Start Notes 9 either from the 'Start' screen or the Desktop icons, which will display the new 'splash' screenįigure 10: The new IBM Notes 9 splash screenġ3.

Now that the software is installed on the computer, the next step is to configure the Notes 9 client,ġ2.

AND the new IBM Notes icons also feature on the Windows 8 'start' screenįigure 9: Notes 9 'Tiles' on the Windows 8 start screenġ1. My Desktop now features the NEW IBM Notes 9 icons,įigure 8: The new IBM Notes/Designer/Administrator iconsġ0. After the installer has completed the 'success' screen will be displayed, Click 'Finish'įigure 7: Install process successfully completedĩ. Note, depending on the options selected at step 5, the progress bar may reset several times,įigure 6: the installation progress screenĨ. The Notes installer then begins extracting program and data files to my HDD. When Notes is installed, I want to use the application as my default Mail, Calendar and Contacts application, as well as speeding up the start-up process by selecting 'Launch parts of Notes.'. In this step I have selected all features except single logon, including the full Design and Admin clients, and the NEW 'Notes Browser Plug-in' and 'OpenSocial Component' options. Installation paths, note that because I'm not using the 'Client Only' installer I don't have the multi-user option available*. Review and Accept the terms of the licence agreement by choosing 'I accept the terms in the license agreement' and click 'Next'Ĥ. The 'IBM Notes 9.0 Social Edition - Install Wizard' dialog will be presented, click 'Next'ģ. Locate the installation setup file for your release of IBM Notes 9 (Note: this may include choosing a location to extract the files to, if not already extracted for you by your Admin),Ģ. The first step on your IBM Notes 9 journey is - of course - installing and configuring the software.

A raft of new features and capabilities have been introduced with the new Notes, which I will be discussing in future posts. 17 years after the acquisition of Lotus Development Corporation, IBM has dropped the 'Lotus' from the branding of the product, finally bringing Notes completely under the IBM brand umbrella and heralding a new era for the most powerful desktop application available. Getting Started with IBM Notes 9 - Part 1: Installation Mat Newman Ap13:12:18In this series of posts we are going to walk through all the new capabilities contained within the latest release of IBM Lotus Notes, or rather - the newly reincarnated IBM Notes 9.

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