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IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook (Using)
Use IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook to access your IBM Notes® mail with your Microsoft Outlook client.
Using IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook
IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO) provides you with Mail, Calendar, and Contacts features so that you can work with your IBM Notes® mail directly in your Microsoft Outlook interface.
Quick reference
Use this quick reference to see at a glance the IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO) features that are added to Microsoft Outlook.

IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook (Using)
Use IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook to access your IBM Notes® mail with your Microsoft Outlook client.
- Accessibility features for IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Downloading the software
  To obtain the latest software, download the IMSMO - IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook eAssembly from the Passport Advantage site.
- Client requirements
  Make sure that your computer complies with the system requirements to use IBM® Mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook. In addition, make sure that you set required settings in Microsoft Outlook and IBM Notes®.
- Supported languages
  The IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook client supports the following languages:
- Setting up IBM® mail support for Microsoft Outlook
  Read the requirements. Then, install and setup IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook.
- Using IBM mail support for Microsoft Outlook
  IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO) provides you with Mail, Calendar, and Contacts features so that you can work with your IBM Notes® mail directly in your Microsoft Outlook interface.
  - Quick reference
    Use this quick reference to see at a glance the IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO) features that are added to Microsoft Outlook.
  - Notifying people when you're out of the office
    You can send automatic replies to people who send you mail when you're out of the office.
  - Searching older email
    When you first install and set up IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO), existing mail that is more than 30 days old is not synced to Outlook. IMSMO users with IBM Verse™ subscriptions can use the IBM Mail Search feature to find older email on their mail servers and display it in Outlook.
  - Looking up names in your organization directory
    When addressing a new email or meeting invitation, you can automatically look up names in your organization through the IBM Address Book Provider.
  - Scheduling a room for a meeting
    When you schedule a new meeting, you can find and schedule a room. This feature is available when your company is set up to use an on-site Domino® Resource Reservations database.
  - Manage who can access your Mail, Calendar, and Contacts
    Use the Delegation feature to give a person or a group of people access to parts of your mail file. For example, give an administrative assistant access to the calendar to manage your meetings.
  - Encrypting or signing messages
    For more security, you can encrypt or digitally sign messages that you send.
  - Seeing how close your mail file is to the size limit
    The mail file size limit is referred to as the mail quota.
  - Working with Calendar
    This topic describes several things you can do to optimize your experience when working with calendar entries in Microsoft™ Outlook.
- Troubleshooting, known limitations, and restrictions
  This section provides helpful troubleshooting tips, known limitations, and restrictions.

Quick reference

Use this quick reference to see at a glance the IBM® mail support for Microsoft™ Outlook (IMSMO) features that are added to Microsoft™ Outlook.

IBM Mail page

When you click File > IBM Mail, the following features are available on the IBM Mail page:

Automatic Replies (Out of Office): Notify others when you're out of the office.

Delegation: Allow others to manage your mail, calendar, and contacts.

Mail Quota: See how close your mail file is to the size limit.

IBM Mail Help: See the product documentation, report a problem, or see the version that you are using.

Features on the IBM Mail page

Encrypt Mail, Sign Mail

When you create a mail message, click Encrypt Mail and Sign Mail to digitally encrypt and sign the message for added security.
Encrypt Mail, Sign Mail options

Encrypt Mail, Sign Mail options

View Full Message

Messages that are more than seven days old at the time that they are synced locally are truncated. Encrypted messages show only subject text. To see the entire content of one of these messages, select it and click View Full message. Or, double-click the message.
Using View Full Message option with a truncated older message.

Using View Full Message option with a truncated older message.

Open in iNotes

Click Open in iNotes to open a selected message in IBM® iNotes®.
Open in iNotes option

Open in iNotes option

Find Room

When you schedule a meeting, click Find Room to reserve a room. This feature is available when your company is set up to use an onsite Domino® Resource Reservations database.
Find Room option

Find Room option

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