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Among the user preferences are mail settings such as how you want to be notified when you receive new mail, International settings such as specifying what time zone you are in, font settings, replication settings, port settings, and many more.
On WindowsŸ and LinuxŸ platforms, click File -> Preferences.
On Macintosh OS X, click Lotus Notes -> Preferences.
Some preference changes that you make will not take effect until the next time you start Lotus Notes. Notes displays a warning message when you modify a preferences that requires restart.
How can I set preferences for how Notes windows open and Notes window themes? You can set a preference to specify how your IBMLotus Notes windows open. You can also save the tab order, and specify a windows theme.
How can I modify the toolbar display? You can modify the display of your toolbars by hiding them, making additional toolbars visible, adding pop-up text to them, and resizing them.
How can I display or create toolbars? You can choose which toolbars display. You can also create your own toolbar and populate it with buttons that best suit your work needs.
How can I customize toolbar functionality and buttons? You can customize toolbars by adding and removing buttons. When you create a new toolbar, you use Toolbar Customize preferences to populate the toolbar.
How can I change web browser preferences? You can change which browser will open when you click Web links from Notes documents: either the Notes embedded browser or the browser you have set as the default for the operating system. You can also change the default home page.
How can I set spell check preferences? You set spelling preferences to specify a default dictionary language and to add any supplemental dictionaries needed. You can also set defaults for how to handle numbers, words comprised of uppercase letters, or words from a language other than the default dictionary language.
How can I switch to a different spelling dictionary? You can switch language dictionaries when spell checking a document. You must install the language dictionaries from the IBMLotus Notes CD before you can switch language dictionaries. The language dictionaries are recognized by the file extension DIC, and they are located in your Notes/Data directory.
How can I add, change, or delete words in my user dictionary? It's often helpful to add words to your personal dictionary, known as the user dictionary. These are words that you use commonly and are not found in a standard dictionary.