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</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<!-- Removed pending decision on names
<glossentry id="druid">
<glossterm>Druid</glossterm>
<glossdef>
@ -58,6 +59,17 @@
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
-->
<glossentry id="emoticon">
<glossterm>Emoticon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
Also called smileys, emoticons are the little sideways faces made
of colons and parentheses which people use to convey emotion in email.
Examples: :-) or ;( .
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="evolution">
<glossterm>Evolution</glossterm>

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<!DOCTYPE Book PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"[
<!ENTITY PREFACE SYSTEM "preface.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAINWINDOW SYSTEM "usage-mainwindow.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAIL SYSTEM "usage-mail.sgml">
@ -108,8 +107,9 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural.
There are three levels of developing for
<application>Evolution</application>. You can write actions.
You can write scripts. And you can write full-fledged
Evolution components. This paragraph will eventually
desfcribe what that means.
Evolution components. This paragraph will eventually describe
what that means, if the entire part is not phased out of this
manual.
</para>
</partintro>

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<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
<chapter id="usage-calendar">
<title>The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire</title>
@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
here.
</para>
<!-- ############### FIXME FIXME FIXME ############
Feature not yet implemented, and may not be implemented due to
lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
In addition, <application>Evolution</application> supports
Hebrew, Muslim, and other calendar formats. To switch to a
@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
<guimenuitem>GUIMENUITEM</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>GUIMENU</guimenu>.
</para>
-->
<para>
Describe the ways that different calendars can work here, and
how the different calendars work together.

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<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
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<chapter id="usage-contact">
<title>The Evolution Contact Manager</title>
<para>
The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager can
handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
Rolodex. Of course, <application>Evolution</application> allows
easier updates than an actual paper book. <application> Evolution
</application> also allows easy synchronization with handheld and
remote devices. Since <application>Evolution</application>
supports most major network protocols, including
<glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>, it's easy to use over an existing
network.
</para>
<para>
Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application>
address book is its integration with the rest of the application.
That means that when you look for someone's address, you can also
see a history of appointments with that person. Or, you can get
an e-mail with contact information in it and create a new address
card on the spot. In addition, searches and folders and all work
in the same way they do in the other components, so you don't
have to learn another system for similar tasks.
</para>
<para>
This chapter will cover using the
<application>Evolution</application> contact manager to organize
any amount of contact information, share addresses over a
network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To
learn about configuring the contact manager, see <xref
linkend="config-prefs-contact">.
</para>
<abstract>
<para>
The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager can
handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
Rolodex. Of course, <application>Evolution</application> allows
easier updates than an actual paper book. <application>
Evolution </application> also allows easy synchronization with
handheld and remote devices. Since
<application>Evolution</application> supports most major network
protocols, including <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>, it's easy to
use over an existing network.
</para>
<para>
Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application>
address book is its integration with the rest of the
application. That means that when you look for someone's
address, you can also see a history of appointments with that
person. Or, you can get an e-mail with contact information in
it and create a new address card on the spot. In addition,
searches and folders and all work in the same way they do in the
other components, so you don't have to learn another system for
similar tasks.
</para>
<para>
This chapter will cover using the
<application>Evolution</application> contact manager to organize
any amount of contact information, share addresses over a
network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To
learn about configuring the contact manager, see <xref
linkend="config-prefs-contact">.
</para>
</abstract>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-basic">
<title>Getting Started With the Contact Manager</title>
@ -53,55 +55,93 @@
</figure>
<para>
The contact manager interface is broken into two main parts.
The first part is the contact display section. This can be
found at the bottom right panel of
<application>Evolution</application>. This section is where
all your contact information is displayed. Each of these cards
are organized into folders. The second section is the
administrative section which spans the top of the <application>
Evolution</application> window. This is where you can add,
edit, or delete records.
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Press <guibutton>New</guibutton> for a new contact.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<guibutton>Find</guibutton> brings up an in-depth search window.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Press <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to print.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<guibutton>Delete</guibutton> deletes a selected card.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
The last feature is <guilabel>Quick Search</guilabel>; to use
it, just enter what you're looking for and hit
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. <application>Evolution</application>
will show you all the cards that match; if there are none, the
display will be blank. To display <emphasis>all</emphasis> of
your contacts, you can leave the <guilabel>Quick
Search</guilabel> field blank, and press enter.
</para>
<para>
The rest of the contact manager is taken up by the display of
your cards. You can view it as a table or as a list of
cards&mdash; switch between them in the <guimenu>View</guimenu>
menu &mdash; and move through them alphabetically alphanumeric
buttons and the scrollbar at the right of the window.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-cards">
<title>Creating, Deleting, and Adding Cards</title>
<para>
You can create a new card by pressing the <guibutton>New
Card</guibutton> button, or by pressing
<keysym>KEYSYM</keysym>. The <interface>Contact
Editor</interface> window will appear. It has two tabs,
Open up the contact editor by pressing the <guibutton>New
Card</guibutton> button. The window has two tabs,
<guilabel>General</guilabel>, for basic contact information, and
<guilabel>Details</guilabel>, for a more specific description of
the person. In addition, it contains a full menu bar with all
the items from the main window (IS THIS TRUE? DESCRIBE MENUBAR
AGAIN?)
the person. In addition, it contains a full menu bar. FIXME:
The contents are still changing rapidly, but you should be able
to guess what they're for.
</para>
<figure id="usage-contact-editor-fig">
<title>Evolution Contact Editor</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Contact Editor</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/contact-new" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<para>
The <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab contains no less than seven
sections, each with an icon: a face, for name and company; a
telephone for phone numbers; an envelope for email address; a
house for postal address; a handshake for contacts; and a
briefcase for categories. The things that go into most of the
text fields should be obvious enough, so we'll just describe the
more interesting parts of the window. Aside from the
<guilabel>Categories</guilabel> feature, which is discussed in
<xref linkend="usage-contact-organize">, there are two things
you'll want to know about.
house for postal address; a handshake for contacts (FIXME: I
don't understand this feature, and the button doesn't do
anything yet.); and a briefcase for categories. The things that
go into most of the text fields should be obvious enough, so
we'll just describe the more interesting parts of the window.
Aside from the <guilabel>Categories</guilabel> feature, which is
discussed in <xref linkend="usage-contact-organize">, there are
two things you'll want to know about: the first of these is the
<guilabel>File As</guilabel> field.
</para>
<para>
Type "Eva Lucianne Tester" into the <guilabel>Full
Name</guilabel> field. You'll notice that the <guilabel>File
As</guilabel> field also fills up, but in a phone-book fashion:
Tester, Lucianne. You can pick "Eva Tester" from the drop-down,
or type in your own. I suggest that you don't enter something
entirely different from the actual name, however. You might
forget that you've filed Eva's information under "C" for "Code, Helix."
As</guilabel> field also fills up, but in reverse: Tester,
Lucianne. You can pick "Eva Tester" from the drop-down, or, if
you prefer, type in your own, such as "Lucianne Tester, Eva". I
suggest that you don't enter something entirely different from
the actual name, however. You might forget that you've filed
Eva's information under "F" for "Fictitious Helix Code
Employees"
</para>
<para>
The other little feature I want to mention involves the little
squares next to several of the fields. Click on them and you'll
get a menu of different labels; for the fields in the telephone
The other feature I want to mention involves the little squares
next to several of the fields. Click on them and you'll get a
menu of different labels; for the fields in the telephone
section, it's a long list involving things like
<guilabel>Home</guilabel>, <guilabel>Home 2</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Other Fax</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Pager</guilabel>.
@ -114,16 +154,7 @@
labels, any that you've already filled in will be marked.
</para>
<figure id="usage-contact-editor-fig">
<title>Evolution Contact Editor</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Contact Editor</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/contact-new" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!--
<!-- FIXME: do this whole thing later.
<variablelist>
<listitem>
<term>
@ -149,18 +180,8 @@
</para>
-->
<para>
You can choose which fields an address card has, and create new
fields for cards. For example,
<application>Evolution</application> provides for two line
postal addresses by default, but you may have as many or as few
lines to an address as you wish. To change which fields an
address card has, choose DESCRIBE HERE HOW TO DO THIS.
</para>
<note>
<title>Quick ways to add cards</title>
<tip>
<title>Contact Shortcuts</title>
<para>
You can add cards from within an email message or calendar
appointment. While looking at an email, right-click on any
@ -172,7 +193,7 @@
Address</guimenuitem>. (NOTE that feature may change!
unimplemented!)
</para>
</note>
</tip>
<para>
You delete a card by pressing the <guibutton>Delete
@ -200,11 +221,11 @@
<para>
Another useful UNIMPLEMENTED
<application>Evolution</application> feature is its ability to
recognize when people live together. If two people in your
contact manager share an address, and you change the address for
one of them, <application>Evolution</application> will ask you
if you wish to change the address for both of them, or just for
one.
recognize when people live or work together. If several people
in your contact manager share an address, and you change the
address for one of them, <application>Evolution</application>
will ask you if you wish to change the address for all of them,
or just for one.
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-contact-organize-group">
@ -264,8 +285,11 @@
Then, you can refer to all the cards in that category by:
</para>
<para>
If the default categories don't suit you, you can add your
own. Here's how:
If the master list of categories don't suit you, you can
add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the
text box, then click <guibutton>Categories</guibutton>e and
choose <guilabel>Add to Master List</guilabel> in the
window that appears. (FIXME: This isn't quite accurate.)
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
@ -285,70 +309,66 @@
<example id="usage-contact-sharing-ex">
<title>Sharing Address Cards and Calendar Data</title>
<para>
Ray wants to schedule a meeting with someone at
Company X, so he checks the network for the Company X
address card that states his contacts there. Since
his company also shares calendars, he then learns that
his co-worker Deanna has already scheduled a meeting
with them next Thursday. He can either go to the
meeting himself or ask Deanna to discuss his concerns
for him. Either way, I avoid scheduling an extra
meeting with Company X.
Ray wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he
checks the network for the Company X address card so he
knows whom to call there. Since his company also shares
calendars, he then learns that his co-worker Deanna has
already scheduled a meeting with Company X next Thursday.
