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+ <preface id="introduction">
+<!-- =============Introduction ============================= -->
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+
+ <sect1 id="what">
+ <title>What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
+ <para>
+ Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible;
+ it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be
+ <emphasis>informed</emphasis>.
+ <application>Evolution</application>'s goal 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
+ part of the Internet-connected desktop.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Without all the hot air, that means it's a tool to help you
+ get your work done.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Because it's part of the GNOME project,
+ <application>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>
+ <note>
+ <title>This is a Beta release</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> is now on the home
+ stretch to version 1.0. Please help prepare for the 1.0
+ release by reporting bugs to us at <ulink
+ url="http://bugzilla.ximian.com">bugzilla.ximian.com</ulink>. There
+ are detailed bug reporting instructions in <xref
+ linkend="evolution-faq">.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Please send comments on the guide to
+ <email>aaron@ximian.com</email>. The first person to send
+ some good suggestions gets a free Ximian t-shirt.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>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>
+ The <application>Evolution</application> project has four
+ central goals:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy
+ to use</emphasis>. In other words, it needs a familiar
+ and intuitive interface that users can customize to their
+ liking, and users should have access to shortcuts for
+ complex tasks.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> must meet and
+ exceed the standards set by other groupware products.
+ It must include support for major network <glossterm
+ linkend="protocol">protocols</glossterm> so that it can
+ integrate seamlessly with existing hardware and network
+ environments.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The project must support open standards and be open to
+ expansion, so that it can become a development platform
+ as well as an application. From the simplest scripting
+ to the most complex network and component programming,
+ <application>Evolution</application> must offer
+ developers an environment for cutting-edge application
+ development.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
+ must not lose mail, corrupt mailbox files or other data,
+ execute arbitrary <glossterm
+ linkend="script">scripts</glossterm>, or delete files from
+ your hard disk.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most
+ 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>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="aboutbook">
+ <title>About This Book</title>
+ <para>
+ This book is divided into two parts, with several
+ appendices. The first part is a <link linkend="usage">guided
+ tour</link>&mdash; it will explain how to use
+ <application>Evolution</application>. If you are new to
+ <application>Evolution</application> or to groupware in
+ general, this section is for you. The second section, covering
+ <link linkend="config">configuration</link>, is targeted at
+ more advanced users, but anyone who wants to change the way
+ <application>Evolution</application> looks or acts can benefit
+ from reading it. In addition, there is a comprehensive <link
+ linkend="menuref">menu reference</link> which describes nearly
+ every capability that <application>Evolution</application> has
+ to offer.
+ </para>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Typographical conventions</title>
+ <para>
+ Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography:
+ <simplelist>
+ <member><application>Applications</application></member>
+ <member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member>
+ <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for interface items</member>
+
+ <member> Menu selections look like this:
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </member>
+ <member><guibutton>Buttons</guibutton> you can
+ click</member> <member><userinput>Anything you type
+ in</userinput></member> <member><computeroutput>Text
+ output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
+ <member><glossterm linkend="apx-gloss">Words</glossterm>
+ that are defined in the <xref linkend="apx-gloss">.</member>
+ </simplelist>
+ <tip id="example-tip">
+ <title>Example Tip</title>
+ <para>
+ Tips and bits of extra information will look like
+ this.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+
+ <example>
+ <title>Example Example</title>
+ <para>
+ This is what an example looks like.
+ </para>
+ </example>
+
+ <warning id="example-warning">
+ <title>Example Warning</title>
+ <para>
+ This is what a warning looks like.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="quickref-commontasks">
+ <title>Quick Reference for Common Tasks</title>
+ <para>
+ You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall
+ next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of
+ the things you'll want to do with
+ <application>Evolution</application>. Read <xref linkend="menuref"> if
+ you would like a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for menu commands.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2 id="quickref-newthings">
+ <title>Opening or Creating Anything</title>
+ <para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create a new folder</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Shift </keycap>
+ <keycap>F</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Evolution Bar Shortcut</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>
+ <keycap>S</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create a new email message:</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mail
+ Message</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Shift </keycap>
+ <keycap>M</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create a new Appointment</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Appointment</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>
+ <keycap>A</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Enter a new Contact</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Contact</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>
+ <keycap>C</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create a new Task</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Task</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>
+ <keycap>T</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="quickref-mail">
+ <title>Mail Tasks</title>
+ <para>
+ Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for
+ navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the
+ mouse:
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Navigating the Message List with the Keyboard</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Press <keycap>N</keycap> to jump to the next unread
+ message. <keycap>P</keycap> goes to the previous
+ unread message. Use the arrow keys to move up
+ and down along the list of all message.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Display the next page of a message in the preview pane</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Press the space bar.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Reply to a Message</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To reply to the sender of the message only:
+ click <guibutton>Reply</guibutton> in the
+ toolbar, or press
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>R</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To reply to the sender and all the other visible
+ recipients of the message, click <guibutton>Reply to
+ All</guibutton> or select the message and press
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>R</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Forward a Message</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the message or messages you want to forward,
+ and click <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> in the
+ toolbar, or press
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>F</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Open a Message in a New Window</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Double-click the message you want to view, or select
+ it and press
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>O</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create Filters and Virtual Folders</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Right-click on a message and select "Create Rule..."
+ menu items. You can also create filters and virtual
+ folders in the <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="quickref-cal">
+ <title>Address Book</title>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <tip id="new-appt">
+ <title>New Appointments Fast</title>
+ <para>
+ Double-click in a blank space to create a new contact.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="quickref-contact">
+ <title>Contact Manager</title>
+ <para>
+ Here are the most frequent tasks that are done in the Contact Manager,
+ with the shortcuts so that you can use these tasks without having to use
+ your mouse:
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Edit a Contact</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can edit a contact two ways:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click once on the person's address card and you can
+ edit the person's properties all in the same window.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Double-click on the contact's card and alter their details.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Deleting a Contact</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Right click on a contact and click <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>
+ or select a contact and press the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>
+ on the <guilabel>toolbar</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Email a Contact</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Right click on a contact and select
+ <guilabel>Send message to contact</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</preface>