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<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
- <title>The Evolution Workspace</title>
+ <title>Getting Started with Ximian Evolution</title>
+
+ <sect1 id="what">
+ <title>What is Ximian Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
+ <para>
+ Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible;
+ it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be
+ <emphasis>informed</emphasis>. The goal of
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> is to make the
+ tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal
+ information easier, so you can work and communicate with
+ others. That is, it's a highly evolved <glossterm
+ linkend="groupware">groupware</glossterm> program, an integral
+ part of the Internet-connected desktop.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In other words, <application>Ximian Evolution</application> is
+ a tool to help you get your work done.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> is Free Software. The
+ program and its source code are released under the terms of
+ the GNU <ulink type="help"
+ url="gnome-help:gpl"><citetitle>General Public License
+ (GPL)</citetitle></ulink>, and the documentation falls under
+ the <ulink type="help" url="gnome-help:fdl"><citetitle>Free
+ Documentation License</citetitle></ulink> (FDL). For more
+ information about the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software
+ Foundation's website at <ulink
+ url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can help you work in a
+ group by handling email, address and other contact
+ information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one
+ or several computers, connected directly or over a network,
+ for one person or for large groups.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ With <application>Ximian Evolution</application>, you can
+ accomplish your most common daily tasks faster. For example, it
+ takes only one or two clicks to enter an appointment or an
+ address card sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact
+ or appointment. <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
+ makes displays faster and more efficient, so searches are faster
+ and memory usage is lower. People who get lots of mail will
+ appreciate advanced features like <link
+ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders"> Virtual Folders</link>,
+ which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail
+ folders.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-starting">
- <title>The First Time you Start Evolution</title>
+ <title>The First Time you Start Ximian Evolution</title>
<para>
- Start <application>Evolution</application> by selecting
- <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> from your
- <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu, or by typing
- <command>evolution</command> at the command line. The first
- time you run the program, it will create a directory called
- <filename>evolution</filename> in your home directory, where it
- will keep all your <application>Evolution</application>-related
- files. Then, it will offer to help you set up mail accounts and
- import data from other applications.
+ To start <application>Ximian Evolution</application>, do either
+ of the following:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> from your
+ menu panel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Type <command>evolution</command> at the command line.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The first time you run the program, it will create a directory
+ called <filename>evolution</filename> in your home directory,
+ where it will store all of its local data. Then, it will open a
+ first-run assistant to help you set up mail accounts and import
+ data from other applications.
</para>
<para>
- The first screen welcomes you to the assistant. It is estimated that
- configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will
- take 1 to 2 minutes.
+ Using the first-run assistant will take approximately two to
+ five minutes.
</para>
<sect2 id="first-step">
- <title>Step 1 of 4</title>
+ <title>Defining Your Identity</title>
<para>
The Identity window is the first of four steps in the
assistant. The identity step will ask you to enter your basic
- personal information.
+ personal information. You can define multiple identities
+ later on with the <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Mail Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> tool.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -60,15 +131,16 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="second-step">
- <title>Step 2 of 4</title>
+ <title>Recieving Email</title>
<para>
The <guilabel>Recieving Email</guilabel> step lets you configure
receving email people have sent you.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server Type &mdash; There are numerous types of servers which
- <application>Evolution</application> can download your email from:
+ Server Type &mdash; There are numerous types of servers
+ from which <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
+ can fetch your mail:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -78,21 +150,26 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- IMAPv4 &mdash; Keeps the email on your server so you can
- access your email from any computer that supports IMAPv4 and
- have everything be the same.
+ IMAPv4 &mdash; Keeps the email on your server so
+ you can access your email from any computer that
+ supports IMAPv4 and have everything be the
+ same. For more information about how to use IMAP
+ mail, see <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Unix mbox spool-format file &mdash; Bad description, we're
- getting a better definition shortly.
+ Unix mail spool file &mdash; If you run a mail
+ server on your desktop computer, choose this optino.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Standard Unix mailbox file &mdash; Bad description, we're
- getting a better definition shortly.