He can either go to the meeting himself or ask Deanna to
discuss his concerns for him. Either way, he avoids
scheduling an extra meeting with Company X.
</para>
</example>
<para>
Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards&mdash;
why overload the network with a list of babysitters, or
tell everyone on your network you're talking to new job
prospects? <application>Evolution</application> lets you
decide which folders you want to make accessible to others.
Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards&mdash; why
overload the network with a list of babysitters, or tell
everyone on your network you're talking to new job prospects?
<application>Evolution</application> lets you decide which
folders you want to make accessible to others.
</para>
<para>
To begin sharing a folder of address cards, select (something) <!--
DESCRIBE PROCESS HERE -->. The
<interface>Sharing</interface> window will pop up. It contains:
<!--DESCRIBE INTERFACE HERE-->
To begin sharing a folder of address cards, wait until
<application>Evolution</application> supports this
feature. (FIXME!)
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-automate">
<title>Automating the Contact Manager</title>
<para>
The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager
can perform a wide variety of tasks for you. From speeding
up basic tasks like adding a new address card to managing
mailing lists, you'll find that the contact manager is more
than a mere address book.
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)
</para>
<sect2 id="contact-automation-basic">
<title>Send me a card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title>
<para>
When you get information in the mail or in a calendar
entry, you can add it to an address card. To do so, right
click on any email address or email message, and select
<guimenuitem>Add Address Card</guimenuitem> from the menu
that appears. Of course, <application>
Evolution</application> adds cards from a hand-held device
during HotSync operation. For more information about
that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
As noted before, when you get information about a person in
the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address
card. To do so, right click on any email address or email
message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address
Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Of course,
<application> Evolution</application> also adds cards from a
hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more
information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="contact-automation-lists">
<title>Managing a Mailing list</title>
<para>
You already know that when you are writing an email, you
can address it to one or more people, and that
<application>Evolution</application> will fill in
addresses from your contact manager's address cards if
you let it. In addition to that, you can send email to
everyone in a particular group by doing SOMETHING HERE.
Future versions of <application>Evolution</application>
will allow you to you export a group of cards to a
spreadsheet, database, or word processor so you can print
address labels or prepare large postal mailings.
You already know that when you are writing an email, you can
address it to one or more people, and that
<application>Evolution</application> will fill in addresses
from your contact manager's address cards if you let it. In
addition to that, you can send email to everyone in a
particular group by (FIXME: wait for feature implementation,
then document). Future versions of
<application>Evolution</application> will allow you to you
export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word
processor so you can print address labels or prepare large
postal mailings.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-contact-automation-extra">

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<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
-->
<chapter id="usage-mail">
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
<abstract>
<title> An Overview of the Evolution Mailer</title>
<para>
Email is an integral part of life these days, and
<application>Evolution</application> mail is here to help
you keep track of it. <application>Evolution</application>
email is like other email programs in all the ways you would
hope:
<application>Evolution</application> email is like other email
programs in all the ways you would hope:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -25,26 +24,25 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
It lets you use a wide variety of mail sources, including
IMAP, POP3, and local files.
It supports multiple mail sources, including IMAP, POP3,
and local mbox files.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
However, <application>Evolution</application> has some
important differences. First, it's built to handle very
large amounts of mail without slowing down or crashing. We
had high mail volumes in mind when we designed our <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and
<link linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link>
functions. There's also the
<application>Evolution</application> <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>, an
advanced organizational feature not found in other mail
clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every
message you get in case you need to refer to it later,
you'll find that feature especially useful.
However, <application>Evolution</application> has some important
differences. First, it's built to handle very large amounts of
mail without slowing down or crashing. Both the <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link> functions
were built for speed and efficiency on gargantuan mail
volumes. There's also the <application>Evolution</application>
<link linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>, an
advanced organizational feature not found in other mail clients.
If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every message you get
in case you need to refer to it later, you'll find that feature
especially useful.
</para>
<para>
@ -89,17 +87,16 @@
will change to something a little less counter-intuitive.
</para>
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<!-- MAKE SURE THIS SCREENSHOT HAS THE WELCOME MESSAGE! -->
<figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig">
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Mail</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
<screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/mail-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure===================================
-->
<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
</sect2>
@ -112,10 +109,9 @@
assistant</interface> will ask you for the information it
needs to check your mail (see <xref
linkend="config-setupassist"> for more information). Then,
<application>Evolution</application> will download your mail
for you and send any mail you've marked ready to send. New
mail will appear in your <interface>Inbox</interface> and also
in the <interface>Today View</interface>.
<application>Evolution</application> will download your mail.
New mail will appear in your <interface>Inbox</interface>.
<!-- FIXME: add mention of Today if Today feature appears -->
</para>
<para>
@ -131,13 +127,15 @@
<para>
If you receive a file attached to an email,
<application>Evolution</application> will display it at the
bottom of the message to which it's attached. Click on the
attachment icon or text, and
<application>Evolution</application> will ask you where you
want to put the file. Once you've done that, you can
open, move, copy, or execute it just like any other, using
<application>Nautilus</application> or your favorite shell
or file manager.
bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, HTML,
and most images will be displayed in the message itself.
For other files, <application>Evolution</application> will
provide a link and icon at the end of the message. Click on
that, and <application>Evolution</application> will ask you
where you want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and
saved the file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just
like any other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or
your favorite shell or file manager.
</para>
<para>
@ -147,66 +145,66 @@
turn it off if you prefer.
</para>
<!-- ######## Feature will probably not be implemented ******
<para>
It can also display <glossterm>live
documents</glossterm>, which have scripted or
executable contents&mdash; for example, a working
spreadsheet page or a chess game.
</para>
<tip id="badidea-attachment">
<title>Bad Idea</title>
<para>
Don't worry about security. When someone you don't know
sends you a program by email, assume it's a really cool
game. Mark it executable and run it, no matter what.
</para>
</tip>
</para>
-->
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send">
<title>Writing and Sending Mail</title>
<para>
You can start writing a new
email message by selecting <guimenuitem>New
Mail</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu>,
or by pressing <guibutton>Ctrl-N</guibutton>. When you do so,
the <interface>New Message</interface> window will open,
as shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">.
You can start writing a new email message by selecting
<guimenuitem>New Mail</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>File
Menu</guimenu>, or by pressing the
<guibutton>Send</guibutton> in the Inbox toolbar. <!-- THIS
IS A BAD BUTTON NAME AND MUST BE FIXED --> When you do so,
the <interface>New Message</interface> window will open, as
shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">.
</para>
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<figure id="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">
<title>New Message Window</title>
<screenshot>
<figure id="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">
<title>New Message Window</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="newmsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
<graphic fileref="fig/newmsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
<!-- Check the alignment of the following paragraph in the PS and HTMl output,
as putting the fig inside the paragraph may or may not have fixed an error -->
</para>
<para>
<!-- Check the alignment of the following paragraph in the PS and
HTML output: it's indented for no good reason -->
<para>
Enter an address in the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field, a
message in the <guilabel>Message:</guilabel> field, and
press <guibutton>Send</guibutton>. That's
easy. It may even be too easy, which is why I like to
queue my messages up to be sent a few minutes later.
subject in the <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel> and a message in
the big empty box at the bottom of the window, and press
<guibutton>Send</guibutton>. That's easy. It may even be
too easy, which is why I like to queue my messages up to be
sent a few minutes later.
<tip id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach-tip">
<title>Send Now, Send Later</title>
<para>
Evolution will send mail immediately unless you tell
it to do otherwise by selecting <guimenuitem>Send
Later</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>.
Then, when you press <guibutton>Send &
Receive</guibutton>, all your unsent messages will go
out at once. I like to use "Send Later" because it
gives me a chance to change my mind about a message
before it goes out. That way, I don't send anything I'll
regret the next day.
Evolution will send mail immediately unless you tell it to
do otherwise by selecting <guimenuitem>Send
Later</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>MENU</guimenu> in
the message composition window. Then, when you press
<guibutton>Send</guibutton>, all your unsent messages will
go out at once. I like to use "Send Later" because it
gives me a chance to change my mind about a message before
it goes out. That way, I don't send anything I'll regret
the next day.
</para>
<para>
To learn more about how you can specify message queue
@ -216,85 +214,89 @@ as putting the fig inside the paragraph may or may not have fixed an error -->
</para>
<para>
There is quite a bit more to sending mail, though. In the
next few sections, you'll see how
<application>Evolution</application> handles additional features,
including mailing lists, attachments, and forwarding.
You can probably guess the purpose of the buttons labelled
<guilabel>Cut</guilabel>, <guilabel>Copy</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Paste</guilabel> and <guilabel>Undo</guilabel>, but
there's a bit more to sending mail that's less obvious. In
the next few sections, you'll see how
<application>Evolution</application> handles additional
features, including mailing lists, attachments, and
forwarding.
</para>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-to">
<title>Choosing Recipients</title>
<para>
If you have created address cards in the contact
manager, you can also enter nicknames or other portions
of address data, and
<application>Evolution</application> will complete the
address for you. (INSERT description of UI for this
feature, once it is decided upon). 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. (QUESTION: will users be able to drag & drop
address cards to send email?). For more information
about using email together with the contact manager and
the calendar, see <xref
linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref
If you have created address cards in the contact manager,
you can also enter nicknames or other portions of address
data, and <application>Evolution</application> will complete
the address for you. <!-- (INSERT description of UI for this
feature, once it is decided upon). --> 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.
<!-- (QUESTION: will users be able to drag & drop address cards
to send email?). --> For more information about using email
together with the contact manager and the calendar, see
<xref linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref
linkend="usage-calendar-apts-group">.
</para>
<para>
In addition, you can mark recipients in three different
ways. The <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field is for the
primary recipients of the message you are going to send.
However, it is considered bad form to have more than a
few email addresses in this section.
</para>
<para>
If you're writing to one person, but want to keep a
third party up to date, you can use
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>. Hearkening back to the dark
ages when people used typewriters and there were no copy
machines, "Cc" stands for "Carbon Copy." Use it
whenever you want to share a message you've written to
someone else.
