<chapter id="usage-notes"> <title>Evolution Notes</title> <abstract> <title> An Overview of the Evolution Notes</title> <para> In the dark ages before email was invented, there were little scraps of people which people used for short-term information storage. These scraps of paper were called notes. Now, notes are an almost necessary part of our lives, albeit in electronic form. It only makes sense, then, that <application>Evolution</application> will eventually have a Notes feature. <application>Evolution</application> can help you take notes in the following ways: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> Take down phone numbers, take school notes, take phone messages, or even write poetry. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Color code notes to organize them, or just to make them look good. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Turn a note into an email or a text file. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Write <glossterm>Haiku</glossterm> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> <para> You can start writing notes by clicking <guibutton>Notes</guibutton> in the shortcut bar. Of course, it's not there yet. But when it is, it'll take you to the notepad. </para> </abstract> </chapter>