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diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 814873de92..0000000000 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,577 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> ---> - -<chapter id="usage-calendar"> - <title>Managing your Schedule</title> - - <para> - This chapter will show you how to use the Ximian Evolution - Calendar to manage your schedule alone or in conjunction with - peers. - </para> - - <sect1 id ="usage-calendar-view"> - <title>Ways of Looking at your Calendar</title> - <para> - The toolbar offers you four different views of your calendar: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Day - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Work Week - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Week - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Month - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - Press the calendar-shaped buttons on the right side of the toolbar to - switch between views. - - You can also select a range of - days— three days, ten days, or a fortnight if you want - — in the small calendar at the upper right. To do this, simply click and drag on the days that you wish to view in your calendar. - - </para> - <para> - The <guibutton>Prev</guibutton> and <guibutton>Next</guibutton> - buttons will move you forward and back in your calendar pages. - If you're looking at only one day, you'll see tomorrow's page, - or yesterday's. If you're looking at your calendar by week or - month, you'll move around by just that much. - To come back to today's listing, click the - <guibutton>Today</guibutton> button in the toolbar. - </para> - <para> - To visit a specific date's calendar entries, click - <guibutton>Go To</guibutton> and select the date in the dialog - box that appears. - </para> - - </sect1> - <sect1 id="usage-calendar-apts"> - <title>Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar</title> - <para> - Of course, you'll want to use the calendar to do more than find - out what day it is. This section will tell you how to schedule - appointments, set alarms, and determine appointment recurrence. - </para> - - <sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-basic"> - <title>Creating appointments</title> - <para> - To create a new appointment, select - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Appointment</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - or click the <guibutton>New Appointment</guibutton> button on the left end - of the toolbar. The <interface>New Appointment</interface> - dialog will pop up with the menu bar, tool bar, and - window full of choices for you. - </para> - <tip id="new-appointment-shortcut"> - <title>Shortcut</title> - <para> - If you don't need to enter more information than the date - and time of the appointment, you just click in any blank - space in the calendar and start typing. You can enter other - information later with the appointment editor. - </para> - </tip> - - <para> - Your appointment must have a starting and ending date — by - default, today — but you can choose whether to give it - starting and ending times or to mark it as an <guilabel>All - day event</guilabel>. An <guilabel>All day event</guilabel> - appears at the top of a day's appointment list, in the grey header under the date, rather than inside - it. That makes it easy to have appointments that overlap and fit - inside each other. For example, a conference might be an all - day appointment, and the meetings at the conference would be timed - appointments. Of course, appointments with specific starting and ending - times can also overlap. When they do they're displayed as - multiple columns in the day view of the calendar. - </para> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> supports the use of timezones. If you share calendar files with friends or co-workers, it is quite possible you will need to configure your timezone. To configure your timezone: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Click - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Calendar Settings</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click the <guibutton>Globe</guibutton> button in the <guilabel>Time</guilabel> section, located in the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Each red dot represents a major city. Click a dot and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to select your time zone. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - <para> - You can also configure timezone information specific to Start and End time in each appointment. To do that, simply create a new appointment and click on a globe to customize the timezone that the time exists in. - </para> - <note> - <title>Multiple Simultanious Appointments</title> - <para> - If you create calendar appointments that overlap, - <application>Evolution</application> will display them side - by side in your calendar. However, - <application>Evolution</application> cannot help you do - multiple things at once. - </para> - </note> - <para> - You can have as many - <guilabel>Alarms</guilabel>, any time prior to the appointment - you've scheduled. You can have one alarm of each of the following types: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Display:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - A window will pop up on your screen to remind you of - your appointment. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Audio:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Choose this to have your computer deliver a sound - alarm. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Program:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Select this if you would like to run a program as a - reminder. You can enter its name in the text field, - or find it with the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> - button. