Page 1: Getting Started
Getting Started This chapter explains how to install and set up the Newton Press software. It also provides instructions for connecting your computer and Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) and trying out the Newton Press application. In this package Check the contents of your Newton Press package. You’ll find: Newton Press manual Installation disks...
Page 2: System Requirements
System requirements To install the Newton Press application and use it with a Newton PDA, you need m a Macintosh computer or a compatible computer using the Macintosh OS m system software version 7.0 or a later version m at least 1.5 megabytes (MB) of free random-access memory (RAM) (2 MB recommended) m 3 MB of space available on your hard disk (during installation the program tells you if you need more space)
Page 3: Connecting A Newton Pda Directly To Your Computer
To connect your Newton PDA directly to your Macintosh computer, you need a Macintosh serial cable (with mini-DIN-8 connectors on both ends). You can purchase this cable from an authorized Apple dealer. To connect your Newton PDA and your computer by cable: Turn off your computer and Newton PDA.
Page 4: Connecting A Newton Pda Over An Appletalk Network
Follow the instructions that came with your connection kit to connect the LocalTalk cable to the computer. Plug the AppleTalk cable into the communication port of your Newton PDA. Turn on your computer and choose the Chooser from the Apple ( ) menu. Chapter 1...
Page 5: Installing Newton Press
IMPORTANT using system software version 7.0 or later. If your Macintosh has an earlier version of the system software, see your Apple-authorized dealer for an upgrade. Before you begin: Lock the disk by turning it over and sliding the small square plastic tab so you can see through the hole.
Page 6 You won’t be able to install the software until you correct the problem. If it says you don’t have the correct system software, you can purchase a new version from your Apple-authorized dealer.
Page 7: Installation Troubleshooting
Click the Install button. The Installer takes a few moments to calculate what needs to be done and then begins to copy files. When you see a message reporting that installation was successful, click Restart. Congratulations! You’ve installed the Newton Press application software. Installation troubleshooting If the Installer can’t complete the installation, you’ll see a message.
Page 8 To set the Newton Press connection preferences: Double-click the Newton Press icon to open the application. The Newton Press window appears. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu. The Preferences dialog box appears. Chapter 1...
Page 9 In the Installing section, click the Connect via Network or Connect via Serial button, according to the type of cable connection that you’ve used. If you have a direct connection to the computer, click Connect via Serial and then choose the type of port that the cable is connected to by choosing Modem or Printer from the Port pop-up menu.
Page 10 Newton Press adds the Annual Report file to the book, formatting it for display on a Newton PDA screen. Inspect the newly added text by clicking the Up and Down arrows on the Newton Press window to move from page to page. You can browse the information that you’ve added to this book.
Page 11: Getting Your Newton Pda Ready
The Create dialog box appears. Type a new name for the package, or use the one that already appears in the “Save Book Package as” box, and click Save. Newton Press saves the Newton book as a package in the Newton Press folder.
Page 12 In the Extras Drawer, tap Connection You may have to set your Newton PDA to show all icons to see the Connection icon. A slip appears. This slip shows the type of connection currently set for your Newton PDA. Shows the connection set for your Newton PDA. Tap to select another connection type, if necessary.
Page 13 Choose “Other computer” to see a list of computers on the network. A slip appears listing computers. If you see the Macintosh computer you want, tap its name. Tap here to change zones and see other Macintosh computers. Note: Instead of choosing “Other computer,” you can choose “Other worksite”...
Page 14: Locating The New Book
Tap Connect. Your computer and Newton PDA establish a connection, and Newton Press installs the new Newton Book package in the Extras Drawer. Locating the new book Let’s check to see that your Newton book was installed on your Newton PDA. On the Newton PDA, open the Extras Drawer.
Page 15 If problems persist, see Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting,” for solutions to common problems encountered when installing software or installing books on a Newton PDA. Quitting Newton Press When you no longer want to use Newton Press, you can close it and unplug the Newton PDA from its connection to the computer or network.
Page 17: Creating A Book
Creating a Book Newton Press provides fast and flexible ways of creating Newton books. With the Newton Press application you can m Create books automatically by dragging and dropping documents onto the Newton Press icon and have them automatically installed onto a Newton PDA m Create an empty book file to start a new book m Move from page to page through a book or jump to a specific page...
