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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

Getting Help .........................................................................................25

Using the Mobipocket Web Companion ...........................................26

Notes ....................................................................................................29

Copyrights and Trademarks ...............................................................30

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Summary of Contents for eBook Reader

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Page 2: ...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 Getting Help 25 Using the Mobipocket Web Companion 26 Notes 29 Copyrights and Trademarks 30 Page 1 ...

Page 3: ...istribute to others any copies of the PRODUCT or of the preprogrammed data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the PRODUCT You may not export or re export directly or indirectly the PRODUCT withou...

Page 4: ...Vx Ve M100 105 125 500 505 515 HandspringTM Visor TRGpro Sony CLIÉTM running Palm OS 3 X 4 X or A PDA Palm size PC Handheld PC HPC Pro HP Compaq Casio Casio BE 300 Pocket PC 2000 2002 HP Compaq Casio running Windows CE 2 X 3 0 or Pocket PC 3 X 4 MB of main memory recommended Note Some eBooks may require additional memory MobipocketCommonImages prc MobipocketCommonRez prc and mobibook prc are the a...

Page 5: ...r to your PDA documentation for instructions on installing software and expansion cards on your PDA selecting the destination of software during a HotSync or ActiveSync and moving software from RAM to an expansion card After a successful HotSync or ActiveSync or inserting an expansion card the Mobipocket icon and any installed eBook icons should appear View the contents of the expansion card as in...

Page 6: ...the Mobipocket Reader or content resides on a PalmPak card MultiMediaCard or SD card view the contents of the expan sion card as instructed in your PDA manual The screen that appears varies based on available content and whether or not documents were opened previously If no documents are available you go to an empty Library screen If electronic documents are available and no documents have been op...

Page 7: ...y default the Mobipocket Reader opens to the last viewed screen You can change the default at the Settings screen For more information please see Changing the Settings on page 15 To exit the Library and return to the previously opened document tap Close 2 Tap the category you want 3 Tap a document to open it The first time you open a document you see page 1 Upon subsequent readings the document op...

Page 8: ...ot doc files and so forth eNews lists all prc files for eNewspaper subscriptions These documents are formatted and synchronized using the Mobipocket Web Companion version 4 and above eDocs lists all documents txt or html files This includes html and txt files produced with the Publish function of the Mobipocket Web Companion See also For more information about the Publish function of the Web Compa...

Page 9: ...eviously viewing Tap Back or Categ to return to the list of categories 3 Tap Create a new category to add a category You see the Create Category dialog box 4 Write the name of your category 5 Tap Create Palm OS or OK Windows CE to accept the new cat egory Tap Cancel Palm OS or Windows CE to exit without saving the category Note You can assign a document to a category only from the Book Details dia...

Page 10: ...cument title or category name is underlined indicating that it is a hyperlink Tap the title to open the doc ument Tap the icon to access the Book Details dialog box and view the size of the document assign the document to a category or delete the document Tap browse Windows CE to open the Open dialog box and find a file on your PDA that you want to read in Mobipocket Reader Book Details 1 To see a...

Page 11: ...y or a helpful hint about learning more about a particular document For more information about a document click on its icon Footer The very bottom of each Library screen contains additional hyperlinks Top Returns to the top of the current list of docu ments If you have more documents than can fit on one screen move down to see the other items Then tap Top to return to the top of the list Close Clo...

Page 12: ... access the main menu Tap the page number to access the page menu Tap the menu item you want The tool bar also displays icons that enable you to move around in a document and access other locations in Mobipocket Reader The follow ing icons are available Goes to the table of contents if any or to the first page if there is no table of contents Returns to your previous location Cycles through the av...

Page 13: ...the jog wheel again to re display the tool bar and progress bar If your PDA does not have a jog wheel dou ble tap the stylus in the Graffiti handwriting area of your PDA to toggle full screen view on and off Progress Bar The progress bar indicates your location in the text of a document As you move through the document a highlight moves across the bar You can tap anywhere on the progress bar to mo...

Page 14: ...on number and copyright infor mation of Mobipocket Reader Your Personal ID or PID is displayed here The PID uniquely identi fies the Mobipocket Reader on your PDA You are required to enter this number when purchas ing eBooks to secure the transaction Bookmark List Displays the list of entered bookmarks for the cur rent book Exit Exits Mobipocket Reader Find Goes to the Find in text dialog box Help...

Page 15: ...g box Enter a number within the range listed Tap Go to Tap Cancel Palm OS or Windows CE to exit without moving Go to first page Goes to the first page of the document Add bookmark Adds a bookmark to the current page with a short description label Image Tools Menu Use the Image tools menu to zoom an image to fit the screen enlarge it or close image mode This menu is only available when in image mod...

