From 31f6fc71f2b1095f0cb2423358c3da09f0e82121 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:21:17 +0000 Subject: Added password remembering/forgetting feature. 2000-07-21 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added password remembering/forgetting feature. * C/config-prefs.sgml: Mostly moved to variablelists, a few language changes. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Minor changes to formatting, wording. * C/usage-notes.sgml: Changed trademark references, other minor changes. * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Minor fixes, added additional calendar section, removed references to unimplemented features. Spellcheck, prep for 0.3 release. svn path=/trunk/; revision=4258 --- help/C/usage-contact.sgml | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/usage-contact.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml index 30729f96ab..07bc5af973 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-contact.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-contact.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - - + The Evolution Contact Manager @@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ The Evolution contact manager can handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or - Rolodex. Of course, Evolution allows - easier updates than an actual paper book. - Evolution also allows easy synchronization with - handheld and remote devices. Since - Evolution supports most major network - protocols, including LDAP, it's easy to - use over an existing network. + Rolodex. Of course, it's a lot easier to update + Evolution than it is to change an + actual paper book. Evolution also + allows easy synchronization with handheld and remote devices. + Since Evolution supports most major + network protocols, including LDAP, it can + fit into almost any existing network. Another advantage of the Evolution @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ - Press Print to print. + Press Print to print one or more cards. Delete deletes a selected card. @@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ The last feature is Quick Search; to use - it, just type in the person you're looking for and hit - Enter. Evolution - will search through the name fields of all the cards to find - one that matches. The search is currently case-sensitive. + it, just type in the name of the person you're looking for and + hit Enter. + Evolution will search through all + the cards to find one that matches. If there are no matches, the card display will be blank. To @@ -163,30 +163,30 @@ box with a few text boxes: - Title: + Title: Enter an honorific or select one from the menu. - First: + First: The person's first, or given, name. - Middle: + Middle: The middle name or initial, if any, goes here. - Last: + Last: The last name (the surname, or family name), belongs here. - Suffix: + Suffix: Suffixes such as "Jr." or "III" can go here. @@ -293,9 +293,12 @@ mail. You can have folders and searches the same way you can with mail, but the contact manager does not allow vFolders. It does, however, allow each card to fall under several - categories, and allow you to create your own categories. We'll - go over categories in a bit. + categories, and allow you to create your own categories. + Categories are discussed . + + Groups of contacts - Evolution lets you put cards into - folders and mark them as members of different categories. - Although the contact manager does not support vFolders, - categories should provide as much flexibility as you need in - grouping your address cards. + Evolution offers two ways for you + to organize your cards. The first way is to use folders; + this works the same way that mail folders do. For more + flexibility, you can also mark contacts as members of + different categories. @@ -321,20 +325,23 @@ The simplest way to group address cards is to use folders. By default, cards start in the - Contacts folder. You can create more - folders inside that one, or create other address book - folders as well. Each card must be in one and only one - folder. If you've read - then you already know that you can create a new folder by - selecting New and then - Folder from the - File menu. + Contacts folder. If you've read then you already know that you + can create a new folder by selecting + + File + New + Folder + + and that you can put new folders anywhere you like. Note + that each card must be in one and only one folder, unless + you want to have duplicate cards. To put a card into a folder, just drag it there from the - folder view, or (SOMETHING ELSE). Remember that address - cards can only go in contact folders, just like mail can - only go in mail folders, and calendars in calendar folders. + folder view. Remember that contact cards can only go in + contact folders, just like mail can only go in mail folders, + and calendars in calendar folders. @@ -351,6 +358,7 @@ the "Friends" category, because he's also my friend, and the "Frequent" category, because I call him all the time and can never remember his phone number. + To mark a card as belonging to a category, click the Categories button at the lower @@ -410,7 +418,7 @@ Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards— why overload the network with a list of babysitters, or tell - everyone on your network you're talking to new job prospects? + everyone in the office you're talking to new job prospects? Evolution lets you decide which folders you want to make accessible to others. @@ -422,11 +430,12 @@ - Automating the Contact Manager + Extra Contact Manager Tools - In addition to working with the mailer and the calendar to add - new cards quickly, the contact manager can do some pretty cool - stuff on its own. (FIXME: This para is terrible) + The most obvious contact manager tool is that it works with the + mailer and the calendar to help you add new address cards + quickly. However, it can also manage mailing lists and help + you find directions between the locations of any two contacts. -- cgit v1.2.3