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - </para> - <para> - <guilabel>Classification</guilabel> - only applies to calendars on a - network. <guilabel>Public</guilabel> is the default category, - and a public appointment can be viewed by anyone on the calendar - sharing network. <guilabel>Private</guilabel> denotes one - level of security, and <guilabel>Confidential</guilabel> an even - higher level. - </para> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can handle not only time that you're busy, but free time. This can be useful if you're on a network sharing calendar files. You can easily compare schedules with other people, allowing easy setup of a RSVP. - </para> - <para> - To set your appointment to be free or busy, simply click the box in the <guilabel>Show Time As</guilabel> section in the <guilabel>Appointment Editor</guilabel>. - </para> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> lets you categorize your - appointments, which can help if you lead a busy life. The bottom - section of the <guilabel>Appointment</guilabel> tab is where your - categorization is done. - </para> - - <tip> - <title>Adding a New Appointment Category</title> - <para> - You can add a new category to your category list by clicking on - <guibutton>Edit Master Category List</guibutton> and single-clicking - on <guilabel> Click here to add a category</guilabel>. - </para> - </tip> - - <para> - The purpose of categories is to let you view all appointments which have - similar activities. To do this, change <guilabel>Any field contains</guilabel> - to <guilabel>Has category</guilabel> and enter your category at right. - </para> - - <para> - Clicking on the <guibutton>Categories</guibutton> button opens up the category - list. To associate a category to an appointment, simply click the check box. - </para> - <para> - Once you've selected your categories, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to - assign these categories to the appointment. The categories you selected are now - listed in the text box to the right of the <guibutton>Categories...</guibutton> - button. - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Recurrence</guilabel> tab lets you describe - repetition in appointments ranging from once every day up to once - every 100 years. You can then choose a time and date when the - appointment will stop recurring, and, under - <guilabel>Exceptions</guilabel>, pick individual days when the - appointment will <emphasis>not</emphasis> recur. Make your - selections from left to right, and you'll form a sentence: - "Every two weeks on Monday and Friday until January 3, 2003" - or "Every month on the first Friday for 12 occurrences." - </para> - - <para> - Once you're done with all those settings, click on the disk - icon in the toolbar to save and close the appointment editor window. - If you want, you can alter an appointment - summary in the calendar view by clicking on it and typing. You - can change other settings by right-clicking on the appointment then - choosing <guimenuitem>Edit this Appointment</guimenuitem>. - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="usage-calendar-rsvp"> - <title>Sending an RSVP with the Calendar</title> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can be used to schedule - group meetings and help you manage responses to meeting - requests. - </para> - <para> - When you create a meeting or group appointment, you can - specify the attendees in several categories, such as "chair" - or "required." When you save the appointment listing, each - attendee will be sent an email with the appointment - information and gives them the option to respond. - </para> - - <note id="meeting-announce"> - <title>Simple Announcements</title> - <para> - If you don't need to collect attendance information when - you're scheduling an event, and would rather just announce - it, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forward - as iCalendar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. That will open a - new email message with the event notification attached as - an announcement. Recipients will be able to add the event - to their calendars with one click, but won't automatically - send you email about whether they'll attend. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - To schedule a meeting: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Select - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Schedule - Meeting</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. The - <guilabel>Scheduling</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Meeting</guilabel> tabs open. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - If you have multiple Evolution identities, choose the - one you'll use by selecting an item in the - <guilabel>Sent By</guilabel> field. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click the space labelled <guilabel>Click here to add an - attendee</guilabel> to enter the names and email - addresses of people you will invite, or click the - <guibutton>Invite Others</guibutton> to select them from - your addressbook. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Save the Appointment. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - An email is now sent out to all the recipients, inviting them to your event. - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="replying-to-rsvp"> - <title>Replying to a Meeting Request</title> - <para> - Meeting requests are sent as iCal attachments. To view or - respond to one, click on the attachment icon and view it - inline in the mail window. All the details are shown about - the event including time and dates. Then you can choose how - to reply to the RSVP. Your choices are: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Accept - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Tentatively Accept - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Decline - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> and an email will be sent to - the organizer with your answer. The event will also be added - to your calendar if you accept. - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="recieving-rsvp-response"> - <title>Getting Responses to Meeting Requests</title> - <para> - Once you get a reply to your meeting invitation, you'll need - to view it inline in the email. Click the attachment and - select <guibutton>View Inline</guibutton>. At the bottom, you - can click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to update your attendee - list. - </para> - </sect2> - -<!