From 0dbd0ca1a177e62daad967d6549b3ed35e9b7234 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:49:48 +0000 Subject: remove old graphic files help/C/evolution-1.5.xml updated style notes, 2004-01-07 Aaron Weber * help/C/Makefile.am: remove old graphic files * help/C/evolution-1.5.xml updated style notes, date, version * help/C/apx-authors.xml: fix usage * help/C/apx-gloss.xml: fix and usage * help/C/config-prefs.xml: same * help/C/config-sync.xml: same * help/C/menuref.xml: same * help/C/usage-calendar.xml: same * help/C/usage-contact.xml: same * help/C/usage-exchange.xml: same * help/C/usage-mail-org.xml: same * help/C/usage-mail.xml: same * help/C/usage-print.xml: same * help/C/usage-sync.xml : same * help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml same, plus * help/C/preface.xml same, plus removed Summary * help/C/topic.dat Remove Summary * help/C/usage-exec-summary.xml: Remove summary * help/C/figures/folder-bar.png: delete * help/C/figures/summary.png: delete svn path=/trunk/; revision=24098 --- help/C/usage-mail.xml | 242 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 124 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/usage-mail.xml') diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.xml b/help/C/usage-mail.xml index 65a7a30715..c90bffba79 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.xml @@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ Reading Mail - Start the mail client by clicking on the - Inbox icon in the shortcut bar, or by - selecting a mail folder in the folder bar. To read a message, + If you are not already viewing mail, switch to the mail tool by clicking the + Email button in the shortcut bar. To read a message, select it in the message list; if you'd like to see it in its - own window, double-click on it or press + own window, double-click on it, or press Return or Ctrl O @@ -37,25 +36,27 @@ Reading Mail with the Keyboard You can click the space bar to page down while you're reading - an email, and press backspace to page up in an email. This - may help to make reading your email faster. + an email, and press backspace to page up in an email. - You can navigate the message list by pressing the arrow keys up - and down. To jump to the next unread message, press the - . (period) - or ] (close bracket) key. You can go to the - previous unread message with - , (comma) or [ (open - bracket). + Navigate the message list by pressing the arrow keys up + and down. To go to the next and previous + unread messages, press the + . (period) or , (comma) + keys. On most keyboards, these keys are also marked + with the > and < symbols, which makes a convenient way + to remember that they move you forward and backward in your + message list. You can also use ] (close + bracket) for the next unread message, and [ + (open bracket) for the previous unread message. Sorting the message list - Evolution helps you work by letting you sort + Evolution helps you work by letting you sort your email. To sort by sender, subject, or date, click on the bars with those labels at the top of the message list. The direction of the arrow next to the label indicates @@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ sort them in reverse order. For example, click once on Date to sort messages by date from oldest to newest. Click again, and - Evolution sorts the list from + Evolution sorts the list from newest to oldest. You can also right-click on the message header bars to get a set of sorting options, and add or remove columns from the message list. You can find detailed @@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ Threaded to turn the threaded view on or off. When you select this option, - Evolution groups the replies to a + Evolution groups the replies to a message with the original, so you can follow the thread of a conversation from one message to the next. @@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ Why do I still see deleted mail? - When you press Delete or click + When you press Delete or click the trash button, your mail isn't actually deleted, but is marked for deletion. Your email is not gone until you have expunged it. When you "Expunge" a @@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ Now that you've had a look around the Inbox, it's time to check for new mail. - Click Send/Receive in the toolbar to check + Click Send/Receive in the toolbar to check your mail. If you haven't entered any mail settings yet, the setup assistant will ask you for the information it needs to check your email. @@ -265,9 +266,9 @@ - To check your email, press the Check Mail + To check your email, press the Check Mail button. If this is your first time checking mail, or you - haven't asked Evolution to store your + haven't asked Evolution to store your password, you'll be prompted for the password. Enter your password and your email will be downloaded. @@ -286,9 +287,9 @@ Sharing Mailboxes with Other Mail Programs - If you want to use Evolution + If you want to use Evolution and another email client, such as - Mutt, at the same time, + Mutt, at the same time, here's how: @@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ - In Evolution, select + In Evolution, select Tools Settings, go to the Mail Accounts configuration tool, and pick the account @@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ - Click the OK button. + Click the OK button. @@ -336,8 +337,8 @@ news source to your configuration (see ). The news server will appear as a remote server, and will look quite similar to an - IMAP folder. When you click Send/Receive, - Evolution will also check for news + IMAP folder. When you click Send/Receive, + Evolution will also check for news messages. @@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ If someone sends you an attachment, a file attached to an email, - Evolution will display the file + Evolution will display the file at the bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, including HTML formatting and embedded images, will appear as part of the message, rather than at the end of the @@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ Saving or Opening Attachments If you get an attachment with an email message, - Ximian Evolution can help you save + Ximian Evolution can help you save it or open it with the appropriate applications. @@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ - Click OK. + Click OK. @@ -414,8 +415,7 @@ When someone sends you HTML mail that includes an image in the body of the message (for example, the welcome message in your - Inbox when you first start Ximian - Evolution) Evolution + Inbox) Evolution will display the image inside the message. You can create messages like this by using the InsertImage @@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ If the image isn't included in the message, but is, instead, - a link to an image, Evolution can + a link to an image, Evolution can download the image from the Internet for you. However, - Evolution will not display the + Evolution will not display the image unless you ask it to. This is because remotely hosted images can be slow to load and display, and can even be used by spammers to track who reads their email. Having images @@ -440,19 +440,22 @@ Load Images . - If you want Ximian Evolution to + If you want Ximian Evolution to load remotely hosted images more often, select Tools Settings and go to the mail settings tool. There, click the HTML - Mail tab and select one of the items there: Never load images off the net, Load images if sender is in addressbook, or Always load images off the net. + Mail tab and select one of the items there: +Never load images off the net, Load +images if sender is in address book, or Always +load images off the net. Loading Images from the Net through an HTTP Proxy If you use an HTTP proxy (as in many large organizations), - Evolution must be able to find + Evolution must be able to find it through the gnome-vfs subsystem before it can load images from the Internet. This is also the case if you wish to access weather and news information @@ -465,7 +468,7 @@ GNOME Control Center. Select SystemSettings from your menu panel or from the GNOME menu, and then click - the Network Proxies button in the + the Network Proxies button in the System Settings category. Select the Use an HTTP network proxy check box and then enter information about your proxy. If you are not sure, @@ -483,7 +486,7 @@ File New Mail Message, or by pressing the - New button in the Inbox toolbar. + New button in the Inbox toolbar. When you do so, the New Message window will open, as shown in . @@ -505,14 +508,14 @@ wish, enter a subject in the Subject:, and a message in the box at the bottom of the window. Once you have written your message, press - Send. + Send. Sending Composed Messages Later - Evolution will normally send - mail as soon as you click the Send + Evolution will normally send + mail as soon as you click the Send button. However, there are a few ways you can save a message to be sent later: @@ -520,7 +523,7 @@ If you are offline, - Evolution will add your + Evolution will add your messages to the Outbox queue. The next time you connect to the Internet and send or receive mail, that message will be sent. @@ -551,8 +554,9 @@ Working Offline - Offline mode is a tool designed for use with IMAP or Exchange - mail accounts in situations where you will not be connected to + Offline mode is a tool designed for use with remote mail + storage systems like GroupWise, IMAP or Exchange, + in situations where you will not be connected to the network at all times. It will keep a local copy of one or more folders, and allow you to compose messages, storing them in your Outbox to be sent the next time you connect. @@ -560,11 +564,10 @@ While POP mail downloads all messages to your local system, - IMAP and Exchange connections usually download just the - headers, and fetch the rest only when you want to read the - message. Before you go offline, Evolution will download - the unread messages from the folders you have chosen to - store. + other connections usually download just the headers, and fetch + the rest only when you want to read the message. Before you + go offline, Evolution will download the unread messages from + the folders you have chosen to store. @@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ Your connection status is shown by the small icon in the lower left border of the Evolution main window. When you are online, it will display two connected cables. When you go offline, the - cables will separate. + cables will separate. @@ -600,7 +603,7 @@ More About Mail Composition In the next few sections, you'll see how - Evolution handles advanced email + Evolution handles advanced email features, including large recipient lists, attachments, and forwarding. @@ -621,14 +624,18 @@ - Press OK + Press OK - You can drag a file from your desktop into the composer window to - attach it as well. + You can drag a file into the address area or, if it is + already displayed, the attachment display area, of the composer + window. If you are attaching an image and wish to send it + inline rather than attached, drag the image into the text + composition area of the composer window. Non-image files + cannot be dragged into the text composition area. To hide the display of files you've attached to the @@ -647,7 +654,7 @@ Specifying Recipients for Email - Evolution, like most email + Evolution, like most email programs, recognizes three types of addressee: primary recipients, secondary recipients, and hidden ("blind") recipients. @@ -690,7 +697,7 @@ Setting Reply-to On a Per-Mail Basis - Evolution has the ability to + Evolution has the ability to let you specify the Reply-To in an email. Using this, you can setup a special Reply-To for an email. To do this: @@ -724,14 +731,14 @@ If you have created address cards in the contact manager, you can also enter nicknames or other portions of address - data, and Evolution will offer a + data, and Evolution will offer a drop down list of possible address completions from your address book. If you enter a name or nickname that can go with more than one card, Evolution will open a dialog box to ask you which person you meant.