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How do I mark mail as read in Lotus Notes without actually opening the email?

How do I mark mail as read in Lotus Notes without actually opening the email? Every other email client I have used has this option somewhere. I am using Lotus Notes 8. Thank you.
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How to disable discover page on Lotus Notes 9 start up?

We just upgraded to Lotus/IBM Notes 9 "Social Edition" and there is this Discover tab (which is basically the product just advertising itself) which always opens on start up. Normally Lotus Notes will ...
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Set an out-of-office message in Lotus Notes

How do I make the out-of-office option visible in Lotus Notes? It was usually available under the Tools drop down but now only Preferences is visible under this drop-down. I am using Lotus Notes 8....
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Lotus Notes Rules "Mark as Read"?

I have a rule set up in Lotus Notes to filter certain e-mails to a folder (Move to Folder). However, I can't figure out how to mark them as "Read" automatically. Is there a way to do this?
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Lotus Notes 8.5.1: Undo Declining a Meeting?

In Lotus Notes 8.5.1, I ended up declining a meeting due to a earlier, conflicting meeting. About an hour after I declined the second meeting, the first one was rescheduled. So, now I want to un-...
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How to turn off conversation threading in Lotus Notes

How do I turn off email threading (Notes calls them "conversations") in Lotus Notes?
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Synchronizing Lotus Notes Calendar with Google Calendar

I am working at a client where Lotus Notes is used. How do I synchronize the Notes calendar (Lotus Notes 7) with Google Calendar or directly with my iPhone 3GS? I don't need to synchronize the emails,...
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How to find full/real email address from Lotus Notes?

Is there any way to get the full set of email addresses? Example: I receive an email sent to a Lotus group 'all department employees'. I'd like to be able to grab the actual email addresses contained ...
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Display full/real email address from Lotus Notes?

Similar but different to How to find full/real email address from Lotus Notes? I want to display the full email address when someone sends me an email. Right now it only shows their display name (eg "...
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Email send options to set a future delivery date?

Is it possible to set a future delivery date for a Lotus Notes email message? I would like to compose a message but have it delivered at a future date automatically.
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How to search in e-mail BODY in Lotus Notes 8.5.2?

I can use the View -->> Search this view to search in the subject of the e-mails. But how can I search ex.: for a string in the Body of the e-mails?
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How do I change the default browser in lotus notes when opening links in emails?

I can't seem to figure out how to change the default browser for email/sametime links from opening with lotus notes to say chrome/firefox/ie. All links open with a new tab in lotus notes, which always ...
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How to get the original of the e-mail in Lotus Notes 8.5?

How can I see the "original" of an e-mail in Lotus Notes 8.5? UPDATE: with "original" I meant "full headers" -> http://kb.iu.edu/data/akij.html
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Google contacts sync to Lotus Notes?

Is there any way to sync google contacts to lotus notes?
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Is there a redo function for Lotus Notes 8.5? If not, why isn't there one?

I am completely exasperated as to why you would write software with an undo function but no option to redo...
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Download multiple attachments

The Notes native client has an option to download all attachments to a folder. I cannot found similiar on web based iNotes (8.5). Is there a way to download all attachments at once ?
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Lotus Notes won't open a hyperlink/uri in a browser!

I'm still new to Lotus, but I have LN 8.0.2, and have it set up to open hyperlinks "using the browser i have set as the default for this operating system" which in my case is Firefox 3.6.13. If I try ...
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Sent mail in Lotus Notes

I just started using Lotus Notes (normally I use Outlook) and I'm confused and bothered about something: the "sent" folder is some sort of 'view', and not an actual folder (unlike Outlook). I like to ...
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Minimize Lotus Notes 8.5 client to the system tray?

How can I minimize Lotus Notes 8.5 to the system tray just like Microsoft Outlook does? I've seen some advices that say I should install some utility that does it, is that the only way? no IBM add-on?...
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Customize Lotus Notes 8.x Shortcuts

Does anyone know how to customize the shortcut keys in Lotus Notes? Using Lotus Notes 8.
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Retroactively apply a rule in Lotus Notes 8.5

I have a large amount of e-mails in my inbox and I have created a rule that will take roughly half of them and move them into a folder. It is working on all new incoming mail, but how do I apply it to ...
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Can I disallow an application from making sounds in Windows?

I am forced to use Lotus Notes at work. I can disable most of the sounds it makes through it's horrifically bad preferences management, but there are a few sounds that appear to be impossible to ...
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How to recover file from 'hidden' directory with Time Machine?

How do you recover a file which (I trust) was backed up by Time Machine when Time Machine refuses to show the directory? Specifically, I can't get Lotus Notes to start. (Yes, I know; I don't much ...
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Disable the "always on top" option. IBM Notes 9

How do I disable the "always on top" windows option on Notes 9 I've looked everywhere for an answer and haven't been able to find one. Looked under the view tab but there is no opt-in option to ...
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Lotus Notes 8.5 HTML signature with image, image not shown on receiver's side

I have the following problem with Lotus Notes email HTML signatures with image. The code for HTML signature is this: <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <...
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is it possible to TAG emails in lotus notes 8.5

I am newbie to Lotus Notes and I am finding it difficult to categorize my mails using it. Is it possible to tag emails in version 8.5?
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How to create hyperlink pointing into a Lotus Notes legacy application?

