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HCL Verse is mail that understands you. It has less clutter and more clarity for getting you connected to the people who matter to you most.
How do I personalize Verse?
From the navigation bar, click your profile image and then select Mail and Calendar Settings to change mail, calendar, out of office, security, and delegation settings.
How do I use mail and calendar delegation?
Whether you need to delegate someone to manage your mail and calendar, or you want to manage the mail and calendars of others, you'll find help here.
How do I access mail and calendars delegated to me?
Set up Verse to view or manage other people's mail and calendars. The first step is to add a button to the navigation bar so you can open the delegation panel where you can add and access delegated accounts.

User Documentation
HCL Verse is mail that understands you. It has less clutter and more clarity for getting you connected to the people who matter to you most.
- How do I run Verse as a standalone app?
  Beginning with HCL Verse 2.0, you can install and run HCL Verse as a standalone browser app that is based on progressive web app (PWA) technology.
- Why do I see people in the top bar?
  One of the main aspects of HCL Verse that sets it apart is that it lets you have, within easy reach, all the things that are important to you. People are a big part of this idea.
- How do I use business cards to see my colleagues' information?
  HCL Verse® business cards keep all the necessary personal information for your contacts within easy reach, while at the same time taking it one step further. In Verse, the business card is more than just a source of contact information, it becomes a modern social tool, giving you the opportunity to interact with your colleagues in a variety of ways.
- How do I show my picture?
  You can add or change the picture of yourself in the Verse "important to me" bar by uploading an image, pointing to a URL that has an image, or taking a photo of yourself. Or, you can use an image that you've added to the Gravatar web site.
- How do I chat with my contacts?
  HCL Verse® gives you intuitive, integrated access to HCL Sametime® Chat in a way you've never had before. You can message colleagues all with the click of a button from the Verse interface.
- How do I find what I'm looking for?
  One of the most powerful and useful features of HCL Verse is its dynamic and analytics-driven search capacity. Search through every piece of mail with precision and ease.
- How do I master mail?
  HCL Verse gives you many great ways to take control of your mail.
- How do I manage my calendar?
  HCL Verse gives you many options for managing your work day, whether it's from the quick access Calendar Bar on your mail view, or the powerful and unique Calendar Inbox.
- How do I share and link to my files?
  HCL Verse® goes beyond simple file attachments by allowing you to share files and link to folders in the cloud. When composing a message, you can select files from your computer or files and folders from HCL Connections™.
- How do I personalize Verse?
  From the navigation bar, click your profile image and then select Mail and Calendar Settings to change mail, calendar, out of office, security, and delegation settings.
  - What settings are available?
    Use Mail and Calendar Settings to set a variety of preferences.
  - How do I remove unused addresses from my type-ahead list?
    Use the Type-ahead setting to remove addresses that you don't use from your type-ahead list.
  - How do I see names in their native languages?
    In work environments that use internationally-recognized names, your administrator may allow you to see names in their native languages and character sets. These are known as alternate names.
  - How do I let people know when I will be out of the office?
    You can easily let everyone you work with know your out of office dates.
  - How do I use mail and calendar delegation?
    Whether you need to delegate someone to manage your mail and calendar, or you want to manage the mail and calendars of others, you'll find help here.
    - How do I delegate access to my mail and calendar?
      Delegate access to your mail and calendar, or calendar only, and specify the level of access.
    - How do I access mail and calendars delegated to me?
      Set up Verse to view or manage other people's mail and calendars. The first step is to add a button to the navigation bar so you can open the delegation panel where you can add and access delegated accounts.
    - What delegation access levels are available?
      Simple access levels are available when delegating your mail and calendar in HCL Verse. If you're coming from HCL Notes, you may want to know how HCL Verse access levels map to HCL Notes access levels.
  - How do I open a mail-in database?
    Open a mail-in database from the delegation panel.
  - How do I use Verse without an Internet connection?
    With HCL Verse, you can still get your work done even when disconnected from the Internet. You can set up HCL Verse mail to read and write messages offline, and it will automatically send your mail when you connect to the Internet again.
  - How can folders keep me organized?
    Folders provide a lightweight way for you to organize messages. Folder operations in HCL Verse®, such as moving messages to a folder, carry over to HCL Notes® and HCL iNotes®, and folder operations in those clients carry over to Verse.
  - How can I avoid and deal with spam mail?
    Spam mail is any unsolicited mail message in your inbox, generally used as a form of advertising or solicitation. Spammers collect mail addresses from chatrooms, websites, customer lists, newsgroups, and viruses that harvest users' address books. In the first half of 2010, 80% of all electronic mail was spam.
  - How can I use HCL Verse on my mobile device?
    You can access HCL Verse® from the browser on your mobile device. You can also use Verse apps with an HCL Traveler server.
- How do I manage passwords and my Notes ID?
  If your administrator allows you to, you can use Security settings to change the password you use to log on to Verse, to change your Notes ID password, and to manage your Notes ID.
- How can I use keyboard shortcuts?
  HCL Verse gives you ways to simplify your experience through keyboard shortcuts.

How do I access mail and calendars delegated to me?

Set up Verse to view or manage other people's mail and calendars. The first step is to add a button to the navigation bar so you can open the delegation panel where you can add and access delegated accounts.

Open Mail and Calendar Settings > Delegation.
Select Add a button to the navigation bar to access delegated accounts and then click Done.
Click the delegation panel icon to open the Delegation panel.
Select the name of the account to open and click the mail or calendar icon to open it.

Managed mail and calendars open in separate browser tabs. Watch for red badges on the tabs to alert you when there are new messages or calendar notices.

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