Welcome to Notes 6.5: Mail and Calendars. This course is for the new user of Notes 6.5 and assumes no experience with Notes or any other email application. The topics covered are the critical skills you need to get started sending and responding to email in Notes, as well as maintaining your Calendar and scheduling meetings.
Course Objectives
You will use Notes 6.5 to send and receive mail messages, schedule appointments and meetings, maintain a list of contacts, and keep track of tasks.
Prerequisites
To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they first take the following course or have equivalent knowledge: Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows XP or Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows 2000
Target Student
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 To Do list.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- identify the components of the Notes client environment, explore the mail database, and create and respond to messages.
- create mail messages by using various mail options.
- manage your mail by using folders and rules.
- add contacts and create mail groups.
- use the Calendar to schedule appointments.
- schedule meetings.
- use the To Do list.
- Course Content
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 Notes
- Topic 1A: Logging In to Notes
- Topic 1B: Open the Mail Database
- Topic 1C: Create and Send Messages
- Topic 1D: Read and Respond to Messages
- Topic 1E: Print a Message
Lesson 2: Creating Mail Messages
- Topic 2A: Address a Message
- Topic 2B: Format a Message
- Topic 2C: Check Spelling
- Topic 2D: Set Delivery Options
- Topic 2E: Reply with Comments
- Topic 2F: Forward Messages
- Topic 2G: Attach Files
- Topic 2H: Send Draft Messages
Lesson 3: Managing Mail
- Topic 3A: Create New Folders
- Topic 3B: Move Messages into Folders
- Topic 3C: Delete Messages and Folders
- Topic 3D: Work with Attachments
- Topic 3E: Enable Out-of-Office Mail
- Topic 3F: Create Rules
- Topic 3G: Use Notes Help
Lesson 4: Creating Contacts
- Topic 4A: Add a Contact
- Topic 4B: Create a Mail Group
Lesson 5: Using the Calendar
- Topic 5A: Set Up the Calendar
- Topic 5B: Create Calendar Entries
- Topic 5C: Edit Calendar Entries
- Topic 5D: Move Calendar Entries
- Topic 5E: Delete Calendar Entries
- Topic 5F: Print the Calendar
Lesson 6: Scheduling Meetings
- Topic 6A: Create a Meeting Invite
- Topic 6B: Find Free Time
- Topic 6C: Reserve Rooms and Resources
- Topic 6D: Respond to Meeting Invitations
- Topic 6E: Cancel Meetings
- Topic 6F: Reschedule Meetings
- Topic 6G: Create a Group Calendar
Lesson 7: Using the To Do List
- Topic 7A: Create a To Do List Item
- Topic 7B: Delegate a To Do List Item
- Topic 7C: Edit a To Do List Item
- Topic 7D: Complete a To Do List Item
- Topic 7E: Print a To Do List
Appendix A: New Features in Notes 6.5
Appendix B: Managing Junk Mail
Appendix C: Using iNotes Web Access
Appendix D: Using IBM Lotus Instant Message (Sametime)
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP.
Hardware Requirements
- Intel 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 required; 256 MB of RAM 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 6.5 Client.
