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.
Here are the keyboard shortcuts and menu items you're most likely to use:
File->New->Folder or Ctrl+Shift +F
File->New->Evolution Bar Shortcut or Ctrl+Shift+S
Use File->New->Mail Message or Ctrl+Shift +M
File->New->Appointment or Ctrl+Shift+A
File->New->Contact or Ctrl+Shift+C
File->New->Task or Ctrl+Shift+T
Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the mouse:
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.
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
Select the message or messages you want to forward, and click Forward in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+J
Double-click the message you want to view, or select it and press Ctrl+O
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.