Mail improvements
Notes 12 provides the following Mail capabilities:
Enable shared mail files to send mail using an internet address by default
There is now an option for mail-in databases to send mail using an internet address
by default. To enable this feature, select For Mail-In-Database Only: Enable Alternate From
Feature and Automatically use internet address of Mail-in
database as sender. For more information, see Selecting an alternate From address in a shared mail file.
and check Note: This feature requires the mail12.ntf
template design.
Select an alternate From address in a shared mail file
Users with shared mail files can click From in the address
field of an email to select an alternate "From" address, or request access from
other mail files. For more information, see Selecting an alternate From address in a shared mail file.
Note: This feature requires the mail12.ntf template design.
Send mail from your user name, short name, or Internet address
You can now send an email from your User name, Short name, or Internet address .
Click From when composing an email to view and select one of
these options. For example, you can send email from sdaryn@renovations.com rather
than Samantha Daryn/Renovations@Renovations. For more information, see Mail quick reference.
Note: This feature requires the
mail12.ntf template design.
Inbox settings enabled by default
The following inbox settings are now enabled by default:
- Group By Date
When enabled, messages in the
view are grouped by relative date. - Beginning of Message
When enabled, users see the first 100 characters of a message in their Inbox or personal folders along with the subject.

Note: This feature requires the mail12.ntf template design. To view template changes
after upgrading, restart your Notes client.
To disable either or both of
these settings, select Show and uncheck Group By
Date and Beginning of Message.For more information, see Table 2 in Mail quick reference.
Additional Import abilities
Import PowerPoints, Excel files, or Word documents with high fidelity.
SwiftFile improvements
SwiftFile provides folder suggestions in the Move to Folder
window.

For more information, see Using SwiftFile.

For more information, see Using SwiftFile.