Page 18: Dragging And Dropping A Book Onto A Newton Pda
Dragging and dropping a book onto a Newton PDA Once your computer and Newton PDA are connected, you can quickly move information from your computer to your Newton PDA. Drag a document onto the Newton Press application icon. The application automatically creates a fully formatted book.
Page 19: Creating A New Book
Creating a new book In addition to dragging and dropping information onto the application, you can create a new book by opening the Newton Press application. When the application opens, it creates a new empty document. If Newton Press is already open, and you have a Newton book open, you save and close the current book, and then open a new one.
Page 20: Navigating In Your Document
You can select and edit text using standard Macintosh editing procedures. You can select an entire document and change its font characteristics and text alignment by choosing the Select All command in the Edit menu. You can cut, copy, and paste text and graphics and choose font characteristics, alignment, and other formatting options.
Page 21: Copying And Pasting
To move to a specific page: Choose Go To Page from the Book menu. The Go to Page dialog box appears. Type a page number and click Go To. By the way: If you have an extended keyboard, you can also jump directly to the beginning of a document by pressing Home and to the end by pressing End.
Page 22: Adding A New Document
The Newton Press application can bring in files created by many commonly used Macintosh applications. For more information about the kinds of documents you can add, see the Readme file installed with the Newton Press software. Adding a new document Before you add a document, make sure that the text and any graphics within the document can be added successfully.
Page 23 To add a document to a book: With a book open in the Newton Press application, click the Add button or choose Add from the File menu. The Add dialog box appears. Select the name of the document you want to add and click Add. The Newton Press application begins to add the document to your book.
Page 24: Dragging And Dropping A Document For Editing
Note: When you add a file, the name of the file is also added to the table of contents. If you don’t want the file name added to the table of contents, you can turn this option off. For more information, see Chapter 7, “Setting Preferences,”...
Page 25: Adding Multiple Documents To A Book File
Adding multiple documents to a book file You can add multiple documents to a book. Each time you add a document, the Newton Press application adds the new document to the end of the book. As you add documents, remember to save your work in progress periodically. Should a power outage or other problem arise, you can open your last version of the book without losing your work.
Page 26 Your graphics must be in a file format that Newton Press can use. Newton Press can open PICT files and bitmapped files, that is, graphics created as dots or pixels with an application program such as MacPaint II. It can also open several other file formats.
Page 27 Tip: Many graphics applications allow you to save images as PICT files. You can also convert some graphics to PICT or bitmapped images by producing screen captures of an image while it is on your Macintosh screen. Press x-Shift-3 on your Macintosh to capture an image of your entire screen.
Page 28: Naming And Identifying A Book
Naming and identifying a book You can record information about your book, such as a title, the name of the package, the author of the book, and other information. You can also select the look of the icon that represents the book on a Newton PDA. To name the book and pick an icon, click Title in the Newton Press window or choose Title from the Book menu.
Page 29 You can also enter additional information about a book when you click More Choices. The Title dialog box expands and you can type a long name, an ID, ISBN, or other identifying number, the name of the author, copyright information, and the date. Note: Be sure to give your books a unique title and long name.
Page 30: Saving And Opening Your Work In Progress
Saving and opening your work in progress As you work on your book, it’s a good idea to save your work as you go. Saving your work in progress creates a file that you can open later and change with the Newton Press application. Saving your work this way ensures that you have a backup copy of your book should you need one.
Page 31: Opening Your Work In Progress
Opening your work in progress You can open a Newton Press document that you have saved as a work in progress by double-clicking it on the desktop. You can also open it from within the Newton Press application. To open a book that you’ve saved as work in progress from within the application: Close the currently open document, if there is one.
Page 33: Formatting Your Newton Book
Formatting Your Newton Book You can enhance the appearance of a Newton book by formatting it for display on a Newton PDA. With the Newton Press application, you can m divide and combine pages by inserting or removing page breaks m create a heading, such as “Confidential,”...
Page 34: About The Newton Press Application Window
About the Newton Press application window The Newton Press application window presents a view of how a book will appear on a Newton PDA. This window shows your book formatted to fit the dimensions of a Newton PDA screen. You can set the amount of information that appears on each page, change fonts to those used by Newton PDAs, and format text to be most readable on the screen.
Page 35: Inserting A Page Break
If a document will require many small formatting changes after it is added to Newton Press, it’s sometimes easiest to format the document using the original application. You’ll find template files that are preformatted for the Newton screen installed with your Newton Press software. Template files are provided for many of the most commonly used Macintosh applications.
