# Reading Books

You can move through an information library in several ways. The easiest way to get started is to view an information library as a collection of online books. Online books possess features similar to those found in traditional hardcopy books. For example, online books are organized into chapters and sections and have tables of contents. Online books also have features, such as hypertext links, they are not present in hardcopy books.

This chapter describes the basics of reading books, including:

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## Using Information Manager Windows

When you start the Information Manager, it displays the Book List window, showing the information libraries on your system. The Book List window provides traditional access to the information you want to read in Information Manager. From the Book List you can open Reading windows that display the contents of books in an information library. To always see where you are in an information library, you can set the Book List to track your location. From the Book List, you can also print book sections.

The following figure shows the Information Manager Book List window.

### Book List Window

When you double-click on the title of a section you want to read, the Information Manager opens a Reading window that displays the text of the selected section. From the Reading window, you can read text and access all other Information Manager functions. Specifically, you can view text and graphics, print, search, use bookmarks and notes, set preferences, and get Help.

The following figure shows the Information Manager Reading window.

### Reading Window

While most functions for Information Manager windows are the same as for other windows in CDE, the following sections present some tips for using Information Manager windows:

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### Setting the Book List to Track

To see quickly where you are in the hierarchy of the information library, you can set the Book List to track your location automatically.

With automatic tracking turned on, a finger icon in the Book List window points to the title of the section you are currently reading. As you move through the information library, the Book List is automatically updated to show your current location.

If the current section is subordinate to a section that is not expanded in the Book List, the finger icon is “hollow” and points to the title of the parent section.

To toggle automatic tracking, choose Auto Track from the Options menu on the Book List window. Automatic tracking is on when Auto Track has a check mark next to it.

Note that the tracking icon appears only when a Reading window is open.

### Using Multiple Windows

The Information Manager allows you to use more than one Reading window at a time. For example, you can hold the text of one window, while you continue reading through sections in another window. To do this, click the pushpin in the tool bar of the Reading window. Clicking the pushpin switches between the pinned and unpinned state.

If a window is pinned, the Information Manager opens another Reading window for the next section you access. If a window is unpinned, the Information Manager updates the current window with the text of the new section.

When a window is in the pinned state, the pushpin appears in the upright position with a check mark next to it.

You can also pin Search Results windows. When you pin a Search Results window, the Information Manager does not replace the results of the first search with the results of subsequent searches. Instead, new search results appear in separate Search Results windows.

Choose Preferences from the Options menu to specify whether all new Reading windows will be pinned or unpinned by default. Keep in mind that to save screen space, you will probably want to limit the number of windows in use at one time.

You may find it helpful to pin the Contents window when you plan to follow multiple links.

### Resizing a Reading Window

To change the size of a Reading window, use the mouse to drag and stretch the window borders or use the Maximize button in the upper-righthand corner of the window frame. The new window size remains in effect for the remainder of this Information Manager session or until you change it. When you resize a Reading window, the text flow adjusts automatically to the new window size.

To set the default size for the Reading window, choose Preferences for Browsing from the Options menu and set the new size for Browser Geometry. For more information on setting preferences, see INFOUG.Custom.mkr.1.

### Duplicating a Reading Window

There may be times when you want to view two or more parts of a long section at the same time. You can do this by duplicating the Reading window.

To duplicate a Reading window, select New Window from the Browser menu. The Information Manager opens another Reading window with the same section displayed. In this second window, you can move to a location different from the location in the first window.

### Closing a Reading Window

To close a reading window, choose Close from the Browser menu. When you close a Reading window, you do not exit the Information Manager.

To exit the Information Manager, choose Exit from the Browser menu.

## Reading a Book Sequentially

The traditional structure of books in the Information Manager provides a familiar way to move around in an information library. You can read books using features such as the Table of Contents. You can also browse from section to section in sequential order.

To browse through a book sequentially, you click the Previous Section and Next Section browse buttons (located in the Reading window tool bar) to move to earlier or later sections.

The Up arrow takes you to the previous section. If you are in the first section, this arrow is not selectable.

The Down arrow takes you to the next section. If you are in the last section, this arrow is dimmed.

To preview the next or previous section, place the pointer on the Previous Section or Next Section browse arrow. Then, click and hold the mouse button. The Information Manager displays the title of the next or previous section in the message area. If you don't want to go to the indicated section, move the pointer off the arrow before releasing the mouse button.

Once you are positioned in a section, you can move through the section by using the scroll bar, the Page-Up and Page-Down keys, or the Up- and Down-arrow keys.