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.
The section 2.3 Choosing the interface language concentrates on a restricted number of options to be defined by every user on registration.
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.