From 561a5c48225aa60c8264c3b4ae57d20801e2b291 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:45:00 +0000 Subject: Advanced search/show all/save search stuff. 2001-02-21 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail.sgml: Advanced search/show all/save search stuff. * C/evolution.sgml: This file replaces evolution-guide.sgml, for Nautilus Readiness. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: glossterm conduit. * C/config-sync.sgml: Glossterm conduit. * C/preface.sgml: Checked over for Keyboard-Shortcut and other truthfulness. svn path=/trunk/; revision=8322 --- doc/C/usage-mail.sgml | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/C/usage-mail.sgml') diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml index 71163e1975..ca4da49602 100644 --- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> Searching for Messages Most mail clients can search through your messages for you, - but Evolution does it faster. You + but Evolution does it faster. You can search through just the message subjects, just the message body, or both body and subject. @@ -1015,8 +1015,40 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> When you've entered your search phrase, press Enter. Evolution will show your search results in the message list. + + + + If you think you'll want to return to a search again, you can + save it as a virtual folder by selecting Store + Search as Virtual Folder. + + + When you're done with the search, go back to seeing all your + messages by choosing Show All from + the Search drop-down box. If you're + sneaky, just enter a blank search: since every message has at + least one space in it, you'll see every message in the + folder. + + + If you'd like to perform a more complex search, open the + advanced search dialog by selecting + Advanced... from the + Search drop-down menu. Then, create your + search criteria (each with the same options you saw in the + regular search bar), and decide whether you want to find + messages that match all of them, or messages that match even + one. Then, click Search to go and find + those messages. + + + + You'll see a similar approach to sorting messages when you + create filters and virtual folders in the next few sections. + + @@ -1030,8 +1062,9 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. --> actions that may effect the same message in several ways. For example, your filters could put copies of one message into multiple folders, or keep a copy and send one to another - person as well. Which is to say, it's quite a bit more - flexible than an actual person with a pile of envelopes. + person as well, and it can do that in under a second. Which is + to say, it's faster and more flexible than an actual person + with a pile of envelopes. Most often, you'll want to have -- cgit v1.2.3