Lotus Notes has introduced the welcome page from version Notes 6 and above. When you log into your Lotus Notes account in these versions, the first page that loads up is not the Workspace as it used to be in the earlier versions. Now you get a welcome page, which can be customized to look the way you want it.

However the workspace is still available as it is best suited for those who use other applications. The default Notes welcome page is simple and has options to open the Mailbox, Calendar and the To Do List and the Contacts. There are several other built in welcome page options that you can choose. To explore and select one of them follow the simple steps below.

• Open your Lotus Notes Account.
• You will get the default welcome page, the first line will contain a text “Click here for Welcome Page options” followed by a black arrow pointing downwards. Click on this arrow.
• You will find a Dropdown menu called “Current Welcome Page selection” listing all the options available.
• Click any one of them to select that as your default Lotus Notes Welcome Page.

Creating a Customized Welcome Page
It is also possible to create a customized welcome page of your choice. Follow the below steps to create your own welcome page.

• Open the Lotus Notes account and click the black arrow to edit the welcome page options.
• Click on the tab “Create a welcome page”
• Notes will prompt you to select a name for the page you create. Enter a name and click next.
• Notes will prompt you to choose whether you want to use frames or a personal page. Frames are rectangular boxes that can be used to display the content you want. The areas of these frames can be altered as per your needs by pushing dragging the margins.
• The Personal page gives multiple layouts that you can choose from and options to add pictures, applets and links. You can also choose the background color of your choice for the layout.
• After selecting the layout you want click finish to instantly get the chosen layout as the welcome page.