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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index 88e92756fe..2dd289e4c3 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ You can start reading email by clicking <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. By default, the <interface>Inbox</interface> is open when you - start <application>Evolution</application>. + start <application>Evolution</application>, and the first + time you see your inbox, there's a message in it from Helix + Code welcoming you to the application. </para> </abstract> @@ -92,29 +94,34 @@ </graphic> </screenshot> </figure> - <!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== --> + <!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== + --> </para> </sect2> - &USAGE-SETUP; + <sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get"> <title>Getting Mail</title> <para> To check your email, just click <guibutton>Send and - Receive</guibutton> in the toolbar. - <application>Evolution</application> will download your - mail for you and send any mail you've marked ready to - send. New mail will appear in your + Receive</guibutton> in the toolbar. If this is the first + time you've done so, the <interface>mail druid</interface> + will ask you for the information it needs to check your + mail (see <xref linkend="config-setupassist"> for more + information). Then, <application>Evolution</application> + will download your mail for you and send any mail you've + marked ready to send. New mail will appear in your <interface>Inbox</interface> and also in the <interface>Today View</interface>. </para> <para> - If you get an error message, you probably need to change - your network preferences. To learn how to do that, have a - look at <xref linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your - system administrator. + If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably + need to change your network preferences. To learn how to + do that, have a look at <xref + linkend="config-prefs-network">, or ask your system + administrator. </para> <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach"> @@ -125,7 +132,8 @@ want to put it. Once you've downloaded a file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just like any other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or your - favorite shell or file manager. + favorite shell or file manager. (This text will change + to fit app behavior, once features are implemented.) </para> <para> @@ -541,20 +549,24 @@ <sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-folders"> <title>Getting Organized with Folders</title> <para> - You can create new folders by selecting - <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>, or by pressing + Mail, as well as address cards and calendars, is kept in + folders. If you like, you can create new folders by + selecting <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then + <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> from the + <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu, or by pressing <keysym>COMBO</keysym>. (Will there be a dialog box to determine name and location? Must wait for feature to - describe) The new folders will appear in the + describe.) The new folders will appear in the <interface>tree view</interface>, and you can drag them wherever you want to relocate them. You can move messages - into them by dragging, or by selecting them and choosing - <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the - <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>. An email message can be in only - one folder at a time, just like real mail in real folders. - This is also the case for folders of address cards and calendar - information. + into the folders by dragging and dropping, or by selecting + them and choosing <guimenuitem>ITEM</guimenuitem> from the + <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>. If you create filters with the + <interface>filter druid</interface>, you can have mail + moved to a folder automatically. An email message can be in + only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real + folders. This is also the case for folders of address + cards and calendar information. </para> </sect2> @@ -718,17 +730,18 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> new mail - arrives in the Inbox, and you can filter it from - here. + <guilabel>When mail arrives:</guilabel> Select + this option to have messages filtered as they + arrive. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <guilabel> When mail is sent:</guilabel> When you - send mail, you can perform additional actions on - it— perhaps you keep your Outbox sorted into - subfolders. + <guilabel>When mail is sent:</guilabel> Select + this option to filter your outgoing mail. You + can use this feature to keep your + <interface>Outbox</interface> as organized as + your <interface>Inbox</interface>. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> |