From 6675619cd7d0a9d0084413edc7b3ab8cd2824e05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 21:37:08 +0000 Subject: s/My Evolution/Summary/ 2001-08-17 Aaron Weber * C/usage-exec-summary.sgml: s/My Evolution/Summary/ * C/preface.sgml: Moved "Quickref" stuff to Menuref file. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: removed reference to faq. * C/menuref.sgml: Gutted. Filled with "quickref" stuff. * C/evolution.sgml: Removed FAQ. Re-added menuref. Menuref is now the "quick reference" section. svn path=/trunk/; revision=12182 --- help/C/menuref.sgml | 1346 ++++++++++----------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 264 insertions(+), 1082 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/menuref.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/menuref.sgml b/help/C/menuref.sgml index a2a4ea1b32..e053f3250d 100644 --- a/help/C/menuref.sgml +++ b/help/C/menuref.sgml @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ - - Menu Reference + + Quick Reference - Evolution's menus may not hold the - secret to happiness, they do hold every ability that - Evolution has. This section will serve - as a reference for all those menus, and the capabilites that they - offer you. - - - In addition, the editor tools for messages, appointments, and - contacts all have menu bars of their own. From left to right, the - menus available to you when you are reading mail are: - File, Edit, - View, Settings, - Message, Folderand - Help. + You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall + next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of + the things you'll want to do with + Ximian Evolution. + - + + + Opening or Creating Anything - The Edit menu in the message composer - contains the following items. Keyboard shortcuts are listed - next to the items in the menus themselves. - - - - - Undo - - Undoes the last action you performed. - - - - - Redo - - If you change your mind about Undoing something, - you can always use this item. - - - - - Cut - - Removes the selected text from the text entry window and - retains it in the system "clipboard" memory, ready for pasting. - - - - - Copy - - Copies selected text to the system clipboard without deleting it. - The text can then be inserted elsewhere with the - Paste command. - - - - - Paste - - Inserts the contents of the system clipboard at the - location of the cursor. - - - - - Find - - Enter a phrase and find your match in your message body. - As with Find Regex, - Find Again, and - Replace, Evolution - will offer you the option to search forwards or backwards. - - - - - Find Regex - - If you are familiar with regular expressions, - often called "regexes," you can search for something more complicated, - using wildcards and boolean logic. - - - - - Find Again - - Repeats your last search. - - - - - Replace - - Enter a word or phrase and the word or phrase with which you'd like - to replace it. - - - - - Properties - - This item brings up the Message Composer Properties Capplet, - a portion of the GNOME Control Center that determines the - key bindings for the message composer. Help for this capplet is - available directly from the Control Center. - (FIXME: Write that help doc too) (FIXME: this is in the wrong place!) - + + + + Create a new folder + + + FileNew + Folder or + + Ctrl + Shift + F + + + + + + + Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar + + + File + New + Evolution Bar Shortcut or + + Ctrl + Shift + S + + + + + + + Create a new email message: + + + Use + FileNewMail + Message or + + Ctrl + Shift + M + + + + + + + Create a new Appointment + + + File + New + Appointment or + + Ctrl + Shift + A + + + + + + + + Enter a new Contact + + + File + New + Contact or + + Ctrl + Shift + C + + + + + + + + Create a new Task + + + File + New + Task or + + Ctrl + Shift + T + + + - - - The Message Composer's Format Menu - - The Format menu has only one item: - - - HTML - - Toggles HTML mode for the message composer. When selected, - the message is displayed and sent in HTML. If you have written a - message in HTML and turn HTML off, most formatting will be lost. - Evolution will attempt to preserve spacing - and to remove formatting gracefully, however. - - - - - - - The Message Composer's View Menu + + + Mail Tasks - The View menu controls the way messages are - displayed, and how much of the message, its headers, and - attachments appear. It contains: - - - Show Attachments - - Toggles the display of attachments. When this item is selected, - Evolution will create a separate pane - of the composition window to show what attachments you are appending - to the message. - - - - - - - The Message Composer's Insert Menu - - The