Franklin Mobipocket Reader User Manual

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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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License Agreement

READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.

YOUR USE OF THIS PRODUCT DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. The PRODUCT means the FRANKLIN software product, any related hardware, any content read by this product, and documentation found in this package and 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 nonexclusive license to use the PRODUCT. You may not make or distribute 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 reexport, directly or indirectly, the PRODUCT without compliance with appropriate governmental regulations. The PRODUCT contains Franklin’s and/or other content owner’s confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.

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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. Please read this User’s Guide to learn how to:

• open and close content

• use the Library

• view content

• change settings

• use bookmarks

• search a document

• get online help

• exit

Mobipocket Reader

Before using this progam, you must download and install documents formatted for the Mobipocket Reader.

System Requirements

• A PDA--PalmTMIII, IIIx, IIIe, IIIc, V, Vx, Ve, M100/105/125/500/505/515, Handspring

(Visor), TRGpro, Sony

CLIÉTM--running Palm OS®3.X, 4.X

• 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 application files for the

Mobipocket Reader program. These files must be installed before you can view the eBooks. mobihelp.prc contains the online helptext. The remaining .prc file or files are the main files that contain your eBook.

Note: Pictures of screens are samples and may appear differently in the

actual product. When pictures of screens are included in text, Palm OS®screens appear on the left hand side, and Windows

CE screens appear on the right.

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Installation Notes

Note: If you are using a Springboard™Module, slip the module into the

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®card,

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. The number of .prc files depends on the eBook that you download.

Please refer 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 instructed in your PDA manual.

For PDAs running Palm OS®, tap to access the Mobipocket Reader Library or the last eBook you were viewing. Tap any available eBook icon to begin viewing that eBook.

For PDAs running Windows

CE, tap Start | Programs | MobiPocket to access the Mobipocket Reader Library or the last eBook you were viewing.

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Mobipocket icon

Palm OS®Launcher screen

Opening and Closing Documents

Y ou can open documents from Mobipocket Readeror 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. Tap (Palm OS

) or Start | Programs | MobiPocket (Windows

CE) to open Mobipocket Reader.

Note: When the Mobipocket Reader or content resides on a PalmPak

card, MultiMediaCard or SD card, view the contents of the expansion 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 opened, you see the Library screen, with the installed documents sorted by their file type.

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Empty Library screen

List of eBooks in the Library

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 documents to those categories.

• If a document had been opened previously,

Mobipocket Reader

displays the last viewed screen of the document.

Note: By 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 opens where you left it the last time you were reading.

4. Tap to go to the Library and select another document.

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Opened document

Understanding the Library

The Library in Mobipocket Reader is the place you go to open a different 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

The Header indicates that you are in the Library. You can tap this area of the screen to close the Library and return to the previously opened document.

File Types

There are three default file types in the Library: eBooks, eNews and eDocs.

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eBooks lists all electronic book formats such as .prc, palm pilot doc files and so forth.

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eNews lists all .prc files for eNewspaper subscriptions. These documents are formatted and synchronized using the Mobipocket

Web Companion

(version 4 and above).

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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

Companion, see “Formatting eDocs” on page 27.

Tap

eBooks, eNews or eDocs to see the available documents in these

file types. You see a list of available documents in the current file category. The

active file type appears bolded and has no underline. There is also a Categories option that enables you to file your documents by category.

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File types

List of documents

Tip

Footer

Header

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.

Tap the document title to 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 available font sizes. Goes to the Library.

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Tool bar

Progress bar

Text area

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” on page 15.

Another way to change the display of text, is to switch to full-screen view. Press the jog wheel, if available, to toggle to full-screen view, which removes the tool bar across the top of the screen and the progress bar at the bottom. Press the jog wheel again to re-display the tool bar and progress bar. If your PDA does not have a jog wheel, double 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 move to a different location within a document.

If you have saved any bookmarks, 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 previous or next bookmark position.

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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.

Main Menu

Use the main menu to change settings, search a document, view the bookmark list, go to the Library, view information about Mobipocket Reader and exit the program. PDAs running Palm OS®can also access main menu items using Command Letters. These are indicated next to the menu item in the list below.

About Displays the version number and copyright infor-

mation of Mobipocket Reader. Your Personal ID or PID is displayed here. The PID uniquely identifies the Mobipocket Reader on your PDA. You are required to enter this number when purchasing 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 Displays online help. Library Goes to the Library. Send via IR Beams the Mobipocket Reader to another PDA.

Note: Secured titles cannot be beamed.

Settings Enables you to set the font size, display margins,

open the Library each time you open Mobipocket Reader and use full justification for text. Color

devices provide settings for foreground and background colors.

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or Annotations

Main menu

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. eBook Info or About this book display specific information

about the current eBook, for example, the author, title and date.

Go to page Goes to the Go to Page dialog 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 mode. For information on image mode, please see “Navigating Large Tables and Images” on page 23.

Zoom in Enlarges the image by an increment. Zoom out Reduces the image by an increment. Zoom 1:1 Enlarges the image. Zoom to fit Sizes the image to fit on the screen. Close Closes image mode.

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Page menu

Image tools menu

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. To change the settings, tap your PDA’s menu icon (if available) or tap the doc- ument title in the tool bar and then tap Settings. You see the Settings dialog box. Tap >> to see additional settings, if neccessary.

