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It can do that on one or several computers, - connected directly or over a network, for one person or for - large groups. - </para> - - <para> - With Novell Evolution, you can - accomplish your most common daily tasks faster. For example, it - takes only one or two clicks to enter appointment or - contact information sent to you by email, or to send email to a contact - or appointment. Novell Evolution - makes displays faster and more efficient, so searches are faster - and memory usage is lower. People who get lots of mail will - appreciate advanced features like <link - linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">VFolders</link>, - which let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail - folders. - </para> - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-starting"> - <title>The First Time you Start Novell Evolution</title> - <para> - To start Novell Evolution, do either - of the following: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Programs</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Evolution</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> from your - menu panel. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Type <command>evolution</command> at the command line. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - - <para> - <note> - <title>Command Line Options</title> - <para> - Evolution has a number of command-line options that you may - wish to make use of. You can find the full list by running - the commands <userinput>man evolution</userinput> or - <userinput>evolution --help</userinput>. The most - important ones are: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - To start Evolution in offline mode: <userinput>evolution --offline</userinput> - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - To start Evolution and begin composing a message to the email address you name: <userinput>evolution mailto:joe@somewhere.net</userinput> - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - To start Evolution in mail mode, type <userinput>evolution -c - mail</userinput>. To open the calendar first, use - <userinput>-c calendar</userinput>. To open the contact list - first, use <userinput>-c contacts</userinput>. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - If Evolution stops responding, freezes, or hangs, open a - terminal and type <userinput>evolution - --force-shutdown</userinput> to force every piece of the - application to quit. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>To make your web browser use Evolution as the default - email client, enter <userinput>evolution "%s"</userinput> as the email - handler in your web browser or in the GNOME Control Center. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </note> - </para> - <para> - The first time you run the program, it will create a directory - called <filename>.evolution</filename> in your home directory, - where it will store all of its local data. Then, it will open a - first-run assistant to help you set up mail accounts and import - data from other applications. - </para> - <para> - Using the first-run assistant will take approximately two to - five minutes. - </para> - <para> - Later on, if you want to change this account, or - if you want to create a new one, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Settings - </guimenuitem></menuchoice> and click the <guilabel>Mail - Accounts</guilabel> button. Then, select the account you want - to change and click <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>. Alternately, - add a new account by clicking - <guilabel>Add</guilabel>. See <xref - linkend="config-prefs-mail"/> for details. - </para> - - <sect2 id="first-step"> - <title>Defining Your Identity</title> - <para> - The Identity window is the first step in the assistant. Here, - you will enter some basic personal information. You can - define multiple identities later on with the - <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> tool and - clicking the <guilabel>Mail Accounts</guilabel> button. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Account Information:</guilabel> Choose a name - for Evolution to refer to this account. This is used - only for display within Evolution. Good choices are - "Work Email" or "IMAP Server." - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Full Name</guilabel>: Your full name. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel> Email Address </guilabel>: Your email address. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Make this my default account</guilabel>: - Select this as the primary account. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel> Reply-To </guilabel>: If you want to have - replies sent to another email address, enter it in this - space (optional). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Organization </guilabel>: The company where you work, or the - organization you represent when you send email - (optional). - </para> - </listitem> - - - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="second-step"> - <title>Receiving Mail</title> - <para> - The <guilabel>Receiving Email</guilabel> lets you determine - which you will get your email. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Server Type: There are numerous types of servers - from which Novell Evolution - can fetch your mail. Ask your system administrator if - you're not sure which of the following are available to - you: - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>GroupWise</guimenuitem>: Select this option if you use a - GroupWise server. GroupWise keeps mail, calendar, - and contact information on the server. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Microsoft Exchange</guimenuitem>: Available only if you have - installed the Novell Connector for Microsoft - Exchange, this will allow you to connect to a - Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 server, which - stores email, calendar, and contact information on - the server. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>IMAP</guimenuitem>: Keeps the email on your server so you can - access your email from multiple systems. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>POP</guimenuitem>: Downloads your email to your hard disk for - permanent storage. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Local Delivery</guimenuitem>: Choose this option if you want to - move mail from the spool and store it in your home - directory. If you would rather leave mail in your - system's spool files, choose the - <guimenuitem>Standard Unix mbox - spools</guimenuitem> option instead. You'll need - to provide the path to the mail spool you want to - use. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>MH format mail directories</guimenuitem>: If you download your - mail using mh or another MH-style program, you'll - want to use this option. You'll need to provide - the path to the mail directory you want to use. