Mastering Lotus Notes And Domino 6

Mastering Lotus Notes and Domino 6......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 2
The Notes Client......Page 17
Part I: Introducing Lotus Notes 6......Page 18
Part II: Mastering the Basics with the Notes Client......Page 19
Part IV: Developing Lotus Notes Applications with Domino Designer......Page 20
How to Contact the Authors......Page 22
In this section:......Page 23
The Core Functionality of Notes......Page 24
Notes as an Internet Information Client......Page 25
Flexible Configuration......Page 26
Databases......Page 27
Replication......Page 30
What™s New in Notes 6?......Page 31
Mail Enhancements......Page 32
Rich-Text Enhancements......Page 33
Summary......Page 34
Starting Your Day in the Welcome Page......Page 35
Creating and Customizing Welcome Page Styles......Page 38
The Welcome Page as Your Home Page......Page 46
Using the Application Window......Page 47
Toolbars......Page 48
Task Buttons......Page 50
Pop-Up Keyboard Access Shortcuts......Page 51
The Properties Box......Page 52
The Database Area......Page 53
Getting Help......Page 54
Bookmarking Help Topics......Page 55
Summary......Page 56
Opening Databases......Page 57
Using the View Action Bar......Page 60
Using the View Content Area......Page 61
Deleting Documents......Page 62
Organizing Documents into Folders......Page 63
Working with Sets of Documents......Page 67
Creating and Modifying Documents......Page 68
Creating New Documents......Page 69
Using the Document Features......Page 71
Entering Information into Fields......Page 72
Working with Rich-Text Fields......Page 75
Adding Formatted Text......Page 76
Adding Pictures......Page 79
Creating Tables......Page 81
Inserting Links......Page 84
Checking Your Spelling......Page 85
Spell Checking Selected Text......Page 86
Changing Your Main Dictionary......Page 87
Setting Up Your Page......Page 88
Defining Headers and Footers......Page 89
Printing Views......Page 91
Printing Documents......Page 92
Summary......Page 94
Importance of the Personal Address Book......Page 96
Navigating Your Personal Address Book......Page 97
Creating Contacts......Page 101
Creating Groups......Page 105
User Preferences......Page 106
Location Preferences......Page 112
Status Bar Preferences......Page 118
Personalizing Notes with Bookmarks......Page 119
How Can You Create Bookmarks?......Page 122
How Can You Modify Bookmarks?......Page 125
How Are Bookmarks for Replicas Presented?......Page 126
Creating Subscriptions to Monitor Databases......Page 128
Creating and Opening Your Journal......Page 130
Making Journal Entries......Page 131
Summary......Page 133
In this section:......Page 134
What™s New in Notes Mail?......Page 135
Opening Your Mail Database......Page 136
Managing Your Mail......Page 137
Reading the Mail......Page 138
Processing the Mail......Page 139
Trash......Page 155
Tools......Page 156
Basics......Page 159
Settings......Page 160
Systemwide Preferences......Page 162
Mail Database Preferences......Page 164
Colors......Page 167
Setting Delegation Preferences......Page 168
Using Word Processors with Notes Mail......Page 170
Using Mail Offline......Page 171
Using Notes Minder......Page 172
Closing Your Mail Database......Page 173
Summary......Page 174
What™s New in Calendaring and Scheduling?......Page 175
Getting Started with the Calendar......Page 176
Setting Calendar Preferences......Page 178
Managing Calendar Entries......Page 181
Making an Appointment......Page 182
Adding an Anniversary......Page 183
Creating an All-Day Event......Page 184
Working with Meetings......Page 185
Actions the Owner of a Meeting Can Take......Page 193
Creating Group Calendars......Page 194
Creating Calendar Entry Documents......Page 196
Printing Your Calendar......Page 197
Using the To Do List......Page 199
Creating a To Do Item......Page 200
Managing To Do Items......Page 201
Managing Assigned To Do Items......Page 202
Granting Other Users Access to Your Calendar and Schedule......Page 203
Summary......Page 205
Collaborating through Discussions......Page 207
Opening a Discussion Database......Page 208
Navigating the Discussion Database......Page 209
Participating in Discussions......Page 214
Participating in a TeamRoom......Page 215
Setting Up a TeamRoom......Page 216
Participating in a TeamRoom......Page 218
Using Document Libraries......Page 220
Creating Document Library Entries......Page 221
Creating Document Library Responses......Page 222
Setting Up the Review Cycle......Page 223
Using a Microsoft Office Library......Page 225
Collaborating with QuickPlace......Page 227
