# Information Manager Reference

## Information Manager Windows

1. - IMBookListWindow

   - IMReadingWindow

   - IMSectionHistoryWindow

   - IMSearchHistoryWindow

   - IMQueryEditorWindow

   - IMScopeEditorWindow

   - IMSearchResultsWindow

   - IMBookmarkEditorWindow

   - IMDetachedGraphicWindow

   - IMPrintDialog

   - IMGraphicalMapWindow

   - IMUserMarksListWindow

   - IMPreferencesWindow

## Book List Window Menus

1. - IMBookListFileMenu

   - IMBookListEditMenu

   - IMBookListOptionsMenu

   - IMBookListWindowsMenu

   - IMHelpMenu

## Reading Window Menus

1. - IMReadingWindowBrowserMenu

   - IMReadingWindowSearchMenu

   - IMReadingWindowGoMenu

   - IMReadingWindowMarksMenu

   - IMReadingWindowOptionsMenu

   - IMReadingWindowWindowsMenu

   - IMHelpMenu

## Detached Graphic Window Menus

1. - IMDetachedGraphicWinFileMenu

   - IMDetachedGraphicWinPanMenu

   - IMDetachedGraphicWinViewMenu

## Information Manager Dialog Boxes

1. - IMAddLibraryDialogBox

   - IMConfirmExitDialogBox

   - IMOpenLocatorDialogBox

   - IMSaveScopeDialogBox

   - IMPreferencesForBrowsing

   - IMPreferencesForMap

   - IMPreferencesForHistory

   - IMPreferencesForSearch

## General Reference

1. - IMStartExitInfoMgr

   - IMReadingBooks

   - IMNavigating

   - IMSearching

   - IMBookmarks

   - IMGraphics

   - IMPrinting

   - IMCustomizingInfoMgr

   - IMHowInformationisOrganized

   - IMQuickInfoMessages

   - IMUsingKeyboardShortcuts

   - IMOnlineHelp

## Book List Window

Use the Book List window to display a list of the information available in the Information Manager. With the Book List window, you can:

- Expand and contract the list.

- Display information.

- Print information.

## See Also

1. - IMOpenInfoLib

   - IMStartExitInfoMgr

   - IMReadingBooks

   - IMPrinting

   - IMBookMarks

   - IMSearching

   - IMCustomizingInfoMgr

### Book List Window Tool Bar

View

- Displays the currently selected (highlighted) section.

Print

- Prints the sections highlighted in the Book List.

  To select what to print, hold down the Control key and click the names of the sections to print, then click the Print button. To select a range of contiguous selections, hold down the Shift key while dragging the pointer over the section names. To deselect a section, hold down the Control key and click on the section's name.

Add Information Library

- Adds an information library to the Book List.

Remove Information Library

- Removes an information library from the Book List.

Query Editor

- Displays the Query Editor window. See IMQueryEditorWindow.

Bookmark Editor

- Displays the Bookmark Editor window. See IMBookmarkEditorWindow.

## View Tool

Click to display the currently selected (highlighted) section.

## Print Tool

Click to print the sections highlighted in the Book List.

## Add Information Library Tool

Click to add an information library to the Book List.

## Remove Information Library Tool

Click to remove an information library from the Book List.

## Query Editor Tool

Click to display the Query Editor window. See IMQueryEditorWindow.

## Bookmark Editor Tool

Click to display the Bookmark Editor window. See IMBookmarkEditorWindow.

## Search Scope Button

Identifies the scope to be used for the search. For information on search scopes, see IMDefiningtheScopeofSearches.

## Quick Search Field

The input field where search text is typed or pasted. See IMStartingaQuickSearch.

## Scope Editor Button

Click to display the Scope Editor window. See IMScopeEditorWindow.

## Reading Window

Use the Reading window to view text and graphics, print, search, use bookmarks and notes, set preferences, and get Help.

The Information Manager allows you to resize Reading windows, to duplicate Reading windows, and to use more than one Reading window at a time.

## See Also

1. - IMReadingWindowToolBar

   - IMReadingWindowMenus

   - IMReadingBooks

   - IMDuplicatingWindows

   - IMResizingReadingWindow

   - IMClosingReadingWindow

   - IMUsingMultipleWindows

### Reading Window Tool Bar

Previous History Section

- Move back through the sections you have read during your browser session in the order in which you read them. If you are positioned at the beginning of the section list, this arrow is dimmed, indicating you cannot move any further back.

Next History Section

- Move forward through the sections you have read during your browser session in the order in which you read them. If you are positioned at the end of the section list, this arrow is dimmed, indicating you cannot move any further forward.

Previous Section

- Go to the previous section. If you are in the first section, this is dimmed.

  To preview the previous section, place the pointer on Previous Session, click, and hold down. The Information Manager displays the title of the previous section in the message area. Release the mouse button to view the section.

Next Section

- Go to the next section. If you are in the last section, this is dimmed.

  To preview the next section, place the pointer on Next Session, click, and hold down. The Information Manager displays the title of the next section in the message area. Release the mouse button to view the section.

Previous Search Hit

- Display the previous search hit. If you are at the first hit of the section, this button is dimmed.

Next Search Hit

- Display the next search hit. If you are at the last hit of the section, this button is dimmed.

