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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml index 7794c8c54f..7b57548423 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml @@ -291,10 +291,13 @@ <sect2 id="fourth-step"> <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> <para> - If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or address - files from another application, it will offer to import them. - If you're not sure which file format your mail program uses, - ask your system administrator. + If <application>Ximian Evolution</application> finds mail or + address files from another application, it will offer to + import them. If you're not sure which file format your mail + program uses, ask your system administrator. If you want, you + can skip this step and return to it at a later time by + selecting + <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> <para> <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of @@ -304,16 +307,21 @@ <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd)</term> <listitem> <para> - The most common addressbook format. + The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and + many other contact management applications. You + should be able to export to VCard format from any + address book application. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term> + <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx)</term> <listitem> <para> - Email file format used by Outlook Express 4. + Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express +4. For other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, see +the workaround described in the note below. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -331,11 +339,13 @@ </para> <para> <note> - <title>Outlook 2000 Users</title> + <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title> <para> - Outlook 2000 uses a proprietary format that - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> cannot import directly. - To import files from Outlook 2000, do the following: + Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after + version 4, use proprietary formats that <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> cannot read or import. For contacts, + you may have to email them to yourself and import them that + way. For email, there is a simpler workaround: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> <listitem> @@ -356,8 +366,8 @@ <listitem> <para> Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import - tool to import the files. Read the FAQ at the Ximian - website for more information. + tool to import the files. There's more information about + why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -533,8 +543,8 @@ <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> - The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, - and contact information. Like calendar information, + The Addressbook holds contacts, with address, phone, and + other personal information. Like calendar information, contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a network. </para> @@ -883,8 +893,8 @@ It supports multiple mail sources, including <glossterm linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>, <glossterm linkend="pop">POP3</glossterm>, local - <filename>mbox</filename> and - <filename>mh</filename> files. + <filename>mbox</filename> and <filename>mh</filename> + spools and files created by other mail programs. <!-- NOT FOR 1.0, but maybe later and even NNTP messages (newsgroups), which aren't @@ -940,11 +950,11 @@ <para> <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" - format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> + format="png"></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> </para> <para> - The <guilabel>Email List</guilabel> displays all the emails + The <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> displays all the emails that you have. This includes all your read, unread, and email that is flagged to be deleted. </para> @@ -955,9 +965,13 @@ message in the <interface>message list</interface> to have it open in a new window. To change the sizes of a pane, just click and hold on the divider between the two panes. Then you can drag - up and down to select the size of the panes. Just like with - folders, you can right-click on messages in the message list and - get a menu of possible actions. + up and down to select the size of the panes. + +</para> +<para> Just like with folders, you can right-click on messages in the + message list and get a menu of possible actions: you can move, + delete, or undelete them, and create filters or vFolders based + on them. </para> <para> Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are @@ -1048,16 +1062,14 @@ <sect2 id="basics-contacts"> <title>Introducing the Address Book</title> <para> - The <application>Ximian 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>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to change an - actual paper book. <application>Ximian Evolution</application> also - allows easy synchronization with hand-held devices. Since - <application>Ximian 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. + The <application>Ximian 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>Ximian Evolution</application> than it is to + change an actual paper book. <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> also allows easy synchronization with + hand-held devices and functions with <glossterm + linkend="ldap">LDAP</glossterm> directories on a network. </para> <para> Another advantage of the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> |