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Maildir format mail directories</guimenuitem>: If you download - your mail using qmail or another maildir-style - program, you'll want to use this option. You'll need - to provide the path to the mail directory you want to - use. - </para> - </listitem> - - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Standard Unix mbox spool or directory</guimenuitem>: If you want - to read and store mail in the mail spool on your - local system, choose this option. You'll need to - provide the path to the mail spool - you want to use. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>None</guimenuitem>: Select this if you do not plan to - check mail with this account. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - If you selected POP, Microsoft Exchange, or IMAP as your mail - server, you'll need to enter some more information: - </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>The host name of your mail server. Ask - your system administrator if you're not - sure.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>The username for the account on that - system. </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Whether you want to use a secure (SSL) - connection. If your server supports it, it's - best to enable this security option. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>The authentication options supported by - your server. If you're not sure, ask your system - administrator. You can also click the - <guilabel>Check for supported types</guilabel> - button; when you have done so, the menu will - limit itself to options your server has not - refused to support. Note that some servers do - not announce the authentication mechanisms - they support, so clicking this button is not - an absolute guarantee that available - mechanisms will actually work. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Choose whether you'd like Evolution to remember - your password. If you have selected this item, - you can force Evolution to ask for a - password again by selecting - <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget - Passwords</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or by returning to this section of the - accounts tool, which you can find by selecting - <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <tip id="exchange-info"> - <title>Connecting to an Exchange Server</title> - <para> - If you have installed Novell Connector for Microsoft - Exchange, you can access Microsoft Exchange 2000 servers - natively. If you do not have the Connector, or if you use - an older version of Microsoft Exchange, talk to your system - administrator about access to standard protocol services - like POP and IMAP. - </para> - </tip> - - </sect2> - - - <sect2 id="more-mail-options"> - <title>Receiving Mail Options</title> - <para> - Once you have selected a mail delivery mechanism, you may - set some preferences for its behavior: - </para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>If you chose POP mail:</term> - <listitem><para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Checking for new mail: If you would like - Evolution to check for new mail - automatically, check the box and select a frequency in - minutes. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Message Storage: If you'd like to store copies of your - mail on the server, check this option. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>If you chose Microsoft Exchange:</term> - <listitem><para> - <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Checking for new mail: If you would like - Evolution to check for new mail - automatically, check the box and select a frequency in - minutes. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Global Address List/Active Directory: Enter the name of - your global catalog server. You may also choose to - limit the server's responses and select a maximum number - of results for an address search. A maximum number of - results limits the load on your system and on your - network. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Mailbox Name: If your active directory user name is - different from your Exchange mailbox name, enter the - mailbox name here. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Outlook Web Access (OWA) Path: In most cases, the URL - for web access is "http://server.company.com/exchange," - but some systems use a different path. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Public Folder Server: Enter the name of your organization's public folder server, if any.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Apply filters to new messages in Inbox on this - server: Check this box to use filters when you visit the - Inbox for this account. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>If you chose IMAP:</term> - <listitem> - <para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - - <guilabel>Automatically check for new mail - every... minutes:</guilabel> If you would like Evolution to check - for new mail automatically, check the box and select a - frequency in minutes. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Check for new messages in all - folders:</guilabel> If you want Evolution to check for new - messages in <emphasis>all</emphasis> your - IMAP folders, make sure this box is selected. This option - is normally selected in combination with server-side - filtering tools like procmail. </para> - </listitem> - - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>Use custom command to connect to - server:</guilabel> Some IMAP servers require a specific, - custom connection sequence. Custom commands are rare; if - your server requires one, your system administrator - should be able to tell you.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> <guilabel>Show only subscribed folders</guilabel>: - Check this box if you have more folders in your IMAP view - than you want to read. For more information about IMAP - mail and folder subscriptions, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions"/>.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Override server-supplied namespace</guilabel>: - If you like, enter a specific directory where your - server stores mail for you. The most common values are - "mail" and "Mail." </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this - server</guilabel>: If you'd like your filters to work on this account - as well as on locally downloaded mail, check this box.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Check new messages for Junk - contents:</guilabel> Check this box if you want your IMAP - email filtered for junk mail.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Only check for Junk messages in the INBOX - folder:</guilabel> If you have new messages arriving in - multiple folders, as you would with server-side filters, - Evolution may filter them for junk mail as well. This - can take extra time, so if you know that those messages - are not likely to be junk mail, select this option. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Automatically synchronize remote mail - locally:</guilabel> Select this option to have Evolution - cache mail locally for offline use.</para> - </listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <note id="imap-namespace"> - <title>What's an IMAP Namespace?