IBM Lotus Notes 8 Mail and Calendars

Outcomes

The IBM� Lotus Notes� 8: Mail and Calendars course is for a new user of Notes 8 and assumes no experience with Notes or any other email application. The topics covered are the critical skills you need to create, send, and respond to email in Notes, maintain a list of contacts, as well as schedule appointments and meetings.

Prerequisites

To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they first take the following Element K course or have an equivalent knowledge in Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows XP or Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows 2000.

What should you be familiar with?

The target student for this course is an end user who has not used an email package, works for a company that uses or is moving to Notes, needs to send and receive emails, and needs to manage his/her Calendar and the To Do list.

Session Length

1 Day, 9:00am to 4:30pm

Location

This session is conducted either on site, or at our training rooms.

Topics Covered in this session

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Lesson 1: Getting Started with Notes

Topic 1A: Log on to Notes
Topic 1B: Change the Notes Password
Topic 1C: Customize the Interface
Topic 1D: Use Notes Help

Lesson 2: Creating Email Messages

Topic 2A: Compose an Email
Topic 2B: Send An Email
Topic 2C: Attach Files
Topic 2D: Work with Draft Messages

Lesson 3: Responding to Email

Topic 3A: Reply to an Email
Topic 3B: Forward an Email
Topic 3C: Print an Email

Lesson 4: Managing Email

Topic 4A: Work with Attachments
Topic 4B: Enable Out of Office Mail
Topic 4C: Move Messages into a New Folder
Topic 4D: Create Rules
Topic 4E: Manage Junk Mails
Topic 4F: Delete Messages and Folders
Topic 4G: Archive Email

Lesson 5: Creating Contacts

Topic 5A: Add a Contact
Topic 5B: Create a Mail Group

Lesson 6: Using the Calendar

Topic 6A: Set Up the Calendar
Topic 6B: Create Calendar Entries
Topic 6C: Edit Calendar Entries
Topic 6D: Print a Calendar
Topic 6E: Explore the Calendar Cleanup Option

Lesson 7: Scheduling Meetings

Topic 7A: Find Free Time
Topic 7B: Find Room and Resource Availability
Topic 7C: Create a Meeting Invite
Topic 7D: Respond to a Meeting Invitation
Topic 7E: Reschedule Meetings
Topic 7F: Cancel Meetings
Topic 7G: Create a Group Calendar

Lesson 8: Using the To Do List

Topic 8A: Create a To Do List Item
Topic 8B: Delegate a To Do List Item
Topic 8C: Edit a To Do List Item
Topic 8D: Print a To Do List

Appendix A: Using Domino Web Access

Appendix B: Using IBM Lotus Sametime Instant Messaging



Performance-based objectives

• identify the components of the Notes client environment.
• create email messages.
• respond to email.
• manage email messages.
• create contacts.
• use the Calendar to schedule appointments.
• schedule meetings.
• use the To Do list.