NOTES APPLICATIONS

Opening a Notes application
Use the following steps to open an IBMR Lotus NotesR application. You will need to know the name of the server on which the application is stored.

1. From the menu, click File > Application > Open.

2. In the Look in field, do one of the following:

3. (Optional) To see a list of all applications on the server, select the server's catalog (catalogs have a template type of catalog.nsf).

4. (Optional) If there are folders in the list, you can double-click any folder to see additional applications.

5. Select a NotesR application from the list of available applications, or click Browse to find an application.

6. (Optional) Click Bookmark to bookmark this application so that it will be easier to find next time you want to open it.

7. (Optional) Click About to find out information about this application before opening it.

8. Click Open.

Macintosh users

Depending on the version of Macintosh OS you are using, folder names may include spaces, and directories may be separated by a colon (:) or a slash (/). For example, on some OS versions, in the Filename field, you would enter:


Opening an application using links

If you have created a bookmark to an application, simply click the bookmark to open the application. In addition, the first time you open an application, a Notes application icon is added to your workspace. You can double click this icon to open an application. To open the application in a new window, right click the link or bookmark on your workspace, and then select Open in New Window.

If you click a bookmark or link to open an application that has been moved to another server, you will be redirected to the correct server and the bookmark or link will also be updated to reflect the new server name.

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