Using Evolution: An Overview - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

Microsoft Outlook* and versions of Outlook Express after version 4, use proprietary
formats that Evolution cannot read or import. To import information, you might want
to use the Export tool under Windows*.
Before importing e-mail from Netscape*, make sure you have selected File > Compact
All Folders. If you don't, Evolution will import and undelete the messages in your Trash
folders.
NOTE
Evolution uses standard file types for e-mail and calendar information, so you
can copy those files from your ~/.evolution directory. The file formats
used are mbox for e-mail and iCal for calendar information.
Contacts files are stored in a database, but can be saved as a standard vCard*.
To export contact data, open your contacts tool and select the contacts you
want to export (press Ctrl+A to select them all). Click File > Save as VCard.

6.2 Using Evolution: An Overview

Now that the first-run configuration has finished, you're ready to begin using Evolution.
Here's a quick explanation of what's happening in your main Evolution window.
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