+ Standard Unix .mbox file &mdash; If you want
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> to
+ read mail from a specific file, or if you download
+ mail with another application, choose this option.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -103,7 +180,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- None &mdash How do you have None? figure out!
+ None &mdash; How do you have None? figure out!
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -123,19 +200,29 @@
<para>
Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
<guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more
- details. You can have <application>Evolution</application> check
+ details. You can have <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check
by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter your
- password everytime you check email, press this button.
+ password every time you check email, press this button.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+ <tip id="exchange-info">
+ <title>Can Ximian Evolution Talk to Exchange?</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can work with the
+ <application>Microsoft Exchange</application> server over
+ standard protocols such as POP or IMAP. Check with your
+ system administrator to see if you can get POP or IMAP
+ access to your email server.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="third-step">
- <title>Step 3 or 4</title>
+ <title>Sending Email</title>
<para>
The <guilabel>Sending Email</guilabel> step lets you configure sending
email.
@@ -143,7 +230,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Server Type &mdash; There are numerous server types that
- <application>Evolution</application> supports for sending your
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports for sending your
mail.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -178,7 +265,7 @@
Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
<guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask
your system administrator or ISP, or have
- <application>Evolution</application> check for you by
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check for you by
clicking <guibutton>Check for supported
types</guibutton>.
</para>
@@ -202,16 +289,15 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="fourth-step">
- <title>Step 4 of 4</title>
+ <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title>
<para>
- Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email
- program. You're probably switching from another program and will want
- access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these
- situations that <application>Evolution</application> includes an import
- feature.
+ If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or address
+ files from another application, it will offer to import them.
+ If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses,
+ ask your system administrator.
</para>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of
files:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -236,8 +322,8 @@
<term>MBox (mbox)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The email box format used by Netscape, Evolution,
- Eudora, and many other email clients.
+ The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape,
+ Ximian Evolution, Eudora, and many other email clients.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -245,25 +331,56 @@
</para>
<para>
<note>
- <title>Outlook 2000</title>
+ <title>Outlook 2000 Users</title>
<para>
Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that
- <application>Evolution</application> cannot import directly.
- To import files from Outlook 2000, you will need to boot to
- Windows, import the files into Mozilla mail, then reboot and
- import from Mozilla. Please see the <xref linkend="evolution-faq">FAQ for more
- information.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> cannot import directly.
+ To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following:
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ While using Windows, import the files into Mozilla Mail (or
+ another mailer, such as Netscape or Eudora, that uses the
+ standard mbox format).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Copy the files to the system or partition you use for
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import
+ tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian
+ website for more information.
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
</note>
+ <note>
+ <title>Netscape Users</title>
+ <para>
+ Before importing mail from Netscape, make sure you select
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Compact All
+ Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you don't,
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> will import and undelete
+ the messages in your Trash folders.
+ </para>
+ </note>
- Ask your system administrator if you aren't sure which you use.
</para>
<tip>
- <title>Exporting Files From Evolution</title>
+ <title>Exporting Files From Ximian Evolution</title>
<para>
- Evolution uses standard file types for all its information,
+ Ximian Evolution uses standard file types for all its information,
so you should have no trouble taking your information
elsewhere if you want.
</para>
@@ -277,35 +394,36 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="ui-intro">
- <title>What's What in Evolution</title>
+ <title>What's What in Ximian Evolution</title>
<para>
Now that you've gotten the first-run configuration out of the
way, you're ready to get down to work. Here's a quick
explanation of what's going on in your main
- <application>Evolution</application> window.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> window.
</para>
<figure id="preface-basic-interface">
- <title>The Evolution Main Window</title>
+ <title>The Ximian Evolution Main Window</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
- <graphic srccredit="Kevin Breit" fileref="figures/mainwindow-pic"/>
- </graphic>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
+ fileref="figures/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Kevin
+ Breit"> </imageobject></mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<para>
- <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
<guilabel>Menubar</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
The <guilabel>Menubar</guilabel> gives you access to nearly all the
- features that can be found in <application>Evolution</application>.
+ features that can be found in <application>Ximian Evolution</application>.
