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eBook Basics

Thank you for reading HandStory eBooks. HandStory eBooks give you guidance when you need it, smart navigation tools to help you explore the text, easy-on-the-eyes formatting, and minimum file sizes for maximum flexibility. The following suggestions will help you "Bring Literature to Life."

eBook Basics for Palm
eBook Basics for Pocket PC

Palm OS

1. Install eBooks to your PDA one-at-a-time by clicking the download link in Internet Explorer. The eBook will be automatically detected, encoded with your user name, and installed to your device by HandStory converter. If you download the eBook and try to install from your local hard drive, the installation will fail.
2. Use the left arrow and right arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen to jump quickly to previously visited locations in the text.
3. Permanently mark your place by writing "/A" in the Graffiti area, or by selecting Marks > Add Bookmark from the drop down menu. To jump to a previously set bookmark, select Marks > Edit Bookmarks > Go To from the drop down menu.
4. Use the Search button to locate specific words or chapters. In HandStory eBooks, for example, chapter and sub-chapter titles begin with a < sign or ~ sign, respectively. In BookRags eBooks, chapters are marked by a series of colons, such as :::::::::: . Finding and bookmarking chapters in advance can be especially useful for research and class discussion.
5. Set a Quick Bookmark to mark your position while you scan another section, and then quickly return to the same place. Write "/s" to set the Quick Bookmark, or "/g" to return. If you mistakenly write "/o" and the current eBook closes, reopen the eBook and jump back to your previous location by tapping either the left or right arrow.
6. Return to the place where you want to resume before you close the eBook, because a new Quick Bookmark will be set to the last open page.
7. Jump by percentage to a specific portion to a specific portion of the text. For example, jump to 75 percent to begin reviewing the last quarter of the text.
8. Select your preferred Font by going to the Options menu and selecting Doc Font. Note, however, that the cover page is designed for the default font. Also, changing the font may require a few moments for HandStory to repaginate.
9. The List of Contents icon to the lower to the lower right of the eBook screen () is reserved for chapter hyperlinks in upcoming commercial eBooks.

Pocket PC

1. Install eBooks to your PDA one-at-a-time by clicking on the download link in Internet Explorer. The eBook will be automatically detected, encoded with your user name, and installed to your device by HandStory converter. If you download an eBook and try to install it from your local hard drive, the installation will fail.
2. Return to where you left off reading simply by opening an eBook file. eBooks automatically open to the most recently viewed page.
3. Permanently mark your place by tapping the bookmark icon, or by selecting Bookmarks > Add from the Tools menu. To jump to a previously set bookmark, tap the bookmark name in the pop-up list.
4. Use the Find command to locate specific words or chapters. In HandStory eBooks, for example, chapter and sub-chapter titles begin with a < sign or ~ sign, respectively. In BookRags eBooks, chapters are marked by a series of colons, such as :::::::::: . Finding and bookmarking chapters in advance can be especially useful for research and class discussion.
5. Jump to a page by tapping the Go To Page icon. Use the slider to intuitively travel forward or backward through the text.
6. Customize your reading preferences. Adjust the font size from the Tools > Font Size menu, and use the Tools > Options menu to enable Clear Type, view the scroll bar, show the last line of the page after scrolling, justify the margins, and set screen taps to scroll a line or a page at a time.
7. Do not Send to E-Mail or Beam Book from the Book Menu. These functions, automatically created by the OS, will not result in readable files on the destination device, because HandStory eBooks must be installed as detailed in number 1,
8. The List of Contents icon to the lower right of the eBook screen is reserved for chapter hyperlinks in upcoming commercial eBooks. When no list of contents is available, the icon is grayed out.