Elements of Notes®
The HCL Notes® user interface is comprised of views menus, toolbars, navigation panes, and a sidebar that you can use for easy access to some frequently used applications.
- Using the Open list
  Use the Open list to open HCL Notes® applications, documents, bookmarks and bookmark folders. The Open list displays icons and a brief description for each item.
- Toolbars
  Toolbars work with all the applications in your workspace. Some toolbars are context sensitive, which means that they change depending on the task you are performing.
- Using the sidebar
  The sidebar provides constant access to your HCL Sametime® Contacts, Calendar, Feed Reader, and Activities. You can change which of these applications displays in your sidebar. However, depending on your organization, you may not have all of these applications in your sidebar.
- Status bar: current state information
  The status bar appears at the end of the HCL Notes® main window. As you work in Notes, system messages and features appear in the status bar.
- Working with window tabs
  Window tabs make it convenient for you to switch from one open document or application to another in HCL Notes®.
- Preferences
  You can customize HCL Notes® so that it runs and displays just the way you want it to using Notes preferences.

Toolbars

Toolbars work with all the applications in your workspace. Some toolbars are context sensitive, which means that they change depending on the task you are performing.

By default, the context sensitive toolbars display when you need them. That is, if you are viewing documents in a list view, the Navigation toolbar displays automatically. However, you can specify that the Navigation toolbar display permanently. You determine which toolbars display all of the time by setting Toolbar preferences. You can add or remove toolbars from your display, and create customized toolbars that include the tools you use most often.

Toolbars display beneath the window tabs. You can drag and drop a toolbar to move it to any location on the toolbar row or rows. Click the toolbar grip to drag the toolbar.

Grip bar on toolbar

Tip: To quickly display a menu that allows you to hide toolbars, display additional toolbars, or access Toolbar Preferences, right-click the grip of a toolbar.