From f752fbf7e3f54c86c9c6a3f6619f371851eedd7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Gratton Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:10:57 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] help: Update accounts.page to reflect how the accounts editor now works --- help/C/accounts.page | 160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-) diff --git a/help/C/accounts.page b/help/C/accounts.page index c3e0f230..8d684428 100644 --- a/help/C/accounts.page +++ b/help/C/accounts.page @@ -2,69 +2,99 @@ type="guide" id="accounts"> - - - - - - Accounts - -
- Adding accounts - -

The first time you start Geary, you will be prompted to add an email account. On this screen, - select if your account is Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook.com, or other. For other account types, you will - need to enter your IMAP and SMTP login settings manually.

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Additional accounts can be added from the Accounts dialog. The Accounts option is - available in either Geary's application menu or the gear menu in the upper-right of the - toolbar. (The location depends on the install desktop shell. For GNOME Shell and Unity, the - application menu is available near the top-left corner of the screen.) - To add an account, click the + button.

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- Editing existing accounts - -

From the Accounts dialog, select an account and click the pencil icon to change various settings. - Please note that Geary cannot change server settings on an existing account. If you need to - change your IMAP or SMTP server, you will need to delete the account and re-add it.

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To change the order that accounts are displayed in the folder list, drag the accounts in the - Accounts dialog to the desired order.

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There are some advanced options available when editing accounts:

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The Save sent mail checkbox controls whether Geary will push successfully sent - messages up to the account's Sent Mail folder. For Gmail accounts, this happens - automatically. Yahoo and some other accounts can be configured to do this automatically as well. - For other accounts, if you disable this setting, you may be unable to view messages you've - sent.

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The Sign emails checkbox indicates whether a signature will be automatically - inserted when a composer is opened. You may enter the signature into the box immediately - below. You may use HTML tags to style the text. Switch to a preview of the signature using the - buttons to the right.

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If you leave the signature in the Accounts dialog blank, Geary will use the - .signature file in your home directory, if it exists. This file may contain either - plain text or HTML markup. In the latter case, the markup will be inserted directly into the - composer, without any escaping.

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The Download mail drop-down allows you to configure how much mail Geary will keep - locally. Geary can only use locally available mail when searching and forming - conversations.

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- Removing accounts - -

To delete an account, open the Accounts dialog, select the account, and press the - button. - Geary will delete all information associated with the account.

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+ Accounts Editor + +

Your email accounts can be added, updated, and removed using + the accounts editor. To open it, click Geary’s + application menu button in the main window above the folder list, + then click Accounts in the pop-up menu.

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To change the order that accounts are displayed in the folder + list, click and drag the handle for an account in the accounts + editor, or focus an account with Tab, then use + Ctrl↑ and + Ctrl↓ to re-position the + currently selected account.

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+ Adding accounts + +

Geary will automatically use any email accounts you have added + via the Online Accounts panel of GNOME + Settings. If you do not have any accounts added to + Online Accounts, you will be prompted to add an account + the first time you run Geary.

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To add additional accounts, open the accounts editor, then + choose the appropriate email provider from the list at the bottom + of the window. For providers supported by Online + Accounts, GNOME Settings will be opened and you + will be asked for your account information there. For other email + providers, you will be asked for your account information by + Geary. Once entered, click Create and the account + information will be checked and then added.

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+ Updating existing accounts + +

To update existing accounts, open the accounts editor and + choose the account you wish to update. Geary will display settings + for the account. From there, you can add and remove additional + sender email addresses, edit your email signature, and various + other settings.

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The Download mail setting allows you to configure + how much mail Geary will download and store locally. Geary can + only use locally available mail when displaying and searching for + conversations.

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To edit the server settings for the account, scroll to the + bottom of the window and click Server Settings. The + server settings will be displayed and you can click to edit + them. Once done, click Apply and Geary will check the + settings, then update the account. Note that accounts added via + the Online Accounts panel of GNOME Settings + cannot have their server name, security, login, or password + settings changed.

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The Save draft email on server checkbox controls + whether the composer will save copies of email messages being + written in the Drafts folder. If de-selected, you will + not be able to save draft messages when closing the composer.

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The Save sent email on server checkbox controls + whether Geary will save copies of email that have been sent + to the Sent folder. If de-selected, you will no be able + to see any email messages you have sent, unless your server + automatically saves them for you.

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+ Removing accounts + +

Accounts added via the Online Accounts panel of + GNOME Settings must also be removed from there. To do + so, open Online Accounts, select the account, and click + Remove.

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To remove an account added via Geary, open the accounts editor + and choose the account you wish to remove. Geary will display + settings for the account. Scroll to the bottom of the window and + click Remove Account. You will be prompted to confirm + removing the account. Once confirmed, if you change your mind you + can still undo removing the account by clicking Undo in + the popup notification, or by typing + CtrlU.

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