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Shortcut Buttons
The shortcut bar lets you switch between folders and between Evolution tools. At the bottom of the
shortcut bar there are buttons that let you switch tools, and above that is a list of all the available
folders for the current tool. If you have the Evolution Connector for Microsoft Exchange installed,
you have an Exchange button in addition to buttons for the other tools.
Status Bar
The status bar periodically displays a message, or tells you the progress of a task. This most often
happens when you're checking or sending e-mail. These progress queues are shown in the previous
figure. The Online/Offline indicator is here, too, in the lower left of the window.
Preview Pane
The preview pane displays the contents of the e-mail that is selected in the e-mail list.
4.2.1 The Menu Bar
The menu bar's contents always provide all the possible actions for any given view of your data. If
you're looking at your Inbox, most of the menu items relate to e-mail. Some content relates to other
components of Evolution and some, especially those in the File menu, relates to the application as a
whole.
File: Anything related to a file or to the operations of the application usually falls under this menu,
such as creating things, saving them to disk, printing them, and quitting the program itself.
Edit: Holds useful tools that help you edit text and move it around. Lets you access the settings and
configuration options in the Edit menu.
View: Lets you decide how Evolution should look. Some of the features control the appearance of
Evolution as a whole, and others the way a particular kind of information appears.
Folder: Holds actions that can be performed on folders. You can find things like copy, rename,
delete, and so on.
Message: Holds actions that can be applied to a message. If there is only one target for the action,
such as replying to a message, you can normally find it in the Message menu.
Search: Lets you search for messages, or for phrases within a message. You can also see previous
searches you have made. In addition to the Search menu, there is a text entry box in the toolbar that
you can use to search for messages. You can also create a search folder from a search.
Help: Opens the Evolution Help files.
4.2.2 The Shortcut Bar
Evolution'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 shortcut bar, which is the column on the left side of the main
window. The buttons, such as Mail and Contacts, are the shortcuts. Above them is a list of folders
for the current Evolution tool.
The folder list organizes your e-mail, calendars, contact lists, and task lists in a tree, similar to a file
tree. Most people find one to four folders at the base of the tree, depending on the tool and their
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