Introductory Tips for Experienced Users

To create a backup of your Evolution data, copy the ~/evolution/local/ directory to your backup disk. To access data you have backed up, use the Import tool to restore individual files as needed.

To set the browser that opens when you click a link in an email, open the GNOME preferences tool (System->Settings or gnome-control-center) and start the File Associations tool. There, look under Internet Services, select World wide web (http), and select the browser of your choice. If you wish to use a browser other than the ones suggested, you will need to enter the full shell command. For example you might use mybrowser "%s" to start the mybrowser program at the right page.

For GNOME desktops, you can set Evolution to be the default mail client, so that it opens when you click a mailto: link in web pages and help tools. To do that, open the GNOME preferences tool and start the File Associations tool. There, look under Internet Services, select Electronic mail transmission (mailto), and select Evolution from the drop-down list.

For applications such as Mozilla and Netscape, which do not use the GNOME preference tools, you will need to find the protocol handler preference tool for that application and enter evolution "%s" as your choice for handling mailto links.