Author: philbull
Date: Fri Jul 20 19:41:07 2007
New Revision: 4167
Modified:
trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml
Log:
Added new sections on using email signatures
Modified: trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml (original)
+++ trunk/ubuntu/internet/C/internet.xml Fri Jul 20 19:41:07 2007
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="email-alternative" status="review">
- <title>Alternative Email Clients</title>
+ <title>Alternative email applications</title>
<para>You can also use <application>Mozilla
Thunderbird</application> for email. To install it, install the
<application>mozilla-thunderbird</application> package (see <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink>).</para>
<para>To start <application>Thunderbird</application>, choose
<menuchoice>
@@ -693,8 +693,53 @@
</procedure>
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="email-signature" status="writing">
+ <title>Using email signatures</title>
+ <para>An email signature is a small block of text which is
automatically added to the end of all of the email messages that you send.
Traditionally, a signature contains your name and email address, although you
could put anything you like there.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="email-signature-create" status="writing">
+ <title>Create an email signature</title>
+ <para>To create a new email signature in
<application>Evolution Mail</application>:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
and select <guilabel>Composer Preferences</guilabel></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Select
<guilabel>Signature</guilabel> and press
<guibutton>Add</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Type a name for the
signature</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Type your signature in the
large white box</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Save</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to save the
signature</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="email-signature-default" status="writing">
+ <title>Change the default signature</title>
+ <para>If you have more than one email account, you can
set different signatures to be used with different accounts.</para>
+ <para>To change the default signature for an email
account:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
and select <guilabel>Mail Accounts</guilabel></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Select the email account which
you want to change the default signature of</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Edit</guibutton> and go to the <guilabel>Identity</guilabel>
tab</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Under <guilabel>Optional
Information</guilabel>, change the <guilabel>Signature</guilabel> to the
signature of your choice</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
and then <guibutton>Close</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="email-signature-tips" status="writing">
+ <title>Tips on what to put in your signature</title>
+ <para>While you can put whatever you like in your email
signature, it is best to follow a few simple rules in order to protect your
privacy and to avoid causing inconvenience for the people who will receive your
email messages.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Use a short signature of only a
few lines</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Put a couple of dashes on the
first line of your signature to show where your message ends and your signature
begins</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Do not include personal
information such as your home telephone number or address in your signature
unless absolutely necessary</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>The following is an example of quite a sensible
email signature:</para>
+ <para><screen>--
+John Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED]</screen></para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
+
+
<sect1 id="internet-instant-messaging" status="review">
<title>Instant Messaging</title>
<para>Instant messaging (IM) is a way of communicating with friends and
family by sending messages to one another over the Internet. Instant messaging
happens in real-time, and there is no delay between you typing a message and
the other person receiving it.</para>
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