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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml index 4383101966..79549dd3a2 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <chapter id="usage-mainwindow"> - <title>Getting Started with Novell Evolution</title> + <title>Getting Started</title> <sect1 id="what"> <title>What is Novell Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title> @@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ Novell Evolution is to make the tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal information easier, so you can work and communicate with - others. That is, it's a highly evolved <glossterm - linkend="groupware">groupware</glossterm> program, an integral + others. That is, it's a highly evolved <link + linkend="groupware">groupware</link> program, an integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. </para> <para> - In other words, Novell Evolution is - a tool to help you get your work done. It 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. + Novell Evolution 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> @@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ 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"><trademark>VFolders</trademark></link>, + linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">VFolders</link>, which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail folders. </para> @@ -83,12 +82,29 @@ </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + To start Evolution in mail mode, type <userinput>evolution -c + mail</userinput>. To open the calendar first, use + <userinput>-c calendar</userinput>. To open the contact list + first, use <userinput>-c contacts</userinput>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + If Evolution stops responding, freezes, or hangs, open a + terminal and type <userinput>evolution + --force-shutdown</userinput> to force every piece of the + application to quit. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> - <para> - To make your web browser use Evolution as the default + <para>To make your web browser use Evolution as the default email client, enter <userinput>evolution "%s"</userinput> as the email handler in your web browser or in the GNOME Control Center. - </para> + </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> @@ -106,13 +122,14 @@ five minutes. </para> <para> - Later on, if you want to change the account you are creating, or - if you want to create a new one,select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure - </guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and click the <guilabel>Mail + Later on, if you want to change this account, or + if you want to create a new one, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Settings + </guimenuitem></menuchoice> and click the <guilabel>Mail Accounts</guilabel> button. Then, select the account you want - to change and click <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>, or click - <guilabel>Add</guilabel> to add a new account. See <xref + to change and click <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>. Alternately, + add a new account by clicking + <guilabel>Add</guilabel>. See <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail"/> for details. </para> @@ -126,35 +143,55 @@ <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> tool and clicking the <guilabel>Mail Accounts</guilabel> button. <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Account Information:</guilabel> Choose a name + for Evolution to refer to this account. This is used + only for display within Evolution. Good choices are + "Work Email" or "IMAP Server." + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Full Name</guilabel>: Your full name. + </para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Full Name: Your full name (Example: John Doe). + <guilabel> Email Address </guilabel>: Your email address. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> <para> - Email Address: Your email address (Example: john@doe.com) + <guilabel>Make this my default account</guilabel>: + Select this as the primary account. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> <para> - Reply-To: If you want to have replies sent to another - email address, enter it here (optional). + <guilabel> Reply-To </guilabel>: If you want to have + replies sent to another email address, enter it in this + space (optional). </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Organization: The company where you work, or the + <guilabel>Organization </guilabel>: The company where you work, or the organization you represent when you send email (optional). </para> </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="second-step"> - <title>Receiving Email</title> + <title>Receiving Mail</title> <para> The <guilabel>Receiving Email</guilabel> lets you determine which you will get your email. @@ -170,7 +207,7 @@ <listitem> <para> - GroupWise: Select this option if you use a + <guimenuitem>GroupWise</guimenuitem>: Select this option if you use a GroupWise server. GroupWise keeps mail, calendar, and contact information on the server. </para> @@ -178,7 +215,7 @@ <listitem> <para> - Microsoft Exchange: Available only if you have + <guimenuitem>Microsoft Exchange</guimenuitem>: Available only if you have installed the Novell Connector for Microsoft Exchange, this will allow you to connect to a Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 server, which @@ -189,21 +226,21 @@ <listitem> <para> - IMAP: Keeps the email on your server so you can + <guimenuitem>IMAP</guimenuitem>: Keeps the email on your server so you can access your email from multiple systems. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - POP: Downloads your email to your hard disk for + <guimenuitem>POP</guimenuitem>: Downloads your email to your hard disk for permanent storage. