This table contains features described in the "What’s new in the Lotus Notes 8.5.x client" topics of the IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 Information Center and the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 Reviewer's Guide. Each row indicates the minimum server version, ODS, and template required for the feature to work, and also whether it requires the Lotus Notes 8.x Eclipse-based interface. This information was compiled by members of the Lotus Notes development team.

Note: Generally, it is best to run Domino 8.5, Notes 8.5, and version 8.5 templates. The rule of thumb is to upgrade your server first, clients second, and templates last. Although it may be doable, it is not recommended and, in most cases, not supported to run templates higher than the server version.

• Contacts
  
• Mail
  
• Security
  
• Roaming
  
• Sametime
• Search
• Applications & Integration
  
• General
  
• Calendar
  
• Activities
  
• Composite Applications

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
Make a contact or group private You can make a contact or group private, to hide it from anyone who has access to your contact list but not your mail. If someone has access to your mail, he or she will be able to see private contacts or groups.	Standard or Basic	8.5	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Do not add CC: and BCC: recipients to Recent Contacts You can set a preference, so people in the CC and BCC fields of emails will NOT be added to your Recent Contacts.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Remove someone from Recent Contacts You can easily remove someone from your Recent Contacts. In the email type-ahead list, or in your Recent Contacts view, right-click the name you would like to remove, and then select Delete.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5
Send someone a group or location Now you can send someone a group or location from your contacts. The recipient gets an email that lets them import the group or location into their contacts. To send someone a group, go to the Groups view of your contacts, select the group, and then click Send.	Standard	8.5	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Switch to Contacts From Mail, Calendar, or To Do, you can open your Contacts by selecting the 'Switch to' icon and selecting Switch to Contacts.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5
Other Contacts improvements On a rename of a fullname of directory record, duplicate recent contact records will not be created and original will be deleted, a new record will be created with new info. On a rename of internet address only on the directory record, duplicate will not be created in recent contacts, and the original will be updated. Use of the DPABRemoveRule ini variable to block certain addresses is improved; it will now clean up existing records in recent contacts which match the pattern set in the ini. As an example, DPABRemoveRule=xyz/exchange,abc/exchange used to block any email addresses with this pattern from getting into recent contacts. Now, it will also clean up existing entries which have this pattern, in addition to blocking future occurrences.	Standard	8.5.2	8.5.2	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Append a vCard to your signature You can append a vCard to your signature. Click File > Preferences, expand Mail, and then click theSignature tab. Click Append My vCard.	Standard	8.5.1	8.0	43	mail 8.5.1
Adding international sets of alphabet tabs Click the menu icon at the top of the tabs column. Choose from Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, or Cyrillic.	Standard	8.5	8.0	n/a	n/a
Forward contacts as a vCard From Contacts, select the contacts you want to forward as a vCard and click Forward vCard.	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.0	43	mail 8.5
Import and export contact files To import external contacts to your Notes Contacts, from Contacts, click File > Import Contacts. If field remapping is required, it can be done first or in Contacts after the import. To export contacts (and now filter which contacts and fields to export), from Contacts, click File > Export > Contacts.	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.0	43	mail 8.0

