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<!-- $XConsortium: ch03.sgm /main/4 1996/09/26 18:35:49 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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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hitachi. -->
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<chapter id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.1">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.1">Navigating in the Information Manager</title>
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<Para>In addition to using the traditional book structure, there are
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other ways in which you can navigate in an information library.
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For example, you can read books in a library by
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following <FirstTerm>links</FirstTerm> to related information.
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Or, you can use history and map features to find information.
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</Para>
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<Para>This chapter provides information on:
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</para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Navigate.div.2">
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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.Navigate.div.3">
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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.Navigate.div.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.Navigate.div.8">
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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.Navigate.div.11">
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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.Navigate.div.12">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Para>You can also search directly for information on a particular item.
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See <!--Original XRef content: 'Searching for Information'--><xref role="JumpText"
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linkend="INFOUG.Search.mkr.1"> for more information on initiating
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a search, formulating a search query, and restricting the
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scope of your search.
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</Para>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.2">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.2">Identifying Your Current Location<IndexTerm><Primary>location</Primary><Secondary>identifying current</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>With hypertext links, you can quickly and easily move from one
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section, or even from one book, to another. As you move around within a book or
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an entire library, your current location may not always be obvious to you.
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You can easily identify your current location by using:
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</para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Locators. See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.3">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Automatic tracking (the Book List). See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Rdbooks.div.3">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Preceding section display (the History List).
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.11">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>The graphical map. See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.12">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.3">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.3">Using Locators<IndexTerm><Primary>locators</Primary><Secondary>using</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>Each book and each section within a book has a unique identifier known
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as a <FirstTerm>locator</FirstTerm>.
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The Information Manager allows you to display locators and
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then use them to access the sections they identify.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.4">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.4">Showing Locators<IndexTerm><Primary>Show Locator</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>locators</Primary><Secondary>showing</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>location</Primary><Secondary>showing locator</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<para>To display the locator for the book and section you are currently viewing,
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choose Show Locator from the Browser menu.
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The Information Manager displays the locator in the message area
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at the bottom of the window.
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</Para>
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<para>To return to a section at later point, you can record its locator and then
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specify it with Open Locator.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.5">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.5">Going to Locators<IndexTerm><Primary>Open Locator</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>locators</Primary><Secondary>opening</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>location</Primary><Secondary>opening locator</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<para>To return to a section whose locator you previously identified with Show
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Locator, choose Open Locator from the Go menu.
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The Information Manager displays the following dialog so you
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can specify the section's locator.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.5a">Open Locator Dialog</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Navigate.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Navigate.fig.1"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<para>Specify the locator of the section you want to go to.
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</para>
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<para>
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Click Apply to go that section and keep the dialog open; click OK to go
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to the section and close the dialog.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.6">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.6">Following Links<IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>following links</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>links</Primary><Secondary>following</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>In the Information Manager, hypertext links appear as bold, underlined, and colored text.
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Links provide a quick way to “jump” to
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Other parts of the current section
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Other sections in the same book
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Other books in the information library
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<Para>To follow a link in the Reading window, position the pointer on the link
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text and click. To follow a link in a list window (such as the Section
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History List), position the pointer on the link and double-click.
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</Para>
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<Para>When you follow a link from an unpinned Reading window, the Information
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Manager replaces the current section with the new one. If the Reading
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window is pinned, the Information Manager opens a new Reading window to
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display the new section.
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</Para>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.7">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.7">Previewing Link Destinations<IndexTerm><Primary>links</Primary><Secondary>previewing destinations</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>previewing link destinations</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>From the Reading window, you can preview a link's destination before
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deciding whether to follow it. To see the title of the destination
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section:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Position the pointer on the link.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Press and hold down the left mouse button. The Information Manager
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displays the link’s destination in the message area at the bootom
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of the window.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>To follow the link, release the mouse button. If you decide
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not to follow the link, move the pointer off the link before
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releasing the mouse button.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.8">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.8">Retracing Your Steps<IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>retracing steps</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>You may want to return to a section that you viewed earlier in
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your browser session. You can revisit sections by using either:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>The Section History list. See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Navigate.div.9">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>History Arrows. See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Navigate.div.10">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.9">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.9">Using the Section History List<IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>with Section History list</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>retracing steps</Primary><Secondary>with Section History list</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Section History list</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>The Information Manager displays a record of the sections you have
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visited during the current browser session. You can quickly check
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the sections you have read by opening the
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Section History list, shown in the following figure.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.9a">Section History List</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Navigate.igrph.2" entityref="INFOUG.Navigate.fig.2"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<para>The Section History list includes each section visited from the most
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recent to the least recent. Although you may have visited a section more
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than once in a session, the Information Manager lists it only once.
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</Para>
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<Para>To use the Section History list:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Choose History from the Go menu of the Reading window.
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The Information Manager displays the Section History list.