Page 36: Removing A Page Break
When you choose Insert Page Break, Newton Press starts a new page moving the text to the next page. After entering or adding the text of a book, you can then page through it, dividing pages to provide the most readable layout. To insert a page break: Click in the text where the page should start.
Page 37: Creating A Header
To remove a page break: Go to the page that has the page break marker. Choose Show Indicators from the Format menu to display page break markers, if necessary. Click in the top left corner of the page where the line appears. Your insertion point should be in the first character position at the top of the screen.
Page 38: Using Fonts
To create a header for a book: Choose Header from the Format menu. An untitled header appears at the top of the screen. Select the header and edit the text. To remove the header later, choose Header again from the Format menu. Using fonts Newton PDAs can display three fonts: New York, Geneva, and Espy Sans.
Page 39: Adding Documents That Use Different Fonts
To change the font: Click to create an insertion point or select the text you want to change. Choose the font, size, and style you want from the Font, Size, and Style menus. You can also choose Select All from the Edit menu to select an entire document and change the font characteristics and text alignment of the document.
Page 40 After you click OK, the Font Substitution dialog box may reappear showing another font that needs substitution. Again, select the Newton PDA font you want to substitute. If you’d like to always use your current font substitution settings without having to see the dialog box, you can set a preference so that the dialog box no longer appears and font substitutions are always made automatically.
Page 41: Aligning Text
Aligning text You can change the alignment of text within the margins of the book. You can left-align text, center it, or align it on the right margin. You can align a single paragraph or a group of paragraphs. You cannot change the alignment of individual lines within a paragraph.
Page 42: Using Tabs
To change text alignment: Click the paragraph or select the paragraphs that you want to align. Choose Align Left, Align Center, or Align Right from the Format menu. Using tabs You can set tabs for your text to create lists and tables of information. When you choose Show Tabs from the Format menu, the Tab window appears.
Page 43 You can also precisely position tab stops on the ruler. Double-click a tab marker on the ruler and a Tab dialog box appears in which you can specify a tab position. Type a number and specify “in” for inches, “cm” for centimeters, “mm”...
Page 44: Creating Tables
Creating tables You can create tables in a book by first setting up your tab stops and then entering the table information. Tab markers set to create columns of text. You can also add documents that have tables. If you’re adding a document with tables, the tables must be formatted as text separated by tab characters.
Page 45: Creating Borders
Creating borders When formatting text, you can place borders around selected paragraphs or graphics to make them stand out or increase legibility. A single-line border appears around the paragraphs to which you apply a border. You can add borders around individual paragraphs or groups of paragraphs.
Page 46: Inverting Text
Inverting text To make headings and specific paragraphs of text stand out, you can invert the text so that it appears as white text against a black background. Inverting text is especially useful for creating distinctive headings in your books. Inverted text To invert selected text: Select the text you want to invert.
Page 47: Creating A Table Of Contents
Creating a Table of Contents You can give readers a convenient way to quickly view different topics in a book by creating a table of contents. The Newton Press application provides a Table of Contents window that can list book headings or topics. When readers open the Table of Contents window on their Newton PDAs, they can tap a topic and have that page of your document instantly appear.
Page 48: Using The Table Of Contents Window
Using the Table of Contents window The Table of Contents window lists any table of contents topics that you’ve added to the current book. Overview button To open the Table of Contents window: m Click the Overview button on the Newton Press window, or choose Show Table of Contents from the Book menu.
Page 49: Adding Topics To The Table Of Contents
Adding topics to the table of contents You can add as many topics to a table of contents as you want. Once you add a topic, the Table of Contents window opens automatically showing you the new topic. Select the topic text. Click here to add the topic to the Table of Contents window.
Page 50: Viewing Topic Markers In A Book
Viewing topic markers in a book You can view markers in a book that show where table of contents topics link. To see markers for table of contents topics in a book: m Choose Show Indicators from the Format menu. To hide the markers, choose Hide Indicators from the Format menu.
Page 51: Deleting Topics From The Table Of Contents Window
Deleting topics from the Table of Contents window When you delete information from a book, corresponding table of contents topics are not deleted. You can remove topics from the Table of Contents window when necessary. To delete a topic from the table of contents: Click the Overview button on the Newton Press screen to open the Table of Contents window.
