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Feature comparison chart of Lotus Notes and Outlook

Document number: 16232

 

The following chart lists features of Outlook and the comparable feature in Lotus Notes. Click the links within the Lotus Notes column to open the Eureka! documents that outline specific information for that feature:

Outlook Lotus Notes
Address Book PeopleSoft Directory
(Press the {Esc} key to close the 'About' document and to enter the Directory.)
Archive Archive
( 12044 — How to archive mail in Lotus Notes)
Attachment Attachment
( 16108 — Tips for sending attachments internally in Lotus Notes)
( 26038 — Size limit for sending attachments externally)
Calendar Calendar (part of the mail file)
( 16171 — How to create calendar entries in Lotus Notes)
Delegate

Calendar Delegation
( 16054 — How to give Read access to the calendar in Lotus Notes)
( 16055 — How to specify who can edit or create entries in the Lotus Notes calendar)

Mail Delegation
( 16230 — How to give Read access to mail in Lotus Notes)
( 16231 — How to specify who can edit or create entries in the Lotus Notes mail file)

Distribution List

Distribution List or Distribution Group
(Can be 'public' in the PeopleSoft Directory or 'personal' in the Personal Address Book)
( 16216 — How to see the members of a distribution list in Lotus Notes)
( 16067 — How to create a personal group in the Personal Address Book)

Drafts Drafts
( 16006 — How to create, use and delete drafts in Lotus Notes)
Exchange Server Mail or Applications Server
Global Address List PeopleSoft Directory
(Views include: All Lotus Notes users; public distribution lists; and each user and the public groups they are members of. Press the {Esc} key to close the 'About' document and to enter the Directory.)  
Inbox Inbox
(All new mail arrives at the bottom of the Inbox)
( 16158 — How to sort mail by sender, date, size or subject in Lotus Notes)
Journal n/a
Junk Mail

Quarantine Folder
(Messages identified as SPAM at the server level automatically route to this folder)
( 16271— Postini SPAM/Junk Email filter FAQ)
( 16173 —Receiving SPAM mail in Lotus Notes)

Rules
(Created by the user to filter messages meeting specific criteria into a specified folder)
( 12037 — Mail rules in Lotus Notes)
Mail Folders
(Drag and drop)

Mail Folders
( 16017 — How to create, add to and delete folders in the Lotus Notes mail file)

Meeting Request Meeting Invitation
( 16171 — How to create calendar entries in Lotus Notes -
Meeting invitation link)
( 75066 — How to reserve a conference room using Lotus Notes calendaring)
Meeting Request Forwarded E-mail Message
(Not automatic when opened. Must be copied into a new calendar entry.)
( 16046 — How to create a calendar entry from a mail message in Lotus Notes)
New Mail
(Automatically appears) 		New Mail
(Must refresh to see new messages)
Off Line Folders (ost) Local Replica of the Mail File
( 10082 — How to create a database replica and replicate in Lotus Notes)
Out of Office Assistant Out of Office Agent
( 16169 — How to enable, edit and delete the Out of Office agent in Lotus Notes)
Outbox Outgoing Mail
( 16096 — Outgoing mail message when opening Lotus Notes)
Personal Address Book/Contacts Personal Address Book
( 16067 — How to create entries in the Personal Address Book in Lotus Notes)
Personal Folders Mail File Archive
( 12044 — How to archive mail in Lotus Notes)
Recall Message n/a
Recurring Appointment Recurring Meeting/Appointment
( 16171 — How to create calendar entries in Lotus Notes)
( 16164 — Invitee responses to a repeat meeting invitation in Lotus Notes)
Reminders Alarms
( 16051 — How to enable or disable the calendar alarm in Lotus Notes)
Resource Room Reservations Database
( 75066 — How to reserve a conference room using Lotus Notes calendaring)
Send/Receive Replication
( 10082 — How to create a database replica and replicate in Lotus Notes)
( 16001 — How to change replicator settings for one-way replication in Lotus Notes)
Sent Items Sent Folder (located within the mail file)
Shortcuts Bookmarks
( 12039 — How to create a bookmark in Lotus Notes)
Signatures Signature File
( 12048 — How to add a signature to outgoing messages in Lotus Notes)
Trash Trash
(Deleted as soon as a refresh is done. Cannot be retrieved.)
URL/Web Links
URL Links or Hotspots
(Do not become links until message is sent)
( 16008 — How to create URL/Internet links in Lotus Notes)

 

 

 

 

 

Created by the PeopleSoft Knowledge Management Team.
Copyright © 2003 All rights reserved.
Created: dcb 09/29/2003
Revised: kcw 10/18/2004
Reviewed: 09/30/2004

 

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