<example>
<title>Using the Cc: field</title>
<para>
Say, for example, Susan sends an email to a client.
She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> field, so that he know
what's going on. The client can see that Tim also
recieved the message, and know that they can talk
to Tim about the message as well.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<para>
If you have a large number of recipients, or if you want
to send mail to several people without sharing the
recipient list, you should use
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel>. "BCc" stands for "Blind
Carbon Copy", and means that people listed in the
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> are excluded from the
recipient list, although they will receive the message
and the list of addresses from the
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>
fields.
<example id="ex-mail-bcc">
<title>Using the BCc: field</title>
<para>
Let's say Tim sends an email to a client, and wants
his supervisor to know what he wrote. He doesn't,
however, want the client to start writing his
supervisor about the project&mdash; it's Tim's job
to deal with the client. So Tim puts his
supervisor's email address in the
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> field. That way, the
client has one contact, and the boss stays in the
loop.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-to-mult">
<title>Multiple Recipients</title>
<para>
In addition, you can mark recipients in three different
ways. The <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field is for the
primary recipients of the message you are going to send.
However, it is considered bad form to have more than a few
email addresses in this section.
</para>
<para>
If you're writing to one person, but want to keep a third
party up to date, you can use <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>.
Hearkening back to the dark ages when people used
typewriters and there were no copy machines, "Cc" stands
for "Carbon Copy." Use it whenever you want to share a
message you've written to someone else.
<example>
<title>Using the Cc: field</title>
<para>
Say, for example, Susan sends an email to a client.
She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> field, so that he know
what's going on. The client can see that Tim also
recieved the message, and know that they can talk to
Tim about the message as well.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<para>
If you have a large number of recipients, or if you want
to send mail to several people without sharing the
recipient list, you should use
<guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel>. "Bcc" stands for "Blind Carbon
Copy", and means that people you put in the
<guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field get the message, but
nobody else sees their email address. They will still see
the list of addresses from the <guilabel>To:</guilabel>
and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields.
<example id="ex-mail-bcc">
<title>Using the Bcc: field</title>
<para>
Tim is sending out a message to all of his company's
clients, some of whom are in competition with each
other, and all of whom value their privacy. If he
puts every address from his address book's "Clients"
category into the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll have made the
<emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list public.
Don't assume it won't happen to you; I got careless
one day and did it myself.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-reply">
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<title>Reply Message Window</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="replymsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
<graphic fileref="fig/replymsg" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
@ -330,131 +332,198 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<para>
If a message has several recipients, as in the case of
mailing lists or messages that have been carbon copied,
you may wish to select one of the items under the
<guimenuitem>Reply-To</guimenuitem> submenu on the
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu. This will allow you to
choose one or several of the other message recipients in
addition to the person who originally sent you the
message. If there are large numbers of people in the
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> or <guilabel>To:</guilabel>
fields, this can save substantial amounts of time. In
addition, Reply-To makes it very easy to keep off-topic
conversation away from mailing lists and newsgroups.
mailing lists or messages that have been carbon copied, you
may wish to click <guibutton>Reply to All</guibutton>
instead of <guibutton>Reply</guibutton>. If there are large
numbers of people in the <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> or
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> fields, this can save substantial
amounts of time. But be careful, and always make sure you
know who is getting a message: it could be a mailing list
with thousands of subscribers.
<example>
<title>Using the Reply-To feature</title>
<para>
Returning again to the email Susan sent to Tim and
their client, you'll note that the Reply-To feature
allows the client to decide whether to reply just to
Susan, or to both Tim and Susan by selecting
a menu item, rather than by cutting and pasting the
email addresses.
Susan sends an email to a client, and sends copies to
Tim and to an internal company mailing list of
co-workers. If Tim wants to make a comment to all of
them, he uses <guibutton>Reply to All</guibutton>, but
if he just wants to tell Susan that he agrees with her,
he uses <guibutton>Reply</guibutton>.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-fancy">
<title>Embellishing that email</title>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html">
<title>Embellish your email with HTML</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> allows you to
make your email more attractive in a number of ways. You
can send messages formatted with HTML, attach any sort
of file to them, and even include live documents, like
spreadhseets or chess games. This section will tell
you how.
</para>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html">
<title>Colors, pictures, and fonts with HTML Mail</title>
<para>
Most email messages are sent as plain text, but they
can also be sent as HTML, which means they can include
color, text style, and other formatting information.
Evolution will read and display HTML properly without
trouble, and also allows you to send outgoing
email messages as HTML. To send an HTML message, just
use the composition toolbar to add formatting;
your message text will appear formatted in the composer
window, and the message will be sent as HTML.
</para>
<note>
<title>A Technical note on HTML Tags</title>
<para>
You can't use the composer window to create web pages,
at least not if you plan to hand-code them with HTML.
If you enter HTML directly into the composer&mdash; say,
<markup role="html">&lt;B&gt;Bold
Text&lt;/B&gt</markup>, the the composer will assume you
meant exactly that, and not "make this text bold," as a
HTML composition tool would. For the very technically
inclined, that means that when the text <markup
role="html">&lt;B&gt</markup> is sent as HTML, it will
be converted to the string
<literal>&amp;lt;B&amp;gt;</literal>. Real gearheads
should wonder how I got all that stuff straight, given
that I'm writing this in SGML.
</para>
</note>
You can't normally use text treatments or pictures in
emails, which is why you've probably seen people use
asterisks for emphasis or use
<glossterm>emoticons</glossterm> to convey their
feelings. However, most of the newer email programs can
include and display images and text treatments as well as
basic alignment and paragraph formatting.
</para>
<note>
<title>HTML Mail is not a Default Setting</title>
<para>
Some people do not have HTML-capable mail clients, or
prefer not to receive HTML-enhanced mail because it is
slower to download and display.
<emphasis>Some</emphasis> people refer to HTML mail as
"the root of all evil" and get very angry if you send
them HTML mail, which is why the default in
<application>Evolution</application> is plain text.
If you choose to send HTML mail, but have an address
book entry for someone who does not wish to receive
HTML-enhanced mail, you can note that preference in
their address card. The mailer will automatically
strip the HTML tags from any messages you send to that
address.
slower to download and display. <emphasis>Some</emphasis>
people refer to HTML mail as "the root of all evil" and
get very angry if you send them HTML mail, which is why
<application>Evolution</application> sends plain text
unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail,
you will need to select <guilabel>Send Messages as
HTML</guilabel> in the mail settings dialog box. See
<xref linkend="config-mail"> for more information.
</para>
<para>
If you format a message with HTML, but do not have
<guilabel>Send Messages as HTML</guilabel> enabled in your
mail settings, the composer will remove your text styles.
It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. It will
do the same thing for any individuals in your address book
whom you have marked as preferring not to receive HTML.
</para>
</note>
<para>
HTML formatting tools are located just above the
composition frame, and in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> and
<guimenu>Format</guimenu> menus. Your message text will
appear formatted in the composer window, and the message
will be sent as HTML.
</para>
</sect4>
<para>
The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which
appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The
buttons fall into four categories:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Headers and lists: Choose
<guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default text
style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through
<guilabel>Header 6</guilabel> for varying sizes of
header. You can also select
<guilabel>pre</guilabel> for preformatted text
blocks, and three types of <guilabel>List
Item</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach">
<listitem>
<para>
Text style: <guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text,
<guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics,
<guilabel>U</guilabel> for an underline, and
<guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Alignment: Located next to the text style buttons,
these three paragraph icons should be familiar to
users of most word processing software. The
leftmost button will make your text left-justified,
the center button, centered, and the right hand
button, right-justified.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Indentation rules: The button with the arrow
pointing left will reduce a paragraph's indentation,
and the right arrow will increase its indentation.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
There are two tools that you can find only in the
<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Insert Link</guilabel>: Use this tool to
put hyperlinks in your HTML messages. When you
select it, <application>Evolution</application> will
prompt you for the <guilabel>Text</guilabel> that
will appear, and the <guilabel>Link</guilabel>, where
you should enter the actual web address (URL).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Insert Image</guilabel>: Select this item to
embed image into your email, as was done in the welcome
message. Images will appear at the location of the
cursor.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<note>
<title>A Technical note on HTML Tags</title>
<para>
The composer is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
editor for HTML. That means that if you enter HTML
directly into the composer&mdash; say, <markup
role="html">&lt;B&gt;Bold Text&lt;/B&gt</markup>, the
the composer will assume you meant exactly that string
of characters, and not "make this text bold," as an HTML
composition tool or text editor would.
</para>
</note>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach">
<title>Attachments</title>
<para>
If you want to attach a file to your email message,
you can do so by <!--describe process here-->. If
your recipients can read HTML mail, you can put an
image inside the mail by dragging the file into the
composer window, or by selecting <guimenuitem>Menu
Item</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
menu. Still, unless you know what email client the
recipient is using, it's best to send a message or
attachment in the simplest manner possible.
</para>
</sect4>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live">
If you want to attach a file to your email message, just
click the button with a paper clip on it, labelled
<guibutton>Attach</guibutton>.
<application>Evolution</application> will then ask you to
select the file. Do so, and then send the message. Be
aware that big attachments can take a long time to
download.
</para>
</sect3>
<!-- Function not implemented,
possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
<!--
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live">
<title>Live Documents</title>
<para>
Later versions of <application>Evolution</application>
will allow you to enliven your email with almost any
sort of document, and even with entire
applications. At this point, however, this feature has not
yet been implimented.
yet been implemented.