</title> - <para> - For IMAP mail servers, your system administrator - may provide you with a specific namespace, the - directory where your server stores mail for - you. If you check your IMAP mail and your folder - list includes files that don't look like mail -folders, you - 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 one at a time. For more - information about how to use IMAP mail, see <xref - linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions"/>. - </para> - </note> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="third-step"> - <title>Sending Mail</title> - <para> - Now that you have entered information about how you plan to - get mail, Evolution needs to know about how you want to send - it: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Server Type: There are numerous server types that - Novell Evolution supports for sending your - mail. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - SMTP: Sends mail using an outbound mail - server. This is the most common choice for sending - mail. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Microsoft Exchange: Sends mail through a Microsoft - Exchange server using the Microsoft Exchange 2000 - protocol. Available only if you have are using the - Novell Connector for Microsoft Exchange, which is installed - separately. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Groupwise: Sends mail through your GroupWise server. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Sendmail: Uses the Sendmail program to send mail - from your system. Sendmail is more flexible, but - is not as easy to configure, so you should only - select this option if you know how to set up a - Sendmail service. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - If you choose SMTP, there are a few additional items to enter: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Host: enter your mail sending server's name or IP - address. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Server requires authentication: If your server - requires you to enter a password to send mail, check - this box. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Authentication Type: Unless you've been told otherwise, - your best bet is to leave this set at - <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. If you're not sure, ask - your system administrator or ISP, or have - Novell Evolution check for - you by clicking <guilabel>Check for supported - types</guilabel>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - 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. For Exchange - servers, it is the username you would use to log in to a - Windows workstation at your company. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Remember Password: If you prefer to not enter - your password every time you check email, press this - button. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="step-three-b"> - <title>Defaults</title> - - <para> - In this step, you will set a few miscellaneous options: - </para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Drafts Folder</guilabel>: When you save a message as a draft, it will be saved to this folder. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Sent Messages Folder</guilabel>: A copy of every message you send will be saved in this folder. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Always carbon-copy (cc) to</guilabel>: Send a carbon copy of every message to this address. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Always blind carbon-copy (bcc) to</guilabel>: Send a blind carbon copy of every message to this address. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para> - If you have not done so already, you may also be asked to choose - a time zone. - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="fourth-step"> - <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> - <para>If Novell Evolution finds mail or - address files from another application, it will offer to - import them. For a full description of the import feature, see <xref - linkend="importing-mail" />. - </para> - - <para> - <application>Microsoft Outlook</application>, and versions of - <application>Outlook Express</application> after - version 4, use proprietary formats that Novell - Evolution cannot read or import. To import information, you - may wish to use the <application>Outport</application> tool under - Windows. See the instructions in <xref - linkend="outlook-migration-mail" />. - </para> - - <para> - Before importing mail from Netscape, make sure you have selected - <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Compact All - Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you don't, - Novell Evolution will import and undelete - the messages in your Trash folders. - </para> - - <tip> - <title>Exporting Files From Novell Evolution</title> - <para> - Evolution uses standard file types for mail and calendar - information, so you can copy those files from your - <filename>~/.evolution</filename> directory. - The file formats used are <filename>mbox</filename> for - mail and <filename>iCal</filename> for calendar - information. - </para> - <para> - Contacts files are stored in a database, but can be saved as - a standard <filename>VCard</filename>. To export contact - data, open your contacts tool and select the contacts you wish - to export (press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> to select them all). Then, - select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save as - VCard</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. - </para> - </tip> - - </sect2> - - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="ui-intro"> - <title>What's What in Novell Evolution</title> - <para> - Now that you've gotten the first-run configuration out of the - way, you're ready to get down to work. Here's a quick - explanation of what's going on in your main - Novell Evolution window. - </para> - - <figure id="preface-basic-interface"> - <title>The Novell Evolution Main Window</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/mainwindow-pic" format="PNG" srccredit="Aaron Weber"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Menu Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>menu bar</guilabel> gives you access to nearly all - the features that can be found in Novell - Evolution. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> gives you fast and easy access to the - most used features in each component. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> lets you switch between - folders and between Evolution tools. At the bottom of the - shortcut bar there are buttons that let you switch tools, and - above that, all the available folders for the current tool. If you have the - Evolution Connector for Microsoft Exchange installed, you will have an - <guilabel>Exchange</guilabel> button in addition to buttons for the other tools. