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IBM Connections Mail lets you focus more on your social network, by letting you use your IBM Lotus Notes/iNotes or Microsoft Outlook email and calendar from within IBM Connections. Watch this video to see what else Connections Mail can do for you.

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Welcome

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1.1	IBM Connections Mail lets you use your IBM Lotus Domino or Microsoft Exchange essential email and calendar tools from within IBM Connections.	The IBM social business animation displays. © Copyright IBM Corporation 2012
1.2	Collaborating. Networking. Sharing. When I got my first job, these were some of the most productive—and rewarding—activities I did during my day.	Posting in an Activity. Adding someone to my network in Profiles. Uploading a File.
1.3	But so much of my workday still happened in my inbox. I was pulled between reading email and using my social tools, always having to switch back and forth between the two.	Switch to Notes inbox. Delete several emails. Switch to Connections, upload a File. Switch back to Notes, file a new email in a folder.
1.4	And then, IBM Connections Mail arrived, and brought my email and calendar right into my social network.	Fade to Connections 4.0 with IBM Connections Mail. Hover over mail icon to see inbox.

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2.1	IBM Connections Mail lets me use my Lotus Notes or Microsoft Outlook email and view my calendar, right from within Connections.	Activities home page in Connections 4.0 with Connections Mail. Highlight mail and calendar icons.
2.2	It's easy to see when new mail arrives, and my inbox and daily schedule are close by.	New Mail icon appears. Hover over mail icon to see inbox. Hover over calendar icon to see day-at-a time schedule.
2.3	I can review my mail quickly, and reply to, forward, or delete messages,	Show Connections Mail inbox. Hover over message to see preview and reply, forward, and delete actions.
2.4	or mark important messages that I want to follow up on later.	In Connections Mail inbox, click follow-up star.
2.5	If I need to file an email in a folder, I have all my folders here too.	Click message in inbox. Click folder button. See folders from Notes or Exchange.
2.6	It's easy to see what I have scheduled today, which events have already happened, and where I may have a conflict.	Show calendar, with past events in gray, and conflicting events with an orange bar.
2.7	Connections Mail even adds other great new features that make email more social, connected, and efficient:	none
2.8	I can send files as attachments or share files from Connections Files as links. When I send the email, files are automatically shared with the recipients. If a file isn't in My Files yet, I can easily upload and share it.	While composing an email, click the attach icon, click My Files, and select a file. See that a link to the file is added to the email. Fade to attach window. Upload a file to Connections. See the link added to the email.
2.9	I can send email to my Connections and email contacts. And finding the right contact is easy, with business cards that even let me open the person's Connections profile.	Click Compose button. In message window, begin typing in the To field. The type-ahead list shows relevant Notes or Exchange contacts, as well as Connections contacts. Select a contact, then hover over the name for business card. Click Profiles link and profile opens.
2.10	And even better: I can work with Connections Files, Profiles, and other apps directly in emails, rather than opening yet another window or tab.	Open an email notification that someone shared a photo file with you. Comment on the file in the email, see it added to the file, then delete the email.
2.11	But really, the best part is: All this happens in my social world! And that means more time spent sharing, less time spent sending.	Send the email, and return to working in Connections.

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