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<chapter id="usage-summary">
  <title>Using the Ximian Evolution Summary</title>
  
  <sect1 id="summary-intro">
    <title>Introducing the Summary</title>
    <para>
      The Ximian Evolution Summary can show you what you need to know quickly.  It will show you your tasks for that day, how many emails are waiting for you, and much more.
    </para>
    <para>
      To begin using your Summary, click on the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel> or <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> at the top of the <guilabel>Folder Bar</guilabel>.  By default, you will see:
      <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        Weather Summaries
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        News feeds from websites
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        Your mail summary showing you how many new emails are waiting
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        Appointments
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        Tasks
      </para>
    </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </para>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="customizing-summary">
    <title>Customizing the Summary's Modules</title>
    <para>
      <application>Evolution's</application> modules can be customized to suit your needs.  For example, if you wanted the Summary to show CNN's news feed, you could add their feed.
    </para>
    <sect2 id="customizing-summary-weather">
      <title>Customizing the Weather Summary</title>
      <para>
    To add a city to be displayed in the weather:
    <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click
          <menuchoice>
        <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
        <guimenuitem>Summary Settings</guimenuitem>
          </menuchoice>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click the <guilabel>Weather</guilabel> tab.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Select the city on the left hand column.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
    <tip id="measurments">
      <title>Metric or Imperial?</title>
      <para>
        <application>Evolution</application> supports both Imperial and Metric forms of measurement.  If you're used to using fahrenheit, use imperial.  If you use celius, then select metric from the <guilabel>Weather settings</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Weather</guilabel> tab.
      </para>
    </tip>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="customizing-feeds">
      <title>Customizing Your News Feeds</title>
      <para>
    To customize your news feeds:
    <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click
          <menuchoice>
        <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
        <guimenuitem>Summary Settings</guimenuitem>
          </menuchoice>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click the <guilabel>News Feeds</guilabel> tab.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Select your desired news feed on the left column.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="customizing-mail">
      <title>Customizing Your Mail Summary</title>
      <para>
    To customize your mail summary:
    <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click <guilabel>Summary</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click
          <menuchoice>
        <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
        <guimenuitem>Summary Settings</guimenuitem>
          </menuchoice>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click the <guibutton>Mail</guibutton> tab.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Select the mail folder you want to see in the preview on the left.
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
      </para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
</chapter>