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<!-- $XConsortium: ch02.sgm /main/6 1996/10/04 16:52:21 cdedoc $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<chapter id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.1">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.1">Reading Books</title>
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<Para>You can move through an information library in several ways. The easiest
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way to get started is to view an information library as a collection of
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online books. Online books possess features similar to those found in
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traditional hardcopy books. For example, online books are organized into
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chapters and sections and have tables of contents. Online books also
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have features, such as hypertext links, they are not present in hardcopy
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books.
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</Para>
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<Para>This chapter describes the basics of reading books, including:
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</Para>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.2">
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</Para>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.8">
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</Para>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.2">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.2">Using Information Manager Windows<IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>using</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
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<Para>When you start the Information Manager, it displays the Book List
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window, showing the information libraries on your system. The Book List
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window provides traditional access to the information you want to read
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in Information Manager. From the Book List you can open Reading windows
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that display the contents of books in an information library.
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To always see where you are in an information library, you can set the
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Book List to track your location. From the Book List, you can also print
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book sections.
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</para>
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<para>The following figure shows the Information Manager Book List window.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="InfoUGD.Gstart.booklist2">Book List Window</Title>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Rdbooks.fig.1"></graphic>
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</figure>
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<para>When you double-click on the title of a section you want to read, the
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Information Manager opens a Reading window that displays the text of the
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selected section. From the Reading window, you can read text and access
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all other Information Manager functions. Specifically, you can view text
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and graphics, print, search, use bookmarks and notes, set preferences,
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and get Help.
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</para>
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<para>The following figure shows the Information Manager Reading window.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="InfoUGD.Rdbooks.readwin2">Reading Window</Title>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.igrph.2" entityref="INFOUG.Rdbooks.fig.2"></graphic>
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</figure>
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<para>While most functions for Information Manager windows are the same as for
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other windows in CDE, the following sections present some tips for using
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Information Manager windows:
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</para>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.3">
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</Para>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.4">
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</Para>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.5">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.6">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.7">
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</Para>
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</ItemizedList>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.3">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.3">Setting the Book List to Track<IndexTerm><Primary>Book List</Primary><Secondary>setting to track</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>setting Book List to track</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To see quickly where you are in the hierarchy of the information
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library, you can set the Book List to track your location automatically.
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</Para>
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<Para>With automatic tracking turned on, a finger icon in the Book List window
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points to the title of the section you are currently reading. As you
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move through the information library, the Book List is automatically
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updated to show your current location.
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</Para>
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<Para>If the current section is subordinate to a section that is not
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expanded in the Book List, the finger icon is “hollow” and
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points to the title of the parent section.
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</Para>
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<Para>To toggle automatic tracking, choose Auto Track from the Options menu
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on the Book List window. Automatic tracking is on when Auto Track has a
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check mark next to it.
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</Para>
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<Para>Note that the tracking icon appears only when a Reading window is open.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.4">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.4">Using Multiple Windows<IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>pinning</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>using multiple</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>The Information Manager allows you to use more than one Reading window at
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a time. For example, you can hold the text of one window, while
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you continue reading through sections in another window. To do this,
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click the pushpin in the tool bar of the Reading
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window. Clicking the pushpin switches between the pinned and
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unpinned state.
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</Para>
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<Para>If a window is pinned, the Information Manager opens another
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Reading window for the next section you access. If a window is
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unpinned, the Information Manager updates the current window
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with the text of the new section.<IndexTerm><Primary>pushpin</Primary></IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<para>When a window is in the pinned state, the pushpin appears in
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the upright position with a check mark next to it.
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</para>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.igrph.3" entityref="INFOUG.Rdbooks.fig.3"></graphic>
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<Note>
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<Para>You can also pin Search Results windows. When you pin a Search Results
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window, the Information Manager does not replace the results of the
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first search with the results of subsequent searches. Instead, new
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search results appear in separate Search Results windows.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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<Para>Choose Preferences from the Options menu to specify whether all new
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Reading windows will be pinned or unpinned by default. Keep in mind that
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to save screen space, you will probably want to limit the number of
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windows in use at one time.
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</Para>
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<para>You may find it helpful to pin the Contents window when you
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plan to follow multiple links.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.5">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.5">Resizing a Reading Window<IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>Reading window</Secondary><Tertiary>resizing</Tertiary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Reading window</Primary><Secondary>resizing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<para>
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To change the size of a Reading window, use the mouse to drag and
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stretch the window borders or use the Maximize button in
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the upper-righthand corner of the window frame.
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The new window size remains in effect for the
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remainder of this Information Manager session or until you change it.
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When you resize a Reading window, the text flow adjusts
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automatically to the new window size.
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</Para>
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<Para>To set the default size for the Reading window, choose Preferences for
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Browsing from the Options menu and set the new size for Browser
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Geometry. For more information on setting preferences, see <!--XRef
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content: 'Customizing the Information Manager'--><xref role="JumpText"
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linkend="INFOUG.Custom.mkr.1">.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.6">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.6">Duplicating a Reading Window<IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>Reading window</Secondary><Tertiary>duplicating</Tertiary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Reading window</Primary><Secondary>duplicating</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>There may be times when you want to view two or more parts of
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a long section at the same time. You can do this by
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duplicating the Reading window.
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</Para>
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<Para>To duplicate a Reading window, select New Window from the Browser menu.
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The Information Manager opens another Reading window with the same
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section displayed. In this second window, you can move to a location
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different from the location in the first window.
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</para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.7">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.7">Closing a Reading Window<IndexTerm><Primary>Reading window</Primary><Secondary>closing</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>Reading window</Secondary><Tertiary>closing</Tertiary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To close a reading window, choose Close from the
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Browser menu. When you close a Reading window,
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you do not exit the Information Manager.
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</Para>
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<Para>To exit the Information Manager, choose Exit from the Browser menu.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.8">
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<title id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.mkr.8">Reading a Book Sequentially<IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>reading sequentially</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>The traditional structure of books in
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the Information Manager provides a familiar way
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to move around in an information library. You
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can read books using features such as the Table of Contents.
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You can also browse from section to section
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in sequential order.
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</Para>
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<Para>
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To browse through a book sequentially, you click
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the Previous Section and Next Section browse buttons
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(located in the Reading window tool bar)
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to move to earlier or later sections.
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</para>
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<graphic id="INFOUG.Rdbooks.igrph.4" entityref="INFOUG.Rdbooks.fig.4"></graphic>
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<para>The Up arrow takes you to the previous section. If you are
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in the first section, this arrow is not selectable.
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</para>
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<para>The Down arrow takes you to the next section. If you are
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in the last section, this arrow is dimmed.
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</para>
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<Para>To preview the next or previous section, place the pointer on the
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Previous Section or Next Section browse arrow. Then, click and hold the
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mouse button. The Information Manager displays the title of the next or
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previous section in the message area. If you don't want to go to the
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indicated section, move the pointer off the arrow before releasing the
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mouse button.
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</Para>
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<para>Once you are positioned in a section, you can move through the section
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by using the scroll bar, the Page-Up and Page-Down keys, or the Up- and Down-arrow
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keys.
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</para>
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</Sect1>
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</Chapter>
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