Lotus Notes R5: Messaging and Working Remotely

Audience

This course is intended for end users that are looking to use the fundamental features of Lotus Notes R5. Participants should have completed Microsoft Windows 98 Fundamentals (Course 71011) and Lotus Notes R5: Collecting and Organizing Information (Course 13190) or have equivalent knowledge.

Objective

• Send messages and attachments.


• Receive and reply to messages.


• Organize and customize messages.


• Create local replicas replicate mail and set up a machine for replication.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Messaging: Basics

• Open a mail database by using the Databases bookmark folder.
• Match mail folders and mail views with their contents.
• Send a mail message.
• Attach a file to a mail message.
• Send a bookmark in a mail message.
• Preview a mail message in the preview pane.
• Reply to a mail message.
• Forward a mail message.
• Set up the Out of Office mail agent.
• Print a mail message.
• Open a mail attachment by using the options in the Attachment dialog box.
• Save a mail attachment to the hard disk by detaching the attachment.
• Print a mail attachment from an application.

Unit 2: Messaging: Advanced Features

• Sort mail messages in the Inbox folder by using a column heading.
• Create a mail rule to filter mail messages.
• Delete a mail message from all folders and views in the mail database.
• Archive mail messages from the mail database.
• Set the delivery options for a mail message.
• Add a signature to outgoing mail messages.
• Add an address in the Personal Address Book.
• Create a group in the Personal Address Book.
• Create a personal task.
• Create a group task.
• Delegate a task.
• Reschedule a task.
• Convert a mail message to a task.

Unit 3: Messaging: Working Remotely

• Identify the advantages of working on server databases.
• Identify the advantages of working on local replica databases.
• Identify the advantages of working remotely using LAN and modem connections.
• Set up the Replicator page.
• Initiate replication by using the Replicator page.
• Customize replication on the Replicator page to control the flow of documents in a database.
• Schedule replication on a local machine.
• Replicate free time information for an individual.
• Create a local replica.
• Replicate the mail database with a server.
• Partially replicate a local replica of a database by using the Replication Settings for dialog box.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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