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
</sect3>
-->
<sect3 id="usage-getnsend-fwd">
<title>Forwarding Mail</title>
<para>
<guilabel>Forward</guilabel> is useful if you have
received a message and you think someone else would like
to see it, or if you get a message intended for someone
else. You can forward a message as an attachment to a
new message (the default way of forwarding) or you can send it
<glossterm>inline</glossterm> as a quoted portion of the
message you are sending. Attachment forwarding is best
if you want to send the entire message you received,
unaltered. Inline forwarding is best if you want to
send portions of a message, or if you have a large
number of comments on different sections of the message
you are forwarding. Remember to note from whom the
The post office forwards your mail for you when you change
addresses, and you can forward mail when you get a letter by
mistake. The email <guilabel>Forward</guilabel> command
works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you
have received a message and you think someone else would
like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment
to a new message (this is the default way of forwarding) or
you can send it <glossterm>inline</glossterm> as a quoted
portion of the message you are sending. Attachment
forwarding is best if you want to send the full, unaltered
message on to someone else. Inline forwarding is best if
you want to send portions of a message, or if you have a
large number of comments on different sections of the
message you are forwarding. Remember to note from whom the
message came, and where, if at all, you have removed or
altered content.
</para>
@ -478,6 +547,17 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
I started with ten, but four were "Don't send
<glossterm>spam</glossterm>."
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't send spam or forward chain mail. If you must,
watch out for hoaxes and urban legends, and make sure
the message doesn't have multiple layers of email
quotation symbols (&gt;) indicating multiple layers
of careless inline forwarding.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Always begin and close with a salutation. Say
@ -513,16 +593,6 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't send spam or forward chain mail. If you
must, verify any rumors, and make sure the
message doesn't have multiple layers of email
quotation symbols (&gt;) indicating multiple
layers of careless inline forwarding.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
When you reply or forward, include just enough of
@ -540,53 +610,59 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<sect1 id="usage-mail-organize">
<title>Organizing Your Mail</title>
<para>
Even if you only get a few email messages a day, you
probably want to sort and organize them. When you get a
hundred a day and you want to refer to a message you
received six weeks ago, you need to sort and organize them,
and <application>Evolution</application> has the tools to
help you do it.
Even if you only get a few email messages a day, you probably
want to sort and organize them. When you get a hundred a day
and you want to refer to a message you received six weeks ago,
you <emphasis>need</emphasis> to sort and organize them.
Fortunately, <application>Evolution</application> has the tools
to help you do it.
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-folders">
<title>Getting Organized with Folders</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> keeps mail, as well as
address cards and calendars, in folders. Some, like
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, and
<guilabel>Drafts</guilabel> have already been created for
you. If you like, you can create new folders by selecting
<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then
address cards and calendars, in folders. You start out with a
few, like <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Drafts</guilabel>,
but you can create as many as you like. Create new folders by
selecting <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then
<guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu. You must specify both the name
and the type of the folder; a folder can hold mail, calendars,
or address cards, but you can't mix them up. Some people
don't like that. Too bad.
<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.
<application>Evolution</application> will as you for the name
and the type of the folder, and will provide you with a folder
tree so you can pick where it goes.
<note>
<title>Folders have Limits</title>
<para>
A folder can hold mail, calendars, or address cards, but
you can't mix them up. Also, an email message can be in
only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real
folders. If you need more flexibility, try vFolders.
</para>
</note>
</para>
<para>
The new folders will appear in the <interface>folder
view</interface>, and you can drag them wherever you want to
relocate them. You can drag messages around too. If you
create filters with the <interface>filter
assistant</interface>, you can have mail moved to a folder
automatically. An email message can be in only one folder at
a time, just like real mail in real folders.
When you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, your new folder will
appear in the <interface>folder view</interface>. You can
then put messages in it by dragging and dropping them. If you
create a filter with the <interface>filter
assistant</interface>, you can have mail moved to your folder
automatically.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-search">
<title>Searching for Messages</title>
<para>
Because <application>Evolution</application> automatically
creates an index of every email you send or receive, it can
search through your old messages and present you with results
very quickly. You can search through just the message
subjects, just the message body, or both body and subjet.
Most mail clients can search through your messages for you,
but <application>Evolution</application> does it faster. You
can search through just the message subjects, just the message
body, or both body and subject.
</para>
<para>
To create a search, enter the word or phrase you're
looking for in the form field below the toolbar, and
choose a search type:
To start searching, enter a word or phrase in the text area
right below the toolbar, and choose a search type:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -633,7 +709,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
Then, press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
<application>Evolution</application> will show your search
results in
results in the message list.
</para>
</sect2>
@ -689,14 +765,16 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
Then, the filter assistant will ask you which emails it should act
upon. You can set criteria to include words or phrases in the
subject, To:, Cc: or body of the message. (FIXME: WHAT ELSE?)
Once you've decided which messages to filter, the assistant will
ask you the sort of action you wish to take. More details and
screenshots should follow here.
Then, the filter assistant will ask you which emails it should
act upon. You can set criteria based on message size, the
sender, primary addressee or cc: list, or words in the subject
or body of the message. Once you've decided which messages to
filter, the assistant will ask you the sort of action you wish
to take. You can file, delete, or forward the message, and you
can also have it be exempted from other filters which would
otherwise have acted upon it.
</para>
@ -721,9 +799,9 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<title>Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders</title>
<para>
If you find that filters aren't flexible enough for you, or
end up performing the same search again and again, you should
consider a virtual folder. Virtual folders, or vFolders, are
an advanced way of viewing your email messages within
end up performing the same search again and again, consider a
virtual folder. Virtual folders, or vFolders, are an advanced
way of viewing your email messages within
<application>Evolution</application>. If you get a lot of
mail or often forget where you put messages, vFolders can help
you stay on top of things.

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<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
<title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title>
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<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
<para>
One of <application>Evolution</application>'s most important
job is to give you access to your information, and help you
use it quickly. One way it does that is through the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface>, that column of buttons on
the left hand side of the main window. There are actually two
kinds of buttons in the shortcut bar: familiar looking icons,
and the thin rectangles at the top and bottom of the column
which separate your shortcuts by category.
<application>Evolution</application>'s most important job is
to give you access to your information, and help you use it
quickly. One way it does that is through the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface>, the column on the left
hand side of the main window. The shortcut bar has two types
of buttons: big ones with names like
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>,
and small rectangular ones at the top and bottom, which are
called category buttons.
</para>
<para>
The category buttons, labelled <guilabel>Evolution
Shortcuts</guilabel> and <guilabel>Internet
Directories</guilabel>, slide up and down when you click on
them. When you first start
<application>Evolution</application>, you are lookig at the
<guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>. If you click
The category buttons are labelled <guilabel>Evolution
Shortcuts</guilabel> <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>.
When you click on them, they'll slide up and down to give you
access to different sorts of shortcuts. When you first start
<application>Evolution</application>, you are looking at the
<guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> category. If you click
<guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and
you'll see buttons for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any
others you or your system administrator might have added.
Click on <guibutton>Evolution Shortcuts</guibutton> to look at
the shortcuts again. Those buttons give you fast access to the
major fucntions that <application>Evolution</application>
provides for you.
the shortcuts again.
</para>
<para>
They are:
@ -156,36 +155,32 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're using the
keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting
<guimenuitem>Hide/Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu.
the <guimenuitem>Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem> toggle in the
<guimenu>View</guimenu> menu.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-folderview">
<title>The Folder View</title>
<para>
The <interface>folder view</interface> is the most comprehensive way to
get to your information. It can show you everything you've
stored with <application>Evolution</application>&mdash;
appointments, address cards, emails, and so forth.
The <interface>folder view</interface> display presents your
data like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it
starts small at the top, and branches downwards. There are a
few folders you will always see, because they're at the top.
On my computer, I have only one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>.
When I click on the plus sign next to the label, I see the
contents:
The <interface>folder view</interface> is a more comprehensive
way to view the information you've stored with
<application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small
at the top, and branches downwards. On my computer, I have only
one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>. When I click on the plus sign
next to the label, I see the contents:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where you'll find your
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where I keep
appointments and event listings.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where your address
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where address
cards are stored.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -197,19 +192,19 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for your incoming mail.
This is where you will make the most subfolders.
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail, and all
the rest of my mail folders.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, where you can store
copies of mail you have sent, or unsent drafts.
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for
drafts of messages and mail that's already been sent.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, where you can throw things away.
<guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, which is for trash.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -231,16 +226,16 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
<tip>
<title>Context-Sensitive Help</title>
<para>
You can almost always get help on an item by
right-clicking it. If you're not sure what something is,
or don't know what you can do with it, right-clicking and
choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> is a good way to
find out.
GNOME 2.0 supports context-sensitive help, which means you can
almost always get help on an item by right-clicking it. If
you're not sure what something is, or don't know what you can
do with it, choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the
right-click menu is a good way to find out.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
If a folder has other folders in it, there will be a plus
If a folder has other folders inside it, there will be a plus
sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will
open to let you see the other folders inside. This may
change in the future to something more attractive, like
@ -271,12 +266,6 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some
work**** -->
</para>
<para>
You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to
move, rename, and delete folders.
<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> function from the
<guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu>.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar">
<title>The Menu Bar</title>
@ -296,14 +285,15 @@ Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
cover them later on as we discuss the things you can do with
<application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
</sect1>
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it.
We'll start with your email inbox: you've got a letter
waiting for you already.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>

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</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<!-- Removed pending decision on names
<glossentry id="druid">
<glossterm>Druid</glossterm>
<glossdef>
@ -58,6 +59,17 @@
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
-->
<glossentry id="emoticon">
<glossterm>Emoticon</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
Also called smileys, emoticons are the little sideways faces made
of colons and parentheses which people use to convey emotion in email.
Examples: :-) or ;( .
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id="evolution">
<glossterm>Evolution</glossterm>

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<!DOCTYPE Book PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"[
<!ENTITY PREFACE SYSTEM "preface.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAINWINDOW SYSTEM "usage-mainwindow.sgml">
<!ENTITY USAGE-MAIL SYSTEM "usage-mail.sgml">
@ -108,8 +107,9 @@ standardize on second person, not 1st pers. plural.
There are three levels of developing for
<application>Evolution</application>. You can write actions.
You can write scripts. And you can write full-fledged
Evolution components. This paragraph will eventually
desfcribe what that means.
Evolution components. This paragraph will eventually describe
what that means, if the entire part is not phased out of this
manual.
</para>
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<chapter id="usage-calendar">
<title>The Evolution Calendar: Time-Tamer Extraordinaire</title>
@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
here.