Page 16: ...d Color Tap the color box Tap the color square you want in the provided palette Dictionary Select the preferred dictionary for instant lookup Display margins Tap the check box to place a small margin on the left and right side of the screen for less dense text presentation Unchecked the text will fill the entire screen Font Size Sets the font size of all documents opened by Mobipocket Reader Palm ...

Page 17: ...d right sides of the screen Unchecked the format defaults to left aligned text Open Library at startup Tap the check box to display the Library each time you open Mobipocket Reader Unchecked the Reader opens the last doc ument you were reading at the location you stopped Touch screen turn page Tap the check box to enable turning pages by tapping the sides of the touch screen Page 16 ...

Page 18: ...r at the bottom of the screen indicates your current position in the document Tap any part of the progress bar to move to another position in the document Tap to return to your previous location Underlined text indicates a hyperlink Tap the underlined text to go to the linked section of text Tap to return to your previous location Note Methods for scrolling and moving around vary depending on your...

Page 19: ...lowing 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 book Note A dictionary needs to be installed to use this feature Copy Copies the highlighted word or words to the clipboard In copyrighted books only the first three words are copied Page 18 ...

Page 20: ...d Leave this unchecked if you want to see matches of your search word as a part of another word 4 Tap Find to start your search Note Each search begins at your position in text where you accessed the Find in text dialog box Tap or to exit without searching PDAs running Palm OS display a Search in progress dialog box indicating the page number currently being searched Tap Cancel to stop the search ...

Page 21: ...arranged alphabetically 3 Enter letters of the word you want to search for As you enter letters the list will move to the next matching entry of the Index When you enter letters that exactly match an entry that entry is highlighted If you enter a word that does not match any index entry you go to the next available entry with nothing bolded 4 Tap the entry you want You may see sub lists 5 Tap the ...

Page 22: ...ap Add book mark You see the Add Bookmark dialog box 2 Enter a short label describing the bookmark 3 Tap Add to add the bookmark appears at the top right corner of the page where the bookmark was added A small notch is placed on the progress bar indicating the location of the bookmark in a document and appear to the left and right of the bar when a document has bookmarks Tap and to move to the pre...

Page 23: ... page number The bookmark label appears next to the page number where the bookmark was added If you have more bookmarks than can fit on one screen scroll down to move to the next page Scroll up to move back a page Tap Top to go to the top of the list 2 Tap page to go to this location in text Tap to return to your previous location in text 3 Tap to delete a bookmark You must confirm the deletion Ta...

Page 24: ...or the screen continue on the fol lowing page If it is not possible a mode called Large tables is activated In this mode icons appear around the table to enable you to navigate the information Tap to move the table in the designated direction Tap to enable dragging Page 23 Large table mode ...

Page 25: ...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 3 Tap 4 Drag the stylus anywhere on the image and the image moves in that direction Tap or to zoom in or out by an increment Tap or to resize the image 5 Tap close to exit image mode Page 24 Image mode ...

Page 26: ...ap the document title in the tool bar and then tap Help 2 Tap the section you want to read 3 Tap to return to the document you were previously viewing You can also access the help from the Library 1 Tap to go to the Library 2 Tap eBooks if you are not already at the eBooks list 3 Tap Mobipocket Help 4 Tap the section you want to read 5 Tap to return to the Library 6 Tap the title of the document y...

Page 27: ... htm or html files for Mobipocket Reader The Web Companion is installed on your PC when you download the Mobipocket Reader To access the Web Companion click Start Programs MobiPocket com MobiPocket Web Companion Configuring the Web Companion You can choose to manually update your eNews selections or have the program do this for you automatically To configure the Web Companion follow these steps 1 ...

Page 28: ...eNews A list of default eNewspaper subscriptions are installed with the Web Companion but you can add to this list at any time To download eNews follow these steps 1 Subscribe to the eNewspaper you want a Click eNews Your default browser is launched and you go to the Mobipocket Web site that lists the available electronic newspapers b Browse the page and site and find the eNewspaper you want c Cli...

Page 29: ...txt files in Mobipocket Reader but you need to format them first using the Publish feature in Mobipocket Web Companion 1 Click Publish 2 Click the first The Open dialog box appears 3 Find the file you want to publish and click Open The file must be a text file with a txt extension or a htm or html file 4 Click the second The Save As dialog box appears 5 Find the location you want the published fil...

Page 30: ...obipocket Reader functions differ ently when viewing an eBook sold on PalmPak MultiMediaCard or SD 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 29 ...

Page 31: ...gistered 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 Aesop s Fables is a Public Domain eBook from the Project Gutenberg Web site Oxford University Press 1996 2002 Published by Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford is a registered tr...

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