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Local Delivery: Choose this option if you want to + <guimenuitem>Local Delivery</guimenuitem>: Choose this option if you want to move mail from the spool and store it in your home directory. If you would rather leave mail in your system's spool files, choose the @@ -216,7 +253,7 @@ <listitem> <para> - MH format mail directories: If you download your + <guimenuitem>MH format mail directories</guimenuitem>: If you download your mail using mh or another MH-style program, you'll want to use this option. You'll need to provide the path to the mail directory you want to use. @@ -225,7 +262,7 @@ <listitem> <para> - Maildir format mail directories: If you download + <guimenuitem>Maildir format mail directories</guimenuitem>: If you download your mail using qmail or another maildir-style program, you'll want to use this option. You'll need to provide the path to the mail directory you want to @@ -236,7 +273,7 @@ <listitem> <para> - Standard Unix mbox spool or directory: If you want + <guimenuitem>Standard Unix mbox spool or directory</guimenuitem>: If you want to read and store mail in the mail spool on your local system, choose this option. You'll need to provide the path to the mail spool @@ -246,7 +283,7 @@ <listitem> <para> - None: Select this if you do not plan to + <guimenuitem>None</guimenuitem>: Select this if you do not plan to check mail with this account. </para> </listitem> @@ -281,21 +318,34 @@ <listitem> <para>The authentication options supported by - your server. If you're not sure, click the + your server. If you're not sure, ask your system + administrator. You can also click the <guilabel>Check for supported types</guilabel> - button or ask your system administrator. + button; when you have done so, the menu will + limit itself to options your server has not + refused to support. Note that some servers do + not announce the authentication mechanisms + they support, so clicking this button is not + an absolute guarantee that available + mechanisms will actually work. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Whether you'd like Evolution to remember - your password. + <para>Choose whether you'd like Evolution to remember + your password. If you have selected this item, + you can force Evolution to ask for a + password again by selecting + <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget + Passwords</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or by returning to this section of the + accounts tool, which you can find by selecting + <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <tip id="exchange-info"> - <title>Use Novell Evolution with Microsoft Exchange</title> + <title>Connecting to an Exchange Server</title> <para> If you have installed Novell Connector for Microsoft Exchange, you can access Microsoft Exchange 2000 servers @@ -310,7 +360,7 @@ <sect2 id="more-mail-options"> - <title>More Mail Configuration Options</title> + <title>Receiving Mail Options</title> <para> Once you have selected a mail delivery mechanism, you may set some preferences for its behavior: @@ -352,7 +402,7 @@ <listitem> <para> Global Address List/Active Directory: Enter the name of - your global catalog server here. You may also choose to + your global catalog server. You may also choose to limit the server's responses and select a maximum number of results for an address search. A maximum number of results limits the load on your system and on your @@ -369,13 +419,12 @@ <listitem> <para> Outlook Web Access (OWA) Path: In most cases, the URL - for web access is "http://server.company.com/exchange." - If your system has a path that is not "exchange," enter - the appropriate value here. + for web access is "http://server.company.com/exchange," + but some systems use a different path. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Public Folder Server: Enter the name of your organization's public folder server, if any, here.</para> + <para>Public Folder Server: Enter the name of your organization's public folder server, if any.</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -394,40 +443,78 @@ <para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Checking for new mail: If you would like - Evolution to check for new mail - automatically, check the box and select a frequency in - minutes. + <para> + + <guilabel>Automatically check for new mail + every... minutes:</guilabel> If you would like Evolution to check + for new mail automatically, check the box and select a + frequency in minutes. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>If you want Evolution - to check for new messages in <emphasis>all</emphasis> your - IMAP folders, make sure the <guilabel>Check for new - messages in all folders</guilabel> box is selected.</para> + <para><guilabel>Check for new messages in all + folders:</guilabel> If you want Evolution to check for new + messages in <emphasis>all</emphasis> your + IMAP folders, make sure this box is selected. This option + is normally selected in combination with server-side + filtering tools like procmail. </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para> <guilabel>Use custom command to connect to + server:</guilabel> Some IMAP servers require a specific, + custom connection sequence. Custom commands are rare; if + your server requires one, your system administrator + should be able to tell you.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Show only subscribed folders: Check this box if you - have more folders in your IMAP view than you want to - read.</para> + <para> <guilabel>Show only subscribed folders</guilabel>: + Check this box if you have more folders in your IMAP view + than you want to read. For more information about IMAP + mail and folder subscriptions, see <xref + linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions"/>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Override server-supplied namespace: If you like, enter a - specific directory where your server stores mail for - you. Typical values are "mail" and "Mail." For more - information about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions"/>.