Overview
Welcome to Notes 6.5: Databases. This course was designed for individuals who will use Notes databases on the job to share information stored in a central location, and who may or may not use Notes as their email package. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to open existing databases and to create, modify, delete, search for, and organize documents within those databases.
Course Objectives
You will open existing databases and create, modify, delete, search for, and organize documents within those databases.
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this class should have taken the following courses or have equivalent experience:
- Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows 2000
- Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows XP
- In addition, students should have a basic understanding of the Windows operating system.
Target Student
This course is designed for a person who will use Notes databases on the job to share information stored in one central location, and who may or may not use Notes as their email package.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Work in the Notes environment to open and view databases
and their associated documents.
- Create and delete database documents.
- Modify database documents to include text formatting, tables,
links, text pop-ups, and sections.
- Search a database to locate database documents that meet
specific criteria and organize documents within folders.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course duration
1 Day(s)
Course outline
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Databases
- Topic 1A: Notes Overview
- Topic 1B: Open Databases
- Topic 1C: View and Open Database Documents
Lesson 2: Creating and Deleting Database Documents
- Topic 2A: Create Main Topic Documents
- Topic 2B: Create Response Documents
- Topic 2C: Delete Documents
Lesson 3: Modifying Database Documents
- Topic 3A: Edit a Document
- Topic 3B: Format Text in a Document
- Topic 3C: Check Spelling
- Topic 3D: Create Named Styles
- Topic 3E: Create a Table
- Topic 3F: Create a Hotspot
- Topic 3G: Create Sections
Lesson 4: Finding and Organizing Documents
- Topic 4A: Perform a Simple Database Document Search
- Topic 4B: Perform More Complex Database Document Searches
- Topic 4C: Create a Private Folder
- Topic 4D: Managing Documents in a Folder
- Topic 4E: Create a Subscription
Appendix A: New Features in Notes 6.5
Appendix B: Creating a Private View
- Supplemental Topic Create a Private View
Appendix C: Working Remotely With Databases
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP.
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel or Pentium processor
- A monitor that will support 800 x 600 resolution or higher
- A Windows-compatible mouse
- 275 MB of hard disk space
- 128 MB of RAM is required; 256 MB of RAM is recommended
- Either a local CD-ROM drive, DVD drive, or access to a networked
CD-ROM drive
- A local area network (LAN) adapter that works with any network
operating system that supports Notes.
Software Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP.
- Windows 2000 server.
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
- Lotus Domino server.
- Lotus Domino Administrator.
- Lotus Notes 7 Client
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