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Chapter 8. Kontact: An E-Mail and Calendar Program / 8.2. Kontact Overview | ||||
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The default window view, which shows the , is shown in Figure 8.1, “The Kontact Window Showing the Summary”. Use the buttons in the left section to access the different components.
The provides some basic information about upcoming birthdays and to-dos, weather, and the status of KPilot. The news section can access RSS feeds to provide updated news of interest to you. Use + to configure the information displayed.
The folder area to the left contains a list of your mail folders (mail boxes) indicating the total number of messages and how many are still unread. To select a folder, simply click it. The messages it contains appear in the top right frame. The number of messages is also displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the application window.
The subject, sender, and time of receipt of each message are listed in header area to the right. Click a message to select it and display it in the message window. Sort the messages by clicking one of the column headers (subject, sender, date, etc.). The contents of the currently selected message are displayed in the message frame of the window. Attachments are depicted as icons at the end of the message, based on the MIME type of the attachment.
Messages can be marked with different status flags. Change the status with +. You can use this feature to highlight important messages that you do not want to forget. Display only messages with a certain status using in the search bar.
The upper left frame of this component shows all addresses in the currently activated address books. The lower left frame lists your address books and shows the activation status for each. The right frame shows the currently selected contact. Use the search bar at the top to find a particular contact.
shows your list of tasks. Click the field at the top to add a new item to the list. Right-click in a column of an existing item to make changes to the value in that column. An item can be broken into several subitems. Right-click and select to create a subitem.
The calendar view is divided into a number of frames. By default, view a small calendar of this month and a week view of the current week. Also find a list of to-dos, a detailed view of the current event or to-do, and a list of calendars with the status of each. Select a different view from the toolbar or the menu.