</para> + <guilabel>Override server-supplied namespace</guilabel>: + If you like, enter a specific directory where your + server stores mail for you. The most common values are + "mail" and "Mail." </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this - server: If you'd like your filters to work on this account + <para><guilabel>Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this + server</guilabel>: If you'd like your filters to work on this account as well as on locally downloaded mail, check this box.</para> </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Check new messages for Junk + contents:</guilabel> Check this box if you want your IMAP + email filtered for junk mail.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Only check for Junk messages in the INBOX + folder:</guilabel> If you have new messages arriving in + multiple folders, as you would with server-side filters, + Evolution may filter them for junk mail as well. This + can take extra time, so if you know that those messages + are not likely to be junk mail, select this option. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Automatically synchronize remote mail + locally:</guilabel> Select this option to have Evolution + cache mail locally for offline use.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para> </listitem> @@ -437,11 +524,12 @@ <note id="imap-namespace"> <title>What's an IMAP Namespace?</title> <para> - For IMAP mail servers, your sysadmin may provide - you with a specific namespace, the directory on - where your server stores mail for you. If you - check your IMAP mail and your folder list includes - files that don't look like mail folders, you + For IMAP mail servers, your system administrator + may provide you with a specific namespace, the + directory where your server stores mail for + you. 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 @@ -454,10 +542,11 @@ </sect2> <sect2 id="third-step"> - <title>Sending Email</title> + <title>Sending Mail</title> <para> - The <guilabel>Sending Email</guilabel> step lets you configure sending - email. + Now that you have entered information about how you plan to + get mail, Evolution needs to know about how you want to send + it: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> @@ -508,7 +597,7 @@ <listitem> <para> Host: enter your mail sending server's name or IP - address here. + address. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -550,45 +639,107 @@ </sect2> <sect2 id="step-three-b"> - <title>Account Management</title> - <para> - This is a very short section. You can pick two things: the - name for the account, and whether it is the default account. - </para> + <title>Defaults</title> + <para> - The name you choose for the account is used for display within - Evolution, and is not sent with any emails. The suggested - name is your email address, but you can use other words or - phrases, like "Work," "Personal" or "First Account" if you - like. + In this step, you will set a few miscellaneous options: </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Drafts Folder</guilabel>: When you save a message as a draft, it will be saved to this folder. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Sent Messages Folder</guilabel>: A copy of every message you send will be saved in this folder. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Always carbon-copy (cc) to</guilabel>: Send a carbon copy of every message to this address. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Always blind carbon-copy (bcc) to</guilabel>: Send a blind carbon copy of every message to this address. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + If you have not done so already, you may also be asked to choose + a time zone. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="fourth-step"> + <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> + <para> + If Novell Evolution finds mail or + address files from another application, it will offer to + import them. You should be aware of a few caveats before you + begin: + </para> + + <para> + <application>Microsoft Outlook</application>, and versions of + <application>Outlook Express</application> after + version 4, use proprietary formats that Novell + Evolution cannot read or import. To import information, you + may wish to use the <application>Outport</application> under + Windows. See the instructions in <xref + linkend="outlook-migration-mail" />. + </para> + + <para> + Before importing mail from Netscape, make sure you have selected + <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Compact All + Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you don't, + Novell Evolution will import and undelete + the messages in your Trash folders. + </para> + + <tip> + <title>Exporting Files From Novell Evolution</title> + <para> + Evolution uses standard file types for mail and calendar + information, so you can copy those files from your + <filename>~/.evolution</filename> directory. + The file formats used are <filename>mbox</filename> for + mail and <filename>iCal</filename> for calendar + information. + </para> + <para> + Contacts files are stored in a database, but can be saved as + a standard <filename>VCard</filename>. To export contact + data, open your contacts tool and select the contacts you wish + to export (press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap> + <keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> to select them all). Then, + select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save as + VCard</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </tip> + + </sect2> + + + <sect2 id="importing-mail-from-clients"> + <title>Importing Data from Other Mail Clients</title> <para> - If you check the box next to the label <guilabel>Make this my - default account</guilabel>, Evolution will assume that you will - send messages from this most often, and will set the - "From" selector to this account whenever you open a new - message. Only one account can be the default. + If you have