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Evolution Tips, Tricks and Secrets

Evolution is one of the Linux/Unix desktop applications you'll miss when you have to work under Windows, and you'll miss it even more if you had the right tips showing you how to use Evolution best.

Add a Background Image to an Email in Evolution

Get creative with your emails in Ximian Evolution and add some spice with a background image.

Add Bcc Recipients in Evolution

Send carbon copies of messages in Ximian Evolution without revealing the recipients' names and email addresses.

Apply a Saved Search in Evolution

Construct and perform complex searches comfortably from the menu in Ximian Evolution.

Assign a Label to a Message in Ximian Evolution

Labels and color-codes can help you keep your Inbox organized in Ximian Evolution.

Empty the Trash Automatically When You Quit Evolution

Have Ximian Evolution do the housecleaning for you and empty the Trash folder when you quit.

Export Messages from an Evolution Folder

It's easy to collect emails in Ximian Evolution, but how do you get them out of it again? Here's how to export mail from an Evolution folder to a mbox file.

Forward a Message as an Attachment in Evolution

Forwarding a message as an attachment with Ximian Evolution keeps it intact and is a clean way of sharing emails.

Forward a Message Inline with Evolution

The classic way of sharing mail is easy to use in Ximian Evolution, and it lets you edit the forwarded message before delivery while making sure everybody can read it.

Hide Read Messages Temporarily in Evolution

If you want to concentrate and only see unread messages in a folder in Ximian Evolution you can hide all mail that you have already read easily.

Highlight Quoted Text with a Color in Evolution

Quoted text in emails is best made stand out or, rather, stand back behind the actual message. Here's how to colorize quotations in Ximian Evolution.

How to Access Your Email Remotely From Another Computer and Location

Would you like to access your email not only from the computer at home or work but also remotely from any place and computer with an internet connection?

How to Check the Spelling as You Type in Evolution

Make Evolution mark misspelled words instantly.

How to Flag a Message for Follow-Up, Reading, and More in Evolution

Don't have the time to do everything now? Here's how to mark mail for later reading, replying and more easily and efficiently in Evolution.

How to Resend a Message in Evolution

It's easy to send the same (or a very similar) message again in Evolution.

How to Specify the Account Used to Send a Message in Evolution

Specify which From: address, signature and other account-specific settings Ximian Evolution should use for a message you send.

Insert a Graphical Smiley in Evolution

Use cute graphical smileys instead of plain text .-)s in Ximian Evolution.

Know Evolution vFolders and Their Power

Ximian Evolution has an organizational concept called vFolders, which combine the best of folders, search results and message filters to help you get to right mail fast.

Load Images in a Message in Evolution

Make Ximian Evolution download and show you all the pretty images in a message.

Move a Message to a Folder Quickly in Evolution

Use a Ximian Evolution keyboard shortcut to move messages easily, and very fast.

Open an Evolution Folder in a New Window

See two Ximian Evolution folders side by side.

Organize a Mailbox by Follow-Up Status Easily in Evolution

You organize your messages by marking them for follow-up, reading and what not. Now here's how to use this selective knowledge to structure your Inbox perfectly.

Prevent Evolution 1.0 from Loading Remote Images

Avoid privacy invasion and unnecessary downloads in Ximian Evolution by disabling loading of images on remote servers.

Save a Search in Evolution

If you save complex searches in Ximian Evolution, you can recall them quickly by using just a menu command.

Save and Use a Message as a Template in Evolution

Do you write similar messages often and wish Ximian Evolution would allow you to save email messages as templates? Here's how to make your email life a bit easier with some improvising.

See all Mail Marked for Follow-Up Instantly in Evolution

See all the important messages at a glance in Ximian Evolution.

See Only Recent Mail in an Evolution Folder

Is your Ximian Evolution Inbox fuller than full, too? Limit the display to recently received messages with this tip.

Select Mail Folders for Your Evolution Summary

Get direct access to your favorite mail folders from your Ximian Evolution Summary screen.

Send a Plain Text Only Email in Evolution

Ximian Evolution lets you use fancy formatting in emails, but you can also send a message that uses plain text only — sure to be received in proper shape by everybody.

Specify the Default Forward Style in Evolution

Forward emails not only with style, but with your style by default in Ximian Evolution.

Undelete Messages in an IMAP Account in Evolution

If you have deleted a message by mistake, here's how to find and restore it in an IMAP account in Ximian Evolution.

View the Source of an Email Message in Evolution

Look behind an email's curtain and see the source in Ximian Evolution.

Write a Message Using Rich HTML Formatting in Evolution

Use bold text, italics, colors, fonts, images, and much more in your email messages in Ximian Evolution.
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