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diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index a168ef1087..ec3d504f6b 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -4,76 +4,21 @@ <chapter id="usage-contact"> <title>Working with Your Contacts</title> - <abstract> - <para> - The <application>Evolution</application> address book can - handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or - Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update - <application>Evolution</application> than it is to change an - actual paper book. <application>Evolution</application> also - allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since - <application>Evolution</application> supports the <glossterm - linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directory protocol, you can use - it with almost any type of existing directory server on your - network. - </para> - <para> - Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application> - address book is its integration with the rest of the - application. When you look for someone's address, you can also - see a history of appointments with that person. Or, you can - create address cards from emails with just a few clicks. In - addition, searches and folders work in the same way they do in - the rest of <application>Evolution</application>. - </para> - <para> - This chapter will show you how to use the - <application>Evolution</application> address book to organize - any amount of contact information, share addresses over a - network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To - learn about configuring the address book, see <xref - linkend="config-prefs-contact">. - </para> - </abstract> - <sect1 id="usage-contact-basic"> - <title>Getting Started With the Address Book</title> - - <figure id="usage-contact-fig"> - <title>Evolution Contact Interface</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/contact" format="png" srccredit="Kevin Breit"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - - <para> - <inlinegraphic fileref="figures/full-1" format="png"></inlinegraphic> - <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Contact List</guilabel> lists your contacts. - </para> - - <para> - To open your address book, click on - <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> in the shortcut bar, or select - one of your contacts folders from the folder bar. <xref - linkend="usage-contact-fig"> shows the address book in all - its organizational glory. By default, the address book - shows all your cards in alphabetical order, in a <glossterm - linkend="minicard">minicard</glossterm> view. You can select - other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust - the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the grey - column dividers. - </para> + <para> + This chapter will show you how to use the + <application>Evolution</application> address book to organize + any amount of contact information, share addresses over a + network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To + learn about configuring the address book, see <xref + linkend="config-prefs-contact">. + </para> <para> The toolbar for the address book is quite simple. <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - <guibutton>New</guibutton> creates a new card. + Click <guibutton>New</guibutton> to create a new card, or double-click + in a blank space in the contact list. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -108,7 +53,6 @@ more than a few people listed, you'll want some way of finding them more quickly, which is why there's a search feature. </para> - </sect1> <sect1 id="usage-contact-cards"> <title>The Contact Editor</title> |