</para>
<!-- ############### FIXME FIXME FIXME ############
Feature not yet implemented, and may not be implemented due to
lack of time, resources, and interest.
<para>
In addition, <application>Evolution</application> supports
Hebrew, Muslim, and other calendar formats. To switch to a
@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
<guimenuitem>GUIMENUITEM</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>GUIMENU</guimenu>.
</para>
-->
<para>
Describe the ways that different calendars can work here, and
how the different calendars work together.

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<chapter id="usage-contact">
<title>The Evolution Contact Manager</title>
<para>
The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager can
handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
Rolodex. Of course, <application>Evolution</application> allows
easier updates than an actual paper book. <application> Evolution
</application> also allows easy synchronization with handheld and
remote devices. Since <application>Evolution</application>
supports most major network protocols, including
<glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>, it's easy to use over an existing
network.
</para>
<para>
Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application>
address book is its integration with the rest of the application.
That means that when you look for someone's address, you can also
see a history of appointments with that person. Or, you can get
an e-mail with contact information in it and create a new address
card on the spot. In addition, searches and folders and all work
in the same way they do in the other components, so you don't
have to learn another system for similar tasks.
</para>
<para>
This chapter will cover using the
<application>Evolution</application> contact manager to organize
any amount of contact information, share addresses over a
network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To
learn about configuring the contact manager, see <xref
linkend="config-prefs-contact">.
</para>
<abstract>
<para>
The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager can
handle all of the functions of an address book, phone book, or
Rolodex. Of course, <application>Evolution</application> allows
easier updates than an actual paper book. <application>
Evolution </application> also allows easy synchronization with
handheld and remote devices. Since
<application>Evolution</application> supports most major network
protocols, including <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>, it's easy to
use over an existing network.
</para>
<para>
Another advantage of the <application>Evolution</application>
address book is its integration with the rest of the
application. That means that when you look for someone's
address, you can also see a history of appointments with that
person. Or, you can get an e-mail with contact information in
it and create a new address card on the spot. In addition,
searches and folders and all work in the same way they do in the
other components, so you don't have to learn another system for
similar tasks.
</para>
<para>
This chapter will cover using the
<application>Evolution</application> contact manager to organize
any amount of contact information, share addresses over a
network, and several ways to save time with everyday tasks. To
learn about configuring the contact manager, see <xref
linkend="config-prefs-contact">.
</para>
</abstract>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-basic">
<title>Getting Started With the Contact Manager</title>
@ -53,55 +55,93 @@
</figure>
<para>
The contact manager interface is broken into two main parts.
The first part is the contact display section. This can be
found at the bottom right panel of
<application>Evolution</application>. This section is where
all your contact information is displayed. Each of these cards
are organized into folders. The second section is the
administrative section which spans the top of the <application>
Evolution</application> window. This is where you can add,
edit, or delete records.
The toolbar for the address book is quite simple:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Press <guibutton>New</guibutton> for a new contact.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<guibutton>Find</guibutton> brings up an in-depth search window.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Press <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to print.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<guibutton>Delete</guibutton> deletes a selected card.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
The last feature is <guilabel>Quick Search</guilabel>; to use
it, just enter what you're looking for and hit
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. <application>Evolution</application>
will show you all the cards that match; if there are none, the
display will be blank. To display <emphasis>all</emphasis> of
your contacts, you can leave the <guilabel>Quick
Search</guilabel> field blank, and press enter.
</para>
<para>
The rest of the contact manager is taken up by the display of
your cards. You can view it as a table or as a list of
cards&mdash; switch between them in the <guimenu>View</guimenu>
menu &mdash; and move through them alphabetically alphanumeric
buttons and the scrollbar at the right of the window.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-cards">
<title>Creating, Deleting, and Adding Cards</title>
<para>
You can create a new card by pressing the <guibutton>New
Card</guibutton> button, or by pressing
<keysym>KEYSYM</keysym>. The <interface>Contact
Editor</interface> window will appear. It has two tabs,
Open up the contact editor by pressing the <guibutton>New
Card</guibutton> button. The window has two tabs,
<guilabel>General</guilabel>, for basic contact information, and
<guilabel>Details</guilabel>, for a more specific description of
the person. In addition, it contains a full menu bar with all
the items from the main window (IS THIS TRUE? DESCRIBE MENUBAR
AGAIN?)
the person. In addition, it contains a full menu bar. FIXME:
The contents are still changing rapidly, but you should be able
to guess what they're for.
</para>
<figure id="usage-contact-editor-fig">
<title>Evolution Contact Editor</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Contact Editor</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/contact-new" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<para>
The <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab contains no less than seven
sections, each with an icon: a face, for name and company; a
telephone for phone numbers; an envelope for email address; a
house for postal address; a handshake for contacts; and a
briefcase for categories. The things that go into most of the
text fields should be obvious enough, so we'll just describe the
more interesting parts of the window. Aside from the
<guilabel>Categories</guilabel> feature, which is discussed in
<xref linkend="usage-contact-organize">, there are two things
you'll want to know about.
house for postal address; a handshake for contacts (FIXME: I
don't understand this feature, and the button doesn't do
anything yet.); and a briefcase for categories. The things that
go into most of the text fields should be obvious enough, so
we'll just describe the more interesting parts of the window.
Aside from the <guilabel>Categories</guilabel> feature, which is
discussed in <xref linkend="usage-contact-organize">, there are
two things you'll want to know about: the first of these is the
<guilabel>File As</guilabel> field.
</para>
<para>
Type "Eva Lucianne Tester" into the <guilabel>Full
Name</guilabel> field. You'll notice that the <guilabel>File
As</guilabel> field also fills up, but in a phone-book fashion:
Tester, Lucianne. You can pick "Eva Tester" from the drop-down,
or type in your own. I suggest that you don't enter something
entirely different from the actual name, however. You might
forget that you've filed Eva's information under "C" for "Code, Helix."
As</guilabel> field also fills up, but in reverse: Tester,
Lucianne. You can pick "Eva Tester" from the drop-down, or, if
you prefer, type in your own, such as "Lucianne Tester, Eva". I
suggest that you don't enter something entirely different from
the actual name, however. You might forget that you've filed
Eva's information under "F" for "Fictitious Helix Code
Employees"
</para>
<para>
The other little feature I want to mention involves the little
squares next to several of the fields. Click on them and you'll
get a menu of different labels; for the fields in the telephone
The other feature I want to mention involves the little squares
next to several of the fields. Click on them and you'll get a
menu of different labels; for the fields in the telephone
section, it's a long list involving things like
<guilabel>Home</guilabel>, <guilabel>Home 2</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Other Fax</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Pager</guilabel>.
@ -114,16 +154,7 @@
labels, any that you've already filled in will be marked.
</para>
<figure id="usage-contact-editor-fig">
<title>Evolution Contact Editor</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Contact Editor</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/contact-new" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!--
<!-- FIXME: do this whole thing later.
<variablelist>
<listitem>
<term>
@ -149,18 +180,8 @@
</para>
-->
<para>
You can choose which fields an address card has, and create new
fields for cards. For example,
<application>Evolution</application> provides for two line
postal addresses by default, but you may have as many or as few
lines to an address as you wish. To change which fields an
address card has, choose DESCRIBE HERE HOW TO DO THIS.
</para>
<note>
<title>Quick ways to add cards</title>
<tip>
<title>Contact Shortcuts</title>
<para>
You can add cards from within an email message or calendar
appointment. While looking at an email, right-click on any
@ -172,7 +193,7 @@
Address</guimenuitem>. (NOTE that feature may change!
unimplemented!)
</para>
</note>
</tip>
<para>
You delete a card by pressing the <guibutton>Delete
@ -200,11 +221,11 @@
<para>
Another useful UNIMPLEMENTED
<application>Evolution</application> feature is its ability to
recognize when people live together. If two people in your
contact manager share an address, and you change the address for
one of them, <application>Evolution</application> will ask you
if you wish to change the address for both of them, or just for
one.
recognize when people live or work together. If several people
in your contact manager share an address, and you change the
address for one of them, <application>Evolution</application>
will ask you if you wish to change the address for all of them,
or just for one.
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-contact-organize-group">
@ -264,8 +285,11 @@
Then, you can refer to all the cards in that category by:
</para>
<para>
If the default categories don't suit you, you can add your
own. Here's how:
If the master list of categories don't suit you, you can
add your own. Just enter the new category's name in the
text box, then click <guibutton>Categories</guibutton>e and
choose <guilabel>Add to Master List</guilabel> in the
window that appears. (FIXME: This isn't quite accurate.)
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
@ -285,70 +309,66 @@
<example id="usage-contact-sharing-ex">
<title>Sharing Address Cards and Calendar Data</title>
<para>
Ray wants to schedule a meeting with someone at
Company X, so he checks the network for the Company X
address card that states his contacts there. Since
his company also shares calendars, he then learns that
his co-worker Deanna has already scheduled a meeting
with them next Thursday. He can either go to the
meeting himself or ask Deanna to discuss his concerns
for him. Either way, I avoid scheduling an extra
meeting with Company X.
Ray wants to schedule a meeting with Company X, so he
checks the network for the Company X address card so he
knows whom to call there. Since his company also shares
calendars, he then learns that his co-worker Deanna has
already scheduled a meeting with Company X next Thursday.
He can either go to the meeting himself or ask Deanna to
discuss his concerns for him. Either way, he avoids
scheduling an extra meeting with Company X.
</para>
</example>
<para>
Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards&mdash;
why overload the network with a list of babysitters, or
tell everyone on your network you're talking to new job
prospects? <application>Evolution</application> lets you
decide which folders you want to make accessible to others.
Of course, you don't want to share all of your cards&mdash; why
overload the network with a list of babysitters, or tell
everyone on your network you're talking to new job prospects?
<application>Evolution</application> lets you decide which
folders you want to make accessible to others.