Page 53: Linking
Linking In some books, text may refer to information that appears on another page. For example, a paragraph may refer to a table at the end of a document. With a Newton book, you can create instant cross-references to other parts of a book by linking.
Page 54: Creating Links
Creating links Links allow you to easily move from one paragraph or graphic to a related portion of your document. If you want, you can create two links from one part of a book to another and back again to allow readers to easily switch between information.
Page 55: Breaking Links
To create a link: Click the paragraph or graphic that you want to link to another page. Choose Make Link from the Book menu. The Make Link dialog box appears providing instructions for completing the link. Use the Go To dialog box, the up or down arrows, or the table of contents window to display the page that holds the destination of the link.
Page 56: Checking Links
Checking links As you create a book, you may want to check the links between parts of your book. Checking links helps ensure that you haven’t mistakenly linked unrelated information and have links which lead to the wrong destination. To check links: Click the linked paragraph that you want to check.
Page 57: Saving And Installing Book Packages
Saving and Installing Book Packages When you finish creating a Newton book on your computer, you create the final book package that you can download to a Newton PDA. You can then distribute the book package to Newton PDA users. Creating a book package Before creating a final book package, make sure you have m finalized the format of your document, checking the layout of pages...
Page 58: Installing A Package On A Newton Pda
To create a book package: Click the Create button on the Newton Press screen, or choose Create Package from the File menu. A dialog box appears. Type a name for your book package. Choose a location for your book package on your hard disk or in a folder, if you want.
Page 59: Preparing The Computer
Preparing the computer To install a package on your Newton PDA, do the following on your computer: Choose Install Package from the File menu. The Install Package dialog box appears. Click the name of the book package that you want to install. Click Open.
Page 61: Setting Preferences
Setting Preferences You can set preferences so that the Newton Press application creates books in the easiest and most convenient way for you. You can use preference settings to: m specify the folder in which your book packages will be saved m specify whether file names are added to a book’s table of contents when you import a file m specify whether a book package is automatically downloaded to a Newton...
Page 62: Selecting Preference Settings
Selecting preference settings To set Newton Press preferences, you choose Preferences from the Edit menu. The Preferences dialog box appears. Location for saved packages You can specify the folder into which Newton Press places your newly created books. When you create a book by dragging a document onto the Newton Press application icon, Newton Press places the newly created book in this folder.
Page 63: Importing Preference
Importing preference If you add documents into a book, you can conveniently have Newton Press automatically add an item to the table of contents. To have Newton Press add file names to the table of contents: Click the box next to “File names in table of contents” until an X appears. Leave this option deselected (no X) when you don’t want the application to place file names in the table of contents.
Page 64: Viewing Preferences
To have the Font Substitution dialog box appear each time a decision about font substitution is required: Select the “Ask about font substitution” option. If you want fonts substitution done without notifying you, deselect the “Ask about Font Substitution” option (no X in checkbox). The Macintosh keyboard produces quotation marks for both opening and closing double quotation marks (") and single quotation marks (').
Page 65: Installing Preferences
Installing preferences When you drag a file onto the Newton Press application icon, the application can create a book and automatically install it on your Newton PDA. To automatically install books this way, the “Install book after creating” option must be selected in the Preferences dialog box. You must have the Newton PDA connected to your computer and ready for the installation of a package.
Page 66: Sound Preference
Sound preference As you work on your Newton Press book, you can turn the Newton sound effects on or off. This setting does not affect the sounds heard by the Newton PDA user. To turn Newton sound effects on: Click the Newton sound effects checkbox until an X appears. Chapter 7...
Page 67: Viewing Your Book On A Newton Pda
Viewing Your Book on a Newton PDA When you install a book package on a Newton PDA, the package appears with its own icon and title. When you open the book, the Newton Book Reader application, built into your Newton PDA, launches enabling you to view the book on a Newton PDA.
Page 68: Opening A Book On A Newton Pda
Opening a book on a Newton PDA You can only have one Newton book open at a time. The book icon is in the Extras Drawer. An example of a book icon installed in the internal memory. To open a Newton book: Tap the Extras Drawer and locate the Newton book icon.
Page 69: Viewing Pages
Viewing pages You can move page by page through a document. To move forward or backward through a book: Tap the up or down arrows to turn the page. Using the table of contents A Newton book may have a table of contents that lists the topics in the book. You can quickly view a particular topic by tapping it.
