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author | Aaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org> | 2004-03-04 07:06:20 +0800 |
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committer | Aaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org> | 2004-03-04 07:06:20 +0800 |
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diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.xml b/help/C/usage-contact.xml index d489ffb6e7..de49efdea7 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.xml @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ <title>Working with Your Contacts</title> <para> This chapter will show you how to use the - Evolution address book to organize + Evolution contacts tool 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 + learn about configuring the contacts tool, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-contact"/>. You can import contacts from other contact management tools with the Import tool by selecting @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ </para> <para> - The toolbar for the address book is quite simple. + The toolbar for the contacts tool has the following items: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> Click <guilabel>New Contact</guilabel> to create a new card, or double-click @@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - Click <guilabel>New List</guilabel> to create a new card, or double-click - in a blank space in the contact list. + Click <guilabel>New List</guilabel> to create a new + contacts list, which is a convenient handle for a group of + other contact cards. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> The <guiicon>printer</guiicon> icon sends one @@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature. </para> + <para> + When you click on a card, the bottom portion of the page will + show more detailed information about the contact. There is also + a <guilabel>Map</guilabel> button, which you can click to bring + up a web page with a map of the contact's main postal address. + </para> + + <sect1 id="usage-contact-cards"> <title>The Contact Editor</title> <para> @@ -320,15 +329,16 @@ </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-organize"> - <title>Organizing your Address Book</title> + <title>Organizing your Contacts</title> <para> - 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 address book does not allow Virtual Folders. 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 - linkend="usage-contact-organize-group-category"/>. + Just as you can search mail, you can search contacts, although the + contacts tool does not use folders or virtual folders. You can, + however, create several contact groups, which are basically + the same thing as folders or or individual address books. + Contact groups may be on your own computer or on the + network. Within a given contact group, you can have several + categories of contacts. To learn about categories, read <xref + linkend="usage-contact-organize-group-category" />. </para> <!-- UNIMPLEMENTED FEATURE @@ -343,45 +353,25 @@ --> <sect2 id="usage-contact-organize-group"> - <title>Groups of contacts</title> - <para> - Evolution offers two ways for you - to organize your cards. The first way is to use folders; - this works the same way mail folders do. For more - flexibility, you can also mark contacts as elements of - different categories. To better integrate with email tools, - you can also create lists of contacts that you can send mail - to as a single person. - </para> - - <sect3 id="usage-contact-organize-group-folder"> - <title>Grouping with Folders</title> + <title>Contact Groups</title> <para> - The simplest way to group address cards is to use folders. - By default, cards start in the - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> folder. If you've read <xref + The simplest way to organize contacts is to create + additional groups of contacts. If you've read <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow"/> then you already know that you - can create a new folder by selecting - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - and that you can put new folders anywhere you like. Just - like with mail, cards must be in a card folder, and no card - can be in two places at once. If you want more - flexibility, try <xref - linkend="usage-contact-organize-group-category"/>. + can create a new folder by right-clicking in the shortcut + bar and choosing <guilabel>New Contact Group</guilabel>. For + contact groups on your computer, you only need a name. For + contacts on the network, you will need to provide more + information about the contacts server you are trying to access. </para> <para> - To put a card into a folder, just drag it there from the - folder view. Remember that contact cards can only go in - contact folders, just like mail can only go in mail folders, - and calendars in calendar folders. + To move a card from one group to another, just drag it there + from the main display of contacts. Note that you will not be + able to change the contents of most network contact groups. </para> - </sect3> + </sect2> - <sect3 id="usage-contact-organize-group-category"> + <sect2 id="usage-contact-organize-group-category"> <title>Grouping with Categories</title> <para> The other way to group cards is to mark them as belonging @@ -412,12 +402,18 @@ </para> --> - </sect3> + </sect2> - <sect3 id="usage-contact-organize-group-list"> + <sect2 id="usage-contact-organize-group-list"> <title>Creating a List of Contacts</title> <para> - To create a list of contacts: + A contact list is a set of contacts with a single nickname + that you create. When you send email to the nickname, it is sent to + every member of the list. This differs from a network + mailing list in that it exists only on your computer as a + convenience to you, rather than as an actual email address + managed by a mailing list application on a server. To + create a list of contacts: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> <listitem> @@ -473,28 +469,26 @@ To mail the list, open a new email and type the name you chose for the list. Ximian Evolution will address the message to the entire list when you send it. You can also - right-click on the list's address card in the address book + right-click on the list's address card in the contacts tool and select <guimenuitem>Send Message to List</guimenuitem>. </para> <para> Ximian Evolution cannot store contact lists on Exchange servers. </para> - - </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-sharing"> - <title>LDAP: Shared Address Books on a Network</title> + <title>LDAP: Shared Contact Groups on a Network</title> <para> The <glossterm linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> protocol was created to let users share contact information over a network by - sharing access to a central address book. LDAP allows a company - to maintain a shared set of contact information for a company or - department. Many companies keep a common LDAP address book for - all their employees or for client contacts. + sharing access to a central directory. LDAP allows a company + to maintain a shared set of contact information. Many companies + keep a common LDAP address book for all their employees or for + client contacts. </para> <para> @@ -521,19 +515,21 @@ <para> To prevent excess network traffic, Evolution will not normally - load the contents of LDAP folders immediately upon + load data from the LDAP server immediately upon opening. You must click <guilabel>Display - All</guilabel> before LDAP folder cards will be loaded + All</guilabel> before contacts will be loaded from the network. You can change this behavior in the <interface>Contact Preferences</interface> window. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - You cannot add, delete, or alter cards on the LDAP - server. If you need to change information there, you - will need to speak to your system administrator - </para> + Depending on your server settings, you may not be able to edit + all the fields in a contact stored on an LDAP server. Some + servers prohibit some or all changes, and others use a smaller + set of fields than Evolution allows. Check with your system + administrator if you need different settings. + </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> @@ -553,7 +549,7 @@ As noted before, when you get information about a person in the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address card. To do so, right click on any email address or email - message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Sender to Address Book</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. + message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Sender to Contacts</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Evolution can also add cards from a hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync"/>. @@ -562,19 +558,14 @@ <!-- Unimplemented features: <para> - You can also use the address book to print postal addresses + You can also use the contacts tool to print postal addresses on mailing labels. Future versions of Evolution will allow you to you export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word processor so you can print address labels or prepare large mailings. - </para> - <para> - Need a map or directions? Click <guilabel>MapIt</guilabel> from - within the address book, and Evolution - will map the address for you online. - </para> - --> + </para> --> + </chapter> |