Use the connectionAlias property to specify the name of the Domino connection specification you want to use. A Domino connection specification is used to access a specific Domino database.

Use the formName property to select a form name from the list of available forms in the selected database. In order for the mail part to function properly, you need to select a formName.

Use the userFormEntries property to specify additional entries to a mail document, which are not already present in the form specified by the formName property. Additional form entries can be used for extra categorization or workflow applications. If you click on the button available in the userFormEntries property cell, you will be prompted with a dialog. Use the Field Name to enter a name for a user-defined field. Be sure to comply with the Domino naming convention. Use the Domino Data Type drop-down list to select the type for a user-defined field. Use the Add button to add a previously defined field to the field list of the form part. You must specify the field name and the field type before adding a user-defined field to the mail parts field list. Select a previously defined field from the list and use the Update button to change the settings for this field. You can either change the field name or the field type. Select a user defined field from the list and use the Delete button to remove it .

Use the recipientsFormEntries property to determine which fields will be included in the mail routing process of the Lotus Domino mail facility. You will be prompted with a list of field names available in the form you have selected for the mail part. Select one or more field names (typically: SendTo, CopyTo, BlindCopyTo). All valid mail user names contained in those fields will be used for mail routing.

Use the createErrorReporter property to automatically create an error reporter part. If you set this property to true, you can connect the tear-off error reporter part to a message box or prompter to handle possible errors. If you set this property to false, your application will bring up a walkback window when an error occurs.

Use the databaseFormEntries property to open a dialog showing the form's field-definitions. The databaseFormEntries property is read-only.

You need to set up a connection to a mailbox database in order to send mail. Use the mailBoxDatabaseAlias property to select an alias for the connection specification which points to the mailbox.

Use the partName property to set the mail part's name. The partName is displayed on the composition editor's free form surface.

If the saveInMailFile property is set to true, every document that is sent by the mail part will automatically be stored in the host database. The host database is specified via the connectionAlias property. If the saveInMailFile property is set to false, mail will be sent to the mailbox, but no documents will be stored in the host database.