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Summary of Contents for Franklin eBook Reader
- Page 1 Mobipocket Reader User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents License Agreement ...2 Introduction ...3 Opening and Closing Documents ...5 Understanding the Library ...7 Viewing a Document ...11 Using the Menus ...13 Changing the Settings ...15 Moving around within a Document ...17 Finding a Definition ...18 Searching a Document ...19 Using an Index ...20 Using Bookmarks ...21 Navigating Large Tables or Images ...23... -
Page 3: License Agreement
FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the product remain the property of FRANKLIN and/or the owner of any content read using the FRANKLIN software product. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonex- clusive license to use the PRODUCT. -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Welcome to the Mobipocket Reader, a program that lets you read, search, and bookmark electronic books (eBooks), electronic newspaper articles (eNewspapers) and other electronic documents (eDocuments). To run this version, you must have the necessary software to install the program and database files in your PDA. - Page 5 Installation Notes Note: If you are using a Springboard external expansion slot of the PDA. The Visor automatically launches both the Mobipocket Reader and the eBook. If you are using the Mobipocket Reader from a PalmPak MultiMediaCard or SD card, slip the card into the slot of the PDA. When you download an eBook, any .prc files and other eBook specific files are placed in their own designated directory unless you specified another location during installation.
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Page 6: Opening And Closing Documents
Opening and Closing Documents You can open documents from Mobipocket Reader or from the Applications Launcher (Palm OS ® ). To open a document from the Applications Launcher, tap its icon, if available. To open a document from Mobipocket Reader, follow these steps. 1. - Page 7 The Library contains the list of eBooks, eNews and eDocs that you have downloaded into your PDA. The documents are categorized by type. You can also create your own categories and assign docu- ments to those categories. • If a document had been opened previously, Mobipocket Reader displays the last viewed screen of the document.
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Page 8: Understanding The Library
Understanding the Library The Library in Mobipocket Reader is the place you go to open a differ- ent document or manage your documents. The Library consists of a header, a list of file types, a list of documents, a tip, and footer. From a document, access the Library by tapping Header Header... - Page 9 Categories 1. Tap Categ. You see a list of previously created categories, if any. 2. To see the list of documents assigned to a particular category, tap the category. Tap a document, to open it. Tap Close to exit the Library and return to the document you were previously viewing.
- Page 10 6. Tap to delete a category. You must confirm the deletion. Tap OK (Palm OS (Windows ® CE) to confirm. Tap Cancel (Palm OS CE) to exit the dialog box without deleting the category. Note: Any files assigned to a deleted category revert to being unassigned. List of Documents Each file type and category name contains a list of documents.
- Page 11 4. Tap OK. Tap Cancel (Palm OS Details dialog box without saving your changes. Tap Delete to remove the document from your PDA. You must con- firm the deletion (Palm OS Warning: Windows ® tion; the document will just be removed. Tap OK to confirm.
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Page 12: Viewing A Document
Viewing a Document The Text view is where you read the content of a document. Text view consists of a tool bar, document text and a progress bar. Tool Bar The tool bar displays the title of the document and the current page number with accompanying menus. -
Page 13: Progress Bar
Text Area The Text area of the screen contains the text of the document. This area can include a title page, graphics, table of contents and hyperlinks. You can adjust the display of the text by changing your settings. For more information, please see “Changing the Settings”... -
Page 14: Using The Menus
Using the Menus There are two menus in Mobipocket Reader, a main menu and a page menu. Tap the document title in the tool bar to see the main menu. Tap the page number to see the page menu. To select a menu item, tap the menu you want, then tap the menu item you want. - Page 15 Page Menu Use the page menu to go to the first page, go to any page you want or add a bookmark. In addition, this menu may contain several other items which are part of the guide specified by the Open eBook standard. These could include the Biography of the author, the Foreward, a Table of Contents, any included Indexes, and eBook Info or About this book.
