Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

To Import Email from KMail

KMail is the email client for KDE. You can import your email easily from KMail to Email and Calendar because KMail uses the standard mbox format. By default, KMail stores your email in the Mail directory of your home directory.

To import email from KMail to Email and Calendar, perform the following steps:

  1. Choose File -> Import from the Email and Calendar window.

  2. Click on the Forward button in the Import Assistant to begin the configuration process.

  3. Select the Import a single file option from the Importer Type page, then click on the Forward button.

  4. Enter the name of the file that you want to import in the Filename field. Alternatively, to browse for the file, click on the Browse button. When you select a file, click OK, then click on the Forward button.

  5. Click on the Import button.

  6. Select the Email and Calendar folder to which you want to import the KMail mail in the Select folder dialog. Alternatively, click on the New button to create a new folder.

    When you select a folder, click OK. Your KMail email is imported to the folder that you specified.