ELEMENTS OF LOTUS NOTES

Creating or deleting a folder
To create personal folders in a Notes application, you must have at least Reader access in the Access Control List (ACL) for the application. No one else can read or delete your personal folders. When you create a folder, the design is based on the default view of the current application. However, you can select a different type or a different style for your folder using Advanced options.

To create a folder

Use these steps to create a private folder using the default folder design for the application:

1. Open the application where you want to create the folder.

2. Click Create > Folder.


3. Enter a name, select a location for the folder, and then click OK.

To create a folder using Advanced options

To create shared folders or folders based on a style other than the application's default style, use the Advanced options. To create shared folders in an application, you must have at least Editor access, with Create shared folders/views access in the Access Control List. To use a style other than the default, you can select a folder style, copy a folder style from another existing folder, or create your own attributes for a folder style.

1. Complete steps 1-3 above, and then click Advanced.

2. (Optional) Select a Folder type.

3. (Optional) Click Copy From to select a style of an existing folder. Select Blank if you do not want to copy a style from any folder.

4. (Optional for application designers) Click Save and Customize for create a folder or view with a customized design. For procedures on how to customize a folder, see Designing folders if you have installed IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Designer 8 Help. Or, go to Lotus Documentation on the Web to download or view Lotus Domino Designer 8 Help.

To delete a folder

When you delete a folder, the documents that were in it remain in the All Documents view, unless you delete each document in the folder first, and then delete the folder.

1. In the navigation pane, click the folder you want to remove.

2. From the menu, click Actions > Folder Options > Remove Folder.

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