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. As of GNOME 2.0, custom keyboard shortcuts lose out to keyboard shortcuts as defined in application menus. For example, even if you have chosen Emacs-style keybindings, the Ctrl A shortcut select the entire message (as noted in in EditSelect All), not go to the beginning of a line, as it would in Emacs. Keybindings that are not overridden by menu definitions are not affected. For example, Ctrl K still acts as "cut line." To change keybinding settings, select SystemPersonal Settings from your menu panel and double-click the Shortcuts icon. Evolution is primarily a graphical (GUI) tool, but it has a few command-line flags and options you may want to use. Force Evolution to Quit Earlier versions of Evolution shipped with a "killev" script to halt all Evolution processes. Evolution 1.4 uses the --force-shutdown flag instead. If Evolution has stopped responding, try runing the command evolution-1.4 --force-shutdown. Handling Mailto Links with a Subject Evolution handles mailto links from browsers. If you use Galeon, you can set the mail handler by selecting SystemPersonal Preferences and double-clicking the File Associations icon. For other browsers or applications, enter your custom email handler as the command evolution-1.4 "%s" To create a preformed subject, enter the command like so: evolution-1.4 mailto:address@isp.com?subject="Subject of Message" Disable splash screen If you dislike the splash screen, add the flag --no-splash. Start Online or Offline To start in online mode or in offline mode, add the --offline or --online flag to the command line. Capture Debugging Output To gather debugging information for a bug report, run Evolution with the flag --debug=filename.txt. All debugging output will go to the file name you choose. Additional Command Line Help Run evolution --help or evolution -? to get a long listing of additional options, most of which are available for all GNOME applications. To get a short syntax summary, run the command evolution-1.4 --usage. New Item: Press Ctrl N to open a new item for whatever part of Ximian Evolution you're working on. In mail, that means you'll create a new message. If you're looking at your addressbook, Ctrl N creates a new contact card, and in the calendar, a new appointment. Create a new folder: FileNew Folder or Ctrl Shift E Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar: File New 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: Double-click in any blank space in the contact manager to create a new address card. You can also use File New Contact or Ctrl Shift C Create a new Task: File New Task or Ctrl Shift T Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the mouse: Send and Receive Mail: Press F9, click the Send/Receive button in the toolbar, or choose Actions Send/Receive. Navigating the Message List with the Keyboard: Press ] or . to jump to the next unread message. [ or , goes to the previous unread message. Use the arrow keys to move up and down along the list of all 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. 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 Forward a Message: Select the message or messages you want to forward, and click Forward in the toolbar, or press Ctrl F Open a Message in a New Window: Double-click the message you want to view, or select it and press Return Ctrl O Create Filters and Virtual Folders: Right-click on a message and select Create Rule From Message. You can also create filters and virtual folders in the Tools menu. Add Sender to Address Book: Right-click on a message and select Add Sender to Address Book. You can also right-click on any email address to add it to your address book. Create a new Appointment: File New Appointment or Ctrl Shift A Create a new Task: File New Task or Ctrl Shift T Click on any blank spot in the calendar and start typing to create a new appointment entry. Here are shortcuts for the most frequent addressbook actions: 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. Deleting a Contact: Right click on a contact and click Delete or select a contact and press the Delete on the toolbar. Email a Contact: Right click on a contact and select Send message to contact. Creating a New Contact: Double-click in any blank space in the contact manager to create a new address card. You can also use File New Contact or Ctrl Shift C