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
Sort Inbox by message type You can click the type icon to sort messages by type, such as to do, calendar entry, or email	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Show email details by default You can set a preference to show details (such as Cc and full email addresses) in the heading of email messages you receive. To set this preference, click File > Preferences, click Mail, and then select the check box next to Always show details in received messages.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Folders stay open/closed when you re-open Notes If a folder was open when you closed Notes, it will be open the next time you open Notes. If it was closed when you closed Notes, it will be closed.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
Preview pane can be set to collapsed, by default You can set the following Notes.ini to have the preview pane collapsed by default in your Inbox and calendar: ShowPreviewCollapsedInitially=1	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
"Always get a return receipt" preference You can set a preference to always get a message when recipients open mail you've sent to them. To set this preference, select File > Preferences, select Mail, and then select the check box next to Send me a Return Receipt when recipients read mail I send.	Standard	8.5	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Close email after forwarding or replying to it You can set a preference to close an email after you forward or reply to it.	Standard	8.5	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Managed Mail Replica: Use Mail free of network delays and server outages	Standard	8.5.2	8.5.2		mail 8.5.2
Groups are easier to find when addressing email When addressing an email, groups will appear in the type-ahead list with a group icon next to them.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
Changes to "Ambiguous names" dialog When you address an email to someone, and Notes can't figure out which address you mean, you will be presented with a window where you can choose the correct address. You must select an address before the OK button will be available.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Set default font for mail You can now set a default font for mail you send.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Forward a message from the Trash folder You can forward a message from the Trash folder, without having to restore it first.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Easier to tell which archive is open When you are working in an archive, the title will say “Archive” and then the name of the archive. This will make it easier to tell which archive you have open, if you have multiple archives.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
Sort Inbox by surname You can sort your Inbox by surname.	Standard	8.5.2	8.5.2	n/a	mail 8.5.2
More signature options When you add a signature, you can choose to make it rich text, plain text, or an HTML or image file.	Standard	8.5.1	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.2
Save email messages as .eml files Now you can save emails as .eml files. With an email message open, click File > Save As and select the .eml file extension.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
Keep message selected when switching to different folder or view You can go to a different folder in mail (or a different view in an application), but keep the current message selected. To do this, go to a folder/view and select a message. Hold down the Ctrl key, and click the folder/view you would like to open. The new folder/view will open, and the message that was selected will still be selected.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
Improved support for computed outline entries If you have added a new outline entry to your mail, the behavior will be better.	Standard	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	mail 8.5.0
Archiving Improvements Visual differences between an archive and mail make it easy to tell when you are working in an archive. Easily find your recently archived messages by opening the Recently Archived folder in an archive. The subject line of archived messages say (Archived) and the header includes the date on which the message was archived. If you archive a message and leave a summary, you can open the message from its original folder. Open the summary from the original folder, and then click Open in Archive in the action bar above the message.	Standard or Basic	8.5.1	8.0	43	mail 8.5.1
Attachments in Internet mail When you receive mail that includes attachments from an Internet address, the attachments are included at the top of the message in a collapsible section. This includes Notes mail sent through an SMTP server.	Standard or Basic	8.5.1	8.0	43	mail 8.5.1
Empty trash from right-click menu From any mail view, right-click on the Trash folder and select Empty Trash.	Standard or Basic	8.5.1	8.0	43	mail 8.5.1
New Type-ahead option New ability to see cascaded mail addresses (multiple email addresses for each user).	Standard	8.5.1	8.0	43	mail 8.0
New roaming rich text mail signature option: Ability to use Vcard. (minimum 8.0 server, minimum 43 ODS,minimum 8.5.1 Standard client, and minimum 8.5.1 template)	Standard	8.5.1	8.0	43	mail 8.5.1
Type-ahead address options include multiple email addresses - To select an alternate e-mail address, when you begin typing a name, select Other E-mail Addresses from the menu that appears. The more frequently used addresses display at the top of the list.	Standard	8.5	8.0	43	mail 8.0
Folder column in mail All Documents view A new Folder column in the mail All Documents view displays any mail folders that a document is in.	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.0	43	mail 8.0 Note: The column is available in this template as part of the Embedded threads view. Also, the @WhichFolder function is supported in this release/template.

