WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS


Dragging and dropping
You can drag and drop items within Notes, between Notes and your operating system, and between Notes and applications.

Drag and Drop 1

Drag and Drop 2

Depending on what you are dragging and dropping, when you drag and drop a file, you are creating a copy of the file, or you may be moving it from one place to another. For example, when you drag a meeting invitation from one day to another, you are moving the meeting to a different day which reschedules the meeting.

To drag and drop files

1. Depending on what you are dragging and dropping, minimize and then re-size Notes so you can see the operating system's desktop, file system, an application, or an Internet browser simultaneously, by moving your cursor to the bottom right corner of the Notes window until you see a double-sided arrow, then drag the window upward toward the top left of your screen.

2. To drag and drop an item, select the item from the place that you are dragging it from by left-clicking the item and holding down the mouse button, drag the item to the place you want to drop it, then release the mouse button to drop the file.


3. Click any of the following areas for drag and drop information, and then follow the procedures in the corresponding tables: Mail and Personal Address Book
What do you want to do?Procedure
Create a contact document from a vCard fileFrom the operating system's desktop or file system select a vCard file, and drag the file to the Contacts view in your Personal Address Book.
Move a mail message from one folder to anotherFrom the Mail database, select a mail message from any view, and drag the document to the appropriate folder.
Move a mail folder into another mail folderFrom the Mail database, select a folder, and drag the folder to another folder.
Rearrange the columns in the Mail databaseFrom the Mail database, select a column header, and drag the column to the position you want.
Archive a mail message
  1. In the Mail database, click Tools in the navigation pane so you can see the Archive folder.
  2. From any view, select a mail message, and drag the document to the Archive folder.

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Calendar and Scheduling
What do you want to do?Procedure
Reschedule a Calendar entry that you own to a different time and dateFrom the Calendar view, with time slots displayed, select any Calendar entry that you own, and drag the entry to the date and time you want to reschedule it to in the Calendar.
Reschedule a Calendar entry that you own to a different dateFrom the Calendar view, select any Calendar entry that you own, and drag the entry to the date you want to reschedule it to in the Calendar.
Propose a new date and time for a meeting that you were invited toFrom the Calendar view, select any meeting that you were invited to, and drag the entry to the date you want to reschedule it to in the Calendar.
Reschedule the Start or End time of an appointment or meeting that you own Change the Start or End time of an appointment or meeting that you ownFrom the Day view in the Calendar, with time slots displayed, select a meeting or appointment that you own, and drag the top (Start time) or bottom (End time) border to the new Start or End time.
Propose a new Start or End time of an appointment or meeting that you were invited toFrom the Day view in the Calendar, with time slots displayed, select a meeting or appointment that you were invited to, and drag the top (Start time) or bottom (End time) border to the new Start or End time.

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Documents and applications
What do you want to do?Procedure
Create an attachment in a document from a file in your operating system
  1. Put the open document in Edit mode.
  2. From the operating system's desktop or file system, select a file, and drag the file to the open document.
Copy a document to your operating system

Note Dragging window tabs to the Macintosh operating system is not supported.

From Notes, select a document's window tab (Windows only) or a document from a database view, and drag the document to the operating system's desktop or file system.
Copy an attachment from a document to the operating system or into an application (such as Lotus 1-2-3)From a document, select an attachment and drag the attachment to the operating system's desktop, file system, or an application.
Copy a URL address from an Internet browser into a document
  1. Put the open document in Edit mode.
  2. From an Internet browser, drag the bookmark icon of the URL from the address bar, and drag the URL to the document.
Create an OLE object in a document
  1. Put the open document in Edit mode.
  2. From the operating system's desktop or file system, select a file by right-clicking the file, then drag the file to the document.
  3. From the pop-up menu, choose "Create Embedded Object here."
Copy a document from one folder or view to another folder or viewFrom the navigation pane, select a folder or view, press and hold CTRL, and drag to another folder or view.

Note To select multiple documents, click in the column to the left of the documents to display check marks next to the documents. Drag one of the selected documents and the rest follow.

Move a document from one folder or view to another folder or viewFrom the navigation pane, select a folder or view, and drag to another folder or view.

Note To select multiple documents, click in the column to the left of the documents to display check marks next to the documents. Drag one of the selected documents and the rest follow.


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Bookmarks
What do you want to do?Procedure
Copy a file from the operating system to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folderFrom the operating system's desktop or file system, select a file, and drag the file to the Bookmark bar or Bookmark folder.
Launch an application from the Notes Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder

Note Dragging applications from the Macintosh to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder is not supported.

From the operating system's desktop or file system, select an application's executable or shortcut, and drag the file to the Bookmark bar or Bookmark folder.
Copy a document or database from the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder to the operating systemFrom Notes, select a bookmarked document or database from the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder, and drag the file to the operating system's desktop or file system.
Copy a document or database window tab from the window tab bar to the Bookmark bar or Bookmark folder From Notes, select a document's or database's window tab, and drag the window tab to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder.
Copy an attachment from a document to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folderFrom a document, select the attachment, and drag the attachment to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder.
Copy a bookmark from one Bookmark folder to anotherSelect a bookmark from a Bookmark folder, press and hold CTRL, and drag to another Bookmark folder.
Move a bookmark from one Bookmark folder to anotherSelect a bookmark from a Bookmark folder, and drag to another Bookmark folder

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Replicator
What do you want to do?Procedure
Create a database replica Select a database from the Workspace, Bookmark bar, or Bookmark folder, and drag the database to the Replicator bookmark or Replicator page.
Replicate an existing replica already on your Replicator pageSelect a database from the Workspace, Bookmark bar, or Bookmark folder, and drag the database to the Replicator bookmark or Replicator page.
Replicate a document to an existing replicaSelect a document's window tab or a document from a database view, and drag the document to the replica on the Replicator page.
Rearrange or file database entries listed in the Replicator pageFrom the Replicator page, select a database entry, and drag the database to the position you want or to the folder you are adding it to.

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Other Notes options
What do you want to do?Procedure
Rearrange the order of window tabsSelect a document's or database's window tab, and drag the window tab to the position you want .
Copy a database from the Workspace to the operating systemSelect a database from the Workspace, and drag the database to the operating system's desktop or file system.

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