March 22nd, 2005
Closing Documents
The following tip explains two ways to close
documents that you may not currently be aware of. Warning... I use
these features so much, that I find myself wishing that every application
would behave this way!!!
The first is "Right double-click closes window", which must be
enabled before you can use it. To do this go to File - Preferences
- User Preferences. On the Basics tab, in the selection box in the
middle of the screen, you will see "Right double-click closes window".
Place a checkmark next to it, then click OK at the bottom of the
screen. You will need to restart Lotus Notes before you can use this
feature.
With this enabled, whenever your mouse is hovering anywhere over an open
document, and you click your right (secondary) mouse button twice, Notes
will close the document. If the document was in read mode it will
simply close, but if you were editing the document (and changes are pending),
you will be prompted to save, such as:
So what if you are a keyboard junkie, and don't want to reach for the mouse?
Well, the second method for closing documents is to press the Escape
key on your keyboard. It is usually labelled "Esc" and
is located at the top left corner of your keyboard.
Similar to "right double-click", pressing Esc closes the
document, prompting it you were editing it. One of the most common
uses for this is when sending an email. When you press Esc Notes
attempts to close the email and prompts you for what action to take...
You can either press one of the buttons shown above, or you can press the
keyboard equivalent. For example, pressing Esc + s will Send
and Save, Esc + e will Send Only, and Esc + d will close
the email without sending or saving.
If you press Esc twice, it is like selecting Cancel. So if
you are editing a document and press Esc, it will prompt you to save (if
changes are pending) and if you press Esc again, Notes will cancel the
Save dialog box, returning you to the document as is, allowing you to continue
editing.
If you press Shift + Esc, Notes
will close and save current the document (except for mail memo) without
opening the Close dialog box. It you are in a mail memo it will
send and close mail memo.
Esc also closes items such as Notes
Help, the Properties Box, the Select Address dialog, date/time controls,
etc.
As I mentioned at the start, I find myself wishing these features were
standard for all applications. I can't tell you how many times I
right-double click while web browsing, viewing photos, etc.
I hope this tips helps...
