Volume:
25
Issue:
2
Edition:
Spring 2012
Authors:
Bodek Frak
Department:
I.T. Services
Categories:
Collaboration, Collaboration Tools, E-Mail, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes 8
Position in a view:
9
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What's New In Lotus Notes 8.5.3?
Third maintenance release for Lotus Notes version 8.5 is now available and will be distributed to the users at the University of Windsor through the Smart Upgrade starting in December 2011. Besides
1,236 fixes
to the issues reported in previous releases, Notes 8.5.3 includes some enhancements to the existing features.
Please review "
What's new in Notes 8.5.3
" (
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf/dx/Video_Whats_New_in_Notes_8.5.3
) page on IBM's Lotus Notes and Domino Wiki for details. This document includes a six minute narrated video that summarizes some of the new functionality:
Mail
Change the color for read & unread emails in your Inbox
Use different signatures for different emails
When new mail arrives, slide in a summary
Calendar
Duplicate calendar entries are merged into one
Update meetings automatically when there are changes
When proposing a new time for a meeting, leave a placeholder for the original time
Let meeting participants know when invitees are added or removed
Share an iCalendar with others
Contacts
Improved way to remove an address from type-ahead
See more information about contacts in type-head
New options for who to add to Recent Contacts
For a full list of new features in Notes 8.5.3, see:
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf/dx/Whats_New_in_Lotus_Notes_8.5.3_LN853