Part II. Office / Chapter 8. Kontact: An E-Mail and Calendar Program | ||||
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Part II. Office / Chapter 8. Kontact: An E-Mail and Calendar Program | ||||
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Abstract
Kontact combines the functionality of a number of KDE applications into a convenient single interface for personal information management. These applications include KMail for e-mail, KOrganizer for the calendar, KAddressbook for contacts, and KNotes for notes. It is also possible to sync data with external devices, such as a handheld. Kontact integrates easily with the rest of the KDE desktop and connects to a variety of groupware servers. It includes extra features, such as spam and virus filtering and an RSS reader.
Start Kontact from the main menu with +. Alternatively, enter kontact & in a command line. For only part of the functionality, it is possible to open the individual components instead of the combined application.
To import e-mail from other applications, select + from the mail view in Kontact. It currently features import filters for Outlook Express, the mbox format, e-mail text format, Pegasus Mail, and Evolution. The import utility can also be started separately with the command kmailcvt.
Select the corresponding application and confirm with . A file or a folder must be provided, depending on the selected type. Kontact then completes the process.
