Changes to attachment viewing and importing
The underlying software that Notes uses to import and view attachments has changed in 11.0.1.
When you view an attachment in 11.0.1, the attachment is shown in your external
browser rather than within Notes. The following table compares the types of
attachments that can be viewed in Notes 11.0.1 compared to earlier releases.
| Attachment type | Supported in 11.0.1 | Supported in 11.0 and earlier releases |
|---|---|---|
| .doc | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .docx | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .xls | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .xlsx | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .txt | Yes | Yes |
| .png | Yes | Yes |
| .eml | Yes (Displayed within Notes rather than browser.) | Yes |
| .html | Yes | Yes |
| .gif | Yes | Yes |
| .jpg | Yes | Yes |
| .c | Yes | Yes |
| .cpp | Yes | Yes |
| .h | Yes | Yes |
| .bmp | Yes | Yes |
| .pcx | No | Yes |
| .prn | No | Yes |
| .cgm | No | Yes |
| .rip | No | Yes |
| .ppt | No | Yes |
| .pptx | No | Yes |
| .pps | No | Yes |
| .tiff | No | Yes |
| Microsoft RTF | No | Yes |
The following table compares the type of attachments that can be imported in Notes
11.0.1 compared to earlier releases.
| Attachment type | Supported in 11.0.1 | Supported in 11.0 and earlier releases |
|---|---|---|
| .doc | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .docx | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .xls | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .xlsx | Yes (Embedded objects, shapes, and charts not supported.) | Yes |
| .txt | Yes | Yes |
| .png | Yes | Yes |
| .gif | Yes | Yes |
| .jpg | Yes | Yes |
| Binary with text | Yes | Yes |
| .cgm | Yes | Yes |
| .pcx | No | Yes |
| .tiff | Yes | Yes |
| .bmp | Yes | Yes |
| .html | Yes | Yes |
| Unsupported file as text | Yes | Yes |
| Symphony, Lotus, WordPro | No | No by default as as of Notes 10.0. Can use IncludeOldFileTypes=1 notes.ini setting to enable. |
| Audio files (.avi, .mpg, .wav) | No | Yes |
| Microsoft RTF | Yes | Yes |