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diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.xml b/help/C/usage-calendar.xml index b1065a010e..d08669677f 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.xml @@ -287,6 +287,18 @@ the appointment. </para> </sect2> + + <sect2 id="old-meetings"> + <title>Deleting Old Events</title> + <para> + Keeping a huge list of everything you did in the past will + eventually slow down your calendar. To delete old events, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Purge + </guimenuitem></menuchoice> and enter the number of days of past + events you wish to keep. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="usage-calendar-rsvp"> <title>Sending a Meeting Invitation</title> <para> @@ -483,10 +495,14 @@ <para> In addition to the standard meeting scheduling tools, you can use the Free/Busy view to check whether people are available - in advance. At this time, the Free/Busy feature only works - with Microsoft Exchange servers. However, you can still use - iCal event invitations to coordinate schedules with other - people no matter what server you're using. + in advance. The Free/Busy feature is normally a function of + dedicated groupware servers such as Exchange and Groupwise. + However, you can also publish Free/Busy information online, + and access Free/Busy information published elsewhere. + If not everyone you collaborate with publishes Free/Busy data, + you can still use iCal event invitations to coordinate + schedules with other + people. </para> <para> To access the free/busy view: @@ -601,6 +617,47 @@ Exchange. </para> </sect3> + <sect3 id="publishing-freebusy"> + <title>Publishing Free/Busy Data Without a Groupware Server</title> + <para> + You can publish Free/Busy information to a WebDAV or other + web server with HTTP PUT support. Check with your system + administrator if you are not sure. + </para> + <para> + To set up Free/Busy publishing, select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>, then click the <guilabel>Calendar and + Tasks</guilabel> tool. In the <guilabel>Free/Busy + Publishing</guilabel> tab, click <guilabel>Add</guilabel> and + enter the URL for your upload server. Select the frequency + with which you wish to upload data, the calendars for which + you wish to display data, your username and + password, and then click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. + </para> + <para> + To have Free/Busy data published immediately, go to the + <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel> tool and select <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Publish Free/Busy</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="accessing-freebusy-offserver"> + <title>Accessing Free/Busy Data Without a Groupware Server</title> + <para> + If someone gives you a URL for Free/Busy data or their web + calendar, you can enter it as part of their contact + information in the <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> tool. Then, + when you schedule a meeting with them, Evolution will look up + their schedule and display it in the meeting planner. + </para> + + </sect3> + </sect2> </sect1> |