Lotus Notes


LOTUS NOTES (ELECTRONIC MAIL)
(LEVELS 1, AND 2)


Lotus Notes is an integrated electronic mail programme that allows you to efficiently communicate with others. Lotus Notes is also used to schedule meetings, events and appointments, store contact lists, maintain task lists, assign tasks to others, and track activities.

PREREQUISITE FOR ATTENDING THE COURSE:

Should have previous Windows experience and/or attended a Windows Operating System course.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Introduction: Accessing Notes, Changing the password, Changing the Welcome page
  • The Welcome Page window, The Menu bar, The SmartIcon bar, The Navigation bar
  • The Status bar, The Bookmark bar
  • The Workspace view, Bookmarking (Creating a database)
  • The Mail Database window, Navigation pane and view pane
  • Tabs, Action bar, The Preview pane
  • Getting help in Notes
  • Folders
    • Working with the mail folders, Creating a folder, Deleting a folder
  • The Inbox
    • Opening e-mail messages, Marking messages as read and unread
    • Viewing e-mail messages in different views
    • Sorting items by column headings
  • Working with attachments
    • Viewing an attachment, Launching an attachment, Detaching an attachment
  • Moving messages
  • Printing e-mail messages
  • Replying, Forwarding, Resending and Deleting messages
  • Creating and sending e-mail messages
  • Using the Public/Personal address book, Using mail delivery options
  • Mood stamps
  • Formatting e-mail messages
  • Spell check messages
  • Attaching files to e-mail messages, Attaching files using the file exchange database
  • Copying messages, Resending messages
  • Using stationery
  • Using a Digital signature
  • Out of Office Mail
  • Archiving mail
  • Working with Contacts
    • Sending a memo to a contact, Creating a contact from a message
    • Creating your own mail group, Sending a message to a group
  • The Calendar
    • Customising the calendar
    • Autoprocess meetings
    • Creating calendar entries
    • Scheduling an appointment, anniversary, reminder or event
    • Setting an appointment reminder
    • Group scheduling, Finding free time, Reserving rooms and resources
    • Repeating an appointment, anniversary, reminder or event
    • Making changes to calendar entries, Printing the calendar
    • Designate other users to use your calendar, Creating group calendars
    • To Do, Creating a To Do, Repeating a To Do, Delegating a To Do
    • Marking a To Do as completed/Not completed
    • Viewing your To Do's
    • Sending a memo to a participant/s
    • Deleting a To Do
  • Using Notes remotely
  • Replicating a database
  • E-mail security