From 0d99e1d70e42c96e8521fd4bc0dc3120e51d5816 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 06:34:50 +0000 Subject: New file. Contains contents of "COPYING", but marked up (probably not very 2000-08-05 Aaron Weber * C/apx-gpl.sgml: New file. Contains contents of "COPYING", but marked up (probably not very well, but valid) as docbook (SGML). * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Subtle change to the legal notice: distinguished manual license from software license. Linked to apx-gpl.sgml above. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: I redid all the usage files. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4544 --- doc/C/usage-contact.sgml | 253 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 130 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/C/usage-contact.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml index c937e957b5..4f9b9fd058 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - @@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ than you'd think would fit onto a file card. - - The contact editor window has two tabs, - General, for basic contact information, - and Details, for a more specific - description of the person. In addition, it contains a full - menu bar, which is still evolving rapidly. + + The contact editor window has two tabs, + General, for basic contact information, + and Details, for a more specific + description of the person. In addition, it contains a full + menu bar, which is still evolving rapidly.
@@ -150,112 +150,109 @@ Title and Web page address, but there are several parts of the window that are a little more interesting. + + + The Categories feature is discussed in + , but the remaining + features are described here: + + + Full Name + + + The Full Name field has two + major features: + + + + You can enter a name into the Full + Name field, but you can also click the + Full Name button to bring + up a small dialog box with a few text boxes + + + Title: + + Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. + + + + First: + + The person's first, or given, name. + + + + Middle: + + The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. + + + + Last: + + The last name (surname) belongs here. + + + + Suffix: + + Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. + + + + + + + + The Full Name field also + interacts with the File As + box to help you organize your contacts. + + + To see how it works, type a name in the + Full Name field: + Eva Lucianne Tester. + You'll notice that the File + As field also fills up, but in reverse: + Tester, Lucianne. + You can pick Eva + Tester from the drop-down, or + type in your own, such as Lucianne + Tester, Eva. + + + Filing Suggestion + + Don't enter something entirely different from + the actual name, since you might forget that + you've filed Eva's information under "F" for + "Fictitious Helix Code Employees" + + + + + + + + + Multiple Values for Fields + + + If you click on the small arrow buttons next to the + Primary Email field, you can also + choose Email 2 and + Email 3. Although the contact + editor will only display one of those at any given + time, Evolution will + remember them all. The arrow buttons next to the + telephone and postal address fields work in the same + way. + + + + - - Categories feature, which is discussed in - , there are a few - things you'll want to know about: the first of these is the - Full Name button. - - - You can enter a name into the Full Name - field, or you can click the button to bring up a small dialog - box with a few text boxes: - - - Title: - - Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. - - - - First: - The person's first, or given, name. - - - - Middle: - - The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. - - - - Last: - - The last name (the surname, or family name), belongs here. - - - - Suffix: - - Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. - - - - - - - The Full Name field has one more trick - up its sleeve: it interacts with the File - As box to help you organize your contacts. To - see how it works, type a name in the Full - Name field: Eva Lucianne - Tester. You'll notice that the - File As field also fills up, but in - reverse: Tester, - Lucianne. You can pick - Eva Tester from the - drop-down, or type in your own, such as - Lucianne Tester, Eva. I suggest that - you don't enter something entirely different from the - actual name, since you might forget that you've filed - Eva's information under "F" for "Fictitious Helix Code - Employees" - - - The other feature I want to mention involves the little - squares next to several of the fields. Click on them and - you'll get a menu of different labels; for the fields in the - telephone section, it's a long list involving things like - Home, Home 2, - Other Fax, and - Pager. Select from among them to - determine which four telephone numbers to display at any given - time. Of course, these connected times mean that people often - have more than four telephone numbers. You can display only - four in the editor, but Evolution - can remember them all for you. When you click the little - square button for the list of labels, any that you've already - filled in will be marked. - - - - they will be described in this + section. - Send me a card: Adding New Cards Quickly + Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly As noted before, when you get information about a person in the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address @@ -470,8 +469,9 @@ or prepare large postal mailings. + + + + + Contact Manager Menubar Reference + + -- cgit v1.2.3