Issues with Collaboration Usability......Page 228
File Attachments......Page 229
Summary......Page 230
Conducting On-Screen Searches......Page 231
Searching Documents......Page 232
Searching Views......Page 234
Performing Simple Searches......Page 235
Full-Text Indexes......Page 236
Performing Full-Text Searches......Page 239
Searching Domains......Page 250
Performing Domain Searches......Page 251
Adding Databases to the Domain Index......Page 252
Viewing Catalogs......Page 253
Finding People......Page 254
Searching the Internet......Page 255
Summary......Page 256
A Communications Overview......Page 257
Setting Up Dial-Up Communications......Page 258
Notes Direct Dialup......Page 259
Network Dialup......Page 264
Setting Up Passthru Connections......Page 268
Using Setup Wizards......Page 270
Connection Configuration Wizard......Page 271
Summary......Page 272
What Is Replication?......Page 273
Creating Database Copies......Page 274
Creating Database Replicas......Page 275
Document Purge Interval......Page 281
Scheduled Replication......Page 282
Manually Replicating a Database......Page 283
The Replication Page......Page 285
Removing an Entry from the Replication Page......Page 294
The Visual Look of the Replication Page......Page 295
Replication Conflicts and Save Conflicts......Page 296
Replication and Security......Page 297
Summary......Page 298
Understanding Security Layers......Page 299
Public Key Infrastructure......Page 301
Domino Directory......Page 304
Lotus Notes User ID Files......Page 305
Access Control Lists......Page 316
Summary......Page 321
Using the Windows Clipboard......Page 322
Copying and Pasting OLE Objects......Page 323
Using the Create Menu to Insert OLE Objects......Page 324
Editing Embedded Objects......Page 325
View Import......Page 326
View Export......Page 329
Document Import......Page 330
Document Export......Page 331
Attaching Files......Page 332
Obtaining Information about Attachments......Page 333
Viewing Attachments......Page 334
Going Relational with NotesSQL......Page 335
Summary......Page 337
In this Section......Page 339
Internet Protocols......Page 340
Internet Content Standards......Page 342
Support for Internet Security Standards......Page 343
Browsing the Web from within Notes......Page 344
Configuring Integrated Internet Browsing......Page 345
Using Integrated Browsing......Page 349
Configuring the Personal Web Navigator Database......Page 352
Using Web Ahead......Page 353
Participating in Newsgroups......Page 354
Configuring Notes as Your Newsreader......Page 355
Subscribing to Newsgroups......Page 358
Reading and Posting to Newsgroups......Page 359
Using Newsgroups Offline......Page 360
Internet Location Document......Page 361
Receiving Internet Mail......Page 364
Sending Internet Mail......Page 366
Secure Internet Mail......Page 368
Summary......Page 369
Overview of Web Mail......Page 370
Domino Web Users......Page 371
Logging In for Web Access......Page 373
Exploring the Web Mail User Interface......Page 374
Defining Mail Filter Rules......Page 376
Opening a Mail Message......Page 378
Working with New Memos......Page 379
Processing E-Mails in Your Inbox......Page 382
Working with Folders......Page 383
Using Tools......Page 384
Logging Out......Page 388
Summary......Page 389
A User™s Perspective on DOLS......Page 390
An Administrator™s Perspective on DOLS......Page 397
Using iNotes......Page 398
A User™s Perspective on iNotes......Page 399
An Administrator™s Perspective on iNotes......Page 402
Summary......Page 403
In this section:......Page 404
Launching Designer from a Database......Page 405
Navigating Domino Designer......Page 406
The Designer User Interface......Page 407
Domino Design Elements......Page 412
Summary......Page 417
Creating a Database from Scratch......Page 418
Where Does My Database Get Saved?......Page 420
Creating a Database from a Template......Page 421
Copying an Existing Database......Page 424
Encrypting a Local Database......Page 426
Setting Database Advanced Options......Page 427
What Is a Properties Box?......Page 430
The Basics Tab......Page 432
The Info Tab......Page 439
The Printing Tab......Page 440
The Design Tab......Page 441
The Launch Tab......Page 445
The Full Text Tab......Page 447
What Is the ACL?......Page 450
Understanding Access Levels......Page 451
Summary......Page 454
What Is a Formula?......Page 455
Anatomy of a Formula......Page 458
Formula Constants......Page 459
Formula Variables......Page 463
Formula Operators......Page 467
@Functions......Page 471
Database Objects That Expect a Formula Result......Page 477