Print

- Print the section you are currently reading.

Display Book List

- Display the Book List window with its list of the available information libraries.

Graphical Map

- Opens the graphical map showing the title of the current section and the titles of the other sections of the book you are reading, making it easy to see the overall organization of the book.

Pushpin

- Holds open or releases the currently displayed section. Clicking the Pushpin switches between the pinned and unpinned states.

  When you pin the Reading window open, you can open other Reading windows simultaneously. If a Reading window is unpinned, its contents are replaced whenever you go to another section.

## Previous History Section Tool

Click to display the previous section in the history list.

## Next History Section Tool

Click to display the next section in the history list.

## Previous Section Tool

Click to display the previous section in the book. To display the title of the previous section, click and hold down. The title appears in the message area.

## Next Section Tool

Click to display the next section in the book. To display the title of the next section, click and hold down. The title appears in the message area.

## Previous Search Hit Tool

Click to display the previous search hit.

## Next Search Hit Tool

Click to display the next search hit.

## Print Tool

Click to print the section you are currently reading.

## + Display Book List Tool

Click to display the Book List window with its list of the available information libraries.

## Graphical Map Tool

Click to opens the graphical map showing the title of the current section and the titles of the other sections of the book you are reading.

## Pushpin Tool

Click to hold open or release the currently displayed section. Clicking the Pushpin switches between the pinned and unpinned states.

When you pin the Reading window open, you can open other Reading windows simultaneously. If a Reading window is unpinned, its contents are replaced whenever you go to another section.

## Section Title Button

Click to view a list of the preceding sections. The Information Manager displays the list of section titles. You can go directly to any listed section by clicking on its title.

## Section History Window

Use the Section History window to check the sections you have read during the current browser session.

The Section History list displays each section visited from the most recent to the least recent. Although you may have visited a section more than once in a given session, the Information Manager lists it only once on the Section History list.

To get to the Section History list, select History from the Go menu of the Reading window or Section History from the Windows menu of the Book List window. To move to a section on the list, double-click on the section title or highlight it and click Display.

## See Also

1. - IMSectionHistoryWindowButtons

   - IMRetracingYourSteps

   - IMUsingSectionHistoryList

   - IMUsingHistoryArrows

   - IMNavigating

### Section History Window Buttons

Display

- Display the section whose title is highlighted on the Section History list. If the Reading window is unpinned, the Information Manager replaces the current section with the new one. If the Reading window is pinned, the Information Manager opens another Reading window to display the new section.

Close

- Close the Section History list without going to a previously viewed section.

Help

- Display Help on how to use the Section History list.

## Section History Display Button

Click to display the section whose title is highlighted on the Section History list. If the Reading window is unpinned, the Information Manager replaces the current section with the new one. If the Reading window is pinned, the Information Manager opens another Reading window to display the new section.

## Section History List

The Section History list displays each section visited from the most recent to the least recent. Although you may have visited a section more than once in a given session, the Information Manager lists it only once on the Section History list.

## Search History Window

Use the Search History window to see a list of the queries you have made in the current browser session and the number of matches found for each one. The queries are listed in the order that you made them.

Double-click any query in the Search History window to quickly redisplay the Search Results from that query.

For more information, see IMViewingSearchResults.

### Search History Window Components

Matches Column

- The Matches column displays the number of matches found for the corresponding query.

Query Column

- The Query column displays the text of previous searches.

Scope Column

- The Scope column displays the scope used for the corresponding query.

Display Button

- Shows the search results for the selected query.

## Section History List

The Search History list displays the queries you have made in the current browser session and the number of matches found for each one. The queries are listed in the order that you made them.

Double-click on any query to quickly redisplay the Search Results from that query.

## Search History Display Button

Click to display the search results for the selected query.

## Query Editor Window

Use the Query Editor window to carry out complex searches. You can define the scope of the searches to cover a single section, or specific books and types of information.

The Query Editor allows you to include more than one word or phrase in a search, and specify the relationships among the parts of the query by using the Connector button. As you create your query, the Query Editor shows the query as defined so far in the Query display area at the bottom of the Query Editor window.

To open the Query Editor, choose Query Editor from the Search menu in a Reading window.

To minimize the size of the search database, the Information Manager does not perform searches on many common words such as and, but, or, and the.

The Query Editor window contains the following components:

Scope Name Button

- Displays a list of available search scopes, which may be predefined or created by you, so you can select the scope of your search.

Prefix Button

- Displays the Prefix list, so you can choose one of the following prefixes to use in the query: Contains, Doesn't Contain, Starts With, or Doesn't Start With.

Text Input Field

- The fields where you type the terms to search on.

  For a query with multiple terms, use multiple text input fields and multiple connectors.

Connector Button

- Displays the Connector list, so you can choose one of the following connectors to use for the query:

  Or

- Finds sections that contain a match for the current part of the query or the next part, or both.

And

- Finds sections that contain a match for the current part of the query and the next part of the query.

Definition Area

- Shows the query as defined so far.

