Windows users: Setting up Google Desktop for Notes

Before you begin

Administrators need to make the download page available to their users.

About this task

The Google Desktop Search(TM) search tool (used with IBM® Lotus Notes® on Windows® systems only) returns a mixed set of results, which you can then filter to refine the result set further if needed.

Click the link to the Google Desktop(TM) searching software download page that your administrator has provided to you.
Note: Only the Enterprise Edition of Google Desktop allows you to index and search your local Lotus Notes applications.
Once you access the Enterprise Edition download page, review the Terms & Conditions and Privacy policy.
Click the Agree and Download button and save to a local temp folder.
Be sure to shut down Lotus Notes. It cannot be running while the Google Desktop installation program runs.
Unzip GoogleDesktopEnterprise.zip and then run GoogleDesktopSetup.msi.
Once installation completes, open the Lotus Notes client and enable indexing of local Notes® repositories as follows:
1. Choose Actions > Google Desktop for Notes.
2. Click Yes in the dialog that explains security considerations.
3. Select Enable indexing of local Lotus Notes databases.
4. Include any local databases by clicking the Add button.
5. To index discussion documents from discussion and teamroom templates, select the Index discussion documents option.
Only local databases can be indexed. If the installation program can detect your local mail file and address book, they should appear in the list automatically. Use the Add button to include mail archives and other Notes repositories.

What to do next

Once the Google Desktop searching software is set up, it becomes available in the search scope drop-down list.