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Time saver for switching to the same ID

Brian Watkins
01.12.2004
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This tip is for admins, developers or users who find themselves frequently switching to the same ID -- whether that ID is for testing, signing agents or your favorite problem user. It is very easy to implement and a real time saver by using locations to switch IDs rather than the menu or smart icon.

In this example, I will use the ID "Notes Tester" with the a mail file named "ntester.nsf" and an ID file named "ntester.id." Now when you want to switch to this I

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D, all you have to do is click the location button in the lower right corner in Notes and choose the other ID name (as indicated in the Location Name field of step 4).

This makes switching IDs much faster, especially if your other IDs are stored outside of the Notes data directory. In addition, if you have several users sharing the same client, this makes the process painless for them to switch.

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