IBM® Lotus Notes® 8.5: Mail and Calendars

Overview

The IBM® Lotus Notes® 8.5: Mail and Calendars course is for a new user of Notes 8.5 and assumes no experience with Notes or any other email application. The topics covered are the critical skills you need to create, send, and respond to email in Notes, maintain a list of contacts, as well as schedule appointments and meetings.

Course Objectives

You will become familiar with the critical skills needed to create, send, and respond to email in Notes, to maintain a list of contacts, to schedule appointments and meetings, and to use an instant messaging system.

Prerequisites

To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge: Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows XP or Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows 2000 Vista.

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.

create email messages.

respond to email.

manage email messages.

create contacts.

use the Calendar to schedule appointments.

schedule meetings.

use the To Do list.

Hardware Requirements

Server:

Intel® Pentium® IV or higher.
1 GB RAM minimum; 1 GB or more recommended.
8 GB minimum disk space per partition recommended.
Disk swap space: 2 times the physical RAM installed.
Color monitor.

Client:

Pentium 4, 1.2 GHz or higher.
1 GB RAM or more recommended.
4 GB minimum disk space or more recommended.
Hardware support for OpenGL.
Color monitor.

Platform Requirements

Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server and Microsoft® Windows XP.

Software Requirements

Microsoft® Windows XP.
Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server (Standard or Enterprise).
IBM® Lotus Domino server.
IBM® Lotus Domino administrator.
IBM® Lotus Notes 8.5 Client..

Delivery Method:

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities

Course duration

1 Day

Course outline

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Notes: Topic 1A: The Notes System; Topic 1B: Explore the Notes Client Environment; Topic 1C: Change Notes Password; Topic 1D: Use Notes Help
Lesson 2: Creating Email Messages: Topic 2A: Compose an Email; Topic 2B: Send an Email; Topic 2C: Work with Draft Messages
Lesson 3: Responding to Email: Topic 3A: Reply to an Email; Topic 3B: Forward an Email
Lesson 4: Managing Email: Topic 4A: Work with Attachments; Topic 4B: Enable Out Of Office Mail; Topic 4C: Move Messages into a New Folder; Topic 4D: Manage Junk Mail; Topic 4E: Delete Messages and Folders; Topic 4F: Archive Email
Lesson 5: Creating Contacts: Topic 5A: Add a Contact; Topic 5B: Create a Mail Group; Topic 5C: Import and Export Contacts
Lesson 6: Working with Sametime: Topic 6A: Sametime Instant Messaging; Topic 6B: Work with Sametime Contacts; Topic 6C: Communicate with Sametime
Lesson 7: Using the Notes Calendar: Topic 7A: Set Up the Calendar; Topic 7B: Create Calendar Entries; Topic 7C: Edit Calendar Entries
Lesson 8: Scheduling Meetings: Topic 8A: Determine People, Room, and Resource Availability; Topic 8B: Create a Meeting Invitation; Topic 8C: Reschedule Meetings
Lesson 9: Using the To Do List: Topic 9A: Create a To Do List Item; Topic 9B: Delegate a To Do List Item
Appendix A: Advanced Calendaring Options