This article describes some of the key improvements introduced in the compose message form in IBM® Lotus® iNotes® version 8.5.2.

Lotus Notes works to preserve fidelity of text styles when you send or receive Internet mail, but if you discover that styles are lost, you can optimize certain settings for messages from both Notes mail and Internet mail users. Notes attempts to deliver your outgoing messages in the format ...

To forward a message to someone whose email provider can read only plain text, you can use InternetStyle Forward. Select the email and then click Forward InternetStyle Forward above the message list. This option sends the message in plain text, so Internet mail providers (which sometimes can ...

If you are sending mail to Internet mail users, you can select an option to preserve Notes delivery options that normally wouldn't work with Internet mail users.

You can choose whether mail sends multilingual mail messages in Unicode, Best Match, or if it prompts you each time to ask which format. In standard Notes Click File Preferences. Macintosh OS X users: Click Lotus Notes Preferences. Click the plus sign beside Mail, and then click Internet. ...

You can send your internet mail or news in plain text, HTML, or both. Use this if your recipients have email addresses that may not be able to read HTML or Rich Text. Notes can also prompt you to specify a format each time you send mail.

Internet mail refers to users who are not using Lotus Notes protocol for their mail. An internet protocol is less secure than Notes, so if someone mails you an image from internet mail, they may contain viruses.