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-4" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - Periodically, Novell Evolution will need to quietly - display a message, or tell you the progress of a task. This most - often happens when you're checking or sending email. These progress - queues are shown here, in the <guilabel>Status Bar</guilabel>. - The Online/Offline indicator is here, too, in the lower left of the window. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-5" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The <guilabel>Search Tool</guilabel> lets you search through your email - with precision so you can easily find what you're looking for. - </para> - - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar"> - <title>The Shortcut Bar</title> - <para> - Novell Evolution's most important job is - to give you access to your information and help you use it - quickly. One way it does that is through the - shortcut bar, the column on the left - hand side of the main window. The buttons with names - like <guilabel>Mail</guilabel> and - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> are the shortcuts. Above them - is a list of folders for the current Evolution tool. - </para> - <para> - The folder list organizes your mail, calendars, contact lists, - and task lists in a tree, similar to a <link linkend="filetree">file - tree</link>. Most people will find one to four - folders at the base of the tree, depending on the tool and their - system configuration. Each Evolution tool will have at least one, - called <guilabel>On This Computer</guilabel>, for local - information. For example, the folder list for the email tool will show any - remote mail storage you have set up, plus local folders and - <guilabel>vFolders</guilabel>, or virtual folders, discussed in <xref - linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders"/>. - </para> - - <para> - If you get large volumes of mail, you'll want more folders than - just your Inbox; you can also create multiple calendar, task, - or contacts folders. - </para> - <para> - To create a new folder: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Right click on the list of folders, and select - <guilabel>New Folder</guilabel>. - - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Enter the name of the folder in the <guilabel>Folder - Name</guilabel> field. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Choose the location of the new folder. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - - <sect3 id="subfolders"> - <title>Folder Arrangement and Subfolders</title> - - <para> - Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything in - Novell Evolution. If you right-click on a - folder or subfolder, you'll have a menu with the following options: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, to copy the folder to another place. When you select this item, Evolution offers a choice of locations to copy to. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>, to move the folder to another location. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder and all its contents. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>, to create another folder in the same location. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, to change the name of the folder. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, to delete the folder.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>, to check the number of total and unread messages in a folder, and, for remote folders, decide whether to copy the folder to your local system for offline operation.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - You can also rearrange folders and messages by dragging and - dropping them. - </para> - - <para> - Any time new mail arrives in a mail folder, that folder - label is displayed in bold text, along with the number of - new messages in that folder. - </para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar"> - <title>The Menu Bar</title> - <para> - The menu bar's contents will always - provide all the possible actions for any given view of your - data. If you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items - will relate to mail; some will relate to other components of - Novell Evolution and some, especially those - in the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu> will relate to the - application as a whole. - </para> - <para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu>:</term> - - <listitem><para> Anything related to a file or to the - operations of the application generally falls under this - menu: creating things, saving them to disk, printing them, - and quitting the program itself. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>:</term> - <listitem><para> - The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds - useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu>:</term> - <listitem><para> - This menu lets you decide how Novell Evolution - should look. Some of the features control the appearance of - Novell Evolution as a whole, and others - the way a particular kind of information appears. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <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, such as - replying to a message, you can find it in - the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>:</term> - <listitem><para> - For all components of Evolution, you can access the - settings and configuration options in the tools menu. You - can also find things like filter settings and the Virtual - Folder editor.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Search</guimenu>:</term> - <listitem><para> - Select menu items here to search for messages, or for - phrases within a message. You can also see previous searches - you have made. In addition to the <guimenu>Search</guimenu> - menu, there is a text entry box in the toolbar that you can - use to search for messages. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu>:</term> - <listitem><para> - Select among these items to open the - Novell Evolution manual. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="basics-mail"> - <title>Introducing Email</title> - <para> - Novell Evolution email is like other - email programs in several ways: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - It can sort and organize your mail in a wide variety of - ways with folders, searches, and filters. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It can send and receive mail in HTML or as plain text, - and makes it easy to send and receive multiple file - attachments. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It supports multiple mail sources, including <link - linkend="imap">IMAP</link>, <link - linkend="pop">POP3</link>, and local - <filename>mbox</filename> or <filename>mh</filename> - spools and files created by other mail programs. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - It lets you guard your privacy with encryption. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> - However, Novell Evolution has some - important differences. First, it's built to handle very large - amounts of mail. The <link - linkend="usage-mail-organize-spam">junk mail</link>, message <link - linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and - <link linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link> - functions were built for speed and efficiency on large volumes - of mail. There's also the <link -linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">vFolder</link>, an advanced - organizational feature not found in mainstream mail clients. - If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every message you get - in case you need to refer to it later, you'll find this - feature especially useful. - </para> - <para> - - - <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> - - <figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig"> - <title>Novell Evolution Mail</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo> - <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/mail-inbox" format="PNG" srccredit="Aaron Weber"/> - </imageobject></mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> -<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> -</para> - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" - format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Message List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - 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> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" - format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Email</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - This is where your email is displayed. - </para> - - <para> - If you find the view pane too small, you can resize - the pane, enlarge the whole window, or double-click on the - message in the message list 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 - it 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, including moving or deleting them, - creating filters or vFolders based on them, and marking them as junk mail. - </para> - <para> - Most of the mail-related actions you'll want to perform are - listed in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu in the menu bar. - The most frequently used ones, like - <guimenuitem>Reply</guimenuitem> and - <guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>, also appear as buttons in - the toolbar. Almost all of them are also located in the - right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts, which tend to be - faster once you get the hang of them. You can choose - whichever way you like best; the idea is that the software - should work the way you want, rather than making you work the - way the it does. - </para> - - <para> - For an in-depth guide to the email capabilities of Novell - Evolution, read <xref linkend="usage-mail"/>. - </para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="basics-calendar"> - <title>Introducing the Calendar</title> - <para> - To begin using the calendar, click the - <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel> button in the shortcut - bar. By default, the calendar starts showing - today's schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, - there's a monthly calendar you can use to switch days. Below - that, there's a <guilabel>Task</guilabel> pad, where you can - keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments. - - <!-- ============== Figure ============================= --> - <figure id="usage-calendar-fig"> - <title>Novell Evolution Calendar View</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Novell Evolution Contact Manager Window</screeninfo> - <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/calendar" format="PNG" srccredit="Aaron Weber"/> - </imageobject></mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <!-- ============== End of Figure ============================= --> - - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" - format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Appointment - List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The appointment list displays all your scheduled appointments. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-2" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Task List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - Tasks are distinct from appointments in that they generally - don't have times associated with them. You can see a larger - view of your task list by clicking the - <guilabel>Tasks</guilabel> button in the shortcut bar. - </para> - - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-3" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> - <guilabel>Month Pane</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The month pane is a small view of a calendar month. - To display additional months, drag the column border to - the left. You can also select a range of days in the month - pane to get a custom range of days displayed in the - appointment list. - </para> - - <para> - For more information about the calendar - read <xref linkend="usage-calendar"/>. - </para> - - </sect2> - <sect2 id="basics-contacts"> - <title>Introducing the Contacts Tool</title> - <para> - The Novell Evolution contacts tool - can handle all of the functions of an address book, phone - book, or Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update - Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book, in part - because Evolution can synchronize with - PalmOS devices and use <link - linkend="ldap">LDAP</link> directories on a network. - </para> - <para> - Another advantage of the Novell Evolution - contacts tool is its integration with the rest of the - application. For example, you can right-click on an email - address in Evolution mail to create a contact entry instantly. - </para> - <para> - To use the contacts tool, click the - <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> button in the shortcut bar. <xref - linkend="usage-contact-fig"/> shows the address book in all its - organizational glory. By default, the display shows all - your contacts in alphabetical order, in a <link - linkend="minicard">minicard</link> view. You can select - other views from the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, and adjust - the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the gray - column dividers. - </para> - <para> - The contacts tool looks like this: - - <figure id="usage-contact-fig"> - <title>Novell Evolution Contact Interface</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>Novell Evolution Contact List Window</screeninfo> - <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/contact" format="PNG" srccredit="Kevin Breit"/> - </imageobject></mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </para> - <para> - <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/full-1" - format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Contact - List</guilabel> - </para> - - <para> - The largest section of the contacts display shows a list of individual - contacts. You can also search through the contacts in the same way - that you search email folders, with the search tool on the - right side of the toolbar. - </para> - - <para> - For detailed instructions on how to use the address book, - read <xref linkend="usage-contact"/>. - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> -</chapter>
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