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<chapter id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.1">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.1">Using Bookmarks and Notes<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>using</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>You may want to identify particular sections or add comments to a
passage, as you would in a hard copy book. To personalize on-line books
in this way, you can create <FirstTerm>bookmarks</FirstTerm> and place
<FirstTerm>notes</FirstTerm> next to text or graphics.
</Para>
<Para>A bookmark is essentially a place marker. A note is an annotated
bookmark. The browser represents bookmarks and notes with
icons in the left margin of the reading window.
</Para>
<Para>The following figure shows what a bookmark looks like.
</para>
<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.1a">A Blank Bookmark</Title>
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Bkmarks.fig.1"></graphic>
</Figure>
<Para>The following figure shows what a note looks like.
</para>
<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.1b">A Bookmark with Notes</Title>
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.igrph.2" entityref="INFOUG.Bkmarks.fig.2"></graphic>
</Figure>
<Para>A line can contain more than one bookmark. The following figure shows what
multiple bookmarks look like.
</para>
<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.1c">Multiple Bookmarks</Title>
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.igrph.3" entityref="INFOUG.Bkmarks.fig.3"></graphic>
</Figure>
<Para>Bookmarks and notes that you create in Information Manager are
personal. Other users cannot access them. To create bookmarks
and notes, use the
Marks menu in the Reading window.
</Para>
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.2">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.2">Creating Bookmarks<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>creating</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
<para>You can create a blank bookmark to mark your place, or you can
create a bookmark with notes.
</Para>
<Note>
<Para>You can always edit an existing blank
bookmark to add notes.
</Para>
</Note>
<sect2 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.3">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.3">Creating a Blank Bookmark<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>creating blank</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>blank bookmark</Primary><Secondary>creating</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
<para>To create a blank bookmark:
</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Highlight the text or graphic that you want to mark. (Place the pointer
at the beginning of the text. Hold down the left mouse button and drag
to the end of the text.)
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Create Bookmark from the Marks menu.
</Para>
<Para>The Information Manager displays the bookmark icon in the left margin of
the line containing the highlighted text. By default, the
selected text is used as the bookmark name. For
information on changing the bookmark name, see
<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.7">.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<sect2 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.4">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.4">Creating a Bookmark with Notes<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>creating with notes</Secondary></IndexTerm></title>
<Para>To create a bookmark with notes:
</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Highlight the text or graphic that you want to mark.
</para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Create Note from the Marks menu.
</Para>
<Para>The Information Manager displays the Bookmark Editor.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Type your text in the Notes field.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Click OK to save the note and close the Bookmark Editor.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>You can also add notes to an existing blank bookmark. See
<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.7">
for more information.
</Para>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.5">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.5">Listing Your Bookmarks<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>listing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>To view a list of all of your bookmarks, choose List Marks from the
Marks menu in any Reading window. The Information Manager displays the
User Marks List window, which lists both your blank and annotated bookmarks.
</Para>
<Para>To display the section that a bookmark appears in, double-click on the
bookmark name.
</Para>
</Sect1>
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.6">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.6">Viewing Bookmarks and Notes<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>viewing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>To view an existing bookmark and its notes, double-click the
bookmark&rsquo;s icon in the Reading window. The Information Manager
opens the Bookmark Editor window, shown in the following figure. From the
Bookmark Editor, you can edit the bookmark name and notes.
</Para>
<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.6a">Bookmark Editor</Title>
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.igrph.4" entityref="INFOUG.Bkmarks.fig.4"></graphic>
</Figure>
<Para>If more than one bookmark appears on a line, the Information Manager
represents them with an icon that looks like multiple bookmarks. To see
a list of the bookmarks for a line, double-click the multiple bookmark
icon. You can then select the bookmark to view from the Edit Mark list.
</Para>
</Sect1>
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.7">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.7">Editing Bookmarks<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>editing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>You may want to add comments to a previously blank bookmark or change
comments you made in a previous browser session.
</Para>
<Para>To edit or add notes to a bookmark:
</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Click the icon for the bookmark you want to edit.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Edit Selection from the Marks menu.
</Para>
<Para>The Information Manager opens the Bookmark Editor, which displays the
current bookmark name and any associated notes.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Type your changes to the bookmark name or the notes.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>When you finish making changes, click OK.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Tip>
<Para>As a shortcut, you can open the Bookmark Editor by double-clicking the
bookmark icon.
</Para>
</Tip>
</Sect1>
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.8">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.8">Moving Bookmarks<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>moving</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>You can move a bookmark from its current location to another
location in the same reading window. To move a bookmark:
</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Click the icon of the bookmark you want to move.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Highlight text on the line to which you want to move the
bookmark.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Move Selection from the Marks menu.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect1>
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.div.9">
<title id="INFOUG.Bkmarks.mkr.9">Deleting Bookmarks and Notes<IndexTerm><Primary>bookmarks</Primary><Secondary>deleting</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>You can delete any bookmark you no longer want.
To delete a bookmark:
</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Click the icon for the bookmark you want to delete.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Delete Selection from the Marks menu.
</Para>
<Para>The Information Manager removes the selected bookmark from the book
margin.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect1>
</Chapter>