Using the Shortcuts Pane

By default, Evolution contains shortcuts for the following component applications: Calendar, Contacts, Inbox, Summary, Tasks.

You can open shortcuts from the shortcuts pane in any of the following ways:

• Click on the shortcut.

• Right-click on the shortcut, then choose Open from the popup menu.

• To open the shortcut in a new window, right-click on the shortcut, then choose Open in New Window from the popup menu.

You can also customize the shortcuts pane. The following sections describe how to customize the shortcuts pane.

Working With Shortcuts Groups

You can create groups of shortcuts in the shortcuts pane. By default, the shortcuts pane contains one group which is represented by the Shortcuts button at the top of the shortcuts pane.

To open a group, click on the button that represents the group.

To Create a Shortcuts Group

To create a shortcuts group, right-click on a vacant space on the shortcuts pane, then choose Add Group from the popup menu. A Create New Shortcut Group dialog is displayed. Type a name for the new group in the dialog, then click OK. A button that represents the group is added to the shortcuts pane.

To Rename a Shortcuts Group

To rename a shortcuts group, right-click on the button that represents the group, then choose Rename this Group from the popup menu. A Rename Shortcut Group dialog is displayed. Type a new name for the group in the dialog, then click OK. The text on the button in the shortcuts pane that represents the group is updated.

To Remove a Shortcuts Group

To remove a shortcuts group, right-click on the button that represents the group, then choose Remove this Group from the popup menu. A Remove Shortcut Group dialog is displayed. Click Delete to remove the shortcuts group.

You cannot remove the Shortcuts group.

To Change the Size of Icons in a Shortcuts Group

To change the size of icons in a shortcuts group, right-click on the button that represents the group, then choose Small Icons or Large Icons from the popup menu.

Working With Shortcuts

You can add, rename, and remove shortcuts from your shortcuts groups. The following sections describe how to work with shortcuts.

To Add a Shortcut

To add a shortcut to a shortcuts group, perform the following steps:

1. Open the shortcuts group to which you want to add the shortcut.

2. In the folder pane, right-click on the folder for which you want to add a shortcut, then choose Add to Shortcut Bar from the popup menu. The folder is added to the shortcuts group as a shortcut.

To Add Default Shortcuts

You can add the default shortcuts to a shortcuts group. To add the default shortcuts to a shortcuts group, perform the following steps:

1. Open the shortcuts group to which you want to add the default shortcuts.

2. Right-click on a vacant space on the shortcuts pane, then choose Create Default Shortcuts from the popup menu. The default shortcuts are added to the shortcuts group.

To Rename a Shortcut

To rename a shortcut, right-click on the shortcut, then choose Rename from the popup menu. A Rename Shortcut dialog is displayed. Type a new name for the shortcut in the dialog, then click OK. The text on the shortcut is updated.

To Remove a Shortcut

To remove a shortcut, right-click on the shortcut, then choose Remove from the popup menu.