Franklin Mobipocket Reader User Manual

Mobipocket

Reader



User ’s Guide

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

TM

(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 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.

•

eBooks lists all electronic book formats such as .prc, palm pilot
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

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

Categories

1. Tap Categ.

You see a list of previously created categories, if any.

2. To see the list of documents assigned to a particular category, tap

the category.
Tap a document, to open it.
Tap

Close to exit the Library and return to the document you were

previously viewing.
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 dialog box.

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Category list

Create Category dialog box

6. Tap to delete a category.

You must confirm the deletion. Tap

OK (Palm OS®) or Yes

(Windows®CE) to confirm. Tap Cancel (Palm OS®) or No (Windows

®

CE) to exit the dialog box without deleting the category.

Note: Any files assigned to a deleted category revert to being unassigned.

List of Documents

Each file type and category name contains a list of documents.
The list of documents consists of three parts: the number indicator, the

document title and an icon. The number indicates the number of docu­ments in the current folder. The document title or category name is
underlined, indicating that it is a hyperlink. Tap the title to open the doc­ument. 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 document’s details, tap its icon ( for eBooks; for

eDocs; for eNews).
You see the Book Details dialog box.

2. Tap or next to Category to see the drop-down list.

Previously created categories appear as options on this list.

3. Tap the category you want the title assigned to.

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Book Details dialog box

Category drop-down list