</para>
<para>
- <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
<guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel>
</para>
@@ -315,7 +433,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
<guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>
</para>
@@ -325,24 +443,24 @@
</para>
<para>
- <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-4" format="png"></inlinegraphic>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-4" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
<guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
- Periodically, <application>Evolution</application> will need to quietly
+ Periodically, <application>Ximian Evolution</application> will need to quietly
display a message, or tell you the progress of a task. This most
often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress
queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>.
</para>
<para>
- <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></inlinegraphic>
- <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
+ <guilabel>Search Tools</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
- The <guilabel>Search Bar</guilabel> lets you search through your email
+ The <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel> lets you search through your email
with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for.
</para>
@@ -350,7 +468,7 @@
<sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application>'s most important job is
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>'s most important job is
to give you access to your information and help you use it
quickly. One way it does that is through the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface>, the column on the left
@@ -366,14 +484,15 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>My Evolution</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Start your day here. <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>
- gives you a quick summary of new or important messages,
- daily appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize
+ Start your day here. The Ximian Evolution
+ <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> gives you a quick
+ summary of new or important messages, daily
+ appointments and urgent tasks. You can customize
its appearance and content, and use it to access
- Evolution services.
+ Ximian Evolution services.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -384,7 +503,7 @@
<para>
Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start
reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can
- access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and
+ access Ximian Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and
search your mail.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -394,7 +513,7 @@
<term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists
+ The Calendar can store your appointments and task lists
for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep
a group of people on schedule and up to date.
</para>
@@ -447,21 +566,22 @@
<para>
The <interface>folder bar</interface> is a more comprehensive
way to view the information you've stored with
- <application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file
tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small at the top, and branches
downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four
- folders at the base. First is the <guilabel>Local</guilabel>
- folder, which holds all the <application>Evolution</application>
- data that's stored on your computer. After that are
- <guilabel>Other Contacts</guilabel>, <glossterm
- linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> contact directories stored on a
- network, followed by any <glossterm
- linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> mail folders you may have
- available to you over your network. Lastly, there are
- <guilabel>Virtual Folders</guilabel>, discussed in <xref
- linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">,
+ folders at the base. First, of course, is the
+ <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, a customizable summary of your
+ information. Below that are your <guilabel>Local
+ Folders</guilabel>, which hold all the
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> data that's stored on your
+ computer. After that are your network servers: <glossterm
+ linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> servers that host shared contact
+ directories, and <glossterm linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm> mail
+ folders to which you subscribe. Lastly, there are
+ <guilabel>vFolders</guilabel>, or virtual folders, discussed in
+ <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">,
</para>
<para>
@@ -469,12 +589,6 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>, a quick summary to help you do
- your tasks.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and
event listings.
</para>
@@ -499,7 +613,7 @@
<para>
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, for messages you have written
but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use
- <application>Evolution</application> while offline.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> while offline.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -511,18 +625,16 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, a virtual folder view of all
- the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
- <glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>. Note that
- once you have expunged a message, it
- is permanently deleted.
+ <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, a vFolder view of all the
+ messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
+ <glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<tip id="foldertips">
- <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar</title>
+ <title>Navigating without the Folder Bar or the Shortcut Bar</title>
<para>
You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move
around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to
@@ -535,9 +647,8 @@
</tip>
<para>
- If you get any serious amount of mail, you'll want more folders
- than just your Inbox.
- To create a new folder:
+ If you get large volumes of mail, you'll want more folders than
+ just your Inbox. To create a new folder:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -561,7 +672,6 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Select the folder type. The available options are.
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -580,31 +690,16 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Mail Storage
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- My Evolution
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
Tasks
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- vTrash
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Select the folder for the new folder to go in.
+ Choose the location of the new folder.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -613,14 +708,11 @@
<sect3 id="subfolders">
<title>Subfolders</title>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders,
- subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if
- you want to try to separate your home folders from your work
- folders, or if you like to keep very organized.
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> lets you nest folders
+ inside of each other, so that you can have a detailed
+ organizational system.