Formulas That Perform an Action......Page 481
Using the Formula Editors......Page 484
The Edit Formula Window......Page 485
The Script Area Formula Editor......Page 486
The Toolbar Formula Editor......Page 488
Summary......Page 489
Understanding the Form/Document Relationship......Page 490
Understanding the Document Hierarchy......Page 493
Creating a Form......Page 495
Setting the Form Properties......Page 497
Commands for Creating a Document......Page 508
Using the Design Document Properties Box......Page 510
Understanding the Form Events......Page 514
Formatting Documents with HTML......Page 515
JS Header......Page 516
fiJavaScriptfl Events......Page 517
The UI Events......Page 518
Creating Static Text......Page 519
Creating Fields......Page 526
Adding Fields to Your Form......Page 532
Selecting the Field Type......Page 534
Testing Your Form......Page 542
Summary......Page 543
Choosing a Table Type......Page 544
Creating a Basic Table......Page 546
Creating a Tabbed Table......Page 555
Creating an Animated Table......Page 558
Creating a Captioned Table......Page 561
Creating a Programmed Table......Page 563
Importing a Graphic......Page 564
Using the Picture Properties Box......Page 565
Adding Computed Text......Page 566
Creating a Standard Section......Page 568
Creating a Controlled Access Section......Page 571
Creating a Layout Region......Page 572
Advantages and Disadvantages of Layout Regions......Page 574
Using Layers......Page 575
Automating Using Actions......Page 576
Defining Action Buttons......Page 577
Customizing the Action Bar......Page 581
Creating a Text Pop-Up......Page 583
Creating a Formula Pop-Up......Page 584
Creating a Link Hotspot......Page 585
Creating a Button HotSpot......Page 586
Creating an Action HotSpot......Page 587
Embedding Elements......Page 588
Summary......Page 590
The Standard Outline View Style......Page 591
The Calendar View Style......Page 594
Navigating Views: Client vs. Web......Page 595
Creating a New View......Page 597
Understanding View Types......Page 600
Selecting Your Documents......Page 601
Setting the View Properties......Page 605
Defining the View Column Data......Page 616
Setting the Column Value and Properties......Page 617
Understanding the Response Hierarchy......Page 623
Displaying a Response Document......Page 624
Using the Response Only Column......Page 625
Using View Form Formulas......Page 626
Embedding Views and Displaying Categories......Page 628
Summary......Page 629
What Is an Outline?......Page 631
Using the Outline Designer......Page 633
Creating an Outline......Page 635
Using the Outline Properties Box......Page 636
Removing Outline Entries......Page 637
Changing the Outline Entry Properties......Page 638
The Entry Hide-When Tab......Page 640
Adding a New Outline Entry......Page 641
What Is a Page?......Page 643
Creating a Page......Page 645
Using the Embedded Outline Properties Box......Page 646
What Is a Frameset?......Page 650
Setting Frameset Arrangement and Frames......Page 651
Using the Frameset Designer......Page 653
Looking at the Finished Product......Page 657
Creating a Navigator......Page 659
Summary......Page 663
Image Resources......Page 665
File and Style Sheet Resources......Page 669
Applets......Page 673
Data Connections......Page 674
Using Database and About Database Documents......Page 676
Database Synopsis......Page 677
Summary......Page 678
The Languages......Page 679
Why, When, and How to Use Scripts......Page 680
So What Is a Script, Anyway?......Page 682
Commenting......Page 683
Subroutines......Page 684
Variables and Data Types......Page 685
Looping and Branching......Page 691
Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously: Debugging......Page 696
LotusScript, Java, and Object-Oriented Languages......Page 698
Using Frontend Classes......Page 700
Using Backend Classes......Page 701
Using JavaScript......Page 707
Summary......Page 708
Using Agents......Page 709
Why Use an Agent?......Page 710
Creating an Agent......Page 712
Implementing Subforms......Page 723
Creating a Subform......Page 724
Using the Subform......Page 725
Creating Shared Fields......Page 728
Creating Shared Actions......Page 729
Accessing LotusScript Libraries......Page 730
Summary......Page 731
Overview......Page 732
Starting the Installation Wizard......Page 733
Configuring the Lotus Notes Client......Page 737
Connecting to a Domino Server......Page 738
Installing Internet Access......Page 739
Setting Up the Lotus Notes Welcome Page......Page 742
List of Figures......Page 744
List of Tables......Page 757
List of Sidebars......Page 759