Note: Tap an empty check box ( or ) to activate a setting ( or ).

Background 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 OS®: Tap the “A” representing the size you want. Windows®CE: Tap to see the drop- down list. Tap the size you want: Smallest, Small, Normal, Large or Largest. For all PDAs, you can also change the font size by tapping while reading a document.

Font Family Available in PDAs running Windows®CE,

Tap to see the drop-down list of available fonts. Tap the font you want.

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Settings dialog box

Foreground Color Tap the color box. Tap the color square you

want in the provided palette.

Full justification Tap the check box to present the text of a

document aligned with the left and 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 document 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.

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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.

• As you move through a document, the progress bar 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

PDA. Please refer to your PDA’s documentation for information about using a jog wheel, buttons and so forth for scrolling.

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Finding a Definition

You can find a definition for any word in text by tapping on the highlighted 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 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.

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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. Tap the document title in the tool bar and then tap

Find.

You see the Find in text dialog box.

2. Enter the word or phrase you want to find.

3. Tap a check box to restrict your search by either or both of the following parameters.

Match case attempts to find your word or words exactly as you entered them, matching capital and lowercase letters. Leave this unchecked if you want to see matches of your word or words ignoring the case of the letters.

Whole word attempts to find only the word you entered. 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 at any time. Tap OK to return to the document.

When a match is found, it appears on the top line of the screen. The Find in text dialog box stays on the screen.

If no matches are found, you see a dialog box indicating this. Tap OK. PDAs running Palm OS®return to the document. PDAs running Windows®CE return to the Find in text dialog box. Tap to return to the document.

5. To go to the next match, tap

Find again. To remain at this match and stop searching, tap or . In text, tap to return to your previous location.

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Find in text dialog box

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.

Entries in an Index are 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 entries you want until you reach text.

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Index screen

Searching an Index

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.

1. From any location in text, tap the page number, then tap

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 previous or next bookmark position.

4. Tap to display the bookmark label.

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Bookmark notch

Bookmark label

Bookmark marker

Add Bookmark dialog box

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.

1. Tap the document title in the tool bar and then tap

Bookmark List.

The list is organized by 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. Tap

OK to confirm. Tap Cancel to exit

the dialog box without deleting the bookmark.

4. Tap

Close to return to your previous location in the document.

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Bookmark list

Navigating Large Tables or Images

Large Tables

Where possible, tables that are too large for the screen continue on the following 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.

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Large table mode

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.

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.

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Image mode

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. Tap 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 you were previously viewing.

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eBooks list at the Library

Mobipocket Help Table of Contents

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Using the Mobipocket Web Companion

The Mobipocket Web Companion is a PC program that enables you to download eBooks and subscribe to and update eNewspapers which you can then send to and read on your 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. 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

Y ou 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. Click

Edit | Configuration.

You see the

Mobipocket Web Companion configuration dialog box.

Mobipocket Web Companion

Mobipocket Web Companion configuration dialog box

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).

3. Click the check box for the proxy configuration you want. The

Internet Explorer proxy is the default configuration.

If you are an AOL user, select

Use no proxy.

If you access the Internet through a firewall where authentication is required, select

Use this proxy and enter the necessary data in the

Address, Port and User name fields. Click

Cancel to exit without saving configuration changes.

4. Click

OK to save the configuration.

Getting 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. Click

Add News.

You will be prompted to log on to the Web site. Enter a User

name and password and then click

OK.

The file automatically downloads to its proper destination and you

see a confirmation dialog box. d. Click

OK.

e. Repeat these steps for each eNewspaper you want.

2. Select the sections you want in each eNewspaper. a. Click next to an eNewspaper in your list to see the available

sections. b. Click the check box next to the sections you want. c. Repeat the process for every eNewspaper you want to download.

3. Click (Update now).

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To unsubscribe, click next to the eNewspaper you want and then either click File | Unsubscribe or right-click the eNewspaper and click

Unsubscribe from the context menu.

Getting eBooks

The Web Companion does not display a list of eBooks, but it does provide easy access to a 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

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 file saved in.

6. Type a name for the file in the File Name field.

7. Click

Save.

8. Click

Publish to start the conversion.

Click

Cancel to exit without converting.

Please refer to your PDA documentation for instructions on installing software during a HotSync or ActiveSync. For more information on the

Mobipocket Web Companion, please refer to the online help.

Notes

The following notes explain how the Mobipocket Reader functions differently 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.

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Copyrights and Trademarks

Product name: Mobipocket Reader

Computing, Inc., 3Com Corporation & its subsidiaries. Handspring, Visor, and Springboard are trademarks or registered trade-

WIndows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Aesop’s Fables is a Public Domain eBook from the Project Gutenberg

tive owners.

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Franklin Mobipocket Reader User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

License Agreement

Introduction

Opening and Closing Documents

Understanding the Library

Viewing a Document

Using the Menus

Changing the Settings

Moving around within a Document

Finding a Definition

Searching a Document

Using an Index

Using Bookmarks

Navigating Large Tables or Images

Getting Help

Using the Mobipocket Web Companion

Notes

Copyrights and Trademarks