mail in another mail client that was not detected by + the automatic import tool, you can still keep your old + mail by using the <guilabel>Import</guilabel> tool after you + have finished setting up your account. Mail import is only + relevant for POP mail accounts and for some local contact and + calendar information; if you used IMAP, Exchange, or GroupWise + before you switched to Evolution, you can skip this step entirely. </para> <para> - If you have not done so already, you may also be asked to choose - a time zone. - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="fourth-step"> - <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> - <para> - If Novell Evolution 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> - Novell Evolution can import the following types of - files: + You will need to know what kind of file your old mail client uses, + and you will need to have access to those files. Evolution can + import the following types of files: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>VCard (.vcf, .gcrd):</term> @@ -625,82 +776,22 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> -</para> -<para> - <note> - <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title> - <para> - <application>Microsoft Outlook</application>, and versions of - <application>Outlook Express</application> after - version 4, use proprietary formats that Novell - Evolution cannot read or import. For contacts, - you may have to email them to yourself and import them that - way. For email, see the instructions in <xref - linkend="outlook-migration-mail" /> - </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, - Novell Evolution will import and undelete - the messages in your Trash folders. - </para> - </note> - <tip> - <title>Exporting Files From Novell Evolution</title> - <para> - Novell 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 the calendar, - <filename>iCal</filename>, and for the contacts, a database that - exports to vCards. - </para> - </tip> - </para> - </sect2> -</sect1> - - <sect1 id="importing-mail-from-clients"> - <title>Importing Mail from Other Mail Clients</title> - <para> - Chances are, you already have your email in another mail program - and don't want to lose the information. The following section - describes how to import mail from specific mail clients. - </para> - <sect2 id="mutt"> - <title>Importing Mail from mutt</title> - <para> - <application>mutt</application> is a text-based mail client - which is shipped with many Linux and Unix distributions. - <application>mutt</application> uses the standard mbox, - maildir, and MH file formats, which makes importing your mail - into Evolution relatively simple. By default, - <application>mutt</application> uses the mbox file format. + </para> + <para> + To import data from another application: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Open Novell Evolution - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> + <listitem> <para> - Click + Open the mail importer tool by selecting <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> - or press + or pressing <keycombo action="simul"> <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> <keycap>I</keycap> - </keycombo>. + </keycombo>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -716,79 +807,25 @@ <listitem> <para> Click <guilabel>Browse</guilabel> and select the file - you would like to import from. By default, your email - is stored in <filename>~/mbox</filename> for the mbox - format and <filename - class="directory">~/Maildir</filename> for the Maildir format. + you would like to import. Many mail clients store mail + in + <filename>~/mbox</filename> or <filename + class="directory">~/Maildir</filename>. <application>KMail</application> + uses the <filename>~/Mail</filename> directory. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - When prompted for what folder in - Evolution to import to, - select a folder. You can also create a new folder and - drop it in there. + When prompted for an import destination, choose + a folder. You can also create a new folder and + import to that. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="kmail"> - <title>Importing Mail from KMail</title> <para> - <application>KMail</application> - is the mail client which is shipped with the KDE desktop - environment. <application>KMail</application> uses the -standard mbox file format, which - means that importing your mail into - Evolution is easy. - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Open Novell Evolution - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - or press - <keycombo action="simul"> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>I</keycap> - </keycombo>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guilabel>Next</guilabel>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Import a Single File</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guilabel>Browse</guilabel> and select the file - you would like to import from. By default, KMail stores - its information in the Mail directory of your home - directory. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - When prompted for what folder in - Evolution to import to, - select a folder. You can also create a new folder and - drop it in there. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> + You will need to repeat this process for each mail folder + you wish to import, so it can be slightly tedious. </para> </sect2> </sect1> @@ -888,8 +925,8 @@ standard mbox file format, which </para> <para> The folder list organizes your mail, calendars, contact lists, - and task lists in a tree, similar to a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file - tree</glossterm>. Most people will find one to four + and task lists in a tree, similar to a <link linkend="filetree">file + tree</link>. Most people will find one to four folders at the base of the tree, depending on the tool and their system configuration. Each Evolution tool will have at least one, called <guilabel>On This Computer</guilabel>, for local @@ -911,12 +948,7 @@ standard mbox file format, which <para> Right click on the list of folders, and select <guilabel>New Folder</guilabel>. - <!