Course Description Course Title:Lotus Notes 8.5.1 User Essentials Course Code:NCUE851 Product:Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Provider:wareSource Duration:1 days Topics/Pages:12 topics / 256 pages Price (US dollars):Quantity PurchasedCost per User1 - 99$15.00100 - 1999$12.002000+$9.60 Description During this course you will learn how to use the core applications included in Lotus Notes, including Mail, Calendar, Contacts, To Do, and Notebook. This course teaches you how to perform the most common tasks in the Notes Standard configuration. The application you will use the most is Mail, as it is a key personal and business application. You will learn how to use the Calendar to organize your time and track your tasks in the To Do application. You will keep track of people in Contacts and keep information in your Notebook. As you use the core Notes applications, you will recognize a common pattern that builds your competence and confidence in using almost any Notes application such as a Discussion, which you will join at the end of the course. Because Notes incorporates Sametime instant messaging, you will also know when people are online so you can chat in real time. Beyond the technical aspects of using Notes, you will learn the “best practices” of how to use Notes to become a more effective communicator and collaborator. Course goals In this course you will learn how to: navigate in the Notes user interface (both the Basic and Standard editions of Notes are covered in this course) launch the core Notes applications from the Home Page and from bookmarks set user and Mail preferences to customize your working environment send and receive email messages that include formatted text, tables, images, Web links, and file attachments find and read new email messages take action on email messages, which may mean to mark for follow up later, respond to now, forward, copy into a new meeting or to do, or block the sender from sending future messages configure Out-of-Office notification to respond to email messages when you are away change the sort order of messages, use full text search to find message content, group messages by mail thread, and organize messages into folders add people and groups to your Contacts application use the Calendar application to schedule appointments and meetings keep track of your tasks in the To Do application use the Notebook application to save important information know when other people are online and communicate with instant messages participate in a shared Discussion on a Domino server. Audience This course is designed for new Lotus Notes users who can: start and stop software applications in Microsoft Windows use Microsoft Windows Explorer to find and organize files create, format, and print documents using word processing software such as Microsoft Word use Microsoft Internet Explorer to browse Web pages and manage a list of favorite bookmarks. Duration This course is sold as a 1 day course, though there is an abundance of material that you probably won't have time to cover. This course in no way teaches you everything about how to use Lotus Notes. We recommend our follow-up course Lotus Notes 8.5.1 User Essentials PLUS Pack, from which you can learn more about particular aspects of Notes on an as-needed basis. Course design This course combines concept presentations, demonstrations, and exercises to guide your learning. Though designed for instructor-lead classes, with the proper equipment and software individuals can also use this course for self-study. Please consult the Set Up document for this course to make sure the correct environment is in place before starting the course. Outline Topic 1: Start Lotus Notes Pattern of using Notes Core applications included in Notes Public and custom applications Applications are integrated by Notes Notes Basic and Standard configurations Exercise: Start Lotus Notes Default Home Page Toolbar Action buttons Pattern to use core applications Open core applications Exercise: Open core applications Bookmarks and the Notes Home Page Exit Notes Help Preferences Topic 2: Send an Email Message Create message Address fields Type ahead addressing Select addresses Subject field Message body Multi-level undo Spell checking Spell check options Common typing errors Send message Exercise: Create and send message Where is the message you sent or saved? File attachments Exercise: Attach file Re-send message Recall message Topic 3: Read Email Messages Read a message Exercise: Read a message Find new messages Right-click menu Best Practice: Schedule your time to read new messages Print message you are reading Take action on attached files Topic 4: Respond to Email Messages Best Practice: Take action on messages Is this message relevant to me? Mark message for follow up Exercise: Follow up Reply to a message Exercise: Reply to a message Forward a message Copy into New Meeting or To Do Drag and drop everywhere Deliver Senders Mail to Junk Move message to a folder Delete message Exercise: Delete and recover a message Reply automatically if away from the office View Collaboration History Topic 5: Find and Organize Email Messages Folder and view sorting Rearrange columns Find text in a folder or view Full Text Search Toolbar Search Related messages Folders Create a new folder File a message in a folder Exercise: Organize mail into a folder Remove a message from a folder Exercise: Add and remove messages from folder Discover Folders Automatic Inbox clearing Topic 6: Keep Track of Your Contacts Open Contacts Views Business Cards style view New Contact Finished contact Exercise: Create contact Best Practice: Create contact from message you receive Create Contact from Recent Contacts view Create Contact from a company Directory lookup View actions Print labels from contacts Create vCard from Contact Group documents Create Group from selected contacts Exercise: Create group from selected Contacts Create Group from sent messages Topic 7: Create an Appointment in Your Calendar Calendar parts Create Calendar Entry Calendar Entry types Appointment fields Date and Time entry Exercise: Create appointment Delete Calendar Entry Optional fields Workday definitions Exercise: Availability schedule Conflict checking Exercise: Conflict checking Holidays Print Calendar Print Calendar to document Show Calendars Day-At-A-Glance Sidebar Application Topic 8: Schedule a Meeting in Your Calendar Schedule a meeting Who Response and Workflow Options Where Find Available Times tab Owner: Save and Send Invitations action button Owner: Save as Draft action button Exercise: Schedule a meeting Participant: Respond to an invitation Owner: Look for responses to your invitation Owner: View Invitee Status Owner: Declined room or resource reservations Owner: Make changes to scheduled meeting Participant: Request changes to scheduled meeting Exercise: Accept a meeting invitation Topic 9: Track Your To Do Items New To Do Where to find To Do Items Complete a To Do Item Delete To Do Item Incomplete view Exercise: Create To Do Copy into New To Do Group To Do Exercise: Group To Do Topic 10: Make Notebook Entries Open Notebook Create and edit Notebook Entry document Exercise: Create and edit documents in Notebook Delete Notebook Entry document Forward Notebook Entry document Topic 11: Chat using Sametime Who you can chat with Instant Messaging Limited Use Sametime Server Log in to Sametime Online status Open Sametime in the Sidebar Change your online status anytime Presence awareness in Notes applications In-context chat with person who is online Exercise: In-context chat Toolbar extras Sametime Contacts list Add contact Sametime Contacts online status icons Two-way chat from the Sametime Contacts list Exercise: Add contact and chat Type to find a name Sametime Primary Contacts list Group chat Exercise: Group chat Topic 12: Join a Discussion Best Practice: Organizational perspective of email and chat Multi-purpose Discussion applications Exercise: Open Discussion application Views in a Discussion Main Topic form View categories Quickly read documents Edit and delete documents Application security Exercise: Create a Main Topic document Response documents Exercise: Create responses Dual-purpose view twisties DocLinks DocLink caveats Create a Notes Document Link Exercise: Create Document Link Move or copy a DocLink icon Paste DocLink into Chat window Link message Other Discussion application designs Contact Us Privacy Policy ©2010 wareSource
This course is sold as a 1 day course, though there is an abundance of material that you probably won't have time to cover.
This course in no way teaches you everything about how to use Lotus Notes. We recommend our follow-up course Lotus Notes 8.5.1 User Essentials PLUS Pack, from which you can learn more about particular aspects of Notes on an as-needed basis. Course design This course combines concept presentations, demonstrations, and exercises to guide your learning. Though designed for instructor-lead classes, with the proper equipment and software individuals can also use this course for self-study. Please consult the Set Up document for this course to make sure the correct environment is in place before starting the course. Outline