Start Evolution by selecting Main Panel Menu->Applications->Evolution or by typing evolution at the command line. The first time you run the program, it will create a directory called evolution in your home directory, where it will keep all your Evolution-related files.
After Evolution starts up, you will see the main window, with the Inbox open. It should look a lot like the picture in Figura 1. On the left of the main window is the shortcut bar, with several buttons in it. Just underneath the title bar is a series of menus in the menu bar, and below that, the tool bar with buttons for different functions. The largest part of the main window is taken up by the actual Inbox, where messages are listed and displayed. If you're running the program for the first time, you'll have just one message: a welcome from Ximian.
![]() | The Way Evolution Looks |
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The appearance of both Evolution and GNOME is very easy to customize, so your screen might not look like this picture. You might decide to have Evolution start with the calendar and a folder bar, or with the contact manager occupying the entire window. |
Evolution's most important job is to give you access to your information and help you use it quickly. One way it does that is through the shortcut bar, the column on the left hand side of the main window. The large buttons with names like Inbox and Contacts are the shortcuts, and you can select different groups of shortcuts by clicking the rectangular group buttons.
The shortcut group buttons are Evolution Shortcuts and Internet Directories. When you click on them, they'll slide up and down to give you access to different sorts of shortcuts. When you first start Evolution, you are looking at the Evolution Shortcuts category. If you click Internet Directories, it will slide up and you'll see buttons for the Bigfoot and Netcenter directories, as well as any others you or your system administrator may have added. You can add more groups by right-clicking on the background of the shortcut bar and selecting Menu Group. Internet directories behave a lot like the local contact manager, which is covered in el capítulo de nombre El Administrador de Contactos de Evolution.
Take a look at the Evolution Shortcuts again. The shortcut buttons in that category are:
Click the Inbox button to start reading your mail. Your Inbox is also where you can access Evolution's tools to filter, sort, organize, and search your mail.
The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists for you. Connected to a network, you can use it to keep a group of people on schedule and up to date.
The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers, and contact information. Like calendar information, contact data can be synchronized with hand-held devices and shared over a network.
If you don't like the shortcut bar, you can use the folder bar or the menu bar to navigate the main window. Press Ctrl+O to choose from a list of folders you'd like to visit, or use the drop-down folder bar. You can hide and show the folder bar and the shortcut bar by selecting those items in the View menu.
![]() | Trucos de la Barra de Atajos |
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To remove a shortcut from the shortcut bar, right-click on it and select Remove. To add one, select File->New->Evolution Bar Shortcut. To change the way the shortcut bar looks, right-click in an empty space on the shortcut bar. From the menu that appears, you can select icon sizes. |