Lotus notes 8.5 Inbox return to default sort and select next unread email

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My default Lotus Notes (v 8.5.2FP2) Inbox is sorted by date/time (newest at top). I can then do the following steps:

  • select a message (single click to select)
  • click the 'Who' header: the sort order changes to 'by sender' (e.g. to see their previous messages).
  • I can select and open a previous message by the sender.

All ok so far. To return to the normal / default inbox view – i.e. sorted by date/time (newest at the top) I need to:

  • click the 'Date' header (first time sorts in opposite order)
  • click the 'Date' header again (this time sorts in correct order)
  • click the 'Next Unread' navigation button to jump to the next newest message.

My issue is that I find it a bit of a pain to have to do these three clicks. Is there a simple 'Cancel sort' button? If not, what can I do to get back to the default inbox view and sort order, in one simple click?

I suspect that I will need to create a custom button that sorts the inbox and navigates me to the next message. There is a '@sort' function (which sorts a list) and a 'NavigateNextUnread' command, but I'm not sure how to perform the sort on the current inbox.

Best Answer

You can cancel/undo the sort by sender and return to the default sort by clicking on the Who header again. This partially solves your problem as it returns the sort to the default sort order.

You can then use CTRL+HOME to move the cursor to the top - and use TAB to move to the next unread.

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