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Community articleFeature comparison in Lotus iNotes 8.5.1 full, lite and ultra-light modes
Added by ~Laura Minponevitchli | Edited by ~Lisa Quetjumizenflar on December 19, 2015 | Version 12
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Tags: 8.5.1, calendaring and scheduling, calendaring & scheduling, Client deployment, e-mail, email address, full, inotes, intro, iPhone, lite mode, Lotus iNotes, mail, mail file, mode, Mozilla Firefox, ultra-light mode

This table compares the features available in the different Lotus iNotes modes: full, lite, and ultra-light. It is not a complete list of all features, but rather a comparison of features at a high level.

General

iNotes feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
Browser support
(See Lotus iNotes 8.5.1 - Detailed System Requirements for operating system specific details)
  1. Internet Explorer 6 or later
  2. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 or later, 3.0.x and 3.5.x
  3. Safari 3.1.x and 4.0.x
  1. Internet Explorer 6 or later
  2. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 or later, 3.0.x and 3.5.x
  3. Safari 3.1 and 4.0.x
  1. Apple iPhone firmware 2.2.x
  2. Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x
Able to set preferences
Yes
Yes
No
Honor set preferences
Yes
Yes (partial)
Yes (partial)
Drag and drop attachments from desktop/file system
Yes
No
No
Rename attachments on download
Yes
Yes
No
Full text Search (if enabled)
Yes
Yes
No
Notebook
Yes
No
No
Allow access to mail, contacts, or calendar (delegation)
Yes
No
No
Product Help available
Yes
Yes
Yes
Offline support for messaging, PIM, and collaborative applications
Yes
No
No
Customizable Home Page
Yes
No
No
Ability to archive
Yes
No
No
Bi-directional language support
Yes
Yes
No
Fully accessible client
No
No
Yes
Lotus Notes widgets
Yes
No
No
Use RSS feeds
Yes
No
No
Quickr integration
Yes
No
No


Mail

iNotes Feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
General
Support for Read/Unread marks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automatically check for new messages
Yes
Yes
No
Set out-of-office notifications
Yes
Yes
No
Sametime integration
Yes
No
No
Delegate mail file access
Yes
No
No
Support for Alternate Names
Yes
Yes
No
Read signed and/or encrypted mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create mail rules
Yes
No
No
Preview messages
Yes
Yes (bottom preview only)
No
Mark message for follow up
Yes
Yes
Yes
Next/previous navigation within an open mail message
Yes
Yes
Yes
View mail threads from within an open message
Yes
No
No
View formatted text within a message
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reply with attachments
Yes
Yes
No
View tables and Notes sections within messages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resend documents from within a delivery failure
Yes
Yes
No
Add sender to Personal Contacts
Yes
No
No
Mail list views and folders
Drafts folder
Yes
Yes
No
Mail threads view
Yes
No
No
Nested folder support
Yes
Yes
No
System folders (Inbox, Sent, All Documents, Trash)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Junk folder
Yes
Yes
No
Drag-and-drop documents to folders or views
Yes
(IE only, if iNotes ActiveX control is used)
Yes
No
Honor mail rules
Yes
Yes
Yes
Scrollable list
Yes
Yes
No
Display lists a page at a time
Yes
No
Yes
Context menus (right-click menus)
Yes
Yes
No
Sort by columns
Yes
Yes
No
Select multiple documents
Yes
Yes
Yes (Mail views only)
Keyboard navigation
Yes
No
Yes (Desktop version only)
Filter unread messages
Yes
No
No (unread count provided)
Composing a message
Create/use stationery
Yes
No
No
Add a personal signature to a message
Yes
Yes
Yes (from full mode plain text signature preference)
Type-ahead addressing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Address name picker
Yes
Yes
Yes
File attachments
Yes
Yes
Yes (open and forward only)
Send signed and/or encrypted mail
Yes
No
No
Delivery options (priority, delivery report, return receipt)
Yes
Yes
No
Save draft message
Yes
Yes
No
Copy into (convert item to task, calendar entry, or new message)
Yes
No
No
Keep Private (prevent forward/reply/copy)
Yes
No
No
Spell check
Yes
Yes
No
Create message with formatted text (rich text editor)
Yes
Yes
No