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum mail template version
Change in how trust is pushed from policy or in feature kit affects trust user interface options New options exist for user response to code signing, time stamping, expiration acceptance, and trust prompts based on new certifier and trust setting capabilities available to the administrator. These options impact trust for features and plug-ins deployed to Notes users, and third-party features that may be added to the Notes install or upgrade kit.	Standard or Basic	8.5.1	8.5.1	n/a	n/a
Easier User ID management Your administrator may back up your User ID file into an ID vault on a server. This is the case if you choose File > Security > User Security (Macintosh OS X users: Notes > Security > User Security) and see the text This ID file has been backed up into vault in the Security Basics tab. If your ID is in a vault and you forget your password, you or a Help desk operator can assign a new password to the ID copy in the vault. (Click Forgot your password? at Notes login to read instructions). After that, you can log in to Notes using the new password from any computer that is connected to the network; the new password is downloaded automatically to the ID file copy on that computer. If you make a change to your local ID file, for example, change the password, the change is uploaded to the ID copy in the vault. If you run Notes from a second computer, the change is downloaded from the vault to the ID file on the second computer.	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a
Help if you forget your password If you forget your password, click Forgot your password? at Notes login to see instructions from your administrator describing how to get a new one.	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.0	n/a	n/a
Option to eliminate Notes password prompts Your administrator may enable you to log in to Notes using your operating system login (Notes shared login). In this case, you can start Notes without providing a Notes password. All you have to do is log in to Microsoft Windows using your Windows password. This feature is an improvement over the Client Single Logon feature available previously because no sychronization of the Windows and Notes passwords is done. Your administrator may require you to use this feature, or give you the option to use it. To enable it yourself if your administrator allows you to, click File > Security > User Security and select Login to Notes using your operating system login.	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.0	n/a	n/a

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
Roaming user additions Enhancements have been made that enable an administrator or a Notes power user to disable and re-enable roaming user status using a combination of NOTES.INI settings. This enables user's working across low bandwidth or slow Internet connections to temporarily disable their roaming status. For details see technote #1424754 - "Disabling and re-enabling Notes roaming user status on the fly".	Standard or Basic	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	n/a
New to Roaming user in 8.5.1 Notes roaming user now supports improved plug-in deployment of roamed widgets. Notes roaming user adds file server support for Notes roaming users working on supported Linux® and Mac OS platforms. Roaming user is now available for file server roaming or Domino server roaming for all supported Notes platforms. Notes roaming user now supports Notes workspace roaming.	Widgets: Standard configuration only File Server on Linux and Mac: Standard Configuration only Workspace roaming: Standard or Basic	8.5.1	8.5	n/a	n/a
New Roaming preference panel A new Roaming preference panel is available when using a file server as your roaming server.	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
Note: Some of these features are only available if your organization has a license for the IBM Lotus Sametime standard software.
Drag messages to add names to your Sametime Contacts list. You can drag a mail message to any personal group in your Sametime Contacts list and add all the members of the group to your list at one time. This can also be done with calendar and to do entries that have recipients (such as meetings and group to do assignments) and with Contacts entries.	Standard	8.5	n/a	n/a	n/a
New tools to annotate screen captures. At the top of your Sametime Contacts list of contacts or in a chat window, click the screen capture icon.	Standard	8.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ability to save screen capture as an image At the top of your Sametime Contacts list of contacts or in a chat window, click the screen capture icon and take the screen capture. Click File > Save Image.	Standard	8.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Option to include date stamps in text chats Click File > Preferences > Sametime > Chat Window.	Standard	8.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Consolidated event notifications preferences settings Click File > Preferences > Sametime > Notifications.	Standard	8.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Prevent accidentally starting chats with more than a specified number of people. Click File > Preferences > Sametime > Contact List.	Standard	8.0.1	n/a	n/a	n/a
New options for Single Sign-On (SS0). Click File > Preferences > Sametime > Server Communities. Then click a server community.	Standard	8.0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ability to select your preferred audio device At the top of your Sametime Contacts list of contacts, click the preferred device icon.	Standard	8.0	n/a	n/a	n/a

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
Searching your desktop from the search list in the toolbar is available on more operating systems Macintosh users: In the search field's drop-down list, click Spotlight and perform your search. Linux users: In the search field's drop-down list, click Beagle or Tracker and perform your search. Vista users: In the search field's drop-down list, click Windows and perform your search.	Standard	8.5.1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Show or hide what displays in the search list in the tool bar Click File > Preferences, click Search, and then click Search List.	Standard	8.5.1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Add a Notes view or application to the search list in the tool bar Open a Notes application. You now see the view or application's name (or both) at the top of the search field's drop-down list. Click the Add to search list link below the item you want to add..	Standard	8.5.1	n/a	n/a	n/a

