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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
index feb2e6496a..434198da93 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
<para>
Enter an address in the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field. If you
wish, enter a subject in the <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel>, and
- a message in the big empty box at the bottom of the window.
+ a message in the box at the bottom of the window.
Once you have written your message, press
<guibutton>Send</guibutton>.
</para>
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
"Send Later" feature is particularly useful if you use a
modem to connect to the Internet and pay per-minute
charges: you can remain offline until you need to send
- mail, then connect and send all your mail at once.
+ mail, then connect and send all your mail at once. Mail in the outbox is sent when you click <guibutton>Send/Recieve</guibutton> in the main window.
</para>
<para>
To learn more about how you can specify message queue and
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
from the Internet while you work. When you want to
reconnect, choose
<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Work
- Online</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+ Online</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternativly, you can click the connection button at the bottom left side of the window.
</para>
</note>
@@ -622,7 +622,12 @@
<guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> list are hidden from the other
recipients of the message. Use it to send mail to large
groups of people, especially if they don't know each other
- or if privacy is a concern.
+ or if privacy is a concern. If your <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field is absent, click
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>View</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Bcc Field</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+
</para>
</sect3>
@@ -848,15 +853,15 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
format preferences in the mail configuration dialog. See
<xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-other"> for more
information.
- </para>
- <para>
- HTML formatting tools are located in the toolbar just above
- the space where you'll actually compose the message, and
- they also appear in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> and
- <guimenu>Format</guimenu> menus.
- </para>
- <para>
- The icons in the toolbar are explained in <glossterm
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ HTML formatting tools are located in the toolbar just above
+ the space where you'll actually compose the message, and
+ they also appear in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> and
+ <guimenu>Format</guimenu> menus.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The icons in the toolbar are explained in <glossterm
linkend="tooltip">tool-tips</glossterm>, which appear when
you hold your mouse over the buttons. The buttons fall
into four categories:
@@ -937,11 +942,11 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
- The <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> gives you three opinions which let you
+ The <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> gives you opinions which let you
spruce up your email to make it more interesting:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Insert Link</guimenuitem></term>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Link</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lets you link some text to a website. Use this tool to put hyperlinks in your HTML
@@ -952,7 +957,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Insert Image</guimenuitem></term>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Image</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lets you put an image alongside text.
@@ -999,7 +1004,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guimenuitem>Insert Rule</guimenuitem></term>
+ <term><guimenuitem>Rule</guimenuitem></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Inserts a horizontal line into the text to help divide two
@@ -1058,7 +1063,56 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Table</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Inserts a table into the text to help divide two
+ sections.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To insert a rule:
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open a new email by clicking <guibutton>New Message</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure that you have the
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Format</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>HTML</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ selector checked.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click the <guibutton>Table</guibutton> button in the <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the <guibutton>Template</guibutton> you wish to use. Each template has a slightly different feel and layout.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you so desire, you may change the other options such as: number of rows, columns, spacing of each cell, and more.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click the <guibutton>Insert</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
To add a hyperlink to your HTML message:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
@@ -1084,9 +1138,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
-</para>
+ </para>
-<para>
+ <para>
To add an image to your HTML message:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
@@ -1130,7 +1184,6 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
-
</para>
<sect3 id="html-templates">
@@ -1428,19 +1481,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions">
- <title>Subscription Management</title>
- <para>
- Since IMAP folders exist on the server, and opening them or
- checking them takes time, you need fine-grained control over
- the way that you use IMAP folders. That's why
- <application>Evolution</application> has an IMAP
- subscriptions manager.
- </para>
- <para>
- To use it:
+ <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions">
+ <title>Subscription Management</title>
+ <para>
+ Since IMAP folders exist on the server, and opening them or
+ checking them takes time, you need fine-grained control over
+ the way that you use IMAP folders. That's why
+ <application>Evolution</application> has an IMAP
+ subscriptions manager.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To use it:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
-
+
<listitem>
<para>
Select
diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog
index 85d5a30a03..5694435c8e 100644
--- a/help/ChangeLog
+++ b/help/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-09-10 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net>
+
+ * C/usage-mail.sgml: Verified that all functionality is in here, should be!
+
2001-09-05 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com>
* C/usage-mail.sgml: applied patch.