## See Also

1. - IMQueryEditorWindowButtons

   - IMSearching

   - IMSearchingQuickly

   - IMStartingaQuickSearch

   - IMDefiningDetailedSearches

   - IMEnteringaDetailedSearchQuery

   - IMSpecifyingtheQueryPrefix

   - IMDefiningRelationshipsinQuery

   - IMDefiningtheScopeofSearches

   - IMCreatingSearchScopes

   - IMSelectingaSearchScope

   - IMScopeEditorWindow

   - IMSearchResultsWindow

   - IMPreferencesForSearch

## Scope Name Button

Click to display a list of available search scopes, which may be predefined or created by you, so you can select the scope of your search.

## Prefix Button

Click to display the Prefix list, so you can choose one of the following prefixes to use in the query: Contains, Doesn't Contain, Starts With, or Doesn't Start With.

## Query Editor Text Input Field

The text input field is where you type the terms to search on. For a query with multiple terms, use multiple text input fields and multiple connectors.

## Connector Button

Click to display the Connector list, so you can choose one of the following connectors to use for the query:

Or

- Finds sections that contain a match for the current part of the query or the next part, or both.

And

- Finds sections that contain a match for the current part of the query and the next part of the query.

## Query Editor Definition Area

The definition area shows the query as defined so far.

## Query Editor Window Buttons

Search

- Start the search, after you have defined the query. (The Information Manager displays search matches in the Search Results window.)

Clear All

- Clear the definition of the query you have created so far, so you can redefine the query.

Scope Editor

- Display the Scope Editor window, so you can create and save a custom search scope.

Close

- Close the Query Editor window.

Help

- Display Help information on the Query Editor window.

## Query Editor Search Button

Click to start the search, after you have defined the query. (The Information Manager displays search matches in the Search Results window.)

## Query Editor Clear All Button

Click to clear the definition of the query you have created so far, so you can redefine the query.

## Query Editor Scope Editor Button

Click to display the Scope Editor window, so you can create and save a custom search scope.

## Scope Editor Window

Use the Scope Editor window to customize the scope of a complex search. You create, change, name, and copy search scopes using the Scope Editor.

To open the Scope Editor from the Query Editor, click the Scope Editor button at the bottom of the Query Editor Window.

To open the Scope Editor from the Reading window, click the Scope Editor button in the lower right corner of the window, or choose Scope Editor from the Search Window.

Click the Scope Name button to display a list of the existing search scopes.

## See Also

1. - IMScopeEditorWindowButtons

   - IMCreatingSearchScopes

   - IMDefiningtheScopeofSearches

   - IMChangingSearchScopes

   - IMCopyingSearchScopes

   - IMRemovingSearchScopes

   - IMPreferencesForSearch

### Scope Editor Window Buttons

New

- Create a new search scope.

Save

- Save a new search scope or changes to an existing search scope.

Rename

- Save the selected search scope under a new name.

Delete

- Delete the selected search scope.

Reset

- Restore the initial definition of a search scope, cancelling a change.

Close

- Close the Scope Editor Window.

Help

- Display Help information on the Scope Editor Window.

## Scope Editor Scope Name Button

Click to display a list of the existing search scopes.

## Scope Editor Book List

Displays a list of the books in the information library. You can expand or contract this list by clicking the right or down arrows that precede each book title.

To include a book in the scope you are defining, click on its name.

## Scope Editor Components List

Displays a list of the book components that you can include in the scope. By default, the Information Manager includes all components in your search.

To include a component in the scope you are defining, click on its name.

## Scope Editor New Button

Click to create a new search scope.

## Scope Editor Save Button

Click to save a new search scope or changes to an existing search scope.

## Scope Editor Rename Button

Click to save the selected search scope under a new name.

## Scope Editor Delete Button

Click to delete the selected search scope.

## Scope Editor Reset Button

Click to restore the initial definition of a search scope, cancelling a change.

## Search Results Window

Use the Search Results window after a search to display the search matches.

Search matches are listed in order of descending importance, with the icon to the left of the book title indicating how often the search item appears in a given section.

From the Search Results window, you can go to any of the listed sections by clicking its section title.

If the Search Results list seems incomplete, too long, or otherwise in error, check to see that you used the appropriate search scope, and check your search preferences setting for the maximum number of search hits.

When performing multiple searches, it is a good idea to pin the first Search Results window. Then when you perform another search, the new results will be displayed in a separate Search Results window, and will not replace the results of the first search.

## See Also

1. - IMSearching

   - IMViewingSearchResults

   - IMBrowsingSearchHits

   - IMReviewingSearchResults

   - IMQueryEditorWindow

   - IMScopeEditorWindow

   - IMPreferencesForSearch

### Search Results Window Buttons

Display

- Display the section highlighted on the Search Results list.

Close

- Close the Search Results window.

Help

- Display Help information on the Search Results Window.

## Search Results Window Pushpin

Click to hold open or release the currently displayed search results. Clicking the Pushpin switches between the pinned and unpinned states.

When you pin the Search Results window open, you can open other Search Results windows simultaneously. If a Search Results window is unpinned, its contents are replaced whenever you perform another query.

## Search Results Query Text

Displays the definition of the query that produced the current search results list.

## Search Results List

Displays the search results produced by the indicated query.

## Search Results Window Display Button

Click to display the section highlighted on the Search Results list.

## Search Results Window Close Button

Click to close the Search Results window.

## Bookmark Editor Window

Use the Bookmark Editor to:

- Rename bookmarks.

- Edit bookmark notes.

- Go directly to a bookmark.

