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Evolution Mail and Calendar
Getting Started
Getting Started
An introduction to Evolution.
Starting
Evolution
for the first time
Running Evolution for the very first time.
The
Evolution
main window
An explanation of the areas shown in the Evolution window.
Mail Management
Account Management
Adding, editing and managing mail accounts.
Changing the mail window layout
Changing the display of the mail window (message list columns and widescreen).
Deleting and undeleting messages
Deleting, expunging, and undeleting mail.
Display of a message
Rendering an email and handling its attachments.
Junk and Spam Mail Handling
How to automatically handle unwanted mail.
Sending and receiving mail
On receiving mail and sending written emails.
Sorting and organizing mail
On folders, sorting, searching, filters, search folders, and labels.
Using shortcut keys to read mail
Keyboard shortcuts that can save you some time when reading mail.
Working Offline
Work with your mail while not being connected to the network.
Advanced Mail Management
Mail encryption and certificates
Sending and receiving encrypted mail.
Read receipts for emails
How to enable requesting read receipts.
Sending invitations by email
Sending invitations for appointments to contacts via email.
IMAP
IMAP Headers
Define which mail headers to download when using IMAP.
IMAP Subscriptions
IMAP folder subscriptions.
Mail Composing
Adding attachments to an email
Attaching files to emails you want to send.
Autocompletion of mail recipients
Autocompletion of names and email addresses entered in the mail composer.
Composing a new message
Writing a new email to send to a recipient.
Forwarding a message
Forwarding a received email to somebody.
Replying to a message
Answering a received email.
Searching in the mail composer
Searching for text in the mail composer.
Sending a message to several recipients
Sending to more than one person and using CC or BCC.
Spell checking
On spell checking your mail in the composer.
Using HTML format to enhance emails
Format emails by using HTML instead of plain text.
Working with email signatures
Using email signatures at the bottom of a message you send.
Advanced Mail Composing
Character Encodings
When letters in an email are not shown correctly or missing.
Custom Header Lines
Using custom fields in the header of composed messages
Message Templates
Message templates to reuse in the composer.
Prioritizing outgoing messages
Setting a priority for messages to be sent.
Calendar Management
Add, Edit, and Delete Appointments
On adding, editing, and deleting appointments.
Changing the calendar layout
Adjusting the display and views of the calendar.
Reminders for appointments
Setting up reminder notifications for appointments.
Sending invitations by email
Sending invitations for appointments to contacts via email.
Sorting and organizing calendars
On using several calendars, searching, and categories.
Advanced Calendar Management
Meetings
Using meetings in the calendar.
Sharing your calendar information
Make your information (appointments and free/busy times) available to others.
Using Classifications
Classifying appointments and tasks on groupware servers.
Using Recurrence
Repeating appointments.
Using time zones
Using time zones in the calendar.
Contacts Management
Add, Edit, and Delete Contacts
On adding, editing, and deleting contacts in address books.
Autocompletion of mail recipients
Autocompletion of names and email addresses entered in the mail composer.
Sorting, organizing and grouping contacts
On address books, searching, contact lists, and categories.
Memos and Tasks Management
Add, Edit and Delete Memos
On adding, editing, and deleting memos.
Add, Edit, and Delete Tasks
On adding, editing, and deleting tasks.
Displaying of tasks
Options for displaying task completion and due dates.
Sorting and organizing tasks and memos
On task and memo lists, searching, and categories.
Data Migration and Synchronization
Back up and restore
Back up and restore your Evolution data and settings.
Contacts in LibreOffice
Using data from Evolution address books in LibreOffice documents.
Exporting data from
Evolution
How to export data from
Evolution
.
Importing data from another application
Importing data from another application.
Synchronize
Evolution
with other devices
Synchronize Evolution data with handheld devices and mobile phones.
Corporate Environments
Microsoft Exchange
Connecting to Exchange Servers
Connecting to Exchange Servers
Novell Groupwise
Connecting to GroupWise
Connecting to GroupWise
Tracking down Problems
How to get help
How to get help for problems.
How to report bugs
How to report mistakes in the application.
How to track down a problem
How to provide good information when tracking down a problem.
Common Mail Questions and Problems
Access a Gmail IMAP Account via Evolution
How to set up a Gmail IMAP Account.
Access a Gmail POP Account via Evolution
How to set up a Gmail POP Account.
Changing the "On date, person wrote:" string when replying
It is not possible to change the quotation introduction added when answering mail.
Duplicate emails get downloaded
How to handle duplicated email messages
Error message "Failed to append to..." after sending message
What to do when this error is shown.
Error message "No provider available for protocol email"
What to do when this error is shown.
Forwarding a message with its attachments
How to forward a message with its attachments.
HTML emails are not correctly displayed
When a received message looks weird or is hard to read.
I cannot see some emails, where are they?
If you received or sent an email, but you cannot find it anywhere.
Mail filters are not working
Fix problems with mail filters that do not sort and organize mail as expected.
Mail is not sent
Possible reasons why emails are not sent.
Moved emails are still shown in the original folder
Moving emails from one folder to another.
Searching for emails with a specific attachment type
Unfortunately this is not possible.
Separating POP mail for more than one account
How to split and sort mail when using more than one local account.
Thread related headers recognized by Evolution
Which thread-related headers are recognized by Evolution.
Two Trash folders shown for the same account
An explanation for the problem that two trash folders are present in Evolution.
Updating/refreshing the folders on the mail server
Ways to update your Evolution folders.
Words are wrapped in outgoing mails at 72 characters
Words are wrapped in outgoing mails at 72 characters.
Common Other Questions and Problems
Changing keyboard shortcuts
Changing keyboard shortcuts.
Changing the Switcher appearance
Changing the display of the window buttons in the lower left corner.
Data storage locations
Where does Evolution store my data on the harddisk?
Freeing disk space by deleting items
Deleting emails and calendar entries to reduce the size of the files used by Evolution.
Minimizing Evolution to the system tray
On minimizing Evolution to the notification area.
Setting the default browser
How to define the default browser to open links with.
Some windows are too large for small screens.
What to do when using a small screen or netbook.
Why is Evolution offline when my net connection is working?
Make Evolution be online again.
Further reading
Credits and Acknowledgment
Credits and Acknowledgment.
Evolution Mail and Calendar