Evolution seamlessly combines e-mail, a calendar, an address book, and a task list in one easy-to-use application. With its extensive support for communications and data interchange standards, Evolution can work with existing corporate networks and applications, including Microsoft* Exchange.

To start Evolution, click Computer+More Applications+Office+Evolution Mail and Calendar.

The first time you start it, Evolution prompts you with a few questions as it sets up a mail account and helps you import mail from your old mail client. Then it shows you how many new messages you have and lists upcoming appointments and tasks, as well as the current weather and news from news feeds. The calendar, address book, and mail tools are available in the shortcut bar on the left.

Press Ctrl+N open a new item for whatever part of Evolution you are working in. In mail, this creates a new message. If you are in the address book, Ctrl+N creates a new contact card, and in the calendar, Ctrl+N creates a new appointment.

For more information, see Chapter 4, Evolution: E-Mail and Calendaring.

GroupWise is a robust, dependable messaging and collaboration system that connects you to your universal mailbox anytime and anywhere. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop includes the GroupWise 7.0.2 Cross-Platform Client for Linux.

GroupWise is not installed by default. Use the Software Management feature in YaST to install the novell-groupwise-gwclient package. Then click Computer+More Applications+Communicate+GroupWise to open the GroupWise Client.

Your main work area in GroupWise is called the Main Window. From the Main Window of GroupWise, you can read your messages, schedule appointments, view your Calendar, manage contacts, change the mode of GroupWise you are running in, open folders, open documents, and much more.

For more information on using GroupWise, click Help+User Guide in the GroupWise Client.