To start the Bookmark Editor without using the Marks menu, double-click a bookmark icon.

The Name field displays the name of the bookmark.

The Notes field displays notes you have attached to the current bookmark.

## See Also

1. - IMBookmarkEditorWindowButtons

   - IMCreatingBookmarks

   - IMListingBookmarks

   - IMViewingBookmarksandNotes

   - IMEditingBookmarks

   - IMMovingBookmarks

   - IMDeletingBookmarksandNotes

### Bookmark Editor Window Buttons

Ok

- Saves the bookmark name and bookmark notes and returns to the reading window.

Display

- Displays the section where you placed the bookmark.

Cancel

- Returns to the Reading window without changing the bookmark.

Help

- Displays help information on the Bookmark Editor window.

## Bookmark Editor Name Field

Displays the name of the selected bookmark.

## Bookmark Editor Notes Field

Displays any notes you have attached to the current bookmark.

## Bookmark Editor Ok Button

Click to save the bookmark name and bookmark notes and return to the Reading window.

## Bookmark Editor Display Button

Click to display the section where you placed the current bookmark.

## Bookmark Editor Cancel Button

Click to return to the Reading window without changing the bookmark.

## Detached Graphic Window

Use the Detached Graphic window to display a table or figure while reading text in a Reading window, even after you have passed the point in the text where the table or figure appeared.

You can resize the graphic window and position the panner button, resize the displayed graphic, find the graphic's original section, locate a detached graphic, and reattach a detached graphic.

A detached graphic remains in a separate window until you reattach it, close the detached graphic window, or end the browser session. During a session, you can close the section in which the graphic appeared while continuing to display the graphic in a separate window.

## See Also

1. - IMDetachedGraphicWindowMenus

   - IMGraphics

   - IMDetachingGraphics

   - IMResizingtheGraphicWindow

   - IMResizingGraphics

   - IMFindingGraphicOriginalSection

   - IMReattachingGraphics

## Print Dialog Box

To access the Print dialog box, choose Print... from the File menu of the Book List window or from the Browser Menu of a Reading Window. You can also press Control+P.

To print directly to a printer, click the Print to Printer radio button. You can select a different printer by:

- Typing the new printer name in the Printer Name field.

- Clicking the More Printers... button and selecting the printer from the displayed list.

To display a detailed description of the currently selected printer, click the Info... button.

To print to a file, click the Print to File radio button. You can select the file to receive the PostScript output by:

- Typing the path and filename for the file in the File Name field.

- Clicking the Select File... button and browsing for the file name.

To print multiple copies, type the number of copies in the Copies field. For file output, only one copy is created.

To specify whether to print the individual sections you selected or all sections subordinate to the selected sections, click (under What to Print):

Sections

- To print only the selected sections.

Hierarchy

- To print the selected sections and all the sections subordinate to them.

  When you select Hierarchy, the Information Manager updates the Number of Sections to Be Printed field to indicate the number of selected sections and all the sections subordinate to them.

## See Also

1. - IMPrintDialogButtons

   - IMPrinting

   - IMPrintinganIndividualSection

   - IMPrintingMultipleSections

   - IMSpecifyingWhattoPrint

   - IMSpecifyingWheretoPrint

### Print Dialog Buttons

Print

- Send the selected section(s) to the designated printer or file.

Setup...

- Display the Print Setup window. From this window, you can examine printer information and define both Printer and Job options. See Print Setup Window for more information.

Cancel

- Cancel the print operation and close the Print dialog box.

Help

- Display help information about the Print dialog box.

## Print Dialog Info Button

Click to display a detailed description of the currently selected printer.

## Print Dialog Printer Name Field

This field displays the name of the currently selected printer. To select a different printer, type the printer name or click on the More Printers button and use the printer selection dialog.

Note that the Print to Printer radio button must be set.

## Print Dialog More Printers Button

Click to display the list of available printers. To select a printer, click on its name.

## Print Dialog File Name Field

This field displays the name of the file to receive the PostScript output. To select a different file, type the path and file name or click on the Select File button and use the file selection dialog.

Note that the Print to File radio button must be set.

## Print Dialog Select File Button

Click to browse through the directory structure for the desired file. To select a file, click on its name.

## Print Dialog Print to Printer Radio Button

Click to enable printing to a selected printer.

## Print Dialog Print to File Radio Button

Click to enable printing to a selected file.

## Print Dialog Copies Field

This field displays the number of copies to be printed. Type the number of copies. You can also click on the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it. Note that for file output, only one copy is created.

## Print Dialog Sections Radio Button

Click to enable printing of selected sections only (with no subordinate sections).

## Print Dialog Hierarchy Radio Button

Click to enable printing of selected sections and subordinate sections. When you select Hierarchy, the Information Manager updates the Number of Sections to Be Printed field to indicate the number of selected sections and all the sections subordinate to them.

## Print Dialog Print Button

Click to send the selected section(s) to the designated printer or file.

## Print Dialog Setup Button

Click to display the Print Setup window. From this window, you can examine printer information and define both Printer and Job options. See Print Setup Window for more information.

## Print Dialog Cancel Button

Click to cancel the print operation and close the Print dialog box.