Insert menu holds tools that allow you - to include images, horizontal rules, and other objects - in the body of your message. The tools are: - + Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for + navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the + mouse: + - - Image - - This tool will prompt you to select an image file to - insert into your HTML message. For text messages, this - is the same as attaching an image file. - + + Navigating the Message List with the Keyboard + + + Press N to jump to the next unread + message. P goes to the previous + unread message. Use the arrow keys to move up + and down along the list of all message. + + - - Link - - Opens the link creation window, - which lets you specify the URL and text description - for a link in your message. This only works with HTML - messages. - + + Move the display up and down in the preview pane + + + Press the space bar to go a page down. Press + Backspace to go a page up. + + - - Rule - - Opens the horizontal rule creation dialog, which lets you - create an HTML horizontal rule. For more information, - see . - This tool only works with HTML messages. - + + Reply to a Message + + + To reply to the sender of the message only: + click Reply in the + toolbar, or press + + Ctrl + R + + + + To reply to the sender and all the other visible + recipients of the message, click Reply to + All or select the message and press + + Shift + Ctrl + R + + + - - - Text File - - Open a text file and insert it into the current message. - This tool works with both plain text and HTML messages. - + + + Forward a Message + + + Select the message or messages you want to forward, + and click Forward in the + toolbar, or press + + Ctrl + F + + + - - - - - - The Calendar Menus - - The Main window of the calendar has the same menus as the main - window of the mail client. However, their contents vary in a - number of ways. - - - The Calendar Edit Menu - - The contents of the Edit menu are currently so borked that I - refuse to document them right now. (That means FIXME). They - should be: - - - - Item - - Description - - - - Item - - Description - + + Open a Message in a New Window + + + Double-click the message you want to view, or select + it and press + + Ctrl + O + + + - - Item - - Description - + + Create Filters and Virtual Folders + + + Right-click on a message and select "Create Rule..." + menu items. You can also create filters and virtual + folders in the Tools menu. + + + - - - The Calendar View Menu + + + Address Book - The Calendar's View menu contains the following items: - - - - Show Shortcut Bar - - Toggle the Shortcut Bar on and off with this item. - - - - - Show Folder Bar - - Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. - See for - more information about the folder bar. - - - - - View By Day - - Switch to the day view for your calendar. - - - - - View Five Days - - View five calendar days at once. - - - - - View by Week - - Switch the calendar view to full week mode. - - - + - View By Month - - Look at a month at a time. - - - - - - - - The Calendar Settings Menu - - This menu is empty. - - + + + + + New Appointments Fast + + Double-click in a blank space to create a new contact. + + + + + + + + + Contact Manager + + Here are the most frequent tasks that are done in the Contact Manager, + with the shortcuts so that you can use these tasks without having to use + your mouse: - - The Appointment Editor Menus - - The appointment editor has its own menus, to help you use its - wide-ranging abilities. - - - - The Appointment Editor's File Menu - - This menu contains several items, including a - FileNew - submenu that is identical to that in the main window. The - other contents are: - - - - Send - - Opens a mail message with the appointment attached to it. - - - - - - Save - - Save this appointment in the existing location and name. If you have not yet - chosen a location and name, this is the same as Save As. - - - - - - Save As - - Choose a location and name for this appointment, and save it. - - - - - Delete - - Deletes the appointment. - - - - - Move to Folder - - Chose a folder, and move the appointment into it. - - - - - - Copy to Folder - - Chose a folder, and put a copy of the appointment into it. - - - - + - Page Setup Submenu - - This menu contains two items: - - - Memo Style — - FIXME: What does this do? - - - - Define Print Styles — - FIXME: What does this do? - + Edit a Contact + + + You can edit a contact two ways: + + + + Click once on the person's address card and you can + edit the person's properties all in the same window. + + + + + Double-click on the contact's card and alter their details. + + - - - - - Print Preview - Shows