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| Description |
This course teaches you how to be instantly productive in Lotus Notes® R5. You will learn the most commonly used features as you create a personal journal and participate in a shared discussion on a Domino Server.
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| Course Goals |
In this course, you will learn how to:
- navigate in the Notes user interface
- create a personal journal database from a database template
- create documents that include formatted Rich Text
- create folders and file documents into them
- participate in a shared discussion database on a Domino Server
- determine your rights in a database and protect your Notes User ID
- create and manage Bookmarks into Bookmark Folders
- use the Notes Workspace to display database icons
- configure your Notes environment for maximum productivity.
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| Intended Audience |
This course is part of a series of courses. Follow these paths to master all aspects of using Lotus Notes:
Courses later in the series assume that you have mastered the content of earlier courses.
The
Basics
course is designed for individuals who have never used Notes but who can:
· start and stop software applications in Microsoft® Windows™
· use Microsoft Windows Explorer to find and organize files
· create, format, and print documents using a graphical word processing software package. |
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| Course Overview |
This course guides you as you experience the most widely used Notes features. It does not, however, delve into the details of how Notes works, how to develop applications, or administer Notes servers.
The procedures in this course are clearly outlined in step-by-step tables. You may find, however, that some procedures leave you hanging in a dialog box for you to figure out yourself. Take this time to investigate all the options, and when you are done, be sure to close the dialog box before continuing.
Feel free to experiment as you learn to navigate through Notes. You may just find a faster way to transform the way you work!
Topics
Topic 1: Get Started
Key points
What is Lotus Notes?
What can Notes do for me?
Start Lotus Notes
Quick tour of the interface
Get Help
Topic 2: Work with Databases
Key points
What is a database?
What is an application?
Personal and shared databases
Create a database
Open an existing database
Open in new window
Quick tour of the Journal interface
Topic 3: Work with Documents
Key points
Create and edit document
Exercise: Create and edit documents
The universal Close key
Navigate in views
Select multiple documents
Delete documents
Folders
Folders versus views
Create folder
Exercise: Create and file document
Drag documents to folder
Remove documents from folder
Exercise: Add and remove documents from folder
Remove folder
Print view or folder
Print documents
Exercise: Print a view and a document
Topic 4: Work in Shared Databases
Key points
Open database on server
Exercise: Open Discussion database
Discussion interface
Author Profile
Main Topic form
Expand view categories with twisties
Read documents
Open document in own window
Edit documents
Save document
Exercise: Start a discussion
View extras
Document Preview pane
SmartIcons and view navigation
Response documents
Create response documents
Exercise: Create responses
Dual-purpose view twisties
Topic 5: Document Formatting
Key points
What is Rich Text?
How to add Rich Text
Five ways to format Rich Text
Format Method 1: Properties Box
Minimized properties box
Use the default fonts
Bullets and numbers
Named styles
Permanent pen
Highlighter
Format helpers
Pictures
Document properties
Exercise: Formatted discussion
Spell Check
Find and Replace text
Print Header and Footer
Topic 6: Server, Database, and Client Security
Key points
Notes User ID
Server access
User ID responsibilities
ID file actions
Database access
Determine your access level
ACL settings
Exercise: ACL
Special ACL rights
Notes files backup
Notes Client security
Disable store form in document
Execution Control Lists
Recommended ECL Settings
Topic 7: Bookmarks and the Workspace
Key points
Default Bookmarks
Add Bookmark to Bookmark Bar
Move, Remove, Change Bookmark
Create Bookmark Folder
Modify Bookmark Folders
Find Bookmarks in Bookmark Folders
Exercise: Bookmarks
The Workspace
Move Database Icons
Database Icon options
Workspace tabs
Create Workspace Bookmark
Exercise: Workspace
Set Home Page
Return the Welcome Page to the Home Page |