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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 Ximian Evolution</title> - <para> - 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> - Using the first-run assistant will take approximately two to - five minutes. - </para> - - <sect2 id="first-step"> - <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. You can define multiple identities - later on with the <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Mail Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> tool. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Full Name — Your full name (Example: John Doe). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Email Address — Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Organization — The company where you work (optional). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Signature file — If you'd like to use an email - <glossterm linkend="signature">signature</glossterm>, - select your signature file here. Normally, the - signature will be the contents of the - <filename>.signature</filename> file in your home - directory. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="second-step"> - <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 — There are numerous types of servers - from which <application>Ximian Evolution</application> - can fetch your mail. Ask your system administrator if - you're not sure which of the following are available to - you: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - POP — Downloads your email to your hard disk for - permanent storage. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - IMAP — Keeps the email on your server so you - can access your email from multiple systems. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Unix mail spool file — If you run a mail - server on your desktop computer, choose this - option. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Standard Unix .mbox file — 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> - <para> - Qmail maildir format files — If you download your - mail using qmail, you'll want to use this. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - None — Select this if you do not plan to - check mail with this account. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <note id="imap-note-one"> - <title>What's an IMAP Namespace?</title> - <para> - For IMAP mail servers, your sysadmin may provide - you with a specific namespace, the path on the - IMAP server where you check for mail. If you - check your IMAP mail and your folder list includes - files that don't look like mail folders, you - probably need to change your mail - namespace. Typical values are "mail" and "Mail." - If you prefer, you can choose to subscribe to - individual mail folders. For more information - about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">. - </para> - </note> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Email Server — This is the address of the server you're - downloading from. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Username — The username that you login to your email. That - is often the part before the @ in your email. - </para> - <para> - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using - <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more - details. You can have <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check - by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>. - </para> - <para> - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter your - 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>Sending Email</title> - <para> - The <guilabel>Sending Email</guilabel> step lets you configure sending - email. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Server Type — There are numerous server types that - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports for sending your - mail. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - SMTP — Downloads mail into your mailbox file. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Sendmail — Uses another program to download your mail - to your mailbox files. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Host — If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name - or IP address here. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Server requires authentication — If your server - requires you to enter a password to send mail, check - this box. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Authentication Type — Chances are you are using - <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask - your system administrator or ISP, or have - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check for you by - clicking <guibutton>Check for supported - types</guibutton>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Username — The account name you use when you login - to check your email. Normally, this is the part of your - email address before the '@' character. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Remember Password — If you prefer to not enter - your password every time you check email, press this - button. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="fourth-step"> - <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> - <para> - 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. If you want, you - can skip this step and return to it at a later time by - selecting - <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. - </para> - <para> - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of - files: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd)</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and - many other contact management applications. You - should be able to export to VCard format from any - address book application. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express -4. For other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, see -the workaround described in the note below. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>MBox (mbox)</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape, - Ximian Evolution, Eudora, and many other email clients. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -</para> -<para> - <note> - <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title> - <para> - Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after - version 4, use proprietary formats that <application>Ximian - Evolution</application> cannot read or import. For contacts, - you may have to email them to yourself and import them that - way. For email, there is a simpler workaround: - <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. There's more information about - why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website. - </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> - - </para> - - <tip> - <title>Exporting Files From Ximian Evolution</title> - <para> - Ximian Evolution uses standard file types for all its information, - so you should have no trouble taking your information - elsewhere if you want. - </para> - <para> - For mail, that's <filename>mbox</filename>, for calendar, - <filename>iCal</filename>, and for the address book, vCards - in a <filename>.db3</filename> database. - </para> - </tip> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="ui-intro"> - <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>Ximian Evolution</application> window. - </para> - - <figure id="preface-basic-interface"> - <title>The Ximian Evolution Main Window</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> - <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata - fileref="figures/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Kevin - Breit"> </imageobject></mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - - <para> - <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>Ximian Evolution</application>. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> gives you fast and easy access to the - most used features in each component. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> lets you go to your favorite - components with the click of a click of a button. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-4" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - 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> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Search Tools</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel> lets you search through your email - with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. - </para> - - - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar"> - <title>The Shortcut Bar</title> - <para> - <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 - hand side of the main window. The large buttons with names - like <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> are the shortcuts, and you can - select different groups of shortcuts by clicking the - rectangular group buttons. - </para> - <para> - Take a look at the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> - The shortcut buttons in that category are: - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - 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 - Ximian Evolution services. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start - reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can - access Ximian Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and - search your mail. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - 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> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - A full-size view of your calendar's task pad. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The Addressbook holds contacts, with address, phone, and - other personal information. Like calendar information, - contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices - and shared over a network. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - -<!-- NOT IMPLEMENTED YET - - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guibutton>Notes:</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> The note pad is your catch-all tool: use it to take - messages from phone conversations, keep small things - organized, write <glossterm linkend="haiku">haiku</glossterm>, or whatever - you like. This feature is not yet implemented, but will be - soon. See <xref linkend="usage-notes"> for more - information. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> ---> - - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-folderbar"> - <title>Folders and The Folder Bar</title> - <para> - The <interface>folder bar</interface> is a more comprehensive - way to view the information you've stored with - <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>— it starts small at the top, and branches - downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four - 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> - - A typical <guilabel>Local</guilabel> folder contains the following folders: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and - event listings. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, for address cards. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Drafts</guilabel>, for messages you started and didn't finish. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, for messages you have written - but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> while offline. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Sent</guilabel>, for sent mail. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <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 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 - switch from one part of the window to another. When you hide the folder - bar, - there is a menu on the left side of the window just below the toolbar - to move about the folder tree, even with the folder and - shortcut bars hidden. - </para> - </tip> - - <para> - 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> - Select - <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - <keycombo action="simul"> - <keycap>Shift</keycap> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>E</keycap> - </keycombo>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the name of the folder in the <guilabel>Folder - Name</guilabel> field. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the folder type. The available options are. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Calendar - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Contacts - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Mail - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Tasks - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Choose the location of the new folder. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - - <sect3 id="subfolders"> - <title>Subfolders</title> - <para> - <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> - Calendars must go in calendar folders, mail in mail - folders, and contacts in contact folders. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - 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 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> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, to change its name. </para></listitem> - <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> - - <para> - 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> - - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar"> - <title>The Menu Bar</title> - <para> - The <interface>menu bar</interface>'s contents will always - provide all the possible actions for any given view of your - 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 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> - <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds - useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - This menu lets you decide how <application>Ximian Evolution</application> - should look. Some of the features control the appearance of - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> as a whole, and others - the way a particular kind of information appears. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - Holds actions which maybe applied to a message. Normally, - if there is only one target for the action — for - example, replying to a message — you can find it in - the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - Tools for configuring, changing, and - setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like - <guimenuitem>Mail Configuration</guimenuitem> and the - <guimenuitem>Virtual Folder Editor</guimenuitem>. For the - <interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact - Manager</interface>, it's color, network, and layout - configuration. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu></term> - <listitem><para> - Select among these items to open the - <application>Help Browser</application> - and read the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> manual. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - - <para> - Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main - window</interface> you can start doing things with it. We'll - start with the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, which provides a - quick overview of your <application>Ximian - Evolution</application> information. - </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>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> - spools and files created by other mail programs. - -<!-- 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>Message List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Message 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. - -</para> -<para> Just like with folders, you can right-click on messages in the - message list and get a menu of possible actions: you can move, - delete, or undelete them, and create filters or vFolders based - on them. - </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 and functions with <glossterm - linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directories on a 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>
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