you what your appointment will look - like if you print it. See - for details on printing and the Print Preview function. - - - - - - Print - - Prints the appointment without preview. - - - - - - Properties - - FIXME: What does this do? - - - - + + + + + + - Close - - Close the appointment editor window. - + Deleting a Contact + + + Right click on a contact and click Delete + or select a contact and press the Delete + on the toolbar. + + - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Edit Menu - - FIXME: this menu is copied and pasted entirely from somewhere - else. - - - - - The Appointment Editor's View Menu - - This menu allows you to look at different appointments, and - set the way you look at them, without having to move back to - the Main Window. It contains: - - - - Previous - - The items in this submenu will take you to appointments - prior to the current one. (FIXME: describe). - - - - - Next - - The items in this submenu will take you to appointments - scheduled to occur after the current one. (FIXME: describe). - - - - - Calendar - - FIXME: What does this item do? - - - - - Toolbars - - The Toolbars submenu - allows you to choose which toolbars - are displayed in the - Appointment Editor. They are: - - - Standard — - Toggle the standard toolbar on and off. - - - - Formatting — - Toggle the formatting toolbar on and off. - - - Customize — - Select the contents of the formatting and standard toolbars. - - - - - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Insert Menu - - This menu contains: (FIXME: Insert Content Here) + - File - - Choose a file to append to your appointment or appointment request. - - - - - - Item - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - Object - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Format Menu - - This menu contains two items, neither of which - have any functionality yet: - - - Font - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - Paragraph - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Tools Menu - - This menu contains four items, including the - Forms submenu, which allows you to - alter calendar forms and create your own entries. None of - this works yet, though. - - - - - Spelling - - Checks the spelling of your calendar entry. - - - - - Check Names - Checks the names listed here against - those in your address book. - - - - - - Address Book - - FIXME: ? - - - - - - Forms Submenu - - The Forms submenu lets you alter the - appearance of Calendar Forms. - + Email a Contact + + + Right click on a contact and select + Send message to contact. + + - - - - - - The Appointment Editor's Actions Menu - - This menu contains: - - - - Schedule Meeting - - Brings up the Meeting Invitation window, - described in . - - - - - Cancel Invitation - - Cancels the event, notifying all attendees. You may be prompted - to specify an invitation message. - - - - - Forward as vCalendar - - Opens the message composer with the current event attached. - - - + + - Forward as Text - - Opens the message composer with a text description of the current - event included in the message body. - + + + + + - - - - The Appointment Editor's File Menu - - This menu is empty. - - - - - - Contact Manager Menus - - The contact manager has six menus: File, - Edit, View, - Settings, Tools, and - Help. - - - - Contact Manager Edit Menu - - This menu is empty. - - - - - - Contact Manager View Menu - - This menu contains the following items: - - - - Show Shortcut Bar - - Toggle the Shortcut Bar on and off with this item. - - - - - Show Folder Bar - - Toggle the folder bar on and off with this item. - See for - more information about the folder bar. - - - - - As Table / As Minicards - - View your contacts as a table. - When in table-view mode, this menu item reads - As Minicards, and changes the view - back to the minicard format. - - - - - - - - Contact Manager Tools Menu - - This menu contains one item: - - - - Search for - Contacts Brings up - the in-depth search window. describes how to use this - feature. - - - - - - - - - Contact Manager Tools Menu - - This menu contains only one item: - - - - New Directory Server Brings up - the in-depth search window. describes how to use this - feature. - - - - - - - - - The Contact Editor Menus - - This window has only one menu: the file menu. - - - - Contact Editor File Menu - - This menu contains five items: - - - - Save - - - - - - - Save As - - Allows you to save the contact as an external - file in the VCard format. - - - - - Print - - Prints the current contact. - - - - - - Delete - - Deletes the current contact. - - - - - - Close - - Closes the Contact Editor without saving. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3