## Graphical Map Window

Use the Graphical Map window to orient yourself to a book’s organization, you can display a graphical map of its sections. The map is a graphical tree that displays the titles of the book’s sections. The map makes it easier to see the overall organization of the book.

## See Also

1. - IMGraphicalMapWindowButtons

   - IMOpeningtheMap

   - IMPanningtheMap

   - IMGoingtoaSectionfromMap

   - IMUpdatingtheGraphicalMap

### Graphical Map Window Buttons

Close

- Close the Graphical Map and return to the Reading window

Help

- Display Help information about the Graphical Map window

## Graphical Map Panner Box

Use to select which part of the Graphical Map to display.

Position the pointer on the Panner Box. Press and hold the left mouse button and then drag the mouse to display the part of the map you want to see. For example, move the panner box to the right to view titles that are hidden by the map's right boundary.

## Graphical Map Auto Update Check Box

Click to update the graphical map to show your current location in a book.

If you want the graphical map to automatically reflect your location as you move through a book, choose Preferences for Map from the Options menu and set Auto Update to on.

## User Marks List Window

Use the User Marks List window to view a list of all of your bookmarks, both blank and annotated.

## See Also

1. - IMUserMarksListWindowButtons

   - IMListingBookmarks

### User Marks List Window Buttons

View

- Display the section that the selected bookmark appears in.

Edit

- Open the Bookmark Editor for the selected bookmark.

Delete

- Delete the selected bookmark.

Close

- Close the User Marks List window.

Help

- Display Help information about the User Marks List window

## User Marks List View Button

Click to display the section that the selected bookmark appears in.

## User Marks List Edit Button

Click to open the Bookmark Editor for the selected bookmark.

## User Marks List Delete Button

Click to delete the selected bookmark.

## Preferences Window

Use the Preferences window to customize Browsing, Map, History, and Searching features of the Information Manager.

Click the Preferences for button to select the type of preferences you want to set. A pop-up list displays the types of preferences. Click the name of the preferences type. The Information Manager displays a dialog box for the selected preferences type.

## See Also

1. - IMPreferencesWindowButtons

   - IMSettingBrowsingPrefs

   - IMSettingMapPrefs

   - IMSettingHistoryPrefs

   - IMSettingSearchPrefs

### Preferences Window Buttons

Ok

- Set the preferences to the specified values and return to the Reading window

Apply

- Set the preferences to the specified values and remain in the Preferences window

Reset

- Set the preferences to the values they had before the last Apply and remain in the Preferences window

Cancel

- Close the Preferences window without making any changes

Help

- Display Help information about the Preferences window

## Preferences Window Ok Button

Click to set the preferences to the specified values and return to the Reading window.

## Preferences Window Apply Button

Click to set the preferences to the specified values and remain in the Preferences window.

## Preferences Window Reset Button

Click to set the preferences to the values they had before the last Apply and remain in the Preferences window.

## Preferences Window Cancel Button

Click to close the Preferences window without making any changes.

## Preferences Window Preferences for Button

Click to select the type of preferences you want to set. A pop-up list displays the types of preferences. Click the name of the preferences type. The Information Manager displays a dialog box for the selected preferences type.

## Book List Window Menus

- IMBookListFileMenu

- IMBookListEditMenu

- IMBookListOptionsMenu

- IMBookListWindowsMenu

- IMStartExitInfoMgr

- IMReadingBooks

- IMNavigating

- IMPrinting

- IMCustomizingInfoMgr

### File Menu

View

- Opens a Reading window for the selected section.

Print

- Prints the selected section(s).

Print...

- Displays the Print dialog box.

Close

- Closes the Book List window.

Exit

- Exits the Information Manager.

### See Also

1. - IMReadingBooks

   - IMPrinting

   - IMExitInfoManager

### Edit Menu

Copy

- Copies the selected section name into the primary selection.

Add

- Adds an information library to the existing set.

Remove

- Removes an information library from the existing set.

### See Also

1. - IMAddLibraryDialogBox

### Options Menu

Preferences

- Displays the Preferences window so you can customize various Information Manager defaults.

Auto Track

- Automatically tracks your location in the hierarchy of the information library. Automatic tracking is on when Auto Track has a check mark next to it.

Show Tool Bar

- Displays or removes the tool bar. This is a toggle.

Show Search Area

- Displays or removes the Quick Search area. This is a toggle.

### See Also

1. - IMCustomizingInfoMgr

   - IMBookListToTrack

   - IMSearchingQuickly

### Windows Menu

Graphical Map

- Opens the graphical map showing the title of the current section and the titles of the other sections of the book you are reading, making it easy to see the overall organization of the book.

Marks List

- Displays the User Marks List window, which lists both your blank and annotated bookmarks.

Section History

- Displays the Section History window, which lists the sections you have visited, from the most recent to the least recent. You can return to a section by double-clicking on its title.

Search History

- Displays the Search History window, which lists the queries made during the current Information Manager session and specifies the number of matches found for each one. The queries appear in the order you made them. You can redisplay the results of a previous search by double-clicking on the query in the Search History list.

Query Editor

- Displays the Query Editor window. The Query Editor provides a way to construct, edit, and launch simple or complex search requests.

Scope Editor

- Displays the Scope Editor window. The Scope Editor allows you to define custom scopes that specify the books and types of information to include in your searches. You can create, name, save, and edit individual search scopes.