Page 70: Using Newton Book Reader Controls
Using Newton Book Reader controls When a book is open, two small buttons may appear in bottom right corner of the document. To see the Newton Book Reader controls, tap the button on the left. Tap here to open the Newton Book Reader controls.
Page 71 Going to a specific page When the controls appear, the number of the currently displayed page appears in the page number button. To move to a specific page: Tap the page number button. A slip appears. Write the number of the page you want to see. To close the slip without moving to a different page, tap X.
Page 72 Tap the “Mark page” button. A new image for that page is added to the bookmark slip. Note: If you are using a version of the Newton operating system earlier than version 2.0, the Unmark button does not appear. If you don’t want to create a new bookmark, tap the X at the bottom right corner of the slip.
Page 73 Removing bookmarks You can remove bookmarks when you want. Note: If you are using a version of the Newton operating system earlier than version 2.0, the Unmark button does not appear on the Bookmark slip and you cannot eliminate specific bookmarks. When the bookmark slip holds six bookmarks, adding a new bookmark replaces one of the old ones.
Page 74: Copying Parts Of A Book
Copying parts of a book You can select and copy parts of a book and move the copied text to another application. To copy parts of a Newton book: Go to the part you want to copy. To select the item, hold the pen down on or near the item until a heavy mark appears and you hear a squeak.
Page 75 Drag the selected item to the side, top, or bottom of the screen. The item becomes a small box, waiting for you to place it in another document. Selected text becomes a box. Tap the to close the book. Open the item where you want the selected information to appear. The small box indicating the selected item appears.
Page 76 Drag the box where you want it to be placed. Tap the selection to deselect it. The information appears where you placed it. Annotating books You can add your own annotations to a book by tapping the Markup button. You cannot edit a book on a Newton PDA. You can however, add notes by writing, drawing, or typing text with the on-screen keyboard.
Page 77: Printing And Faxing A Book
Make the annotations you want. You can write, draw, or use the on-screen keyboard. To hide your annotations, tap the Markup button again. Printing and faxing a book You can print or fax all or part of a book when your Newton PDA is connected to a printer or fax modem.
Page 78: Closing A Newton Book
In the list that appears, tap Print Book or Fax. A page number slip appears on top of the print or fax slip. Write the page numbers you want to print or fax. Tap X to close the page number slip. Enter the appropriate information in the print or fax slip.
Page 79: Troubleshooting
1-800- SOS-APPL (1-800-767-2775) in the United States. Outside the United States, contact your local Apple-authorized dealer. You can also learn more about Newton by visiting our web site at http://www.info.apple.com/newton.
Page 80: Problems Editing And Formatting A Book
Problems editing and formatting a book Why do the fonts appear distorted on the Newton Press screen? The required fonts, Espy Sans, Geneva, and New York, are installed when your install the Newton Press software. Check that you have not removed one of these required fonts from your System Folder.
Page 81: Problems Adding Documents To A Book
Problems adding documents to a book I’m having trouble adding a document to my Newton Press book. What should I do? Check that the document is in a format that Newton Press can add. See the Readme file installed with your Newton Press software for a list of formats that Newton Press can translate.
Page 82: Problems Installing A Book Package Onto A Newton Pda
Problems installing a book package onto a Newton PDA I can’t install a package onto the Newton PDA. First, check that you have correctly connected the Newton PDA and your computer. See Chapter 1, “Getting Started” for instructions for connecting the two devices.
Page 83: General Questions
General questions A message says that my computer is running out of memory. Try closing other applications that may be open. Also try allocating more memory for use by Newton Press. See your computer’s manual for information about selecting an application and allocating more memory to it. I removed old files from the System Folder and now Newton Press won’t start up.
Page 85 Follow Link command 56 annotating books on the Newton PDA Go To Page command 21, 80 70, 76–77 Make Link command 55 Apple-authorized dealer/service provider Move Topic Left/Right commands 50 purchasing a LocalTalk or AppleTalk New Topic command 49 connection kit 4...
Page 86 books. See also book packages contents of your Newton Press package 1 bringing documents into 19, 21–25 Control-period, to cancel the linking bringing graphics into 22, 25–27 process 55 creating 9–11, 17–31 Copy command (Edit menu) 27 dragging and dropping onto the copying and pasting Newton PDA 18 graphics 21, 27...