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Page 16: Changing The Settings
Changing the Settings The Settings dialog box allows you to adjust the display options of Mobipocket Reader. You can change the font size, display margins, choose to go to the Library when you open the Reader, or change text justification. Color devices allow you to adjust the foreground and background colors. - Page 17 Foreground Color Full justification Open Library at startup Touch screen turn page Page 16 Tap the color box. Tap the color square you want in the provided palette. Tap the check box to present the text of a document aligned with the left and right sides of the screen.
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Page 18: Moving Around Within A Document
Moving around within a Document Page up and down through the document in the following ways. • Tap the right side of the screen (when Touch screen turn page is enabled) to move to the next page. • Tap the left side of the screen (when Touch screen turn page is enabled) to move back a page. -
Page 19: Finding A Definition
Finding a Definition You can find a definition for any word in text by tapping on the highlight- ed word. To highlight a word, drag the stylus over the word. Tap the highlighted word. The following dialog box appears. Add bookmark...Adds the word or words to the Bookmark List. Defintion Enables you to search for the definition or translation of the word or words in the designated reference... -
Page 20: Searching A Document
Searching a Document You can find information you want using the Find in text dialog box. The Find in text dialog box enables you to enter a string of characters and search for that string throughout the text of the current document. 1. -
Page 21: Using An Index
Using an Index Some books contain indexes that you can use to search books by subjects, words and other criteria. Any available indexes appear in the Page menu. 1. Tap the page number. You see the Page menu. 2. Tap an available index. You see an Index screen. -
Page 22: Using Bookmarks
Using Bookmarks You can enter a bookmark in any location in text. Note: Bookmarks are assigned to particular pages, so if the font size changes, the bookmark will exist at the same page number in the new font size, not necessarily the same location in text. To add a bookmark, follow these steps. - Page 23 5. Tap anywhere to close the label. You can view a list of all bookmarks stored for the current document. Each bookmark in the list contains a page number label and the label that was entered when the bookmark was created. To view or edit the bookmark list, follow these steps.
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Page 24: Navigating Large Tables Or Images
Navigating Large Tables or Images Large Tables Where possible, tables that are too large for the screen continue on the fol- lowing page. If it is not possible, a mode called "Large tables " is activated. Large table mode In this mode, icons appear around the table to enable you to navigate the information. - Page 25 Images By default, images are scaled to fit the size of the screen. You can zoom images to see them in greater detail. 1. Hold the stylus on an image to highlight it. You see the following dialog box. 2. Tap Image mode. The image zooms to fit the screen.
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Page 26: Getting Help
Getting Help Mobipocket Reader comes with online help. The online help is installed as its own eBook. If you have deleted the document “Mobipocket Help” (mobihep.prc) from your PDA, you will have to reinstate it before you can access the online help. To view this help at any time, do the following: 1. -
Page 27: Using The Mobipocket Web Companion
PDA. The Web Companion also provides access to Mobipocket and Franklin Web sites and includes a Publish feature that formats text (*.txt) files and Web pages (*.htm or *.html files) for Mobipocket Reader. - Page 28 2. Click the check box for the Synchronization mode you want. The automatic update enables your computer to update your eNews periodically as updates become available. The manual update enables you to control when your eNews is updated. The Web Companion only updates eNews when you click (Update now).
- Page 29 Web site where you can purchase and download them. 1. Click (eBooks). Your default browser is launched and you go to Franklin's or Mobipocket’s eStore. 2. Browse the page and site to find the eBook you want. Formatting eDocs You can read web pages (*.htm and *.html files) and text (*.txt) files in...
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Page 30: Notes
Notes The following notes explain how the Mobipocket Reader functions differ- ently when viewing an eBook sold on PalmPak card. • These eBooks cannot be beamed. • You cannot delete these eBooks. • View the contents of the expansion card as instructed in your PDA manual. -
Page 31: Copyrights And Trademarks
Computing, Inc., 3Com Corporation & its subsidiaries. Handspring, Visor, and Springboard are trademarks or registered trade- marks of Handspring, Inc. Franklin is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Handspring, Inc. All rights reserved. WIndows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. - Page 32 Electronic Publishers www.franklin.com...