Searching a RNIB Newsagent eText newspaper or magazine generates a virtual publication containing articles which satisfy the search terms you specify. You can then navigate this virtual publication in the usual way.
To search a publication for the first time, bring up the Main menu by selecting:
Edit > Find articles in publications.
Alternatively press * 'Find' [Ctrl + F3] or [Ctrl + f]
The 'Find all articles in publication' task starts and you are placed in the 'Search for' edit control. Type the search term and press 'Select' [Enter]. The search task ends and the focus is back on the Player.
The Player is loaded with a virtual publication which contains only the articles that meet the search term you specified. Navigate this virtual publication in the usual way.
If you want to revert back to the original complete publication, bring the 'Search all articles in publication' task again and clear the 'Search for' edit box; then press 'Select' and you are informed that the original complete media is available. The search task ends and the focus is back in the Player loaded with the complete publication.
To search a publication again with your previous search terms, bring up the Main menu by selecting:
Edit > Find again articles in publications.
Alternatively press # 'Find' [Shift + F3]
You can set Search options and type powerful search terms as detailed below.
The 'Search all articles in publication' task contains in addition to the 'Search for' edit control, three controls which allow you to set the search scope (described further below) and options 'Match case' and 'Match all words'. Move between controls in the usual way by pressing the 'Focus' [Tab] key.
The search terms format you can type in the 'Search for' edit control is described below using examples.
Typing:
Manchester football
Searches for articles that contain both the words Manchester and football and both can be anywhere in the article.
Manchester | football
Searches for articles that contain either the words Manchester or football and both can be anywhere in the article.
"Manchester football"
Searches for articles where these words appear together.
Manchester -football
Searches for articles where the word Manchester appears but not football
-"Manchester football"
Note in the line above that both the words Manchester and football are surrounded by double quotes. Searches for articles where both words do not appear together.
The second control is the Search scope list control which contains two or three items based on information available in the publication.
The following items can be included:
Levels are headings. Both levels and article content are searched based on the search terms entered.
Levels are headings which are searched for(without searching article content) based on the search terms entered.
The search is conducted to include all articles in the publication that belong to a page number specified in the search. Only page numbers are allowed; the search terms format described above is not applicable. This item is only available if the page information is included in a publication. Usually, page information is included in national and regional newspapers but not in magazines.
To search for articles when the focus is in the 'Search for' edit control, press 'Select' as described above.
To search when the focus is on either of the check box controls, bring the menu and select:
'OK - find article in publication - end task, return to player'
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