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Using HCL Connections™ Mail Plug-in
Use the mail and calendar icons to access your inbox and calendar from within Connections. See when new mail arrives and perform essential tasks, such as composing and replying to mail.
What's new in Connections Mail?
The following table lists features new in Connections Mail, and how to use those features.

Using HCL Connections™ Mail Plug-in
Use the mail and calendar icons to access your inbox and calendar from within Connections. See when new mail arrives and perform essential tasks, such as composing and replying to mail.
- What is Connections Mail?
  Connections Mail is a quick way to access your HCL Notes® or Microsoft™ Outlook inbox and calendar from within Connections.
- What's new in Connections Mail?
  The following table lists features new in Connections Mail, and how to use those features.
- Mail Quick Reference
  Learn how to do essential tasks in Connections Mail.
- Calendar Quick Reference
  Learn how to do essential calendar tasks in Connections Mail.
- Social features
  In addition to essential mail and calendar features, Connections Mail also has several social features that help you work faster and more effectively.
- Troubleshooting and more information
  For more information about HCL Connections Mail, visit the HCL Support Portal, where you can obtain news, alerts, notifications, and more.
- Accessibility features for HCL Connections Mail
  Accessibility features help users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully.

What's new in Connections Mail?

The following table lists features new in Connections Mail, and how to use those features.

Important: Before you install a new version of Connections Mail, you must uninstall previous versions of Connections Mail. See HCL Connections Mail system requirements and Uninstalling HCL Connections Mail.

Table 1. What's new
Feature	How to use it
Accept, decline, or update meeting invitations	Open the meeting invitation from your inbox or from the placeholder calendar entry in your calendar. In the Mail window, click the corresponding button to accept, decline, or update the meeting.
Remove meeting notices from your inbox	If you use Exchange, meeting notices are removed from your inbox after you respond to them. If you use Domino®, meeting notices are removed from your inbox according to the preferences you set in HCL iNotes®. You can still find the invitation in your full mail client.
Open your full mail or calendar on the web	Click the My Mail or My Calendar link in the Connections Mail inbox or calendar. This feature is now available for Domino and Exchange users. If you do not see this feature, your administrator disabled it.
Save a draft of an email	While you are composing or replying to an email, click Save As Draft to save and continue editing. To open a draft after you close it, open your full mail.
Domino® only: Read encrypted emails and calendar entries	If you use Domino® mail servers, you can read encrypted emails in Connections Mail. Note: If you forward or reply to an encrypted email, that new email is not encrypted.
New features for writing emails	Change the font size for bulleted and numbered lists

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