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About
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The Read activity allows the laptop to act as a book reader. It has a
simple interface, and will view many kinds of text and image-based
book-like materials. It will have particular strengths in handheld mode,
with extremely low power consumption and simple navigation controls.
Read can read PDF files, EPUB files, text files and single-page TIFF
files.
Using
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The Read activity is launched by opening the Journal and choosing a PDF
document. PDFs downloaded from Browse can be opened in this way, as can
PDFs on an external storage device. The user may also start Read from
the Home page Favorites circle and select a file to read. The book opens
in a portrait orientation.
Navigation
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When the screen is in the upright position, the keyboard is available
for navigation as well as the directional pad and games keys. When the
screen is in tablet mode, the keyboard is not available. Make sure the
document canvas is selected (and not the tool-bar menu) by clicking
either in the page area, or pressing the TAB key until focus moves out
of the toolbar.
**Keyboard Navigation:**
- The arrow keys will scroll the page a few lines in any direction
- ALT + arrow keys, or screen direction pad, will scroll the page a
small amount in any direction
- FN + arrow keys up/down will move one page up or down (with a small
overlap to keep context)
- FN + arrow keys right/left will jump to the start or end of the
document
- The keys h, j, k, l also act as left, down, up, right
**Screen GamePad and Directional Button Navigation**
- The screen rotation key (the bottom key on the left side of the
screen) will turn the screen image to accomodate tablet use.
- The directional pad on the left hand side of the screen will also
scroll a few lines
- On the right hand side of the screen the gamepad buttons 'circle'
and 'cross' also act as page up and page down (with a small overlap
to keep context).
- The gamepad buttons 'square' and 'tick' act as a zoom in and zoom
out
**Brightness Control**
- The brightness can be increased or decreased with the keys
- Clarity is improved in tablet mode (turning the screeen and laying
it flaot) by using monochrome mode. Select CTL + Brightness keys to
turn it on or off.
- Monochrome outside is easier to view books (CTL Brightness Down)
Applying
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The GetBooks Activity provides a way to expand access to many of the
free books available worldwide. The 'My Documents' folder appears at the
bottom of the screen when you are using Journal. Books can be stored in
the My Documents folder for easier cataloging.
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