### See Also

1. - IMNavigatingWithGraphicalMap

   - IMListingBookmarks

   - IMUsingSectionHistoryList

   - IMReviewingSearchResults

   - IMEnteringaDetailedSearchQuery

   - IMDefiningtheScopeofSearches

## Reading Window Menus

- IMReadingWindowBrowserMenu

- IMReadingWindowSearchMenu

- IMReadingWindowGoMenu

- IMReadingWindowMarksMenu

- IMReadingWindowOptionsMenu

- IMReadingWindowWindowsMenu

- IMHelpMenu

### Browser Menu

New Window

- Opens a new window containing an exact copy of the current section. Use this feature to review different parts of a long section simultaneously.

Open Locator

- Displays the Open Locator dialog box so you can specify which location to display in the Reading window.

Show Locator

- Displays the locator for the current section in the message area.

Print

- Prints the current section and, optionally, all its subordinate sections. Includes the ability to specify a printer or save the section to a specific file.

Print...

- Displays the Print dialog box.

Close

- Closes the Reading window without exiting the Information Manager.

Exit

- Exits the Information Manager.

### See Also

1. - IMDuplicatingWindows

   - IMUsingLocators

   - IMPrinting

   - IMExitInfoManager

### Search Menu

On Selection

- Searches the current scope for the currently highlighted text. The text can be highlighted in the Reading window or any other displayed window on your desktop.

Query Editor

- Displays the Query Editor window. The Query Editor provides a way to construct, edit, and launch simple or complex search requests.

Scope Editor

- Displays the Scope Editor window. The Scope Editor allows you to define custom scopes that specify the books and types of information to include in your searches. You can create, name, save, and edit individual search scopes.

Search History

- Displays the Search History window, which lists the queries made during the current Information Manager session and specifies the number of matches found for each one. The queries appear in the order you made them. You can redisplay the results of a previous search by double-clicking on the query in the Search History list.

Clear Search Hits

- Removes the highlighting from search matches found in the current Reading window. If you reselect the section from the Search Results list, the highlighting reappears.

### See Also

1. - IMSearchingOnSelection

   - IMEnteringaDetailedSearchQuery

   - IMDefiningtheScopeofSearches

   - IMViewingSearchResults

   - IMReviewingSearchResults

### Go Menu

Back

- Displays the section viewed before the current section.

Forward

- Displays the next section in the history list of previously viewed sections, up to the most recently viewed section.

History

- Displays the Section History window, which lists the sections you have visited, from the most recent to the least recent. You can return to a section by double-clicking on its title.

Previous Section

- Displays the preceding section in the book.

Next Section

- Displays the next section in the book.

Previous Search

- Displays the previous search match in the current section.

Next Search

- Displays the next search match in the current section.

### See Also

1. - IMUsingHistoryArrows

   - IMUsingSectionHistoryList

   - IMViewingPrecedingSections

   - IMBrowsingSearchHits

### Marks Menu

Create Bookmark

- Inserts a blank bookmark next to the text you have highlighted.

Create Note

- Creates a bookmark with notes next to the text you have highlighted.

Edit Selection

- Opens the Bookmark Editor so you can edit the notes for the bookmark you have selected.

Move Selection

- Moves a selected bookmark to a new location. To indicate where to move the bookmark, highlight the text where the bookmark is to appear.

Delete Selection

- Deletes the currently selected bookmark from the book.

### See Also

1. - IMCreatingBookmarks

   - IMListingBookmarks

   - IMViewingBookmarksandNotes

   - IMEditingBookmarks

   - IMMovingBookmarks

   - IMDeletingBookmarksandNotes

### Options Menu

Preferences

- Provides a way to customize browsing, graphical map, history, and searching features.

Show/Detach Graphic

- Show or detach the selected graphic, depending on the current state. When the selected graphic is detached, the menu item is Show Graphic, which displays the window containing the detached graphic. When the selected graphic is attached, the menu item is Detach Graphic, which detaches the graphic and displays it in a Detached Graphic window.

Show Tool Bar

- Turns display of the Reading window Tool Bar on or off.

Show Search Area

- Turns display of the Reading window Search Area on or off.

### See Also

1. - IMCustomizingInfoMgr

   - IMGraphics

   - IMReadingWindowToolBar

   - IMSearchingQuickly

### Windows Menu

Book List

- Displays the Book List window.

Graphical Map

- Displays a graphical representation of the book you are reading, with the current section highlighted.

### See Also

1. - IMBookListWindow

   - IMNavigatingWithGraphicalMap

## Detached Graphic Window Menus

- IMDetachedGraphicWinFileMenu

- IMDetachedGraphicWinPanMenu

- IMDetachedGraphicWinViewMenu

### Detached Graphic Window File Menu

Attach

- Reattaches the graphic to the section from which it originated.

  The Information Manager closes the Detached Graphic window and replaces the graphic in the book from which it originated, whether the book is currently open or not.

Display Section

- Displays in a Reading window the section from which the graphic was detached, and brings it to the top of your other windows.

Close

- Closes the Detached Graphic window but does not reattach the graphic to the section from which it originated.

### See Also

1. - IMDetachingGraphics

   - IMReattachingGraphics

### Detached Graphic Window Panner Menu

A panner box is displayed only when the graphic is larger than the window.