We have a legacy application in Lotus Notes which I occasionally need to direct others to through either email or a web page. I've had a look and Notes supports right-click->Copy as link which gives ...
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Enable type-ahead for Lotus Notes address field?

At my workplace, we had Lotus Notes 8.5 on WinXP. Now we're moving to LN 8.5.3 on Windows 7, and some of the settings are different. On WinXP we also had access to the "Notes Basic" client (not ...
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Freeing tabs in Lotus notes 8.x into separate windows

Instead of having multiple tabs within the one big Lotus notes window is there any way to "free' a tab into a separate window. (Like Outlook) Its very annoying as my work necessitates using databases ...
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How to Automatically Save Sent Emails with Lotus Notes?

I am using Lotus Notes 8. Every time I send an email it asks me if I want to save a copy of it in the Sent folder. My answer to this is "Yes" every time. How can I get it to automatically save the ...
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Create email template in Lotus notes 7

Is it possible to create an email template in Lotus Notes? I need to send very often an email that contains a fixed structure (subject, body), with slight variations, and it would be useful to be able ...
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Insert Links in Lotus Notes Email

I am rather new to Lotus Notes as a user, but I receive emails often from people with links to databases, trouble tickets, etc., and uses a little icon of a document to click. I can't seem to ...
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Lost my dividers in Lotus Notes 8.5 mail view

I have somehow lost my dividers in Lotus Notes 8.5 mail view. It used to be that High Priority mail was under that heading, Calendar invites under that heading, and then regular mail below that. I ...
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In Lotus Notes 9 How do you manually run rules you've written on your inbox, without installing any other plugins / software?

It makes it very difficult to test the rules I have if only messages coming in can be matched when I run send and receive emails. Is there a way to manually run them?
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How to open the "Replication and Sync" tab on Lotus Notes 8.5?

I used to have the Replication and Sync tab opened all the time on Lotus Notes 8.5. This morning I involuntarily closed the tab, and now I can't get it back... I have searched on Internet about it, ...
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Automatically mark emails as read in Lotus Notes without using an agent?

I would like to automatically mark incoming E-Mails as read if they have a certain word in the subject line. Unfortunately I can't use an agent for that like suggested here: Lotus Notes Rules "...
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Lotus notes 8.5 Inbox return to default sort and select next unread email

My default Lotus Notes (v 8.5.2FP2) Inbox is sorted by date/time (newest at top). I can then do the following steps: select a message (single click to select) click the 'Who' header: the sort order ...
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Lotus Notes wants to open some emails with web browser, rather than within Notes itself

I have a problem with Lotus notes 8.5.1 wanting to open certain emails in my web browser, rather than within Notes itself. The emails that do this, seem to have some html in the note (Not just a link, ...
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Send email from explorer configuration

On my PC (Win7 x64), Lotus Notes was installed prior to Outlook being installed. Notes used to be our corporate email platform. Whenever I use the Explorer shortcut to send files as attachments, the ...
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Lotus Notes doesn't open from Dock

Ever since installing Lotus Notes on my Mac I haven't been able to properly access it from the dock. If the program is off then it will open up fine the first time but then clicking on the icon will ...
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How do you create an email footer (signature) in Lotus Notes R5?

For some reason I am unable to add an automated signature to new memos in Lotus Notes R5. My colleagues who have the same version as me have different options on the menu bar, including "add signature"...
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Sending an email with Lotus Notes using Windows Command Line

I am using Lotus and wanted to send email via batch file, I tried following command. *D:\lotus\Notes\notes mailto:[email protected]?subject="Hello"?body="Test"* The issue is that instead of sending email, ...
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Emails showing up in my 'Trash' folder on Lotus Notes

I use Lotus Notes 8.5.2FP2 at my job. I have had an ongoing issue with emails showing up in my 'Trash' folder that I have not placed in that folder. After several contacts with the service desks in ...
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Lotus Notes: For accepted meetings, automatically set alarm notification that accounts for availability

This morning I was late to an interview that was scheduled to start in the morning at 8:30 AM, which is before I usually arrive at work: 9:00 AM. Meetings like these are particularly important, but ...
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Is it possible to see what time a user has logged in on Lotus Sametime?

I'd like to keep a tab on what time my staff logs in for, uhhh, 'morale' purposes.
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What does the error "Not a sub or function name NAMESORTVIEWPO" mean?

A (WinXP SP3) Notes 8.5 user receives the following error on Notes startup, and whenever selecting an email or folder: Not a sub or function name NAMESORTVIEWPO I've refreshed the (email ...
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Sync Lotus calendar to Windows Live calendar

Is there any way I can sync my Lotus Notes calendar with a Windows Live calendar?
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Transfer address book from Lotus Notes to Outlook

Is there a way to transfer the address book (contacts) from Lotus Notes 8.0 to Microsoft Outlook?
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Lotus Notes 8.0.2 - how to stop all mail showing in customized view

I am using Lotus Notes 8.0.2 at work and unfortunately the admin restricted changing default folders design. Only little changes are possible (e.g. change columns order) and even them are resetted ...
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Lotus Notes Emails Scroll Very Slowly

When viewing some emails in Lotus Notes 8 the email scrolls very slowly when scrolled with the mouse wheel. Scrolling with the mouse wheel works fine other times, and there are no problems at all ...
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