</para>
<para>
To begin sharing a folder of address cards, select (something) <!--
DESCRIBE PROCESS HERE -->. The
<interface>Sharing</interface> window will pop up. It contains:
<!--DESCRIBE INTERFACE HERE-->
To begin sharing a folder of address cards, wait until
<application>Evolution</application> supports this
feature. (FIXME!)
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-contact-automate">
<title>Automating the Contact Manager</title>
<para>
The <application>Evolution</application> contact manager
can perform a wide variety of tasks for you. From speeding
up basic tasks like adding a new address card to managing
mailing lists, you'll find that the contact manager is more
than a mere address book.
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)
</para>
<sect2 id="contact-automation-basic">
<title>Send me a card: Adding New Cards Quickly</title>
<para>
When you get information in the mail or in a calendar
entry, you can add it to an address card. To do so, right
click on any email address or email message, and select
<guimenuitem>Add Address Card</guimenuitem> from the menu
that appears. Of course, <application>
Evolution</application> adds cards from a hand-held device
during HotSync operation. For more information about
that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
As noted before, when you get information about a person in
the mail or in a calendar entry, you can add it to an address
card. To do so, right click on any email address or email
message, and select <guimenuitem>Add Address
Card</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears. Of course,
<application> Evolution</application> also adds cards from a
hand-held device during HotSync operation. For more
information about that, see <xref linkend="usage-sync">.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="contact-automation-lists">
<title>Managing a Mailing list</title>
<para>
You already know that when you are writing an email, you
can address it to one or more people, and that
<application>Evolution</application> will fill in
addresses from your contact manager's address cards if
you let it. In addition to that, you can send email to
everyone in a particular group by doing SOMETHING HERE.
Future versions of <application>Evolution</application>
will allow you to you export a group of cards to a
spreadsheet, database, or word processor so you can print
address labels or prepare large postal mailings.
You already know that when you are writing an email, you can
address it to one or more people, and that
<application>Evolution</application> will fill in addresses
from your contact manager's address cards if you let it. In
addition to that, you can send email to everyone in a
particular group by (FIXME: wait for feature implementation,
then document). Future versions of
<application>Evolution</application> will allow you to you
export a group of cards to a spreadsheet, database, or word
processor so you can print address labels or prepare large
postal mailings.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-contact-automation-extra">

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<chapter id="usage-mail">
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
<abstract>
<title> An Overview of the Evolution Mailer</title>
<para>
Email is an integral part of life these days, and
<application>Evolution</application> mail is here to help
you keep track of it. <application>Evolution</application>
email is like other email programs in all the ways you would
hope:
<application>Evolution</application> email is like other email
programs in all the ways you would hope:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -25,26 +24,25 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
It lets you use a wide variety of mail sources, including
IMAP, POP3, and local files.
It supports multiple mail sources, including IMAP, POP3,
and local mbox files.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
However, <application>Evolution</application> has some
important differences. First, it's built to handle very
large amounts of mail without slowing down or crashing. We
had high mail volumes in mind when we designed our <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and
<link linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link>
functions. There's also the
<application>Evolution</application> <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>, an
advanced organizational feature not found in other mail
clients. If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every
message you get in case you need to refer to it later,
you'll find that feature especially useful.
However, <application>Evolution</application> has some important
differences. First, it's built to handle very large amounts of
mail without slowing down or crashing. Both the <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">filtering</link> and <link
linkend="usage-mail-organize-search">searching</link> functions
were built for speed and efficiency on gargantuan mail
volumes. There's also the <application>Evolution</application>
<link linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolder</link>, an
advanced organizational feature not found in other mail clients.
If you get a lot of mail, or if you keep every message you get
in case you need to refer to it later, you'll find that feature
especially useful.
</para>
<para>
@ -89,17 +87,16 @@
will change to something a little less counter-intuitive.
</para>
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<!-- MAKE SURE THIS SCREENSHOT HAS THE WELCOME MESSAGE! -->
<figure id="usage-mail-intro-fig">
<title>Evolution Mail</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Mail</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
<screeninfo>Inbox</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="fig/mail-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure===================================
-->
<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
</sect2>
@ -112,10 +109,9 @@
assistant</interface> will ask you for the information it
needs to check your mail (see <xref
linkend="config-setupassist"> for more information). Then,
<application>Evolution</application> will download your mail
for you and send any mail you've marked ready to send. New
mail will appear in your <interface>Inbox</interface> and also
in the <interface>Today View</interface>.
<application>Evolution</application> will download your mail.
New mail will appear in your <interface>Inbox</interface>.
<!-- FIXME: add mention of Today if Today feature appears -->
</para>
<para>
@ -131,13 +127,15 @@
<para>
If you receive a file attached to an email,
<application>Evolution</application> will display it at the
bottom of the message to which it's attached. Click on the
attachment icon or text, and
<application>Evolution</application> will ask you where you
want to put the file. Once you've done that, you can
open, move, copy, or execute it just like any other, using
<application>Nautilus</application> or your favorite shell
or file manager.
bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, HTML,
and most images will be displayed in the message itself.
For other files, <application>Evolution</application> will
provide a link and icon at the end of the message. Click on
that, and <application>Evolution</application> will ask you
where you want to put the file. Once you've chosen one and
saved the file, you can open, move, copy, or execute it just
like any other, using <application>Nautilus</application> or
your favorite shell or file manager.
</para>
<para>
@ -147,66 +145,66 @@
turn it off if you prefer.
</para>
<!-- ######## Feature will probably not be implemented ******
<para>
It can also display <glossterm>live
documents</glossterm>, which have scripted or
executable contents&mdash; for example, a working
spreadsheet page or a chess game.
</para>
<tip id="badidea-attachment">
<title>Bad Idea</title>
<para>
Don't worry about security. When someone you don't know
sends you a program by email, assume it's a really cool
game. Mark it executable and run it, no matter what.
</para>
</tip>
</para>
-->
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send">
<title>Writing and Sending Mail</title>
<para>
You can start writing a new
email message by selecting <guimenuitem>New
Mail</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>File Menu</guimenu>,
or by pressing <guibutton>Ctrl-N</guibutton>. When you do so,
the <interface>New Message</interface> window will open,
as shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">.
You can start writing a new email message by selecting
<guimenuitem>New Mail</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>File
Menu</guimenu>, or by pressing the
<guibutton>Send</guibutton> in the Inbox toolbar. <!-- THIS
IS A BAD BUTTON NAME AND MUST BE FIXED --> When you do so,
the <interface>New Message</interface> window will open, as
shown in <xref linkend="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">.
</para>
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
<figure id="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">
<title>New Message Window</title>
<screenshot>
<figure id="usage-mail-newmsg-fig">
<title>New Message Window</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="newmsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
<graphic fileref="fig/newmsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
<!-- Check the alignment of the following paragraph in the PS and HTMl output,
as putting the fig inside the paragraph may or may not have fixed an error -->
</para>
<para>
<!-- Check the alignment of the following paragraph in the PS and
HTML output: it's indented for no good reason -->
<para>
Enter an address in the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field, a
message in the <guilabel>Message:</guilabel> field, and
press <guibutton>Send</guibutton>. That's
easy. It may even be too easy, which is why I like to
queue my messages up to be sent a few minutes later.
subject in the <guilabel>Subject:</guilabel> and a message in
the big empty box at the bottom of the window, and press
<guibutton>Send</guibutton>. That's easy. It may even be
too easy, which is why I like to queue my messages up to be
sent a few minutes later.
<tip id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach-tip">
<title>Send Now, Send Later</title>
<para>
Evolution will send mail immediately unless you tell
it to do otherwise by selecting <guimenuitem>Send
Later</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>MENU</guimenu>.
Then, when you press <guibutton>Send &
Receive</guibutton>, all your unsent messages will go
out at once. I like to use "Send Later" because it
gives me a chance to change my mind about a message
before it goes out. That way, I don't send anything I'll
regret the next day.
Evolution will send mail immediately unless you tell it to
do otherwise by selecting <guimenuitem>Send
Later</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>MENU</guimenu> in
the message composition window. Then, when you press
<guibutton>Send</guibutton>, all your unsent messages will
go out at once. I like to use "Send Later" because it
gives me a chance to change my mind about a message before
it goes out. That way, I don't send anything I'll regret
the next day.
</para>
<para>
To learn more about how you can specify message queue
@ -216,85 +214,89 @@ as putting the fig inside the paragraph may or may not have fixed an error -->
</para>
<para>
There is quite a bit more to sending mail, though. In the
next few sections, you'll see how
<application>Evolution</application> handles additional features,
including mailing lists, attachments, and forwarding.
You can probably guess the purpose of the buttons labelled
<guilabel>Cut</guilabel>, <guilabel>Copy</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Paste</guilabel> and <guilabel>Undo</guilabel>, but
there's a bit more to sending mail that's less obvious. In
the next few sections, you'll see how
<application>Evolution</application> handles additional
features, including mailing lists, attachments, and
forwarding.
</para>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-to">
<title>Choosing Recipients</title>
<para>
If you have created address cards in the contact
manager, you can also enter nicknames or other portions
of address data, and
<application>Evolution</application> will complete the
address for you. (INSERT description of UI for this
feature, once it is decided upon). 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. (QUESTION: will users be able to drag & drop
address cards to send email?). For more information
about using email together with the contact manager and
the calendar, see <xref
linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref
If you have created address cards in the contact manager,
you can also enter nicknames or other portions of address
data, and <application>Evolution</application> will complete
the address for you. <!-- (INSERT description of UI for this
feature, once it is decided upon). --> 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.
<!-- (QUESTION: will users be able to drag & drop address cards
to send email?). --> For more information about using email
together with the contact manager and the calendar, see
<xref linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref
linkend="usage-calendar-apts-group">.
</para>
<para>
In addition, you can mark recipients in three different
ways. The <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field is for the
primary recipients of the message you are going to send.
However, it is considered bad form to have more than a
few email addresses in this section.
</para>
<para>
If you're writing to one person, but want to keep a
third party up to date, you can use
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>. Hearkening back to the dark
ages when people used typewriters and there were no copy
machines, "Cc" stands for "Carbon Copy." Use it
whenever you want to share a message you've written to
someone else.