None

- Turns off display of the panner box.

Upper Left

- Displays the panner box in the upper left corner of the Detached Graphic window.

Upper Right

- Displays the panner box in the upper right corner of the Detached Graphic window.

Lower Left

- Displays the panner box in the lower left corner of the Detached Graphic window.

Lower Right

- Displays the panner box in the lower right corner of the Detached Graphic window.

### See Also

1. - IMResizingtheGraphicWindow

### Detached Graphic Window View Menu

The Detached Graphic window View menu provides the following options for specifying how a scaleable graphic looks in the Detached Graphic window:

The Detached Graphic window View menu is inactive for non-scaleable graphics.

Fit to Window

- Size the graphic to fit within the borders of the Detached Graphic window.

Fit to Graphic

- Size the Detached Graphic window to match the current size of the graphic.

Scaling Percentages

- Increase or decrease the size of the graphic by some percentage relative to its initial size.

Custom

- Specify a scaling percentage for the current graphic.

### See Also

1. - IMResizingGraphics

### Detached Graphic Window Panner

When you reduce the size of a detached graphic window, the Information Manager displays a panner in one corner of the window. To see hidden parts of the graphic after reducing the window size, move the panner to uncover the sections you want to see.

To relocate the panner to another corner of the window or to remove it entirely, select the option you prefer from the Panner menu.

## Add Document Library Dialog Box

Click the Add Information Library button on the Book List window's Tool Bar to add a new information library.

There are three ways to specify a new information library to be added to the Information Manager:

- Type the full path and name of the new library in the Infolib Path field.

- Type just the name of the information library. For this to work, the information library must exist in the path(s) specified by the DTINFOLIBSEARCHPATH environment variable.

- Click on the ... (File Selection) button to browse through the directory structure for the information library to be added.

After specifying the new information library, click on the Ok button to add the library.

Clicking Clear clears the contents of the Infolib Path field.

Clicking Cancel cancels the add library operation.

Clicking Help displays help information about this dialog box.

## Confirm Exit Dialog Box

Choose Exit from the Book List window's File menu or the Reading window's Browser menu to exit the Information Manager.

Click Yes to exit the Information Manager or No to continue with the Information Manager session.

## Open Locator Dialog Box

Choose Open Locator from the Reading window's Browser menu to go to the section identified by the specified locator.

1. Type the locator in the Enter a Unique Locator field.

2. Click:

   Ok

3. To close the dialog box and go to the section identified by the locator.

Apply

- To establish the specified locator as the default for subsequent Open Locator requests.

Clear

- To clear the contents of the input field.

Close

- To close the dialog box.

Help

- To display this Help information.

## Save Scope Dialog Box

From the Scope Editor window, click the Save button. The Information Manager opens the Save Scope window.

Type the name of the new scope in the input field and click OK. The Information Manager displays the new scope name in the Scope Editor window.

OK

- Save the scope under the supplied name and return to the Scope Editor window.

Cancel

- Cancel the save operation and and return to the Scope Editor window.

## Preferences For Browsing Dialog Box

From the Preferences window, select Preferences for Browsing to define the Reading window size, font size, and whether Reading windows are automatically pinned.

## See Also

1. - IMSettingBrowsingPrefs

## Browser Geometry Field

This field displays the coordinates for the default Reading window size. To change the size, click on the Get Browser Geometry box (to the right of the field).

## Get Browser Geometry Box

Click to set a new default Reading window size. The Information Manager displays a message about how to set the default size. Click inside the window that is the size you want as the new default. The Information Manager inserts the window coordinates in the Browser Geometry field.

## Font Scale Field

This field displays the font size for text displayed in the Reading window. To increase the font size, click on the up arrow next to Font Scale. To decrease the font size, click on the down arrow.

## Pin Window Check Box

This check box controls whether Reading windows automatically open pinned or unpinned. By default, the Information Manager does not automatically pin Reading windows. To change the Pin Window state, click on the Pin Window check box.

## Preferences For Map Dialog Box

From the Preferences window, select Preferences for Map to define the default size for the graphical map window and whether the graphical map is automatically updated as you move between sections.

## See Also

1. - IMSettingMapPrefs

## Map Geometry Field

This field displays the coordinates for the default Graphical Map window size. To change the size, click on the Get Map Geometry box (to the right of the field).

## Get Map Geometry Box

Click to set a new default Graphical Map window size. The Information Manager displays a message about how to set the default size. Click inside the window that is the size you want as the new default. The Information Manager inserts the window coordinates in the Map Geometry field.

## Auto Update Check Box

This check box controls whether the Information Manager automatically updates the graphical map to reflect the section you are reading in the active reading window. To change the Auto Update setting, click on the Auto Update check box.

## Preferences For History Dialog Box

From the Preferences window, select Preferences for History to define the maximum number of sections the Information Manager maintains in the Section History and Search History lists.

## See Also

1. - IMSettingHistoryPrefs

## Section History Size Field

This field displays the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Section History list. The default is 100 sections. To change the maximum, click on the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it.

## Section History Size Up Arrow

Click to increase the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Section History list.

## Section History Size Down Arrow

Click to decrease the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Section History list.

## Search History Size Field

This field displays the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Search History list. The default is 50 sections. To change the maximum, click on the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it.

