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<chapter id="usage-mainwindow">
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<title>The Main Window: Evolution Basics</title>
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<para>
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After <application>Evolution</application> starts up, you will
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see the <interface>main window</interface>, which looks a lot
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like in <xref linkend="usage-mainwindow-fig">. On the left of
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the <interface>main window</interface> are the
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<interface>shortcut bar</interface> and the
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<interface>tree-view</interface>. Just underneath the title
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bar is a series of menus in the <interface>menu
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bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool
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bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The
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largest part of the <interface>main window</interface> is
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taken up by a welcome message. <!-- para does not end here
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but after fig! -->
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<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
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<!--
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Make sure that this figure meets its descriptions below: it should
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show the shortcut bar, the tree view with some trees expanded, and so
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forth. Can these things be labelled with little arrows & stuff?
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-->
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<figure id="usage-mainwindow-fig">
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<title>Evolution Main Window</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="mainwindow-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
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<note>
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<title>The Way Evolution Looks</title>
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<para>
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The appearance of both
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<application>Evolution</application> and
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<application>GNOME</application> is very easy to
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customize, so your screen might not look like this
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picture. You might configure
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<application>Evolution</application> to start with a
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different view, or without the <interface>shortcut
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bar</interface> or <interface>tree view</interface>.
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-shortcutbar">
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<title>The Shortcut Bar</title>
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<para>
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The buttons in the <interface>shortcut bar</interface> give
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you quick access to the different functions that
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<application>Evolution</application> provides.
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</para>
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<para>
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The buttons in the <interface>shortcut bar</interface> are:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guibutton>Today</guibutton>, which will bring up a summary
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of any new messages you've recieved, along with the tasks and
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appointments you have lined up for today.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guibutton>Inbox</guibutton>, which will show you all
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of your email. Your Inbox is also where you can
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access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize,
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and search your mail.
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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 <guibutton>Calendar</guibutton>, which can store
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appointments for you. Connected to a network, you
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can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and
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up to date.
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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 <guibutton>Contacts</guibutton> tool holds your
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addresses, phone numbers, and contact information.
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Like calendar information, contact data can be
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synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a
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network.
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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 <guibutton>Tasks</guibutton> tool combines a "to
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do" list with reminders to help you keep track of
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daily events.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para> <guibutton>Notes</guibutton> is your catch-all
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notepad: write <glossterm>haiku</glossterm>, take down
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messages from phone conversations, or keep small
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things organized.
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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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If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, or <glossterm>hot
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key</glossterm>, you can use those instead. They're
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shown... (INSERT DESCRIPTION) You can also set your own hot
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keys for functions that don't have any; this is covered in
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<xref linkend="config">. If you're using the keyboard
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shortcuts you may also want to hide the <interface>shortcut
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bar</interface> by selecting <guimenuitem>Hide/Show Shortcut
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Bar</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>MENU</guimenu> menu.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-treeview">
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<title>The Tree View</title>
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<para>
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The <interface>tree view</interface> is the most comprehensive way to
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get to your information: it can show you everything you've
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stored with <application>Evolution</application>
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appointments, address cards, emails, and so forth.
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The <interface>tree view</interface> display presents your
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data like a <glossterm>file tree</glossterm>— it
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starts small at the top, and branches downwards. There are a
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few folders you will always see, because they're at the top.
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On my computer, they are: (ch. to itemizedlist w/descriptions?)
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<simplelist>
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<member>Local Mail</member>
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<member>Remote Mail</member>
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<member>Address Book</member>
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<member>Calendar</member>
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<member>Trash</member>
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</simplelist>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Right-clicking will bring up a menu for just about anything
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in GNOME, and <application>Evolution</application> is no
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exception. If you right-click on a folder, you'll have a
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menu with the following options:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Something</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Something</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Something</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>.
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</para>
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<tip>
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<title>Context-Sensitive Help</title>
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<para>
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You can almost always get help on an item by
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right-clicking it. If you're not sure what something is,
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or don't know what you can do with it, right-clicking and
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choosing <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> is a good way to
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find out.
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</para>
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</tip>
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<para>
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If a folder has other folders in it, there will be a plus
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sign next to it. Click on the plus sign, and you will see
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the other folders inside. This may change in the future to
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something more attractive, like triangles that drop down as
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you click on them to display the rest of the tree.
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</para>
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<para>
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Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder
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will be highlighted, or its label displayed as bold
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text. You can learn more about customizing
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<application>Evolution</application> alerts and appearance
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in <xref linkend="config">.
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</para>
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<para>
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(CHANGE that title! THIS SECTION BELONGS SOMEWHERE ELSE!)
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You can drag the folders inside the tree view to change
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their order or put one folder inside another. To delete a
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folder, you can drag it into the trash folder. The same
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goes for individual messages, appointments, and address
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cards, whether they're in the <interface>tree
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view</interface> or not: drag them where you want them, and
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they will go there. (IS THIS TRUE?)
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</para>
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<para>
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You can also use the <guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu> to
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move, rename, and delete folders.
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<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> function from the
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<guimenu>right-click menu</guimenu>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Once you've familiarized yourself with the <interface>main
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window</interface> you can start doing things with it.
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We'll start with email: you've got a letter waiting for you
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already.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter> |