ELEMENTS OF LOTUS NOTES

Editing the My Work home page
Use the Edit this page link at the upper right of the My Work home page to change the look of the page, the views or applications that display in the panes, and more. Clicking Edit this page opens the Page Options dialog box. There, you use tabs that correspond to the tabs in My Work to make changes to the components of the page.

Note: You see some components or the My Work page (for example, a logo and a Search utility) regardless of what tab of My Work you are on. To edit these components, once in the Page Options dialog box, you must click the Basics tab. For other components, the dialog box opens by default to the tab that corresponds to the tab you are on.

The following sections describe the changes you can make to My Work from each tab of the Page Options dialog box:


Tip: Changes you make in the Page Options dialog box do not appear until you click Finish in the dialog box. You can change your selections again before you click Finish by clicking Select again, or after you've clicked Finish by clicking Edit this page and repeating the process.

Basics tab

Use the Basics tab of the Page Options dialog box to change the defaults for these components of the My Work page:


Basics tab component options
    Option
    Task
Home page titleChange the title of the My Work home page option to one of your choosing.

Note: Click the Back button to access this field.

Instant ContactsHide or show the Instant Contacts tool. (Click the ? next to this field to learn about Instant Contacts.) You can show Instant Contacts only if you are set up to connect to your company's IBMR LotusR SametimeR server. If you can see the Instant Contacts tool, but it displays <Unavailable>, you need to log on to instant messaging or Lotus Sametime Connect. For more information, see Working with instant messaging.
Search
    • Hide or show the Search tool. (Click the ? next to this field to learn about Search.)
    • For Web searches, select the search engine you want to use.
LauncherHide or show the Launcher tool. (Click the ? next to this field to learn about Launcher.)
BannerSelect a different color or pattern for the area spanning the top of the "My Work" page.
LogoReplace the IBM Lotus NotesR logo with your company's logo.

Note: The logo image should be no more than 45 pixels high (approximately 0.5 in. or 1 cm), as only the topmost 45 pixels of an image will display on the My Work page. The image can be as wide as your monitor allows.


Today tab

Use the Today tab of the Page Options dialog box to change the defaults for these components:


Today tab component options
    Option
    Task
Show Recent MessagesDisplay messages (default) that have appeared in your Inbox since the last message you read. From this pane you can send messages, change views or open a folder, and view mail threads.
Show Today's CalendarDisplay your calendar entries (default) for today. You can schedule meetings and open your calendar to full view from this pane.
Show To Do's/New Notices/Follow UpDisplay one of the following views (which options you see depends on your Mail template -- the design that underlies your Mail application): Note: Use Application Properties to see which master template your Mail application is inheriting its design from.

Collaboration tab

Use the Collaboration tab of the Page Options dialog box to make changes to these components of the Collaboration tab.


Collaboration tab component options
    Option
    Task
InboxDisplay your All Documents view instead of your Inbox.
Bottom paneChange which Web site, DominoR Directory, notebook, teamroom, and Notes application displays in the Collaboration tab's bottom pane when you click the text links below it.

Team tab or tabs

Use the Team tab of the Page Options dialog box to make changes to these components of the Team tab, or to add Team tabs.


Team tab component options
    Option
    Task
Team tab nameReplace the tab name "Team" with your team's name
Top paneChange which team Web site or Notes application displays in the Team tab's top pane when you click the text link at the top right of the pane.
Bottom paneChange which of your team's Notes applications or group calendars displays in the Team tab's bottom pane when you click the text link at the top right of the pane.
Additional Team tabs
    • Create up to three additional Team tabs by clicking Add Team Tab at the bottom of the dialog box. After you create the tab, click on it in the dialog box to rename it and select items to display as you did for the first Team tab.
    • Remove a Team tab by clicking Remove Team Tab at the bottom of the dialog box. Removing a tab also removes any items you added to it.

Related topics
Using the My Work home page