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<preface id="introduction">
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<!-- =============Introduction ============================= -->
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<sect1 id="what">
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<title>What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title>
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<para>
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Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible;
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it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be
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<emphasis>informed</emphasis>.
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<application>Evolution</application>'s goal is to make the
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tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving information
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easier, so you can work and cooperate with others. That is,
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it's a more evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program,
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and an integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
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</para>
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<para>
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Because it's part of the GNOME project,
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<application>Evolution</application> is free software. The
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program and its source code are released under the terms of
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the GNU Public License (GPL), and the documentation falls
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under the Free Documentation License (FDL). For more
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information about the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software
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Foundation's website at <ulink
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url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<note>
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<title>This is a preview release</title>
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<para>
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Please help develop <application>Evolution</application>
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by submitting bug reports when you find bugs. You can do
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so by using the <application>Bug Report
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Tool</application> (known as <command>bug-buddy</command>
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at the command line).
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> can help you work in a
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group, by handling email, address and other contact
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information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one
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or several computers, connected directly or over a network,
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for one person or for large groups.
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<application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all
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your communications and information management tasks with the
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power and flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment.
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</para>
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<para>
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The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had
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four major goals for their project:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy
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to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive
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interface that users could customize to their liking, and
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the development of shortcuts for complex tasks.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> must meet and
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exceed the standards set by other groupware products.
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It must include support for most major network protocols
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so that it can integrate seamlessly with existing
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hardware and network environments.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The project must support open standards and protocols
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to turn <application>Evolution</application> into an
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advanced development platform. From the simplest
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scripting to the most complex network and component
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programming, <application>Evolution</application> must
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to offer developers an environment for cutting-edge
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application development.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
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must not not lose mail, corrupt mailbox files or other
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data, execute arbitrary scripts, or delete files from
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your hard disk.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>Evolution</application> is designed to make most
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daily tasks faster. For example, it takes only one or two
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clicks to enter an appointment or an address card sent to you
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by email, or to send email to a contact or appointment.
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<application>Evolution</application> makes displays faster and
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more efficient, so searches are faster and memory usage is
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lower. People who get lots of mail will appreciate advanced
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features like <link
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linkend="usage-mail-organize-vFolders">vFolders</link>, which
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let you save searches as though they were ordinary mail
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folders.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="aboutbook">
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<title>About This Book</title>
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<!-- ************** FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH FOR DRAFT ONLY ************* -->
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<para>
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This version of the <application>Evolution</application>
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User's Guide is a <emphasis>draft</emphasis>. It is missing
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huge chunks of information, and many of the features it
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describes are unimplemented. All the content is subject to
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change, especially if you help. Please send comments on the
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guide to <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. If you would like
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to work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME
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Documentation project <ulink
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url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp">web
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site</ulink>. This paragraph will be removed in later
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versions of the manual.
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</para>
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<!-- ************* END DRAFT ONLY PARAGRAPH ************** -->
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<para>
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This book is divided into two parts, with several
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appendices. The first part is a <link linkend="usage">guided
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tour</link>— it will explain how to use
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<application>Evolution</application>. If you are new to
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<application>Evolution</application> or to groupware in
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general, this is the section for you. The second section,
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covering <link linkend="config">configuration</link>, is
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targeted at more advanced users, but anyone who wants to
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change the way <application>Evolution</application> looks or
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acts can benefit from reading it. In addition, there is a
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comprehensive <link linkend="menuref">menu
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reference</link> which describes nearly every capability that
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<application>Evolution</application> has to offer.
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</para>
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<formalpara>
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<title>Typographical conventions</title>
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<para>
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Some kinds of words are marked off with special typography:
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<simplelist>
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<member><application>Applications</application></member>
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<member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member>
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<member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for interface items</member>
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<member> Menu selections look like this:
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<menuchoice>
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<guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice>
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</member>
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<member><guibutton>Buttons</guibutton> you can click</member>
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<member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member>
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<member><computeroutput>Text output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
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<member><glossterm>Words</glossterm> that are defined
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in <xref linkend="apx-gloss">.</member>
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</simplelist>
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</para>
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</formalpara>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="commontasks">
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<title>Quick Reference for Common Tasks</title>
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<para>
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You might want to get a copy of this section and tape it to
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the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of
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most of the things you'll want to do with
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<application>Evolution</application>, and pointers to the
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sections of the book where you'll find more in-depth
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description of those tasks.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="quickref-newthings">
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<title>Opening or Creating Anything</title>
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<para>
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Here are the keyboard shortcuts and menu items you're most
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likely to use: (Please note that the shortcuts listed are
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probably wrong at this point).
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Create a new folder</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift </keycap>
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<keycap>F</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Evolution Bar Shortcut</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift</keycap>
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<keycap>S</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Create a new email message:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Use
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<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mail
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Message</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift </keycap>
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<keycap>M</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Create a new Appointment</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Appointment</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift</keycap>
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<keycap>A</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Create a new Task</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Task</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift</keycap>
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<keycap>T</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Enter a new Contact</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Contact</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
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<keycap>Shift</keycap>
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<keycap>C</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="quickref-mail">
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<title>Mail Tasks</title>
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<para>
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Here are the most frequent email tasks:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Check Mail</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> in the toolbar, or press
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Reply to a message Message</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select the message to which you want to reply, and
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click Click <guibutton>Reply</guibutton> in the
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toolbar, or press
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Forward a Message</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select the message you want to forward, and
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click Click <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> in the
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toolbar, or press
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<keycombo action="simul">
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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<keycap>FIXME</keycap>
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</keycombo>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Create Filters and vFolders</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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You can create filters and vFolders based on specific
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message attributes by right-clicking on a message or
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by selecting <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Mail Filters</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
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or <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>vFolder Editor</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice>. Filters are discussed in <xref
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linkend="usage-mail-organize-filters">, and vFolders
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in <xref linkend="usage-mail-organize-vfolders">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="quickref-cal">
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<title>Calendar</title>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="quickref-contact">
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<title>Contact Manager</title>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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</preface>
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