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diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index dc11b4bd0a..04f8154ea8 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ The toolbar for the addressbook is quite simple. <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - Click <guibutton>New Contact</guibutton> to create a new card, or double-click - in a blank space in the contact list. + Click <guibutton>New Contact</guibutton> to create a new card, or double-click + in a blank space in the contact list. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -503,21 +503,20 @@ <sect1 id="usage-contact-sharing"> <title>Sharing your Cards</title> <para> - If you keep your cards on a network using an <glossterm - linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> server, you can share access to - them, browse other peoples addressbooks, or maintain a shared set of - contact information for your company or your department. This - is the sort of feature you'll want to use if your company has a - list of vendors and clients that needs constant updating. If - you share calendars as well as addressbooks, people can avoid - duplicating work and keep up to date on developments within - their workgroup or across the entire company. + The <glossterm linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> protocol was + created to let users share contact information over a network. + LDAP allows for users to browse other people's addressbooks, or + maintain a shared set of contact information for a company or + department. This feature comes in handy if you are in a group + where there are lots of people using the same contacts. Such an + example would be the sales department of a company with their + client list. </para> <example id="usage-contact-sharing-ex"> <title>Sharing Address Cards and Calendar Data</title> <para> - Ray wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he + Rich wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he checks the network for the Company X address card so he knows whom to call there. Since his company also shares calendars, he then learns that his co-worker Deanna has @@ -527,6 +526,7 @@ scheduling an extra meeting with Company X. </para> </example> + <para> Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards— why overload the network with a list of babysitters or tell @@ -537,24 +537,25 @@ <para> To learn how to add a remote directory to your available contact folders, see <xref linkend="config-prefs-contact">. - Once you have a connection, the network contacts folder or + Once you have a LDAP connection, the network contacts folder or folders will appear inside the <guilabel>External Directories</guilabel> folder in the folder bar. It will work exactly like a local folder of cards, with the following exceptions: <itemizedlist> - + <listitem> - <para> + <para> Network folders are only available when you are connected to the network. If you use a laptop or have a modem connection, you may wish to copy or cache the - network directory. You do this by dragging and dropping your desired contacts into the local contacts list. - </para> + network directory. You do this by dragging and dropping + your desired contacts into the local contacts list. + </para> </listitem> - + <listitem> - <para> + <para> To prevent excess network traffic, <application>Evolution</application> will not normally load the contents of LDAP folders immediately upon @@ -562,32 +563,40 @@ All</guilabel> before LDAP folder cards will be loaded from the network. You can change this behavior in the <interface>Contact Preferences</interface> window. - </para> + </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> + <para> Your ability to view, change, add, and delete contacts depends on the settings of the LDAP server. - </para> + </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="contact-automation-basic"> - <title>Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <sect2 id="usage-contact-sharing-setup"> + <title>Configuring Evolution to use LDAP</title> <para> - As noted before, when you get information about a person in - the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address - card. To do so, right click on any email address or email - message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address - Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Of course, - <application> Evolution</application> can also add cards from a - hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more - information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">. + For information about setting up + <application>Evolution</application> to use LDAP, please refer + to <xref linkend="conifg-prefs-contact-ldap-add" /> </para> - </sect1> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="contact-automation-basic"> + <title>Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title> + <para> + As noted before, when you get information about a person in + the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address + card. To do so, right click on any email address or email + message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address + Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. + <application> Evolution</application> can also add cards from a + hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more + information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">. + </para> + </sect1> + <!-- Unimplemented features: <para> You can also use the addressbook to print postal addresses @@ -603,7 +612,6 @@ will map the address for you online. </para> --> - - - </chapter> + + |