IBM G325-2585-02 manual Sametime 7.5.1 integration with Microsoft Office, Third Party Limitations

IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 Release Notes

Limitations

zThe local Outlook user email address must be resolvable in Sametime for the MyStatus button to properly display status.

zThe Web Conference Integration feature is not included in a meeting request that begins from Outlook's "Plan A Meeting" dialog.

zIn a meeting which includes a Sametime meeting, if the Sametime meeting password is changed after the initial invitation is sent, then the message body will show more than one password -- the most recent password assignment is displayed last.

zUse of Office Integration features in Outlook 2000 can cause macro warning dialogs to be displayed.

Third Party Limitations

The Office Integration features can be uninstalled by uninstalling Sametime. Outlook will cache and retain forms despite the uninstall if the form is designated to be used. To fully uninstall and eliminate the ST OnlineMeeting, ST OnlineMeetingRTL, and STContact custom forms, the user must be sure to set Calendar and Contact "When posting..." properties back to IPM.Appointment and IPM.Contact respectively.

Sametime

Sametime 7.5.1 integration with Microsoft Office

This release note document contains information on how to use IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 with Microsoft Office, so you can collaborate, create meetings, and chat with co-workers through IBM Lotus Sametime from Microsoft Outlook. The features available in this release of Sametime are:

zSametime Toolbar in Microsoft Outlook -- The name of the sender of a highlighted message appears on the Contacts button of the Sametime toolbar. The icon on the button shows the availability of that person. Choosing the "Chat" button or selecting the "Chat" command from the drop down initiates a Sametime chat.

zSametime Web Conferencing Integration with Microsoft Outlook -- A new tab has been added to the Calendar dialog of Outlook which allows you to schedule web conferences. You can create, change, and delete Sametime web conferences through the Calendar feature within Outlook.

The meeting information is sent to you electronically in a meeting invite.

zSametime task menu in Microsoft Office Smart Tags -- Initiate chats from within a Word, Excel, or Power Point document.

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