<example>
<title>Using the Cc: field</title>
<para>
Say, for example, Susan sends an email to a client.
She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> field, so that he know
what's going on. The client can see that Tim also
recieved the message, and know that they can talk
to Tim about the message as well.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<para>
If you have a large number of recipients, or if you want
to send mail to several people without sharing the
recipient list, you should use
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel>. "BCc" stands for "Blind
Carbon Copy", and means that people listed in the
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> are excluded from the
recipient list, although they will receive the message
and the list of addresses from the
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>
fields.
<example id="ex-mail-bcc">
<title>Using the BCc: field</title>
<para>
Let's say Tim sends an email to a client, and wants
his supervisor to know what he wrote. He doesn't,
however, want the client to start writing his
supervisor about the project&mdash; it's Tim's job
to deal with the client. So Tim puts his
supervisor's email address in the
<guilabel>BCc:</guilabel> field. That way, the
client has one contact, and the boss stays in the
loop.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-to-mult">
<title>Multiple Recipients</title>
<para>
In addition, you can mark recipients in three different
ways. The <guilabel>To:</guilabel> field is for the
primary recipients of the message you are going to send.
However, it is considered bad form to have more than a few
email addresses in this section.
</para>
<para>
If you're writing to one person, but want to keep a third
party up to date, you can use <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel>.
Hearkening back to the dark ages when people used
typewriters and there were no copy machines, "Cc" stands
for "Carbon Copy." Use it whenever you want to share a
message you've written to someone else.
<example>
<title>Using the Cc: field</title>
<para>
Say, for example, Susan sends an email to a client.
She puts her co-worker, Tim, in the in the
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> field, so that he know
what's going on. The client can see that Tim also
recieved the message, and know that they can talk to
Tim about the message as well.
</para>
</example>
</para>
<para>
If you have a large number of recipients, or if you want
to send mail to several people without sharing the
recipient list, you should use
<guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel>. "Bcc" stands for "Blind Carbon
Copy", and means that people you put in the
<guilabel>Bcc:</guilabel> field get the message, but
nobody else sees their email address. They will still see
the list of addresses from the <guilabel>To:</guilabel>
and <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields.
<example id="ex-mail-bcc">
<title>Using the Bcc: field</title>
<para>
Tim is sending out a message to all of his company's
clients, some of whom are in competition with each
other, and all of whom value their privacy. If he
puts every address from his address book's "Clients"
category into the <guilabel>To:</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> fields, he'll have made the
<emphasis>entire</emphasis> client list public.
Don't assume it won't happen to you; I got careless
one day and did it myself.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-reply">
@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<title>Reply Message Window</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
<graphic fileref="replymsg-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
<graphic fileref="fig/replymsg" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
</graphic>
</screenshot>
</figure>
@ -330,131 +332,198 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<para>
If a message has several recipients, as in the case of
mailing lists or messages that have been carbon copied,
you may wish to select one of the items under the
<guimenuitem>Reply-To</guimenuitem> submenu on the
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu. This will allow you to
choose one or several of the other message recipients in
addition to the person who originally sent you the
message. If there are large numbers of people in the
<guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> or <guilabel>To:</guilabel>
fields, this can save substantial amounts of time. In
addition, Reply-To makes it very easy to keep off-topic
conversation away from mailing lists and newsgroups.
mailing lists or messages that have been carbon copied, you
may wish to click <guibutton>Reply to All</guibutton>
instead of <guibutton>Reply</guibutton>. If there are large
numbers of people in the <guilabel>Cc:</guilabel> or
<guilabel>To:</guilabel> fields, this can save substantial
amounts of time. But be careful, and always make sure you
know who is getting a message: it could be a mailing list
with thousands of subscribers.
<example>
<title>Using the Reply-To feature</title>
<para>
Returning again to the email Susan sent to Tim and
their client, you'll note that the Reply-To feature
allows the client to decide whether to reply just to
Susan, or to both Tim and Susan by selecting
a menu item, rather than by cutting and pasting the
email addresses.
Susan sends an email to a client, and sends copies to
Tim and to an internal company mailing list of
co-workers. If Tim wants to make a comment to all of
them, he uses <guibutton>Reply to All</guibutton>, but
if he just wants to tell Susan that he agrees with her,
he uses <guibutton>Reply</guibutton>.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-fancy">
<title>Embellishing that email</title>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html">
<title>Embellish your email with HTML</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> allows you to
make your email more attractive in a number of ways. You
can send messages formatted with HTML, attach any sort
of file to them, and even include live documents, like
spreadhseets or chess games. This section will tell
you how.
</para>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-html">
<title>Colors, pictures, and fonts with HTML Mail</title>
<para>
Most email messages are sent as plain text, but they
can also be sent as HTML, which means they can include
color, text style, and other formatting information.
Evolution will read and display HTML properly without
trouble, and also allows you to send outgoing
email messages as HTML. To send an HTML message, just
use the composition toolbar to add formatting;
your message text will appear formatted in the composer
window, and the message will be sent as HTML.
</para>
<note>
<title>A Technical note on HTML Tags</title>
<para>
You can't use the composer window to create web pages,
at least not if you plan to hand-code them with HTML.
If you enter HTML directly into the composer&mdash; say,
<markup role="html">&lt;B&gt;Bold
Text&lt;/B&gt</markup>, the the composer will assume you
meant exactly that, and not "make this text bold," as a
HTML composition tool would. For the very technically
inclined, that means that when the text <markup
role="html">&lt;B&gt</markup> is sent as HTML, it will
be converted to the string
<literal>&amp;lt;B&amp;gt;</literal>. Real gearheads
should wonder how I got all that stuff straight, given
that I'm writing this in SGML.
</para>
</note>
You can't normally use text treatments or pictures in
emails, which is why you've probably seen people use
asterisks for emphasis or use
<glossterm>emoticons</glossterm> to convey their
feelings. However, most of the newer email programs can
include and display images and text treatments as well as
basic alignment and paragraph formatting.
</para>
<note>
<title>HTML Mail is not a Default Setting</title>
<para>
Some people do not have HTML-capable mail clients, or
prefer not to receive HTML-enhanced mail because it is
slower to download and display.
<emphasis>Some</emphasis> people refer to HTML mail as
"the root of all evil" and get very angry if you send
them HTML mail, which is why the default in
<application>Evolution</application> is plain text.
If you choose to send HTML mail, but have an address
book entry for someone who does not wish to receive
HTML-enhanced mail, you can note that preference in
their address card. The mailer will automatically
strip the HTML tags from any messages you send to that
address.
slower to download and display. <emphasis>Some</emphasis>
people refer to HTML mail as "the root of all evil" and
get very angry if you send them HTML mail, which is why
<application>Evolution</application> sends plain text
unless you explicitly ask for HTML. To send HTML mail,
you will need to select <guilabel>Send Messages as
HTML</guilabel> in the mail settings dialog box. See
<xref linkend="config-mail"> for more information.
</para>
<para>
If you format a message with HTML, but do not have
<guilabel>Send Messages as HTML</guilabel> enabled in your
mail settings, the composer will remove your text styles.
It will, however, preserve indentation and lists. It will
do the same thing for any individuals in your address book
whom you have marked as preferring not to receive HTML.
</para>
</note>
<para>
HTML formatting tools are located just above the
composition frame, and in the <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> and
<guimenu>Format</guimenu> menus. Your message text will
appear formatted in the composer window, and the message
will be sent as HTML.
</para>
</sect4>
<para>
The icons in the toolbar are explained in tool-tips, which
appear when you hold your mouse over the buttons. The
buttons fall into four categories:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Headers and lists: Choose
<guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for your default text
style, or <guilabel>Header 1</guilabel> through
<guilabel>Header 6</guilabel> for varying sizes of
header. You can also select
<guilabel>pre</guilabel> for preformatted text
blocks, and three types of <guilabel>List
Item</guilabel>.
</para>
</listitem>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach">
<listitem>
<para>
Text style: <guilabel>B</guilabel> is for bold text,
<guilabel>I</guilabel> for italics,
<guilabel>U</guilabel> for an underline, and
<guilabel>S</guilabel> for a strikethrough.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Alignment: Located next to the text style buttons,
these three paragraph icons should be familiar to
users of most word processing software. The
leftmost button will make your text left-justified,
the center button, centered, and the right hand
button, right-justified.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Indentation rules: The button with the arrow
pointing left will reduce a paragraph's indentation,
and the right arrow will increase its indentation.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
There are two tools that you can find only in the
<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Insert Link</guilabel>: Use this tool to
put hyperlinks in your HTML messages. When you
select it, <application>Evolution</application> will
prompt you for the <guilabel>Text</guilabel> that
will appear, and the <guilabel>Link</guilabel>, where
you should enter the actual web address (URL).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Insert Image</guilabel>: Select this item to
embed image into your email, as was done in the welcome
message. Images will appear at the location of the
cursor.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<note>
<title>A Technical note on HTML Tags</title>
<para>
The composer is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
editor for HTML. That means that if you enter HTML
directly into the composer&mdash; say, <markup
role="html">&lt;B&gt;Bold Text&lt;/B&gt</markup>, the
the composer will assume you meant exactly that string
of characters, and not "make this text bold," as an HTML
composition tool or text editor would.
</para>
</note>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-attach">
<title>Attachments</title>
<para>
If you want to attach a file to your email message,
you can do so by <!--describe process here-->. If
your recipients can read HTML mail, you can put an
image inside the mail by dragging the file into the
composer window, or by selecting <guimenuitem>Menu
Item</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
menu. Still, unless you know what email client the
recipient is using, it's best to send a message or
attachment in the simplest manner possible.
</para>
</sect4>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live">
If you want to attach a file to your email message, just
click the button with a paper clip on it, labelled
<guibutton>Attach</guibutton>.
<application>Evolution</application> will then ask you to
select the file. Do so, and then send the message. Be
aware that big attachments can take a long time to
download.
</para>
</sect3>
<!-- Function not implemented,
possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
<!--
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-live">
<title>Live Documents</title>
<para>
Later versions of <application>Evolution</application>
will allow you to enliven your email with almost any
sort of document, and even with entire
applications. At this point, however, this feature has not
yet been implimented.
yet been implemented.
