saving. The Workgroup Bank is maintained by an
Administrator but all share the benefits. This environment is described further in the
information distributed with WebBank Pro which includes the tools for creating the workgroup user files.