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@@ -103,22 +103,22 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Full Name &mdash; Your full name (Example: John Doe).
+ Full Name: Your full name (Example: John Doe).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Email Address &mdash; Your email address (Example: john@doe.com)
+ Email Address: Your email address (Example: john@doe.com)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Organization &mdash; The company where you work (optional).
+ Organization: The company where you work (optional).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Signature file &mdash; If you'd like to use an email
+ Signature file: If you'd like to use an email
<glossterm linkend="signature">signature</glossterm>,
select your signature file here. Normally, the
signature will be the contents of the
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server Type &mdash; There are numerous types of servers
+ Server Type: There are numerous types of servers
from which <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
can fetch your mail. Ask your system administrator if
you're not sure which of the following are available to
@@ -146,26 +146,26 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- POP &mdash; Downloads your email to your hard disk for
+ POP: Downloads your email to your hard disk for
permanent storage.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- IMAP &mdash; Keeps the email on your server so you
+ IMAP: Keeps the email on your server so you
can access your email from multiple systems.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Unix mail spool file &mdash; If you run a mail
+ Unix mail spool file: If you run a mail
server on your desktop computer, choose this
option.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Standard Unix .mbox file &mdash; If you want
+ Standard Unix .mbox file: If you want
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> to
read mail from a specific file, or if you download
mail with another application, choose this option.
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Qmail maildir format files &mdash; If you download your
+ Qmail maildir format files: If you download your
mail using qmail, you'll want to use this.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- None &mdash; Select this if you do not plan to
+ None: Select this if you do not plan to
check mail with this account.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
probably need to change your mail
namespace. Typical values are "mail" and "Mail."
If you prefer, you can choose to subscribe to
- individual mail folders. For more information
- about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref
+ individual mail folders one at a time. For more
+ information about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref
linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">.
</para>
</note>
@@ -205,23 +205,25 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Email Server &mdash; This is the address of the server you're
+ Email Server: This is the address of the server you're
downloading from.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Username &mdash; The username that you login to your email. That
+ Username: The username that you login to your email. That
is often the part before the @ in your email.
</para>
<para>
- Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
- <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more
- details. You can have <application>Ximian Evolution</application> check
- by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>.
+ Authentication Type: Chances are you are using
+ <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator
+ for more details. You can have <application>Ximian
+ Evolution</application> make sure you've chosen
+ correctly by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported
+ types</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
- Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter your
+ Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter your
password every time you check email, press this button.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -246,18 +248,18 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server Type &mdash; There are numerous server types that
+ Server Type: There are numerous server types that
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> supports for sending your
mail.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- SMTP &mdash; Downloads mail into your mailbox file.
+ SMTP: Downloads mail into your mailbox file.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Sendmail &mdash; Uses another program to download your mail
+ Sendmail: Uses another program to download your mail
to your mailbox files.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -266,20 +268,20 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Host &mdash; If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name
+ Host: If you chose SMTP, enter the server's name
or IP address here.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Server requires authentication &mdash; If your server
+ Server requires authentication: If your server
requires you to enter a password to send mail, check
this box.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
+ Authentication Type: Chances are you are using
<guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask
your system administrator or ISP, or have
<application>Ximian Evolution</application> check for you by
@@ -289,14 +291,14 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Username &mdash; The account name you use when you login
+ Username: The account name you use when you login
to check your email. Normally, this is the part of your
email address before the '@' character.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter
+ Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter
your password every time you check email, press this
button.
</para>
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@
files:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd)</term>
+ <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd):</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term>
+ <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx):</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>MBox (mbox)</term>
+ <term>MBox (mbox):</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape,
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
<para>
<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
- <guilabel>Search Tools</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel>
</para>
<para>
@@ -511,7 +513,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Summary</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Start your day here. The Ximian Evolution
@@ -525,7 +527,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The Calendar can store your appointments and task lists
@@ -548,7 +550,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A full-size view of your calendar's task pad.
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton>:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The Addressbook holds contacts, with address, phone, and
@@ -596,7 +598,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
<application>Ximian Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm linkend="filetree">file
- tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small at the top, and branches
+ tree</glossterm>-- it starts small at the top, and branches
downwards. On most computers, there will be three or four
folders at the base. First, of course, is the
<guilabel>Summary</guilabel>, a customizable summary of your
@@ -664,12 +666,11 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
<title>Navigating without the Folder Bar or the Shortcut Bar</title>
<para>
You don't need the folder bar or the shortcut bar to move
- around the main window. You can use <keycap>Tab</keycap> to
- switch from one part of the window to another. When you hide the folder
- bar,
- there is a menu on the left side of the window just below the toolbar
- to move about the folder tree, even with the folder and
- shortcut bars hidden.
+ around the main window. You can use the <keycap>Tab</keycap>
+ key to switch from one part of the window to another. When
+ you hide the folder bar, there is a menu on the left side of
+ the window just below the toolbar to move about the folder
+ tree, even with the folder and shortcut bars hidden.
</para>
</tip>
@@ -791,7 +792,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para> Anything related to a file or to the
operations of the application generally falls under this
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds
useful tools that help you edit text and move it around.
@@ -808,7 +809,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
This menu lets you decide how <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
should look. Some of the features control the appearance of
@@ -818,17 +819,17 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
Holds actions which maybe applied to a message. Normally,
- if there is only one target for the action &mdash; for
- example, replying to a message &mdash; you can find it in
+ if there is only one target for the action -- for
+ example, replying to a message -- you can find it in
the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
Tools for configuring, changing, and
setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu></term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu>:</term>
<listitem><para>
Select among these items to open the
<application>Help Browser</application>