Quick Reference for Common Tasks

You might want to copy this section and tape it to the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of the things you'll want to do with Evolution, and pointers to the sections of the book where you'll find more in-depth description of those tasks.

Opening or Creating Anything

Here are the keyboard shortcuts and menu items you're most likely to use:

Create a new folder
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File->New->Folder or Ctrl+Shift +F

Create a new Shortcut in the Evolution Bar

File->New->Evolution Bar Shortcut or Ctrl+Shift+S

Create a new email message:

Use File->New->Mail Message or Ctrl+Shift +M

Create a new Appointment

File->New->Appointment or Ctrl+Shift+A

Enter a new Contact

File->New->Contact or Ctrl+Shift+C

Create a new Task

File->New->Task or Ctrl+Shift+T

Mail Tasks

Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the mouse:

Check Mail

Click Get Mail in the toolbar. There is no keyboard shortcut for this task, but you can ask Evolution to check for new mail periodically. To do so, FIXME.

Reply to a Message

To reply to the sender of the message only: click Reply in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+R

To reply to the sender and all the other visible recipients of the message, click Reply to All or select the message and press Shift+Ctrl+R

Forward a Message

Select the message or messages you want to forward, and click Forward in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+J

Open a Message in a New Window

Double-click the message you want to view, or select it and press Ctrl+O

Create Filters and Virtual Folders

You can create filters and Virtual Folders based on specific message attributes from the message's right-click menu. Alternately, select a message, and then choose Settings->Mail Filters or Settings->Virtual Folder Editor. Filters are discussed in the section called Staying organized: Mail Filters in Evolution in Chapter 3, and Virtual Folders in the section called Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders in Chapter 3.

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