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@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
multiple days, and events that have a date but no specific
time. Of course, you can also set event reminders and alarms
so that you don't forget about everything you've just put into
- your calendar. From managing a busy office to managing a busy
- family (or both!), <application>Evolution</application> can
- handle the schedule.
+ your calendar. From office or family to office
+ <emphasis>and</emphasis> family,
+ <application>Evolution</application> can handle the schedule.
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-basic">
<title>Creating events</title>
@@ -103,24 +103,23 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
Your event must have a starting and ending date &mdash; by
default, today &mdash; but you can choose whether to give it
starting and ending times or to mark it as an <guilabel>All
- day event</guilabel>. For the purposes of the calendar, an
- <guilabel>All day event</guilabel> begins at ten in the
- morning, runs until eleven at night, and is displayed at the
- top of a day's event list rather than inside it. That makes
- it easy to have events that overlap and fit inside each other.
- For example, a conference might be an all day event, and the
- meetings at the conference would be timed events. Events with
- starting and ending times can also overlap, however, and when
- they do they're displayed as multiple columns in the day view
- of the calendar.
+ day event</guilabel>. An <guilabel>All day event</guilabel>
+ appears at the top of a day's event list rather than inside
+ it. That makes it easy to have events that overlap and fit
+ inside each other. For example, a conference might be an all
+ day event, and the meetings at the conference would be timed
+ events. Of course, events with specific starting and ending
+ times can also overlap. When they do they're displayed as
+ multiple columns in the day view of the calendar.
</para>
<note>
<title>Doing Two Things At Once</title>
<para>
- If you create two calendar events that overlap,
- <application>Evolution</application> will display them as
- multiple columns in the calendar window. If you manage to
- do both things at once, I'd like to meet you.
+ If you create calendar events that overlap,
+ <application>Evolution</application> will display them side
+ by side in your calendar. However,
+ <application>Evolution</application> cannot help you do
+ multiple things at once.
</para>
</note>
<para>
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
and a public event can be viewed by anyone on the calendar
sharing network. <guilabel>Private</guilabel> denotes one
level of security, and <guilabel>Confidential</guilabel> a
- higer level. <!-- FIXME --> Exact determinations and implementations of
+ higher level. <!-- FIXME --> Exact determinations and implementations of
this feature have yet to be determined. <!-- FIXME -->
</para>
<para>
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
it, and then choose <guimenuitem>Event
Properties</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
menu. In the <interface>Event Properties</interface> dialog
- window, click the "tentative" button to deselect the
+ window, click the "tentative" button to De-select the
event.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -334,8 +333,9 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
<example>
<title>Keeping Multiple Calendars</title>
<para>
- Keelyn has one calendar for her own schedule. On the network,
- she maintains one for the conference room, so people know when
+ Keelyn. the office manager for a small company, has one
+ calendar for her own schedule. On the local network, she
+ maintains one for the conference room, so people know when
they can schedule meetings. Next to that, she maintains a
calendar that reflects when consultants are going to be on
site, and another that keeps track of when the Red Sox are
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest.
You can place the calendar in any calendar folder and access it
from the folder view. Alarms, configuration, and display for
- each calendar are seperate from each other.
+ each calendar are separate from each other.
</para>
</sect1>