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Moved introductory/basic content to the usage-mainwindow.sgml file.
2001-08-20 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>
* C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: Moved introductory/basic content to the
usage-mainwindow.sgml file. Rewrote intro.
* C/usage-contact.sgml: Moved introductory/basic content to the
usage-mainwindow.sgml file.Rewrote intro.
* C/usage-calendar.sgml: Moved introductory/basic content to the
usage-mainwindow.sgml file.Rewrote intro.
* C/usage-mail.sgml: Moved introductory/basic content to the
usage-mainwindow.sgml file.Rewrote intro.
* C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Put summary-type info into
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diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index f1f14584b5..fa03971fc9 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -167,3 +167,4 @@ </formalpara> </sect1> </preface> + diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 7d009eeb8c..8c4b48ebc2 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -4,66 +4,15 @@ <chapter id="usage-calendar"> <title>Managing your Schedule</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>TaskPad</guilabel>, where you can keep a list of tasks - separate from your calendar appointments. The calendar's daily - view is shown in <xref linkend="usage-calendar-fig">. - <!-- ============== Figure ============================= --> - <figure id="usage-calendar-fig"> - <title>Evolution Calendar View</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/calendar" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <!-- ============== End of Figure ============================= --> + <para> + This chapter will show you how to use the Ximian Evolution + Calendar to manage your schedule alone or in conjunction with + others. + </para> - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <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> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> compliments the <guilabel>Appointment List - </guilabel> as it keeps track of your chores or tasks which don't have - any time associated with them. These may include "Clean Room" or "Call - Repairman". - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <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> - <sect1 id ="usage-calendar-view"> <title>Ways of Looking at your Calendar</title> - <para> The toolbar offers you four different views of your calendar: one day, five days, a week, or a month at once. Press the @@ -87,19 +36,6 @@ box that appears. </para> - -<!-- ############### FIXME FIXME FIXME ############ -Feature not yet implemented, and may not be implemented due to -lack of time, resources, and interest. - <para> - In addition, <application>Evolution</application> supports - Hebrew, Muslim, and other calendar formats. To switch to a - different calendar format, choose - <guimenuitem>GUIMENUITEM</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>GUIMENU</guimenu>. - </para> -################ END FIXME AREA ################## --> - </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-calendar-apts"> <title>Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar</title> diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index a168ef1087..ec3d504f6b 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -4,76 +4,21 @@ <chapter id="usage-contact"> <title>Working with Your Contacts</title> - <abstract> - <para> - The <application>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>Evolution</application> than it is to change an - actual paper book. <application>Evolution</application> also - allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since - <application>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>Evolution</application> - address book is its integration with the rest of the - application. When you look for someone's address, you can also - see a history of appointments with that person. Or, you can - create address cards from emails with just a few clicks. In - addition, searches and folders work in the same way they do in - the rest of <application>Evolution</application>. - </para> - <para> - This chapter will show you how to use the - <application>Evolution</application> address book to organize - any amount of contact information, share addresses over a - network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To - learn about configuring the address book, see <xref - linkend="config-prefs-contact">. - </para> - </abstract> - <sect1 id="usage-contact-basic"> - <title>Getting Started With the Address Book</title> - - <figure id="usage-contact-fig"> - <title>Evolution Contact Interface</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/contact" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts. - </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> + This chapter will show you how to use the + <application>Evolution</application> address book to organize + any amount of contact information, share addresses over a + network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To + learn about configuring the address book, see <xref + linkend="config-prefs-contact">. + </para> <para> The toolbar for the address book is quite simple. <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - <guibutton>New</guibutton> creates a new card. + Click <guibutton>New</guibutton> to create a new card, or double-click + in a blank space in the contact list. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -108,7 +53,6 @@ more than a few people listed, you'll want some way of finding them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature. </para> - </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-cards"> <title>The Contact Editor</title> diff --git a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml index dc4a5d3160..7c18a2e820 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-exec-summary.sgml @@ -1,27 +1,21 @@ <chapter id="usage-exec-summary"> <title>Using the Ximian Evolution Summary</title> - <para> - The Ximian Evolution Summary is designed to show you a - summary of important information: the appointments for a given - day, important email, 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> + <sect1 id="exec-intro"> <title>Introducing Summary</title> <para> - The first thing you'll want to do with Summary - is add a service. Go to - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Summary Settings</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - then select one of the available - services. Services may vary depending upon your system, but - most installations will have at least the following options: + The Ximian Evolution Summary can show you what you need to + know at a glance. To make it work for you, you can customize + it so it displays the information you want, when you want it. + </para> + <para> + To begin customizing your Summary, select <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Summary + Settings</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>, then select one of the + available services. Services may vary depending upon your + system, but most installations will have at least the + following options: <variablelist> <varlistentry> @@ -174,14 +168,4 @@ </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> -</chapter> - - - - - - - - - - +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 53f01af0da..54922ecac4 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -1,69 +1,29 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> --> + <chapter id="usage-mail"> <title>Using Evolution for Email</title> - <abstract> - <title> A Guide to the Evolution Mailer</title> - <para> - <application>Evolution</application> email is like other email - programs in all the ways that matter: - <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 - <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> and - <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> files, and - even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't technically - email. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Lets you enhance your security with encryption. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - However, <application>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>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> - </abstract> + <para> + This chapter, and <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize">, will + provide you with an in-depth guide to the capabilities of + Evolution as a mail client. For information about how to set up + your mail account, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail">. + </para> <sect1 id="usage-mail-getnsend-read"> - <title>Reading Mail</title> - <para> - You can start reading email by clicking - <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. The first - time you use <application>Evolution</application>, it will - start with the <interface>Inbox</interface> open and show you a - message from Ximian welcoming you to the application. - </para> + <title>Reading Mail</title> + <para> + Start the mail client by clicking on the + <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> icon in the shortcut bar, or by + selecting a mail folder in the folder bar. To read a message, + select it in the message list; if you'd like to see it in its + own window, double-click on it or press + <keycombo action="simul"> + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> + <keycap>O</keycap> + </keycombo>. + </para> <tip id="spaceandbs"> <title>Reading Mail with the Keyboard</title> @@ -74,80 +34,6 @@ </para> </tip> - <para> - Your <application>Evolution</application> - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> will look something like the one in - <xref linkend="usage-mail-intro-fig">. - 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> - - <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> - - <figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig"> - <title>Evolution Mail</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/mail-inbox" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> -<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Email Viewer</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - This is where your email is displayed. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <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> - 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. - - <tip id="view-headers"> - <title>Email Headers</title> - <para> - To look at the complete headers for email messages, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message - Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Full - Headers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To see absolutely every - bit, choose - <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message - Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Email Source - </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. - </para> - </tip> - - </para> - <sect2 id="usage-mail-listorder"> <title>Sorting the message list</title> <para> @@ -166,6 +52,21 @@ instructions on how to customize your message display columns in <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-columns">. </para> + + <tip id="view-headers"> + <title>Email Headers</title> + <para> + To look at the complete headers for email messages, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message + Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Full + Headers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To see absolutely every + bit, choose + <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message + Display</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Show Email Source + </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </tip> + <para> You can also choose a threaded message view. Select <menuchoice> @@ -912,16 +813,15 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> <para> Some people do not have HTML-capable mail clients, or prefer not to receive HTML-enhanced mail because it is - slower to download and display. <emphasis>Some</emphasis> - people don't like HTML mail and - get very angry if you send them HTML mail, which is why + slower to download and display. Because some people may + prefer not to get HTML mail, <application>Evolution</application> sends plain text unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail, you will need to select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Format</guimenu> <guimenuitem> - HTML</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternately, you can set - your default mail format preferences in the mail - configuration dialog. See <xref + HTML</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To send all your mail as + HTML, you can set your default mail format preferences in + the mail configuration dialog. See <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-other"> for more information. </para> </note> diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 26db4d892d..7d54c9a033 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ </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> @@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ </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. @@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ </para> </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. @@ -202,13 +204,10 @@ </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>Evolution</application> finds mail or address + files from another application, it will offer to import them. </para> <para> <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of @@ -522,7 +521,7 @@ </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 +534,8 @@ </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> @@ -758,10 +756,275 @@ everything that's going on. </para> </sect2> + <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>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 + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> and + <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> files, + 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>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>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>Evolution Mail</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/mail-inbox" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> +<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> +</para> + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" + format="png"></inlinegraphic> <guilabel>Email + Viewer</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + This is where your email is displayed. + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" + format="png"></inlinegraphic> <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>TaskPad</guilabel>, 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>Evolution Calendar View</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/calendar" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <!-- ============== End of Figure ============================= --> + + </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" + format="png"></inlinegraphic> <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> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></inlinegraphic> + <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> + </para> + + <para> + The <guilabel>Todo List</guilabel> compliments the + <guilabel>Appointment List </guilabel> as it keeps track of + tasks which don't have any time associated with them. These + may include "" or "Call Repairman". </para> + + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></inlinegraphic> + <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>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>Evolution</application> than it is to change an + actual paper book. <application>Evolution</application> also + allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since + <application>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>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>Evolution Contact Interface</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="figures/contact" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + </para> + <para> + <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" + format="png"></inlinegraphic> <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> - |