A User's Guide to Ximian Evolution

Aaron Weber

Kevin Breit

Ettore Perazzoli

Duncan Mak

Copyright © 2001 by Ximian, Inc.

Table of Contents
About this Book
Organization
Typographical conventions
I. Getting Started with Ximian Evolution
1. Getting Started with Ximian Evolution
What is Ximian Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?
The First Time you Start Ximian Evolution
What's What in Ximian Evolution
2. Using the Ximian Evolution Summary
Introducing the Summary
Customizing the Summary's Modules
3. Using Evolution for Email
Reading Mail
Checking for New Mail
Composing New Email Messages
RSVPs in Mail
Subscription Management
Encryption
4. Organizing and Managing your Email
Sorting Mail with Column Headers
Getting Organized with Folders
Searching for Messages
Create Rules to Automatically Organize Mail
Getting Really Organized with vFolders
5. Working with Your Contacts
The Contact Editor
Searching for Contacts
Organizing your Address Book
Sharing your Cards
Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly
Sending Mail to Categories of Contacts
6. Managing your Schedule
Ways of Looking at your Calendar
Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar
The Task Pad
Multiple Calendars
7. Synchronizing Evolution with Hand-Held Devices
Using HotSync
8. Printing with Evolution
Print Preview
File or Printer?
II. Configuring and Managing Ximian Evolution
9. Advanced Configuration
Mail Settings
Configuring the Calendar
Managing the Contact Manager
General Preferences
10. Setting up your synchronization system
A. Quick Reference
Opening or Creating Anything
Mail Tasks
Calendar
Contact Manager
Glossary
B. Known bugs and limitations
C. Authors
List of Figures
1-1. The Ximian Evolution Main Window
1-2. Ximian Evolution Mail
1-3. Ximian Evolution Calendar View
1-4. Ximian Evolution Contact Interface
3-1. Threaded Mail View
3-2. New Message Window
3-3. Reply Message Window
4-1. Selecting a vFolder Rule
5-1. Evolution Contact Editor
8-1. Print Preview
8-2. Choosing a Printer
9-1. Mail Preferences Dialog
9-2. Calendar Preferences Dialog
List of Examples
1. Example Example
3-1. Using the Reply to All feature
3-2. Sending an Encrypted Messagee
4-1. Using Folders, Searches, and vFolders
5-1. Refining a Quick Search
5-2. Sharing Address Cards and Calendar Data
6-1. Keeping Multiple Calendars
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