-- FIXME: this was taken out: or press the keyboard shortcut - <keycombo action="simul"> - <keycap>Shift</keycap> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>F</keycap> - </keycombo>. --> + </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -935,25 +967,20 @@ standard mbox file format, which </para> <sect3 id="subfolders"> - <title>Subfolders</title> - <para> - Novell Evolution lets you nest folders - inside of each other, so that you can have a detailed - organizational system. - </para> + <title>Folder Arrangement and Subfolders</title> <para> Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in Novell Evolution. If you right-click on a - folder, you'll have a menu with the following options: + folder or subfolder, you'll have a menu with the following options: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, to copy the folder to another place. When you select this item, Evolution offers a choice of locations to copy to. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>, to move the folder to another location. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder and all its contents. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>, to create another folder in the same location. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, to change its name. </para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, to change the name of the folder. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>, which lets you check the number of total and unread messages in a folder, and, for remote folders, lets you decide whether to copy the folder to your local system for offline operation.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>, to check the number of total and unread messages in a folder, and, for remote folders, decide whether to copy the folder to your local system for offline operation.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> <para> @@ -1049,13 +1076,6 @@ standard mbox file format, which </variablelist> </para> - <para> - Once you've familiarized yourself with the main - window you can start doing things with it. We'll - start with the <guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, which provides a - quick overview of your Novell - Evolution information. - </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="basics-mail"> @@ -1079,9 +1099,9 @@ standard mbox file format, which </listitem> <listitem> <para> - It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm - linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm - linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, and local + It supports multiple mail sources, including <link + linkend="imap">IMAP</link>, <link + linkend="pop">POP3</link>, and local <filename>mbox</filename> or <filename>mh</filename> spools and files created by other mail programs. </para> @@ -1109,7 +1129,7 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced feature especially useful. </para> <para> - Here's what the mailer looks like: + <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> @@ -1136,8 +1156,7 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced <para> <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" - format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email - Viewer</guilabel> + format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email</guilabel> </para> <para> @@ -1150,15 +1169,16 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced message in the message list 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. + it 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> + + <para> + Just like with folders, you can right-click on messages in the + message list and get a menu of possible actions, including moving or deleting them, + creating filters or vFolders based on them, and marking them as junk mail. + </para> + <para> Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are listed in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu in the menu bar. The most frequently used ones, like @@ -1187,7 +1207,6 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced 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"> @@ -1249,10 +1268,10 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced The Novell Evolution contacts tool can handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update - Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book. Novell - Evolution also allows easy synchronization with - hand-held devices and functions with <glossterm - linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directories on a network. + Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book, in part + because Evolution can synchronize with + PalmOS devices and use <link + linkend="ldap">LDAP</link> directories on a network. </para> <para> Another advantage of the Novell Evolution @@ -1265,8 +1284,8 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> button in the shortcut bar. <xref linkend="usage-contact-fig"/> shows the address book in all its organizational glory. By default, the display shows all - your contacts in alphabetical order, in a <glossterm - linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> view. You can select + your contacts in alphabetical order, in a <link + linkend="minicard">minicard</link> view. You can select other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the gray column dividers. @@ -1297,17 +1316,6 @@ linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced </para> <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Alphanumeric Shortcuts</guilabel> - </para> - <para> - Click one of the buttons along the right side of the - window to view contacts that begin with the letter or number - you click. - </para> - - - <para> For detailed instructions on how to use the address book, read <xref linkend="usage-contact"/>. </para> |