Calendaring and Scheduling

iNotes Feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
General
Overlay external Google calendars
Yes
No
No
Delegate calendar access
Yes
No
No
Display unprocessed (ghosted) invites in Calendar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create and maintain group calendars
Yes
No
No
Print an individual calendar entry
Yes
Yes
No
Print preview
Yes
Yes
No
Views
Calendar views
One Day, Two Days
One Work Week
One Week, Two Weeks
One Month
One Year
Day-At-A-Glance
One Day
One Week
One Month
Day-At-A-Glance
Day-At-A-Glance
(list view)
Summarized calendar views
Yes
No
No
Meeting notices view
Yes
No
No
Display additional time zone in calendar
Yes
Yes
No
Edit calendar entries in place
Yes
Yes
No
Print an entire calendar view (day, month, etc)
Yes
Yes
No
Creating calendar entries
Create calendar entries (meeting invitations, appointments, etc.)
Yes
Yes
No
Double-click within the calendar view to create an entry
Yes
Yes
No
Add additional time zone to calendar entries
Yes
Yes
No
Create rich text in detailed description field
Yes
Yes
No
Create repeating entries
Yes
Yes
No
Add alarms to entries
Yes
Yes
No
Edit calendar entries in place
Yes
Yes
No
Send a reschedule notice
Yes
Yes
No
Send "broadcast" invitation (no RSVPs/responses)
Yes
Yes
No
Send meeting confirmation
Yes
Yes
No
View participant status
Yes
Yes
No
Counter propose an alternative time
Yes
No
No
Accept counter proposal
Yes
No
No
Support for online Sametime meetings in calendar entries
Yes
Yes
No
Processing invitations
Optionally remove invitations from Inbox after processing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Autoprocess invitations
Yes
Yes
Yes
Accept an invitation
Yes
Yes
Yes
(unprocessed invites show as ghosted in the Calendar)
Inform if available when viewing invitations
No
No
Yes
Decline invitation
Yes
Yes
Yes
Accept/decline with comments
Yes
Yes
No
Pencil in a meeting / tentatively schedule
Yes
Yes
No
Delegate an invitation
Yes
No
No


Contacts

iNotes Feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
Create and manage contacts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create a personal group
Yes
Yes
No
Sorting contacts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Initiate call from contacts
No
No
Yes (mobile only)
Send message or schedule meeting from contacts
Yes
No
Yes (send message only)


To Do

iNotes Feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
Show a To Do in Calendar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Includes To Do functional area
Yes
No
No
Accept or decline a to do assignment
Yes
Yes
No (read only)
Create a personal or group to do (with start and end dates)
Yes
No
No
Delegate a To Do to another person
Yes
No
No


Manage a To Do

iNotes Feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
Categorize new To Do entries
Yes
No
No
Alarm notification on a To Do
Yes
No
No
Mark a To Do complete
Yes
No
No
Set a priority for a To Do (high, medium, and low)
Yes
No
No
Owner and participant actions for a To Do
Yes
No
No

 


Editing features in rich text field

 

iNotes Feature
Full mode
Lite mode
Ultra-light mode
Left, right, and center, indent, outdent text justification
Yes
Yes
No
Font type, color, bold, italic, underline, size
Yes
Yes
No
Create Tables
Yes
No
No
Page break
Yes
Yes
No
Horizontal rule
Yes
Yes
No
Insert link
Yes
Yes
No
Insert image
Yes
No
No
Ability to switch language dictionaries for spell checking
Yes
Yes
No
Support for both bullets and numbered lists
Yes
Yes
No
Undo
Yes
Yes
No

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