</para>
-
-
<note>
<title>Folders Have Limits</title>
<para>
@@ -630,13 +722,12 @@
</note>
<para>
- Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything
- in GNOME, and <application>Evolution</application> is no
- exception. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a
- menu with the following options:
+ Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. If you right-click on a
+ folder, you'll have a menu with the following options:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem>, to view the folder. </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem>, to see it in a new Evolution window. </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem> to view the folder in another window. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>, to move the folder to another location. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, to duplicate the folder. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder and all its contents. </para></listitem>
@@ -644,34 +735,17 @@
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Create New Folder</guimenuitem>, to create another folder in the same location. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Add to Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem>, to add the folder to your shortcut bar. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>, to view or change the folder properties. </para></listitem>
-
</itemizedlist>
</para>
-
<para>
You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and
dropping them.
</para>
-
-
-<!--
- <tip>
- <title>Context-Sensitive Help</title>
- <para>
- GNOME 2.0 offers context-sensitive help, which means you can
- almost always get help on an item by right-clicking it. If
- you're not sure what something is, or don't know what you can
- do with it, choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the
- right-click menu is a good way to find out.
- </para>
- </tip>
--->
-
<para>
- Any time new information arrives in a mail folder, that folder label
- is displayed in bold text, along with the number of new messages in
- that folder inside of paranthesis.
+ Any time new mail arrives in a mail folder, that folder
+ label is displayed in bold text, along with the number of
+ new messages in that folder.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
@@ -681,26 +755,21 @@
<para>
The <interface>menu bar</interface>'s contents will always
provide all the possible actions for any given view of your
- data. That means that, depending on the context, menu bar items
- will change. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu
- items will relate to mail; some will relate to other components
- of <application>Evolution</application> and some, especially
- those in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the
- application as a whole. The contents of the menu bar are
- described in <xref linkend="menuref">.
- </para>
+ data. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items
+ will relate to mail; some will relate to other components of
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> and some, especially those
+ in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the
+ application as a whole.
+ </para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term>
- <listitem><para>
- Anything even related to a file or to the operations
- of the application generally falls under this
- menu: creating things, saving them to disk,
- printing them, and quitting the program itself.
-
- </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para> Anything related to a file or to the
+ operations of the application generally falls under this
+ menu: creating things, saving them to disk, printing them,
+ and quitting the program itself. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -714,9 +783,9 @@
<varlistentry>
<term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
- This menu lets you decide how <application>Evolution</application>
+ This menu lets you decide how <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
should look. Some of the features control the appearance of
- <application>Evolution</application> as a whole, and others
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> as a whole, and others
the way a particular kind of information appears.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -731,7 +800,6 @@
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -750,7 +818,7 @@
<listitem><para>
Select among these items to open the
<application>Help Browser</application>
- and read the <application>Evolution</application> manual.
+ and read the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> manual.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@@ -759,11 +827,280 @@
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'll
- start with <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>, the summary of
- everything that's going on.
+ start with the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, which provides a
+ quick overview of your <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> information.
</para>
</sect2>
- </sect1>
-
-</chapter>
+ <sect2 id="basics-summary">
+ <title>Introducing the Summary</title>
+ <para>
+ The Ximian Evolution Summary provides you with a quick
+ run-down of important information: your appointments for a
+ given day, how much new mail you have, headlines from
+ selected news services, and so forth. To see the Summary,
+ click on the <guibutton>Summary</guibutton> button in the
+ shortcut bar, or select the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>
+ folder in the folder bar.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ FIXME: Insert picture of the Summary and labels here.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To add additional services to your Summary, or to edit the
+ existing services, select
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Summary Settings</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="basics-mail">
+ <title>Introducing Email</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> email is like other
+ email programs in several ways:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ It can sort and organize your mail in a wide variety of
+ ways with folders, searches, and filters.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ It can send and receive mail in HTML or as plain text,
+ and makes it easy to send and recieve multiple file
+ attachments.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm
+ linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm
+ linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local
+ <filename>mbox</filename> and
+ <filename>mh</filename> files.
+
+<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, but maybe later
+ and even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't
+ technically email.