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</para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>To move to a section in the list, double-click on the section title or
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highlight the section title and click Display. If the
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Reading window is unpinned, the Information Manager
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replaces the current section with the new one. If the
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Reading window is pinned, the Information Manager
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opens another Reading window to display the new section.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>To close the Section History list without going to
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a previousy viewed section, click Close.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.10">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.10">Using History Arrows<IndexTerm><Primary>arrows</Primary><Secondary>history</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>history arrows</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>with history arrows</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>retracing steps</Primary><Secondary>with history arrows</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>You may want to move either backward or forward through the
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series of previously viewed sections. You can use the Reading
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window’s history arrows to move through the sections you have
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read, in the order in which you read them. The history arrows
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appear at the beginning of the Reading window toolbar, to the left
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of the browse arrows.
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</para>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Navigate.igrph.3" entityref="INFOUG.Navigate.fig.3"></graphic>
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<note>
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<para>You can perform the same functions by choosing Back and Forward from the
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Go menu.
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</para>
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</note>
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<Para>If you visited the same section more than once in your browser
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session, the history arrows will do the same.
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</Para>
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<Para>The left history arrow takes you back through the section list; the
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right history arrow takes you forward.
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</Para>
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<Para>If you are positioned at the beginning or end of the section list, the
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left or right history arrow becomes unselectable, indicating that you cannot
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go any farther in that direction.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.11">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.11">Viewing Preceding Sections<IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>with section title button</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>retracing steps</Primary><Secondary>with section title button</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>section</Primary><Secondary>viewing preceding</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>preceding sections</Primary><Secondary>viewing</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>section title button</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>You may want more general information than is presented in the current
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section, or you may want a better perspective on what level of
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information you are reading. In other words, you want to view a list
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of the sections that precede the current section in the
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book’s structure.
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</para>
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<para>To view a list of the preceding sections, click on the section title
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button, immediately above the viewing area.
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</Para>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Navigate.igrph.4" entityref="INFOUG.Navigate.fig.4"></graphic>
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<para>The Information Manager displays the list of section titles.
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</para>
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<para>You can scroll the list as far back as the name of the library
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that contains the section's book.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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The top two items in the list represent the bookcase and the information
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library. They cannot be selected because they do not identify a specific
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section.
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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To go to any section in the list, click on its title. If the Reading
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window is unpinned, the Information Manager replaces the current section
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with the new one. If the Reading window is pinned, the Information
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Manager opens another Reading window to display the new section.
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</para>
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<para>
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To close the section list without moving to
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another section, click the section title button
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again.
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</Para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.12">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.12">Navigating with the Graphical Map<IndexTerm><Primary>map</Primary><Secondary>navigating with</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>graphical map</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>navigating</Primary><Secondary>with graphical map</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To orient yourself to a book’s organization, you can display a
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graphical map of its sections. The map is a graphical “tree”
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that displays the titles of the book’s sections. The map makes it
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easier to see the overall organization of the book.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.12a">Graphical Map</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Navigate.igrph.5" entityref="INFOUG.Navigate.fig.5"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.13">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.13">Opening the Map<IndexTerm><Primary>graphical map</Primary><Secondary>opening</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To display the map, click the Graphical Map button on the Reading
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window's tool bar or choose Graphical Map from the Windows menu.
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</Para>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Navigate.igrph.6" entityref="INFOUG.Navigate.fig.6"></graphic>
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<para>The Information Manager opens the graphical map, showing the title of
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the current section and the titles of the other sections in the book.
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</para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.14">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.14">Panning across the Map<IndexTerm><Primary>graphical map</Primary><Secondary>panning</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To see section titles that are not currently visible, you can pan across
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the map. This ability is useful because maps are usually too large to be
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displayed in their entirety.
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</Para>
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<Para>The graphical map contains a <FirstTerm>panner box</FirstTerm> in the
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upper left corner that you can use to select which part of the map to
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display.
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</Para>
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<Para>To pan across a map:</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Position the pointer on the panner box in the local section
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map.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Press and hold the left mouse button.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Drag the mouse to display the part of the map you want
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to see. For example, move the panner box to the right to
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view titles that are hidden by the map’ s right boundary.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Note>
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<Para>If you prefer, you can adjust the size of the
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entire graphical map by resizing the window.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.15">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.15">Going to a Section from the Map<IndexTerm><Primary>graphical map</Primary><Secondary>going to a section</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To view a section shown on the graphical map, click the section's title.
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If the Reading window is unpinned, the Information Manager replaces the
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current section with the new one. If the Reading window is pinned, the
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Information Manager opens another Reading window to display the new
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section.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Navigate.div.16">
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<title id="INFOUG.Navigate.mkr.16">Updating the Graphical Map<IndexTerm><Primary>map</Primary><Secondary>updating</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>If you want to update the graphical map to show your current location in
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a book, click the Auto Update button at the upper right of the Graphical
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Map window. If you want the graphical map to automatically reflect your
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location each time you move through a book, choose Preferences for Map
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from the Options menu and set Auto Update to on.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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</Chapter>
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