-- ############UNIMPLEMENTED FEATURES ################### - - <sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-group"> - <title>Appointments for Groups</title> - <para> - You can use <application>Evolution</application> to mark a - meeting request on another person's calendar. To do it, click - <guibutton>New</guibutton> in the calendar toolbar, or select - <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Appointment</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to bring - up the <interface>new appointment</interface> window. Then - describe the appointment as you would any other. When you are - ready to send the invitation <guibutton>OK</guibutton> - <application>Evolution</application> will automatically send - email to each person on the request list, notifying of the - time and date of the meeting you have requested with them. In - addition, it will mark the appointment on your calendar and on - theirs as tentative, rather than a confirmed, appointment. - </para> - <para> - To mark a tentative appointment as confirmed, click once on the - appointment in the <interface>calendar view</interface> to select - it, and then choose <guimenuitem>Appointment - Properties</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> - menu. In the <interface>Appointment Properties</interface> dialog - window, click the "tentative" button to De-select the - appointment. - </para> - <para> - When your meeting attendees get the email inviting them to the - meeting, they'll be able to enter the information into their - calendars and let you know if they'll be able to attend; if - they use <application>Ximian Evolution</application> or - another iCal compliant mail client, they can do this with just - one click. When you get a response from them, it will include - an iCal attachment. Opening and accepting this attachment will - change the meeting data in your calendar to indicate that they - have responded to your invitation, and whether they will be in - attendance. - </para> - </sect2> - - - <sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-privs"> - <title>Scheduling privileges</title> - <para> - There are several levels of scheduling privileges. You - can set whether people can see your calendar, whether they - can request meetings or appointments, and whether they can - create appointments. This section may have to be deleted, - because I don't know if we are going to support privileges - at all. - </para> - </sect2> - ########## END UNIMPLEMENTED FEATURESET ############ --> - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="usage-calendar-todo"> - <title>The Task Pad</title> - <para> - The Task Pad, located in the lower right corner of the - calendar, lets you keep a list of tasks separate from your - calendar appointments. You can use the list - in a larger window by choosing the <guibutton>Tasks</guibutton> - button in the shortcut bar or in the folder tree. - </para> - <para> - To record a new task, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> - button in the toolbar. <application>Evolution</application> - will pop up a small window with five items in it: - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Summary:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The description you enter here will appear in the To Do - list itself. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Due Date:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Decide when this item is - due. You can either type in a date and time, or select one from - the <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton> and time drop-down menus. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Start Date:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The date you intend to start working. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Description:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - If you wish, you can keep a more detailed description of - the item here. For example, you can note that a task is - in progress, and display how close it is to completion. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Classification:</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Sets who will see it if your calendar is shared. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - <para> - There are more options in the <guilabel>Details</guilabel> tab such as priority and progress settings. - </para> - <para> - Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary - appears in the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> section of task - list. To view or edit a detailed description of an item, - double-click on it, or right click on it and select <guibutton>Open</guibutton>. You can delete items by selecting - them and clicking on the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button. - </para> - <para> - The list of tasks is sorted in a similar way to the list of - email messages in <application>Ximian Evolution - Mail</application>. Click once on the message headers to change - the direction and type of sorting, or right-click to add or - remove columns from the display. - </para> - <sect2 id="task-folders"> - <title>Folders for Your Tasks</title> - <para> - Like any other component in - <application>Evolution</application>, you can create a folder - to help organize your tasks. To do this: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Open the <guilabel>Folders Bar</guilabel>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guibutton>Tasks</guibutton>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Right click on <guibutton>Tasks</guibutton>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Create New Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Enter the folder name. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="usage-calendar-multiple"> - <title>Multiple Calendars</title> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> permits you to have and - maintain multiple calendars. This is useful if you maintain - schedules for other people, if you are responsible for resource - or room allocation, or if you have multiple personalities. - </para> - - <example> - <title>Keeping Multiple Calendars</title> - <para> - Lucy, the office manager for a small company, has one calendar - for her own schedule. She maintains one for the conference - room, to schedule meetings. Next to that, she maintains a - calendar that reflects when consultants are going to be on - site, and another that keeps track of when the Cubs are - playing. - </para> - </example> - <para> - To create a new calendar, select - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice>. - You'll need to tell the <guilabel>New Folder</guilabel> dialog that the new folder should be of the calendar type. You can place the calendar in any calendar folder and access it - from the folder view. - </para> - <para> - Each calendar folder can hold only one calendar. - </para> - </sect1> -</chapter> |