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| -rw-r--r-- | help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 119 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | help/ChangeLog | 4 |
2 files changed, 90 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index feb2e6496a..434198da93 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ <para> Enter an address in the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field. If you wish, enter a subject in the <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel>, and - a message in the big empty box at the bottom of the window. + a message in the box at the bottom of the window. Once you have written your message, press <guibutton>Send</guibutton>. </para> @@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ "Send Later" feature is particularly useful if you use a modem to connect to the Internet and pay per-minute charges: you can remain offline until you need to send - mail, then connect and send all your mail at once. + mail, then connect and send all your mail at once. Mail in the outbox is sent when you click <guibutton>Send/Recieve</guibutton> in the main window. </para> <para> To learn more about how you can specify message queue and @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ from the Internet while you work. When you want to reconnect, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Work - Online</guimenuitem></menuchoice> + Online</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternativly, you can click the connection button at the bottom left side of the window. </para> </note> @@ -622,7 +622,12 @@ <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> list are hidden from the other recipients of the message. Use it to send mail to large groups of people, especially if they don't know each other - or if privacy is a concern. + or if privacy is a concern. If your <guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field is absent, click + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Bcc Field</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. + </para> </sect3> @@ -848,15 +853,15 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> format preferences in the mail configuration dialog. See <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-other"> for more information. - </para> - <para> - HTML formatting tools are located in the toolbar just above - the space where you'll actually compose the message, and - they also appear in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> and - <guimenu>Format</guimenu> menus. - </para> - <para> - The icons in the toolbar are explained in <glossterm + </para> + <para> + HTML formatting tools are located in the toolbar just above + the space where you'll actually compose the message, and + they also appear in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> and + <guimenu>Format</guimenu> menus. + </para> + <para> + The icons in the toolbar are explained in <glossterm linkend="tooltip">tool-tips</glossterm>, which appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The buttons fall into four categories: @@ -937,11 +942,11 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </variablelist> </para> <para> - The <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> gives you three opinions which let you + The <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> gives you opinions which let you spruce up your email to make it more interesting: <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Insert Link</guimenuitem></term> + <term><guimenuitem>Link</guimenuitem></term> <listitem> <para> Lets you link some text to a website. Use this tool to put hyperlinks in your HTML @@ -952,7 +957,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Insert Image</guimenuitem></term> + <term><guimenuitem>Image</guimenuitem></term> <listitem> <para> Lets you put an image alongside text. @@ -999,7 +1004,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Insert Rule</guimenuitem></term> + <term><guimenuitem>Rule</guimenuitem></term> <listitem> <para> Inserts a horizontal line into the text to help divide two @@ -1058,7 +1063,56 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Table</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Inserts a table into the text to help divide two + sections. + </para> + <para> + To insert a rule: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Open a new email by clicking <guibutton>New Message</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Make sure that you have the + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Format</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>HTML</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + selector checked. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click the <guibutton>Table</guibutton> button in the <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select the <guibutton>Template</guibutton> you wish to use. Each template has a slightly different feel and layout. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + If you so desire, you may change the other options such as: number of rows, columns, spacing of each cell, and more. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click the <guibutton>Insert</guibutton> button. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> To add a hyperlink to your HTML message: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> <listitem> @@ -1084,9 +1138,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> -</para> + </para> -<para> + <para> To add an image to your HTML message: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> <listitem> @@ -1130,7 +1184,6 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </para> <sect3 id="html-templates"> @@ -1428,19 +1481,19 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed--> </para> </sect1> - <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions"> - <title>Subscription Management</title> - <para> - Since IMAP folders exist on the server, and opening them or - checking them takes time, you need fine-grained control over - the way that you use IMAP folders. That's why - <application>Evolution</application> has an IMAP - subscriptions manager. - </para> - <para> - To use it: + <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions"> + <title>Subscription Management</title> + <para> + Since IMAP folders exist on the server, and opening them or + checking them takes time, you need fine-grained control over + the way that you use IMAP folders. That's why + <application>Evolution</application> has an IMAP + subscriptions manager. + </para> + <para> + To use it: <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - + <listitem> <para> Select diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index 85d5a30a03..5694435c8e 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2001-09-10 Kevin Breit <battery841@mediaone.net> + + * C/usage-mail.sgml: Verified that all functionality is in here, should be! + 2001-09-05 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com> * C/usage-mail.sgml: applied patch. |