+-->
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ It lets you guard your privacy with encryption.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ However, <application>Ximian Evolution</application> has some
+ important differences. First, it's built to handle very large
+ amounts of mail. Both the <link
+ linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and
+ <link linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link>
+ functions were built for speed and efficiency on large volumes
+ of mail. There's also the <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
+ <link linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>,
+ an advanced organizational feature not found in mainstream
+ mail clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every
+ message you get in case you need to refer to it later, you'll
+ find this feature especially useful.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Here's what the mailer looks like:
+
+ <!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig">
+ <title>Ximian Evolution Mail</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/mail-inbox" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
+</para>
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1"
+ format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email
+ Viewer</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ This is where your email is displayed.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2"
+ format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email List</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> displays all the emails
+ that you have. This includes all your read, unread, and email
+ that is flagged to be deleted.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you find the <interface>view pane</interface> too small, you can resize
+ the pane, enlarge the whole window, or double-click on the
+ message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it
+ open in a new window. To change the sizes of a pane, just click
+ and hold on the divider between the two panes. Then you can drag
+ up and down to select the size of the panes. Just like with
+ folders, you can right-click on messages in the message list and
+ get a menu of possible actions.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are
+ listed in the <guimenu>Message</guimenu> menu in the menu bar.
+ The most frequently used ones, like
+ <guimenuitem>Reply</guimenuitem> and
+ <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>, also appear as buttons in
+ the toolbar. Almost all of them are also located in the
+ right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts, which tend to be
+ faster once you get the hang of them. You can choose
+ whichever way you like best; the idea is that the software
+ should work the way you want, rather than making you work the
+ way the it does.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For an in-depth guide to the email capabilities of Ximian
+ Evolution, read <xref linkend="usage-mail">.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="basics-calendar">
+ <title>Introducing the Calendar</title>
+ <para>
+ To begin using the calendar, select
+ <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> from the <interface>shortcut
+ bar</interface>. By default, the calendar starts showing
+ today's schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right,
+ there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below
+ that, there's a <guilabel>Task</guilabel> pad, where you can
+ keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments.
+ The day view in the calendar looks like this:
+
+ <!-- ============== Figure ============================= -->
+ <figure id="usage-calendar-fig">
+ <title>Ximian Evolution Calendar View</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Ximian Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/calendar" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ <!-- ============== End of Figure ============================= -->
+
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1"
+ format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Appointment
+ List</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Appointment List</guilabel> is responsible for showing you all of
+ your scheduled appointments, whether they are all day appointments or simply one time
+ appointments that last a half an hour.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
+ <guilabel>Task List</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Task List</guilabel> compliments the
+ <guilabel>Appointment List </guilabel> as it keeps track of
+ tasks which don't have a time associated with them. Tasks can
+ have complex notes associated with them, and you can also note
+ their completeness on a percentage scale.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
+ <guilabel>Calendar Window</guilabel>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Calendar Window</guilabel> has a graphical representation of
+ the calendar, so you can select what days to view in the <guilabel>Appointment
+ List</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For more information about the calendar
+ read <xref linkend="usage-calendar">.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="basics-contacts">
+ <title>Introducing the Address Book</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Ximian Evolution</application> address book can
+ handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
+ Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to change an
+ actual paper book. <application>Ximian Evolution</application> also
+ allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since
+ <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm
+ linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directory protocol, you can
+ use it with almost any type of existing directory server on
+ your network.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Another advantage of the <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
+ address book is its integration with the rest of the
+ application. For example, you can create an address card from
+ an email just by right-clicking on the sender's email address.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To open your address book, click on
+ <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> in the shortcut bar, or select
+ one of your contacts folders from the folder bar. <xref
+ linkend="usage-contact-fig"> shows the address book in all its
+ organizational glory. By default, the address book shows all
+ your cards in alphabetical order, in a <glossterm
+ linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> view. You can select
+ other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust
+ the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the grey
+ column dividers.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The address book looks like this:
+
+ <figure id="usage-contact-fig">
+ <title>Ximian Evolution Contact Interface</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Ximian Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/contact" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1"
+ format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Contact
+ List</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For detailed instructions on how to use the address book,
+ read <xref linkend="usage-contact">.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter> \ No newline at end of file