You can choose to have the contextsensitive, or "F1", Help documentation display in an independent window, instead of always opening in the client. To detach F1 Help, rightclick the icon shown below in the Help pane, and select "Detached".

In Notes mail, rules help you filter your mail, which can help you deal with spam, junk mail, and large amounts of mail from the same sender or about the same topic, etc. This article gives you some Dos and Don'ts, so you can be the most successful with rules. For instructions on how to set up ...

You can edit an attachment and Notes will replaces the old attachment with the updated attachment when you save the email, calendar entry, or Notes document. You do not have to delete the old attachment from the document and attach the newly edited attachment. Edit the document that contains the ...

In tabbed tables, you can make your tabs a consistent size, regardless of the length of the tab labels. Click in the table, and then click Table Table Properties. Click the Table Rows tab. In the For tabs section, select Size tabs equally.

If you are reading a discussion thread and want to keep navigating to the next unread document without having to close the document you are in, you can do this using a keyboard shortcut. With a document open, click F4 or click the Next Unread button in the toolbar: The document will close and the ...

Usually there is no problem retaining your workspace and bookmarks when you upgrade or uninstallreinstall Notes. But if you're concerned, you can copy the following files before upgrading or uninstallingreinstalling, and then add those files back in afterwards. In the ...NotesData folder, copy ...

IBM® Lotus® Domino® Object and Attachment Service (DAOS) is a feature introduced in Lotus Domino 8.5.0, aimed primarily at reducing disk space. This document is a detailed, step-by-step guide to preparing, planning, deploying, and maintaining a successful DAOS implementation.

In under 5 minutes, this video shows you how to make basic tables, tabbed tables, nested tables (tables-within-tables), and collapsible tables, and how to add color and backgrounds to a table.

The release of Notes 8.5.1 brought with it a significant change to the Domino Designer client. For those admins out there (or anyone else, really) who do not have the benefit of an in-house development team to bounce questions off of, you may find yourself lost or at least somewhat confused the ...

If you are an IBM Notes and Domino customer interested in upgrading to Notes and Domino 10, see the following guide to learn how to plan for, prepare, and execute the upgrade: Upgrading to IBM Notes and Domino 10.x

Using message disclaimers in Domino Since the introduction of EU regulations on disclaiming email, the use of message disclaimers in Domino has become more prevalent in the EMEA region. Message disclaimers are notices (usually short text blocks) that are added to email messages. They are often ...

The following contains tips and tricks for troubleshooting Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade (SU) issues including errors or unexpected behavior. Some of the symptoms of problems include: No prompts for users Files missing No kit found and other errors Upgrade incomplete Checking on the ...

Many of you remember former IBM'er Alan Lepofsky's popular blog, "Notes Tips and Tricks." It's a tough act to follow, but Notes product manager Dwight Morse and information developer Julie Brown have

How does one enabledisable the Repair Calendar feature? In Notes 8.5, the Repair Calendar feature is enabled by default. To disable the repair feature, add the following line to the notes.ini file on the Notes client system: CSEnableEventRepair0 For more information on the Repair Calendar ...

This article describes how to refine your backup and restore procedures when using the popular Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS) feature, also known as "attachment consolidation." ==Backup considerations for DAOS== In a standard Notes® database (NSF), the attachments are stored inside of ...

When it comes to configuring the Domino Attachment and Object Service (DAOS), you may be asking yourself and us in turn what's the right way to set it up? For example, is there an optimum “Minimum Size” setting? Should the repository go under the data directory or on its own drive? What's ...

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