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
Replicate and sync multiple applications at a time Notes can now perform several replication or sync operations at a time (it is multi-threaded). This feature is enabled by default. The replication status and the button to stop replication are now shown under the summary column. This makes it easier to view this information for multiple applications at a time.	Standard or Basic	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Notebook Personal Journal template has a new name and new look. For more information, see the About this Application and Using this Application documents available from the Notebook application Help menu.	The new 8.5 journal is available in Basic using the older basic UI. In Notes Standard, the Journal (now called Notebook) has the new Java UI (like the mail file)	n/a	8.0	43	notebook8.ntf and bookmark.ntf (8.5 versions)
Lotus Connections integration Lotus Connections is social networking software for the workplace. When integrated in Lotus Notes, it allows you to search Activities and other Connections features for a name, word, or phrase that you specify. You can use Lotus Connections to create and share activities, blogs, communities, bookmarks, and business cards.	Standard	n/a	8.0	n/a	n/a

	Standard Configuration or Basic Configuration	Minimum Notes client version	Minimum Domino server version	Minimum ODS level	Minimum template version
No interruptions during server failover If the server goes down during any of the following activities, it will fail over to another server automatically without interrupting your activity or showing you error messages: -- Creating a new entry for PIM views (Mail message, Calendar entry, or To Do) -- Opening a document in an application -- Opening a different folder or view -- Replying or forwarding with attachment -- Creating a new mail message while multiple documents are selected -- Deleting a single or multiple document -- Sending a message -- Switching back to Primary server when it becomes available Note: When a user opens their mail file from a server other than the primary server, either by using CTRL+O or by clicking on the workspace icon, the mail file is opened from the specified server. In other cases, like opening from bookmarks (where the server details are not displayed), the mail file will be opened from the primary server regardless of any server shown on the top of the workspace icon stack.	Standard or Basic	8.5.2	n/a	n/a	n/a
New to Preferences in 8.5.2 You can now choose not to see pop-up help (the help blurbs that appear if you hover over certain icons in an application) for Mail, Calendar, To-Do, and Contacts. To de-select this preference, click File > Preferences, click Basic Client Configuration, and then de-select "Enable Icon Popup Help in View".	Standard or Basic	8.5.2 Note : PIM Views started supporting it in 8.5.2. Supported in Basic since 7.x	n/a	n/a	n/a
Streamlined context menus Right-click documents in any of these views, and you see a more concise menu with options relevant to the context. Additionally, you can right-click documents to mark them read or unread.	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.5	43	mail 8.5
Preferences You can navigate Notes preference fields using the Tab key. Automatically compress images pasted into documents. Bitmap (.bmp) images that are imported into a Notes document are compressed; bitmap images that are pasted into a Notes document are converted to a .gif or .jpg format. Click File > Preferences, click Basic Notes Client Configuration, and then click the appropriate setting under Additional options. (The setting is selected by default.).	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a
Drag and drop Between rich text fields in Notes documents (Windows® only) Drag Sametime® names or groups to Notes name fields and rich text fields Drag names from external applications to Notes name fields Drag Search results from desktop search or IBM Lotus® Connections search to Notes documents	Standard or Basic	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a
Documents You can view and import Microsoft® Office 2007, Office 98-2003, and Symphony attachments, and you can perform a full text search on them.	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a
Search Search has an enhanced look in the toolbar, as well as a new Web-style user interface for search results in desktop search and Lotus Connections.	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a
Roaming user A new Roaming preference panel is available when using a file server as your roaming server.	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a
Revised Notes start-up sequence The Notes start-up sequence has been reordered as part of performance enhancement. You are now prompted to log in using your Notes password before Notes appears on-screen.	Standard	8.5	8.5	n/a	n/a