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diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml index 967c739ddf..3e507dc8f5 100644 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml @@ -244,14 +244,73 @@ </para> </sect1> - <sect1 id="commontasks"> + <sect1 id="import-tool"> +<!-- This section sucks. Look at it, ask for improvements --> + <title>Importing External Files</title> + <para> + Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email + program. You're probably switching from another program and will want + email from your other program. It's for exactly these situations that + <application>Evolution</application> includes an import feature. + </para> + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of + files: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + VCard (.vcf, gcrd) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + MBox(mbox) + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook + Express and MBox format both handle your email. If you're coming from + Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If + you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your + system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. + </para> + <para> + To import your files, go to + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Import File</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + <para> + A druid will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to + specify where the file is that you want to import. Click + <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. + <application>Evolution</application> will present you with the Folder + dialoge, so you can specify where your new messages will go. Select the + desired folder, and your file will be imported into + <application>Evolution</application>. + </para> + <para> + And if you're timid about using <application>Evolution</application>, + don't worry. <application>Evolution</application> won't mangle your + files, so if you choose to use your old application instead, you can + import your files right back in. + </para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="quickref-commontasks"> <title>Quick Reference for Common Tasks</title> <para> You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of the things you'll want to do with <application>Evolution</application>. Read <xref linkend="menuref"> if - you would like a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for menu commands. + you would like a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for menu commands. </para> <sect2 id="quickref-newthings"> diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index b839dae4c5..50cd73f446 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2001-06-25 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + * C/preface.sgml: Added section for importing files + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Removed some *'s that are causing problems. 2001-06-22 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> diff --git a/help/C/preface.sgml b/help/C/preface.sgml index 967c739ddf..3e507dc8f5 100644 --- a/help/C/preface.sgml +++ b/help/C/preface.sgml @@ -244,14 +244,73 @@ </para> </sect1> - <sect1 id="commontasks"> + <sect1 id="import-tool"> +<!-- This section sucks. Look at it, ask for improvements --> + <title>Importing External Files</title> + <para> + Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email + program. You're probably switching from another program and will want + email from your other program. It's for exactly these situations that + <application>Evolution</application> includes an import feature. + </para> + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of + files: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + VCard (.vcf, gcrd) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + MBox(mbox) + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook + Express and MBox format both handle your email. If you're coming from + Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If + you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your + system administrator if you aren't sure which you use. + </para> + <para> + To import your files, go to + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Import File</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + <para> + A druid will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to + specify where the file is that you want to import. Click + <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. + <application>Evolution</application> will present you with the Folder + dialoge, so you can specify where your new messages will go. Select the + desired folder, and your file will be imported into + <application>Evolution</application>. + </para> + <para> + And if you're timid about using <application>Evolution</application>, + don't worry. <application>Evolution</application> won't mangle your + files, so if you choose to use your old application instead, you can + import your files right back in. + </para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="quickref-commontasks"> <title>Quick Reference for Common Tasks</title> <para> You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of the things you'll want to do with <application>Evolution</application>. Read <xref linkend="menuref"> if - you would like a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for menu commands. + you would like a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for menu commands. </para> <sect2 id="quickref-newthings"> diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index b839dae4c5..50cd73f446 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2001-06-25 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + * C/preface.sgml: Added section for importing files + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Removed some *'s that are causing problems. 2001-06-22 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> |