This video explains some basic calendar preferences.

When enabled, this option causes all mail Send To commands in Microsoft® Office applications to start IBM® Lotus® Notes® mail and send the file as an attachment in a mail memo. This option appears if you have Microsoft Office 97, or certain other Microsoft applications such as Visual Basic ...

In Notes Standard Click File Preferences Macintosh OS X users: Click Lotus Notes Preferences. Click Regional Settings. Click the Change button for Sorting Optional: Select Display all sort rules to see a list of languages. Optional : If you use Unicode fonts, click Unicode standard ...

This quick tip shows how you can group opened tabs in the Lotus Notes client.

When you delete an email, it goes to your Trash folder, where it stays for a certain number of hours before being deleted forever. To change how long messages stay in the Trash folder before they are deleted forever, click File Preferences. Click Mail. On the Basics tab, enter a number of hours ...

You can choose a different interface language to change the language You will see the Interface Language field only if you have a language version of Lotus Notes, or have installed a language pack on an English version of Notes. In standard Notes Click File Preferences. Macintosh OS X users: ...

By choosing a content language for Notes applications, you can take advantage of other languages served up by an Lotus Domino or HTTP server. For applications whose design supports multiple languages, you add the supported content language using this option. In standard Notes Click File ...

If you create a new contact whose name consists of more than two parts (ex: Peter Le Chair or Ellen Van Den Berg), then the Name Helper will appear to help you designate which is the last, first, or middle names. If you don't want to Name Helper to appear, you can set a preference to always accept ...

Sets how long (in years) new anniversary entries will repeat. To set this preference, click File Preferences, and then click Calendar and To Do. On the Entries tab, enter a number (in years) for Repeat duration for anniversaries. The next time you create an anniversary, it will repeat for that ...

You can set a preference to set the default duration (in minutes) for new appointment entries and meeting invitations. To set this preference, click File Preferences, and then click Calendar and To Do. On the Entries tab, enter a number (in minutes) for Duration of meetings and appointments. The ...

You can set which type of calendar entry is the default when you create a new calendar entry. The default entry type can be Meeting, Appointment, AllDay Event, Anniversary, or Reminder. To set the default calendar entry type, click File Preferences, and then click Calendar and To Do. Select a ...

In Notes 8.5.2, you can set a preference to close an email after you reply to it or forward it. To set this preference, click File Preferences, click Mail, and then select Automatically close original email when replyingforwarding on the Basics tab.

In Notes 8.5.2, you can set a preference to always get a return receipt 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.

In Notes 8.5.2, you can set a preference to show details (such as Cc'd recipients and full email addresses) in the heading of emails you receive. To set for yourself To set this preference, click File Preferences, click Mail, and then select the check box next to Always show details in ...

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.

An alternate name lets you use your native language and character set to type, display, and look up names. For example, you can type a name in a native language and character set when sending mail. Your primary name is recognizable to an international audience; an alternate name is recognizable in ...

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.

It's often helpful to add words to your personal dictionary, known as the user dictionary. These are words that you use commonly and are not found in a standard dictionary.

Laptop users will use a local replica of their email file and replicate when they re-connect to the server. With proper configuration replication takes place in the background and users never have to switch locations.

There are many ways to configure the Notes client preferences, but these preferences are critical to a smooth user experience.