This guide describes how to use Email and Calendar
.
Most of the information in this guide is generic to all releases of the JavaTM Desktop System Release 3. Where the information
is not generic, the platform is indicated.
This release of the Java Desktop System supports the following systems:
Systems running Linux on Intel-compatible hardware, including most desktop and laptop systems from most vendors.
Systems running the SolarisTM 10 Operating System on SPARC® platforms.
Systems running the Solaris 10 Operating System on x86 platforms.
Table P–1 describes where you can find information about systems that are supported by the Solaris Operating System, relevant to this product release. In the Java Desktop System documentation, the term x86 refers to the processor families shown in Table P–1.
Table P–1 Supported Solaris Systems
This guide is for users who want to use Email and Calendar
for the following applications:
Email client
Calendar
Task manager
Contacts manager
Familiarize yourself with the following topics:
Email applications
Calendar applications
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Overview of Email and Calendar provides an introduction to
the major components and functions of Email and Calendar
.
Chapter 2, Getting Started provides information about
how to get started with Email and Calendar
.
Chapter 3, Using Summary in Email and Calendar describes how to use your Summary.
Chapter 4, Using Email describes how to use Email and Calendar
to compose, send, receive, and manage email
messages.
Chapter 5, Using Advanced Email Features provides information about
how to use advanced email features of Email and Calendar
.
Chapter 6, Using Calendar describes how to use Calendar to schedule appointments, meetings, and tasks.
Chapter 7, Using Tasks describes how to use Tasks to manage the work tasks that you perform.
Chapter 8, Using Contacts describes how to use Contacts to create an address book of your contacts.
Chapter 9, Using Sun Java System Calendar Server Accounts and Folders provides information about
how to use the Sun Java System Calendar Server
connector to access your Sun Java System Calendar Server
information.
Chapter 10, Using Microsoft Exchange Accounts provides information about how
to access your Microsoft Exchange
information from Email and Calendar
.
Chapter 11, Using PDAs on Linux Systems describes how to use PDAs with Email and Calendar
on Java Desktop System on Linux systems.
Chapter 12, Configuring Email and Calendar provides information about
how to configure the various components of Email and Calendar
.
Chapter 13, Importing Email and Contact Data provides information about how
to import data into Email and Calendar
.
Appendix A, Troubleshooting Email and Calendar provides information for troubleshooting Email and Calendar
.
Appendix B, Message Icons lists the icons that are displayed in the message pane.
Appendix C, Using the Keyboard to Navigate Email and Calendar describes how to navigate Email and Calendar
from the keyboard only.
Glossary is a list of terms used in this guide, and definitions of the terms.
The following guides are associated with this guide:
Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 Administration Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide
The accompanying Java Desktop System Release 3 Documentation CD contains files or links for those manuals directly-related, or closely associated with, the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux.
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. Do not save the file. (Emphasis sometimes appears in bold online.) |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–3 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
---|---|
C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |
The following table lists the conventions for mouse usage in documentation for the Java Desktop System.
Action |
Definition |
---|---|
Click |
Press and release the left mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Click-and-hold |
Press and do not release the left mouse button. |
Left-click |
Same as click. Left-click clarifies the action when there might be confusion with right-click. |
Middle-click |
Press and release the middle mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Right-click |
Press and release the right mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Double-click |
Press and release the left mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse. |
Drag |
Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For example, you can drag a window or an icon. The left and middle mouse buttons can perform drag actions. |
Drag-and-drop |
Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For example, you can drag-and-drop a window or an icon. Release the mouse button to place the object in a new location. |
Grab |
Point to an item that you can move, and click-and-hold on the mouse button. For example, you can grab the titlebar of a window, then drag the window to a new location. |