You might want to get a copy of this section and tape it to the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of most of the things you'll want to do with Evolution, and pointers to the sections of the book where you'll find more in-depth description of those tasks.
Here are the keyboard shortcuts and menu items you're most likely to use: (Please note that the shortcuts listed are probably wrong at this point).
File->New->Folder or Ctrl+Shift +F
File->New->Evolution Bar Shortcut or Ctrl+Shift+S
Use File->New->Mail Message or Ctrl+Shift +M
File->New->Appointment or Ctrl+Shift+A
File->New->Task or Ctrl+Shift+T
File->New->Contact or Ctrl+Shift+C
Here are the most frequent email tasks, and shortcuts for navigating your mailbox with the keyboard instead of the mouse:
Click Get Mail in the toolbar, or press FIXME+FIXME+FIXME
To reply to the sender of the message only: click Reply in the toolbar, or press FIXME+FIXME+FIXME
To reply to the sender and all the other visible recipients of the message, click:
Select the message or messages you want to forward, and click Forward in the toolbar, or press FIXME+FIXME+FIXME
Double-click the message you want to view, or select it and press Ctrl+O
You can create filters and vFolders based on specific message attributes by right-clicking on a message or by selecting Tools->Mail Filters or Tools->vFolder Editor. Filters are discussed in the section called Staying organized: Mail Filters in Evolution in Chapter 2, and vFolders in the section called Getting Really Organized with Virtual Folders in Chapter 2.