Page 87 folders for storing book packages, preference setting 62 editing Follow Link command (Book menu) 56 graphics 26–27 fonts text 20, 34–35 appear distorted, troubleshooting 80 topics in the table of contents 50 available on the Newton PDA 23, 34, troubleshooting 80 38–39 Edit menu changing 39...
Page 88 hard disk space requirements 2, 6, 7 left-aligned text 41 hardware requirements 2 linking, defined 53 Header command (Format menu) 38 links headers, creating 37–38 breaking 54, 55 help, phone number for 79 checking 56 Hide Indicators command (Format menu) creating 54–55 50, 54 restoring 55...
Page 89 new page. See page breaks Newton Book Reader packages. See book packages annotating books 70, 76–77 page, going to a specific page on the closing a book 70, 78 Newton PDA 70, 71 controls illustrated 70 page breaks copying and pasting parts of a book 74–76 identifying 36 inserting or removing 35–37...
Page 90 selecting text to copy (Newton Book Reader) 74 Readme file serial cable 3 document and graphics formats Show Indicators command (Format supported 22, 26, 81 menu) 36–37, 50 files installed with Newton Press Show Table of Contents command (Book 5, 83 menu) 48 late-breaking information 14, 79 Show Tabs command (Format menu)
Page 91 text. See also documents W, X, Y aligning 41–42 work-in-progress files, saving and copying and pasting 21 opening 30–31 editing 20, 34–35 inverting color and background of 46 Title command (Book menu) 28, 29 Title dialog box 28–29 Topic button 49 zones, network 13 topic markers, viewing 50 translators supported by Newton Press...
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Page 94: Table Of Contents
Contents About Newton Press What is Newton Press? What is a Newton book? viii How do I create a book? Reading the book on a Newton PDA 1 Getting Started In this package System requirements Connecting your Newton PDA to your computer Connecting a Newton PDA directly to your computer Connecting a Newton PDA over an AppleTalk network Installing Newton Press...
Page 95 2 Creating a Book Dragging and dropping a book onto a Newton PDA Creating a new book Navigating in your document Copying and pasting Bringing documents into a book Adding a new document Dragging and dropping a document for editing Adding multiple documents to a book file Bringing graphics into a book Naming and identifying a book...
Page 96 4 Creating a Table of Contents Using the Table of Contents window Adding topics to the table of contents Viewing topic markers in a book Adding topics automatically Editing topics in the Table of Contents window Deleting topics from the Table of Contents window 5 Linking Creating links Breaking links...
Page 97 8 Viewing Your Book on a Newton PDA Opening a book on a Newton PDA Viewing pages Using the table of contents Using Newton Book Reader controls Going to a specific page Copying parts of a book Annotating books Printing and faxing a book Closing a Newton book 9 Troubleshooting Problems installing the software...
Page 98: About Newton Press
About Newton Press What is Newton Press? Newton Press is an ideal application for creating and distributing electronic documents as Newton books that can be reviewed and annotated on a Newton personal digital assistant (PDA). With Newton Press, you can create read-only electronic documents, complete with text and graphics, that anyone with a Newton PDA can use.
Page 99 What is a Newton book? A Newton book is an electronic document created for viewing on a Newton PDA. With Newton Press, you can create and publish a variety of documents such as business reports, reference materials, price sheets, product listings, and tables for display on Newton PDAs.
Page 100 You can create company directories and other lists that Newton PDA users can refer to on the job or in the field, taking advantage of the portability of the Newton PDA. And you can create documents with graphics and charts that provide Newton PDA users with effective and persuasive visual tools for communicating information.
Page 101 Newton Press enables you to create a wide variety of books that can effectively convey your information. How do I create a book? Creating a book is roughly a four-step process: m You first open the Newton Press application and type or add the content of your book.
Page 102 m You can name and record identifying information about your book. m And last, you save the book as a package that you can install on a Newton PDA. Add documents to Type and edit text. Create a book your book, including Format your book package and install text and graphics.
Page 103 Once your book is complete, you then save the book as a package. By connecting a Newton PDA to your computer or network, you can transfer your book package to the Newton PDA where readers can open and view it at any time.

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2 Creating a Book

3 Formatting Your Newton Book

4 Creating a Table of Contents

5 Linking

6 Saving and Installing Book Packages

7 Setting Preferences

8 Viewing Your Book on a Newton Pda

9 Troubleshooting

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