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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml index e1fa058fd8..4f7cb098ef 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ --> <chapter id="usage-contact"> - <title>The Evolution Contact Manager</title> + <title>The Evolution Address Book</title> <abstract> <para> - The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager can + 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 @@ -19,32 +19,31 @@ </para> <para> Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application> - contact manager 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 get an e-mail with contact information in - it and create a new address card on the spot. In addition, - searches and folders work in the same way they do in the - other components. + 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 Evolution. </para> <para> - This chapter will cover using the - <application>Evolution</application> contact manager to organize + 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 contact manager, see <xref + learn about configuring the address book, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-contact">. </para> </abstract> <sect1 id="usage-contact-basic"> - <title>Getting Started With the Contact Manager</title> + <title>Getting Started With the Address Book</title> <para> To open up 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 Contact Manager in all - its organizational glory. By default, the contact manager + 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> format. You can select other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust @@ -54,9 +53,9 @@ <figure id="usage-contact-fig"> - <title>Evolution Contact Manager</title> + <title>Evolution Address Book</title> <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo> + <screeninfo>Evolution Address Book Window</screeninfo> <graphic fileref="fig/contact" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> </graphic> </screenshot> @@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ The toolbar for the address book is quite simple: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - Press <guibutton>New</guibutton> for a new contact. + <guibutton>New</guibutton> creates a new card. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ </para> <para> Adding or changing cards is slightly more complicated. Any - time you add information to the contact manager, whether it's + time you add information to the address book, whether it's an old card you're editing or a new card you're just adding to your address book, you'll use the contact editor. To change a card that already exists, just double click it to open the @@ -377,11 +376,11 @@ </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-organize"> - <title>Organizing your Contact Manager</title> + <title>Organizing your Address Book</title> <para> - Organizing your contact manager is a lot like organizing your + Organizing your address book is a lot like organizing your mail. You can have folders and searches the same way you can - with mail, but the contact manager does not allow vFolders. It + with mail, but the address book does not allow vFolders. It does, however, allow each card to fall under several categories, and allow you to create your own categories. To learn about categories, read <xref @@ -392,7 +391,7 @@ <para> Another useful <application>Evolution</application> feature is its ability to recognize when people live or work together. If - several people in your contact manager share an address, and you + several people in your address book share an address, and you change the address for one of them, <application>Evolution</application> will ask you if you wish to change the address for all of them, or just for one. @@ -549,9 +548,9 @@ </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-automate"> - <title>Contact Manager Tools</title> + <title>Address Book Tools</title> <para> - The contact manager works with + The address book works with <application>Evolution</application> mail and the calendar to help you add new address cards quickly. However, it can also manage mailing lists. There are more tools planned, and when @@ -579,13 +578,13 @@ You already know that when you are writing an email, you can address it to one or more people, and that <application>Evolution</application> will fill in addresses - from your contact manager's address cards if you let it. In + from your address book's address cards if you let it. In addition to that, you can send email to everyone in a particular group if you choose. </para> <!-- FIXME this feature not yet implemented --> <para> - You can also use the contact manager to handle lists of + You can also use the address bookn to handle lists of postal addresses to print for labels. Future versions of <application>Evolution</application> will allow you to you export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word |