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
</sect3>
-->
<sect3 id="usage-getnsend-fwd">
<title>Forwarding Mail</title>
<para>
<guilabel>Forward</guilabel> is useful if you have
received a message and you think someone else would like
to see it, or if you get a message intended for someone
else. You can forward a message as an attachment to a
new message (the default way of forwarding) or you can send it
<glossterm>inline</glossterm> as a quoted portion of the
message you are sending. Attachment forwarding is best
if you want to send the entire message you received,
unaltered. Inline forwarding is best if you want to
send portions of a message, or if you have a large
number of comments on different sections of the message
you are forwarding. Remember to note from whom the
The post office forwards your mail for you when you change
addresses, and you can forward mail when you get a letter by
mistake. The email <guilabel>Forward</guilabel> command
works in much the same way. It's particularly useful if you
have received a message and you think someone else would
like to see it. You can forward a message as an attachment
to a new message (this is the default way of forwarding) or
you can send it <glossterm>inline</glossterm> as a quoted
portion of the message you are sending. Attachment
forwarding is best if you want to send the full, unaltered
message on to someone else. Inline forwarding is best if
you want to send portions of a message, or if you have a
large number of comments on different sections of the
message you are forwarding. Remember to note from whom the
message came, and where, if at all, you have removed or
altered content.
</para>
@ -478,6 +547,17 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
I started with ten, but four were "Don't send
<glossterm>spam</glossterm>."
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't send spam or forward chain mail. If you must,
watch out for hoaxes and urban legends, and make sure
the message doesn't have multiple layers of email
quotation symbols (&gt;) indicating multiple layers
of careless inline forwarding.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Always begin and close with a salutation. Say
@ -513,16 +593,6 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't send spam or forward chain mail. If you
must, verify any rumors, and make sure the
message doesn't have multiple layers of email
quotation symbols (&gt;) indicating multiple
layers of careless inline forwarding.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
When you reply or forward, include just enough of
@ -540,53 +610,59 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
<sect1 id="usage-mail-organize">
<title>Organizing Your Mail</title>
<para>
Even if you only get a few email messages a day, you
probably want to sort and organize them. When you get a
hundred a day and you want to refer to a message you
received six weeks ago, you need to sort and organize them,
and <application>Evolution</application> has the tools to
help you do it.
Even if you only get a few email messages a day, you probably
want to sort and organize them. When you get a hundred a day
and you want to refer to a message you received six weeks ago,
you <emphasis>need</emphasis> to sort and organize them.
Fortunately, <application>Evolution</application> has the tools
to help you do it.
</para>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-folders">
<title>Getting Organized with Folders</title>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> keeps mail, as well as
address cards and calendars, in folders. Some, like
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, and
<guilabel>Drafts</guilabel> have already been created for
you. If you like, you can create new folders by selecting
<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then
address cards and calendars, in folders. You start out with a
few, like <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Drafts</guilabel>,
but you can create as many as you like. Create new folders by
selecting <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> and then
<guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu. You must specify both the name
and the type of the folder; a folder can hold mail, calendars,
or address cards, but you can't mix them up. Some people
don't like that. Too bad.
<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.
<application>Evolution</application> will as you for the name
and the type of the folder, and will provide you with a folder
tree so you can pick where it goes.
<note>
<title>Folders have Limits</title>
<para>
A folder can hold mail, calendars, or address cards, but
you can't mix them up. Also, an email message can be in
only one folder at a time, just like real mail in real
folders. If you need more flexibility, try vFolders.
</para>
</note>
</para>
<para>
The new folders will appear in the <interface>folder
view</interface>, and you can drag them wherever you want to
relocate them. You can drag messages around too. If you
create filters with the <interface>filter
assistant</interface>, you can have mail moved to a folder
automatically. An email message can be in only one folder at
a time, just like real mail in real folders.
When you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, your new folder will
appear in the <interface>folder view</interface>. You can
then put messages in it by dragging and dropping them. If you
create a filter with the <interface>filter
assistant</interface>, you can have mail moved to your folder
automatically.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-organize-search">
<title>Searching for Messages</title>
<para>
Because <application>Evolution</application> automatically
creates an index of every email you send or receive, it can
search through your old messages and present you with results
very quickly. You can search through just the message
subjects, just the message body, or both body and subjet.
Most mail clients can search through your messages for you,
but <application>Evolution</application> does it faster. You
can search through just the message subjects, just the message
body, or both body and subject.
</para>
<para>
To create a search, enter the word or phrase you're
looking for in the form field below the toolbar, and
choose a search type:
To start searching, enter a word or phrase in the text area
right below the toolbar, and choose a search type:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@ -633,7 +709,7 @@ with quoted materials and the relevant replies interspersed-->
Then, press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
<application>Evolution</application> will show your search
results in
results in the message list.
</para>
</sect2>
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</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
Then, the filter assistant will ask you which emails it should act
upon. You can set criteria to include words or phrases in the
subject, To:, Cc: or body of the message. (FIXME: WHAT ELSE?)
Once you've decided which messages to filter, the assistant will
ask you the sort of action you wish to take. More details and
screenshots should follow here.
Then, the filter assistant will ask you which emails it should
act upon. You can set criteria based on message size, the
sender, primary addressee or cc: list, or words in the subject
or body of the message. Once you've decided which messages to
filter, the assistant will ask you the sort of action you wish
to take. You can file, delete, or forward the message, and you
can also have it be exempted from other filters which would
otherwise have acted upon it.
</para>
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<title>Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders</title>
<para>
If you find that filters aren't flexible enough for you, or
end up performing the same search again and again, you should
consider a virtual folder. Virtual folders, or vFolders, are
an advanced way of viewing your email messages within
end up performing the same search again and again, consider a
virtual folder. Virtual folders, or vFolders, are an advanced
way of viewing your email messages within
<application>Evolution</application>. If you get a lot of
mail or often forget where you put messages, vFolders can help
you stay on top of things.

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<!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN">
<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
<title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title>
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<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
<para>
One of <application>Evolution</application>'s most important
job is to give you access to your information, and help you
use it quickly. One way it does that is through the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface>, that column of buttons on
the left hand side of the main window. There are actually two
kinds of buttons in the shortcut bar: familiar looking icons,
and the thin rectangles at the top and bottom of the column
which separate your shortcuts by category.
<application>Evolution</application>'s most important job is
to give you access to your information, and help you use it
quickly. One way it does that is through the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface>, the column on the left
hand side of the main window. The shortcut bar has two types
of buttons: big ones with names like
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> and <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>,
and small rectangular ones at the top and bottom, which are
called category buttons.
</para>
<para>
The category buttons, labelled <guilabel>Evolution
Shortcuts</guilabel> and <guilabel>Internet
Directories</guilabel>, slide up and down when you click on
them. When you first start
<application>Evolution</application>, you are lookig at the
<guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>. If you click
The category buttons are labelled <guilabel>Evolution
Shortcuts</guilabel> <guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>.
When you click on them, they'll slide up and down to give you
access to different sorts of shortcuts. When you first start
<application>Evolution</application>, you are looking at the
<guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel> category. If you click
<guilabel>Internet Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and
you'll see buttons for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any
others you or your system administrator might have added.
Click on <guibutton>Evolution Shortcuts</guibutton> to look at
the shortcuts again. Those buttons give you fast access to the
major fucntions that <application>Evolution</application>
provides for you.
the shortcuts again.
</para>
<para>
They are:
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covered in <xref linkend="config">. If you're using the
keyboard shortcuts you may also want to hide the
<interface>shortcut bar</interface> by selecting
<guimenuitem>Hide/Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem> from the
<guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu.
the <guimenuitem>Show Shortcut Bar</guimenuitem> toggle in the
<guimenu>View</guimenu> menu.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-folderview">
<title>The Folder View</title>
<para>
The <interface>folder view</interface> is the most comprehensive way to
get to your information. It can show you everything you've
stored with <application>Evolution</application>&mdash;
appointments, address cards, emails, and so forth.
The <interface>folder view</interface> display presents your
data like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it
starts small at the top, and branches downwards. There are a
few folders you will always see, because they're at the top.
On my computer, I have only one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>.
When I click on the plus sign next to the label, I see the
contents:
The <interface>folder view</interface> is a more comprehensive
way to view the information you've stored with
<application>Evolution</application>. It displays all your
appointments, address cards, and email in a tree that's a lot
like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>&mdash; it starts small
at the top, and branches downwards. On my computer, I have only
one: <guilabel>Local</guilabel>. When I click on the plus sign
next to the label, I see the contents:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where you'll find your
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, where I keep
appointments and event listings.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where your address
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel>, where address
cards are stored.
</para>
</listitem>
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for your incoming mail.
This is where you will make the most subfolders.
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail, and all
the rest of my mail folders.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, where you can store
copies of mail you have sent, or unsent drafts.
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, which is for
drafts of messages and mail that's already been sent.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, where you can throw things away.
<guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, which is for trash.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<tip>
<title>Context-Sensitive Help</title>
<para>
You can almost always get help on an item by
right-clicking it. If you're not sure what something is,
or don't know what you can do with it, right-clicking and
choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> is a good way to
find out.
GNOME 2.0 supports context-sensitive help, which means you can
almost always get help on an item by right-clicking it. If
you're not sure what something is, or don't know what you can
do with it, choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the
right-click menu is a good way to find out.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
If a folder has other folders in it, there will be a plus
If a folder has other folders inside it, there will be a plus
sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and the folder will
open to let you see the other folders inside. This may
change in the future to something more attractive, like
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they will go there. <!-- ****This paragraph could use some
work**** -->
</para>
<para>
You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to
move, rename, and delete folders.
<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> function from the
<guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu>.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar">
<title>The Menu Bar</title>
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cover them later on as we discuss the things you can do with
<application>Evolution</application>.
</para>
</sect1>
<para>
Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
window</interface> you can start doing things with it.
We'll start with your email inbox: you've got a letter
waiting for you already.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>