A User's Guide to Ximian Evolution

Aaron Weber

Kevin Breit

Ettore Perazzoli

Duncan Mak

Copyright © 2001 by Ximian, Inc.

This is version 1.0 of the Ximian Evolution manual.

Table of Contents

About this Book

Organization
Typographical conventions

I. Getting Started with Ximian Evolution

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

Getting Oriented with the Ximian Evolution Summary

Using the Summary
Customizing the Summary's Modules

Using Evolution for Email

Reading Mail
Checking for New Mail
Composing New Email Messages
RSVPs in Mail
Subscription Management
Encryption

Organizing and Managing your Email

Importing Your Old Email and Settings
Sorting Mail with Column Headers
Getting Organized with Folders
Searching for Messages
Create Rules to Automatically Organize Mail
Getting Really Organized with vFolders

Working with Your Contacts

The Contact Editor
Searching for Contacts
Organizing your Addressbook
Sharing your Cards
Send me a Card: Adding New Cards Quickly

Managing your Schedule

Ways of Looking at your Calendar
Scheduling With the Evolution Calendar
The Task Pad
Multiple Calendars

Synchronizing Evolution with Hand-Held Devices

Using HotSync

Printing with Evolution

Print Preview
File or Printer?

II. Configuring and Managing Ximian Evolution

Advanced Configuration

Mail Settings
Configuring the Calendar
Managing the Addressbook

Setting up your synchronization system

Quick Reference

Opening or Creating Anything
Mail Tasks
Calendar
Addressbook

Known bugs and limitations

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