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were built for speed and efficiency. There's also the search folder, an advanced organizational
feature not found in some e-mail clients. If you get a lot of e-mail, or if you keep every message you
get in case you need to refer to it later, you'll find this feature especially useful. Here's a quick
explanation of what's happening in your main Evolution e-mail window.
Message List
The message list displays all the e-mails that you have. This includes all your read and unread
messages, and e-mail that is flagged to be deleted.
Preview Pane
This is where your e-mail is displayed.
If you find the preview pane too small, you can resize the pane, enlarge the whole window, or
double-click the message in the message list to have it open in a new window. To change the size of
a pane, drag the divider between the two panes.
As with folders, you can right-click messages in the message list and get a menu of possible actions,
including moving or deleting them, creating filters or search folders based on them, and marking
them as junk mail.
Most of the e-mail-related actions you want to perform are listed in the Actions menu in the menu
bar. The most frequently used ones, like Reply and Forward, also appear as buttons in the toolbar.
Most of them are also located in the right-click menu and as keyboard shortcuts.
4.2.4 The Calendar
To begin using the calendar, click Calendar in the shortcut bar. By default, the calendar shows
today's schedule on a ruled background. At the upper right, there's a monthly calendar you can use
to switch days. Below that, there's a Task list, where you can keep a list of tasks separate from your
calendar appointments.
Appointment List
The appointment list displays all your scheduled appointments.
Month Pane
The month pane is a small view of a calendar month. To display additional months, drag the column
border to the left. You can also select a range of days in the month pane to display a custom range of
days in the appointment list.
Task List
Tasks are distinct from appointments because they generally don't have times associated with them.
You can see a larger view of your task list by clicking Tasks in the shortcut bar.
4.2.5 The Contacts Tool
The Evolution contacts tool can handle all of the functions of an address book or phone book.
However, it's easier to update Evolution than it is to change an actual paper book, in part because
Evolution can synchronize with Palm OS* devices and use LDAP directories on a network.
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