## Search History Size Up Arrow

Click to increase the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Search History list.

## Search History Size Down Arrow

Click to decrease the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Search History list.

## Preferences For Search Dialog Box

From the Preferences window, select Preferences for History to define the maximum number of section titles in the Search Results list and whether to automatically display the first section in the list.

## See Also

1. - IMSettingSearchPrefs

## Maximum Search Hits Field

This field displays the maximum number of section titles displayed in the Search Results list. The default is 50 sections. To change the maximum, click on the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it.

## Maximum Search Hits Up Arrow

Click to increase the maximum number of section titles displayed in the Search Results list.

## Maximum Search Hits Down Arrow

Click to decrease the maximum number of section titles displayed in the Search Results list.

## Auto Display First Hit Check Box

This check box controls whether the Information Manager automatically displays the first section containing significant search hits. To change the Auto Display setting, click on the check box.

## How Information Is Organized

When you view information with the Information Manager, you are looking at an information library (also called an infolib). An information library is divided into one or more bookcases. Within each bookcase, you will find one or more books that contain most of the elements you would expect to find in a hardcopy book.

Like a hardcopy book, an online book contains sections that contain mostly text but can include graphics and tables. The book list for a book shows all the sections in that book.

You can have multiple information libraries available on your system.

The following figure illustrates the structure of an information library.

## QuickInfo Messages

QuickInfo messages are brief descriptions of window components. As you move the pointer over a window component, its QuickInfo message appears in the message area. The message describes the component and how to use it. For example, if you place the pointer on the Previous Section (Up-Arrow) button on the Reading window's tool bar, the message area displays:

`Go to the previous section in document`

## Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard focus uses the highlight to show you which element of a window, menu, or control will respond to your input. To activate a selected menu item or control (such as a button), press the Spacebar.

You may find it helpful to press F10 to put the focus in the menu bar. This way you can navigate through menus either by using the arrow keys or by pressing the first letter in the menu name.

For general information on keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts for the Desktop.

## On-line Help System

The on-line Help system includes:

- QuickInfo messages in the message area of the window. QuickInfo messages are brief descriptions of window components. As you move the pointer over a window component, its QuickInfo message appears in the message area. The message describes the component and how to use it.

- Help buttons for access to information on how to use window features.

- A Help menu for access to different types of information on Information Manager features.

Use the Help menu to determine the type of Help information to display:

Overview

- Displays introductory information about Information Manager features.

Tasks

- Displays step-by-step instructions for using Information Manager.

Reference

- Displays summary information about Information Manager components.

On Item...

- Explains window components such as menus and buttons. When you select On Item, the pointer turns into a question mark. To display the Help message for a specific component, place the question mark on the component and click.

Using Help

- Displays information about using Help.

About Information Manager

- Displays version and copyright information about Information Manager.

### Help Menu

Use the Help menu to determine the type of Help information to display:

Overview

- Displays introductory information about Information Manager features.

Tasks

- Displays step-by-step instructions for using Information Manager.

Reference

- Displays summary information about Information Manager components.

On Item...

- Explains window components such as menus and buttons. When you select On Item, the pointer turns into a question mark. To display the Help message for a specific component, place the question mark on the component and click.

Using Help

- Displays information about using Help.

About Information Manager

- Displays version and copyright information about Information Manager.

### Help Window

Help messages provide hints on how to use the Information Manager.

- Click OK to return to the Information Manager.

- Click More for more detailed information.

- Click Help to learn how to use this window.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Close Button

Click to close this window. Closing a window removes it from the desktop.

For more information, see see IMUsingInfoMgrWindows.

### Help Button

Click Help to learn how to use this window.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Window OK Button

Click OK if you have finished reading the help message and are ready to return to the Information Manager.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Window More Button

Click More to go to the browser for more detailed information about the application.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Index

Use the Help Index to look at help information for any item in the Information Manager. To read a help card:

- Double-click the name of the help card to read, or highlight the help card name, and click View.

- Click Next to read the next help card.

- Click Prev to read the previous help card.

- Click OK to close the Help Index and return to the application.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Index View Button

Click View to read the help card for the item highlighted in the help card list.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Index Next Button

Click Next to read the help card for the next item in the help card list.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Index Prev Button

Click Prev to read the help card for the previous item in the help card list.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Help Index OK Button

Click OK to close the Help Index window and return to the application.

For more information, see IMOnlineHelp.

### Scroll Bar

When information does not fit within the framed area of a window, you can use the scroll bar to display the hidden information. To do this:

1. Position the pointer on the scroll bar, and press and hold the mouse button.

2. Slide the bar by dragging the pointer. As the bar moves, the information displayed in the window changes.

3. When the window contains the information you want, release the mouse button.

In addition to sliding the bar, you can:

- Click the scroll arrows to move a line at a time.

- Click the trough above or beneath the bar to move to a page at a time.

- Press Control and click to move to the first or last screen of information in the section.

  The length of the bar relative to the trough represents the amount of visible information compared to the total information available.

### Sash

Use the sash to adjust the relative size of adjacent panes:

1. Position the pointer on the sash button, and press and hold the mouse button.

2. Resize the pane by dragging the pointer.

3. When the pane is the size you want, release the mouse button.