Stationery

Stationery in Lotus Notes is a similar concept to templates in Microsoft Word, we can create a message that has information in it that we will reuse. For example many HR departments have a standard message they send to announce job vacancies. The IT department may send out a standard message announcing server outage, among other reasons. The information in these messages is predominately the same. For example, the server outage memo would have a different server name and date but the other information such as the value in the To and Subject fields would remain the same. Therefore using stationery in these instances saves us from having to recreate the message each time. I have come across quite a few people who have created Stationery to send when they are booking flights or accommodation. The stationery includes their frequent flyer information as well as passport details and so on. They typically will also include a table with headings such as Date, Time, Depart From, Arrive...