Domino 8 Menu Changes

Just when you thought migrating to Domino 8 was going to be easy (For your users). Lotus has changed most of the menu options, including the basic concepts and terminologies we’ve all become accustomed to. For example below is the Domino 7 and now Domino 8 wording.

• Bookmarks in 7 are now Open lists in 8
• Personal Address Book in 7 is now Contacts in 8
• Welcome page in 7 is now Home page in 8
• Databases in 7 are now Notes Applications in 8

Some menu changes are text, some are new, and some are relocated. Which is why I’m writing this document. I prefer the shortcut keys to the mouse when I’m working. These new changes have required me to use the mouse until I relearn the keys. It’s a pain and will cause us a problem when upgrading our user community. Here is a link to Lotus’ menu mapping document.

I believe this is just an inconvenience for my developers and administrators, however the user community will probably not be happy. I’ll post any idea’s I have for handling this and if you have any ideas please post below.

Lotus Quickr version 8.1 Documentation and Download

You can find the product documentation, white papers, and redbooks on the Lotus Quickr Technical Library page. The installation document can be found here and the software downloaded on the IBM Passport Advantage page.

IBM Also posted an article on planning your upgrade.

Still wondering what’s in Lotus Quickr 8.1?

The new version of Lotus Quickr includes enhancements to the UI, integration to Lotus Connections, connectors for Notes 8.0.1, supports Symphony, Outlook, personal file sharing, and administration enhancements. Listed below are the new enhancements as documented in the announcement letter.

Usability enhancements to the browser experience:

• Improved navigation and breadcrumbs throughout
• Streamlined context menus
• Simplified check-in/check-out and version control
• Single-page member management
• Note: These usability enhancements apply to Lotus Quickr services for Domino®.

Lotus Connections integration:

• From a Lotus Quickr place, access an individuals Lotus Connections profile (in place of the “person card”)

Lotus Notes® 8.0.1 connector:

• View and access Lotus Quickr places from the Notes® side shelf
• Drag and drop attachments and entire e-mail contents

Lotus Symphony connector:

• Context menu within editors to contribute and share content in Lotus Quickr places

Microsoft® Outlook connectors:

• View and access Lotus Quickr places
• Drag and drop attachments and entire e-mail contents

Personal file sharing:

• Streamlined place for an end user to store important files and share them with others
• Available separately (with the Lotus Quickr connectors) as Lotus Quickr Entry

Administrator enhancements:

• Policy settings for places (maximum size, days inactive before locking)
• Easy-to-use browser interface for administrators with improved reporting
• Note: These administrator enhancements apply to Lotus Quickr services for Domino.

You can find more information here:

Lotus Support page for Quickr
Lotus Developerworks Page for Quickr

Lotus Quickr 8.1 Announced

IBM announced that Quickr 8.1 will be available for download on March 28th. Lotus Quickr offers several new enhancements, such as a new user interface, improved administration, reporting, and membership management. The trial can be downloaded here if you can’t wait a week.  You can also catch the demo.

Lotusphere comes to you - NYC.

IBM has announced the Lotusphere comes to you presentation. For NY its March 4th.

You can register here.

 

Watch the Lotusphere 2008 opening session.

Lotus has posted the Lotusphere 2008 opening session.

Did you miss LotusSphere this year? Catch the one day version.

If you missed Lotusphere 2008 this year, no worries, Lotus is running a one day event called Lotusphere comes to you. I recommend this session for any Domino developer thinking about upgrading.