Notes to Microsoft - Your Complete Guide
Everything you did in HCL Notes has a home in Microsoft 365. This guide shows you exactly what maps to what, what feels the same, and what's different.
At a Glance
Notes MailMicrosoft Outlook
Notes Calendar & SchedulingOutlook Calendar
Personal Address Book & Domino DirectoryOutlook Contacts & Global Address List
Mail-in DatabasesShared Mailboxes
iNotes (Notes on the web)Outlook on the Web
HCL Verse / TravelerOutlook Mobile
Notes ID & PasswordMicrosoft Sign-In + MFA
Notes MailMicrosoft Outlook
Your email, calendar, and contacts in one app - and your @seaway.ca address stays the same.
What Feels the Same
- ✓Compose, send, reply, and forward emails
- ✓Organize mail into folders
- ✓Flag messages for follow-up
- ✓Search across all your mail
Key Differences
- ●No more Notes ID file - one Microsoft sign-in
- ●Views like All Documents are replaced by search
- ●Focused Inbox sorts important mail automatically
- ●Email, calendar, and contacts share one window
Notes Calendar & SchedulingOutlook Calendar
Scheduling, meetings, and time management.
What Feels the Same
- ✓Day, week, and month views
- ✓Meeting invitations and responses
- ✓Repeating meetings
- ✓Room and resource booking
Key Differences
- ●Scheduling Assistant replaces Find Available Times
- ●Lives inside Outlook, not a separate tab set
- ●Teams meetings can be added with one click
- ●Your Outlook and Teams calendars are the same calendar
Personal Address Book & Domino DirectoryOutlook Contacts & Global Address List
Your contacts and the company directory.
What Feels the Same
- ✓Personal contacts move with you
- ✓Company-wide directory of colleagues
- ✓Type-ahead addressing when composing
- ✓Contact groups for frequent lists
Key Differences
- ●Global Address List replaces the Domino Directory
- ●Always up to date - nothing to replicate locally
- ●Same directory powers Outlook and Teams
- ●Contact cards show photos, titles, and availability
iNotes (Notes on the web)Outlook on the Web
Your mail in a browser, from any computer.
What Feels the Same
- ✓Full mailbox access from a browser
- ✓Same folders as the desktop app
- ✓Compose, reply, search - all there
- ✓No installation needed
Key Differences
- ●Go to outlook.office.com from anywhere
- ●Looks and works like desktop Outlook
- ●Calendar and contacts included
- ●Sign in with your Microsoft 365 account + MFA
HCL Verse / TravelerOutlook Mobile
Work email and calendar on your phone.
What Feels the Same
- ✓Mail and calendar on iPhone or Android
- ✓Push notifications for new mail
- ✓Works over cellular or Wi-Fi
- ✓Respects your work account security
Key Differences
- ●One Outlook app replaces Verse and Traveler setup
- ●Shared mailboxes available on mobile
- ●Teams app adds chat and meetings on the go
- ●Sign in once with MFA - no device sync codes
Notes ID & PasswordMicrosoft Sign-In + MFA
Account security and authentication.
What Feels the Same
- ✓One identity for your work tools
- ✓Password-protected access
- ✓IT can help you recover access
- ✓Protects company data
Key Differences
- ●No Notes ID file to copy between computers
- ●Microsoft Authenticator app approves sign-ins
- ●Single Sign-On to all Microsoft 365 apps
- ●Self-service password reset
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