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ID103 IBM Lotus Notes 8 Mail, Calendar and Contacts -- Designs and DemoMurray Hurvitz and Sesha Baratham
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
Objectives
Introduce the IBM Notes 8 PIM applications – Mail, Calendar, ToDos and Contacts Design principles New features Demonstration
Overview - Design Principles
Bring the work to me
Consistency
Balance functionality and clean, clear appearance
Bring attention to what is important
Minimize complexity in basic tasks
Adhere to interface standards and user expectations
Use screen real estate judiciously
Make it enjoyable
Overview
Built on Eclipse-based Lotus Expeditor platform
Template driven design
CSS-based customization of look and feel
Standard behavioursSelection modelKeyboard navigation including Eclipse-
based F6/F7
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
Mail Features and Demo
Highlights Re-designed Inbox Vertical Inbox view Conversations Enhanced Navigator Overhauled mail form Consistent integration of live-names Integration with Activities in mail views Enhanced action bar Filter bar Recall sent mail Integrated spam voting
Re-designed User Interface
Lotus Expeditor Eclipse-based frame
Sidebar for “always” available applicationsActivitiesDay-At-A-Glance
calendarInstant messagingFeed reader
Re-organized menu bar, tool bar, open tabs
Enhanced Inbox Use of space
Use of lines colours, fonts, shading, gradients etc
Column order
Icons
Access to Converstation
Notes 7
Conversation Mode
Messages organized by conversation or threadOnly last message in each conversation is shown (reduce information flood)Twistie to expand and view list of all messages in the conversationCount of messages in conversation appended to Subject
Conversation Mode Expanded conversation lists all messages in the conversation
Shows abstract from body of each messageIndented to reflect the “level” of the replyClick on header to select/de-select all messages in the conversationActions apply to entire conversation
Vertical Inbox
Alternate orientation of Inbox information
Conserve horizontal screen real-estate with minimal sacrifice of displayed information
Template driven design/layout
Normal:
Vertical:
Action Bar and Filter Bar
Improved Action barRe-organizedReply options
New Filter bar with Display optionsPreview on Bottom/RightConversation/message modeUnread/all
Overhauled Mail Form
Simplified to draw attention to important information
New letter-head
Optional “details”
Improved action bar
Consistent Live-Names Live-names consistently integrated
throughout clientViewsFormsContacts (Buddy List)Name lookup/type ahead
Incoming spam delivered directly to Junk folder
Enabled via policy
Spam Voting
Junk action Cast spam vote Move to Junk folder
Not Junk action in Junk folder only Cast ham vote Restore to Inbox
Recall Sent Mail
Recall Message… mail action in Sent folder
Preference to block recall of received mail
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
Calendar Features and Demo Highlights
Calendar FormsCalendar ViewsEvent AnnouncementColor codingUnprocessed Notices (ghosted entries)Calendar navigator Improved UI SchedulerSide shelf calendar – summarized and non-summarized formats
Calendar Views Modern Layout
Better use of colors
Updated icons
Improved Navigation
Better Action Menu’s
Event Announcement An easy to way to create invite for
large number invitee’s without the hassles of managing responses but all the advantages of standard meeting entry workflow.
Color coding Improved calendar color coding
New categories for unprocessed notices and cancellations
Unprocessed Notices (ghosted entries) Displaces meeting unprocessed
notices on calendarUnaccepted invitesReschedulesDelegations notices…
Improved UI Scheduler Improved organization
Checkboxes to dynamically remove/add people or optional invitee’s, rooms, etc.. to meeting.
Side Shelf Calendar Summarized and non-summarized
formats
Easy access to calendar from Mail or Contacts
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
Contacts Features and Demo
Highlights Contact Delegation Name Lookup – DPAB/Type Ahead Improved Contact Views - Business Card – Tile View Improved Contact Forms Recent Contacts Advanced Options Consistent Livename Menu’s
Contact Delegation Easy access to other peoples contacts via navigator
Contacts are synchronized with mail file
DWA users have true replication of contacts instead of synch. Agent
Users can set list “Other Contacts” via Personal Address Book preferences,
Name Lookup - DPAB/Type Ahead Faster name Lookups
Cache of names built from your activity
Stored locally in your Personal Address Book
Type Down
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
Future Mail Quota Management Better integration of contacts with mail Better import/export of contacts more formats (vCard) Improved thread integration with activities Federated Inbox Shared contacts
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
Agenda Objectives
Overview
Mail Features and Demo
Calendar Features and Demo
Contacts Features and Demo
Future
Summary
Q & A
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