RapidReader
PRO: It's About Saving You Time.
The patented RapidReader
PRO uses a powerful analysis engine to extract
the text of PDF's, Outlook E-mails, MS Word and Web Pages
and cut your reading time to a fraction.
RapidReader's add-in support means that you now have a way for your everyday applications to work smarter and faster for you. Simply put, If you can read it onscreen you can read it far faster with RapidReader PRO. And there's much more to RapidReader than accelerated reading. It's set of features makes it an information management powerhouse.
What you need to know about
RR PRO:
PDF's, Outlook Email and a quick "how-do-I?"
guide
With RapidReader PRO you can...
Read the PDF's you've been meaning to read.
- RapidReader quickly extracts and converts the text from a PDF for accelerated reading
- Page numbers are synchronized between the PDF and RapidReader
- Add your own Notes and Highlited text
- Even Export the PDF text to your mobile for on the go RapidReading*
Get out from under the e-mail avalanche.
- Select and auto-open dozens of e-mails with a single click
- Read them at hundreds of words per minute
- Move from one to the next with a keystroke
- Auto -open MS Word and PDF and other attachments to RapidRead
*NOTE: Requires RapidReader for Palm or Symbian Nokia 9200-9300 series phones
Tips for RapidReader Power Users 
Important Information About PDF and Rapidreader
RapidReader PRO converts and extracts the
text from the native PDF format and delivers
it to you so you can accelerate reading the
content and streamline getting the information
you need. It's not intended to reproduce the
PDF, but rather give you an option for how
you choose to read it."Under
the covers" a PDF file is very much like
a jigsaw puzzle. RapidReader PRO contains
a powerful analysis engine and artificial
intelligence filters that go through the PDF
file sorting all the data in order to extract
and organize only the readable content and
open it for you in RapidReader.
Therefore, as refined as the analysis and
content identification process is, unfortunately
you may sometimes find minor text errors,
extra characters or other anomalies in the
text output in RapidReader. However, in the vast majority
of cases this shouldn't substantially interfere
with accelerating your reading and understanding
the content.
Some
PDF documents contain no text at all. A PDF may look as if there is text, but sometimes
it's actually a picture of a page. This is usually due to scanning a document from a paper page. RapidReader will notify you if there is no text available to be read.
NOTE: You cannot open copyright protected books or courseware with RapidReader. If they are not available you will see a message saying "unable to parse files of this type".
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- Navigation features within RapidReader
- Fast-forward
- Rewind
- Pause
- Move between ParagraphView and TurboView
- Please visit the Using the ParagraphView or Using the TurboView pages
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- Adding User Notes to PDF or e-mails in RapidReader
- Highliting text
- Navigating using the Viewers
- Extracting your Highlites or Notes as a file
- Saving PDF, e-mails and attachments including
your markup as an .r2d file
- Please visit the Using Notes and Highlites page for more information.
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Opening a PDF Document in RapidReader
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You can
open a PDF document directly in RapidReader
in one of two ways:
Either
"Drag and Drop" the File on the RapidReader
desktop icon or select File Open from
within RapidReader.
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RapidReader
will frequently open
a PDF significantly
faster than opening
the file in Acrobat
reader. So, if you're
chiefly interested in
reading the text content,
or in determining if
you want to read the
PDF, opening the document
directly in RapidReader
may be your most efficient
choice.
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To Open a PDF in RapidReader
- Drag
and Drop a document of
a supported file type directly
onto the RapidReader desktop
Icon. These include .Doc, .Txt,
.R2d, .Txv, and PDF documents in RapidReader Pro.
OR
- Launch RapidReader from
the desktop icon, then
use File/Open on the menu
bar. You can browse to
supported file types and open
them directly in RapidReader.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order for RapidReader to open a PDF:
- It must not be encrypted or password protected.
- It must be local to your machine and not read through a browser.
- It must be a text based document as opposed to a graphical representation of a document.
- ALSO: Copying a PDF document to the clipboard and using the "Read from Clipboard" command in RapidReader will bypass the RapidReader analytic engine and may give you an unsatisfactory extraction of the text.
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Navigate Using Synchronized
Pages:
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When you open a PDF in RapidReader,
it automatically extracts the page
numbers and synchronizes RapidReader
to the original PDF. The "Go to
Page" command is a convenient
way to assist you in navigating through
the document.
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Since
the page numbers are
synchronized between
the PDF and RapidReader,
It can be very useful
to open the original
PDF and the RapidReader
view at the same time.
In this way you can
quickly skim the PDF
for useful sections
to RapidRead and then
use the "Go to
Page" on the
RapidReader menubar
to begin RapidReading
from the desired location.
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To Go to a Corresponding page of a PDF in RapidReader
- On the ParagraphView MenuBar click Navigate
- Click "Go To Page"
- Enter a page number
- Click "Go to Page" RapidReader will go to that page location.
NOTE: The page number of your location will be displayed on the ParagraphView ToolBar
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Using Dog-Ears
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About the Dog-Ear Marker.
Since RapidReader extracts text flow only, the Dog-Ear
was designed to provide a quick marker
to remind you to look at a graphic
or other item of interest contained
in the original PDF. This is particularly
useful if you don't have immediate
access to the PDF or if you're RapidReading
on a mobile device.
Because the RapidReader page number corresponds to
the original PDF, when you get back
to your PC you can use the Dog-Ears
to quickly find the locations in the
PDF itself of the elements you've
marked..
PLEASE NOTE:
To learn more about markup in RapidReader
please go to
Using the Note, Dog-Ear and Highliter
features.
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The
Dog-Ear Icon
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To Place a Dog-Ear Marker
- In the ParagraphView Single-click on a word to select it
- Click on the Dog-Ear Icon on the toolbar
- A Dog-Ear Marker will be placed next to the word you selected
OR
- In TurboView Single-click to Pause
- Click on the Dog-Ear Icon on the Turbo Control Bar
- A Dog-Ear Marker will be placed at the word displayed in Turbo Window
OR
- "On the fly" Press "D" on the keyboard
NOTE: You must SAVE AS a .r2d file when you close a document in order to retain the document markup you've created.
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Convert a PDF in a RapidReader .r2d file to synch
with a mobile or handheld device
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When you open a PDF
or other document using RapidReader
PRO, you can save it to read "on
the go" if you have RR Palm or
RR Mobile (Symbian 9200 and 9300 series
Nokia) on your handheld. However,
the document must be saved from RapidReader
in a different format specifically
for the mobile platform. The RapidReader .r2d format
used in Windows and Mac is not currently compatible with the
RapidReader .rrd format used on
Palm or Symbian devices.
When you save the document
for mobile it does not support the
transfer of User-Notes, DogEars or
Highlites to the handheld. However,
once the document has been synched
to the Palm or Symbian you can use
the notes features that came with
RR Mobile for markup. For more information
please review the help files that
came with the mobile product or visit
http://www.rapidreader.com
and access the help files for your
RapidReader product.
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ParagraphView Menubar |
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To
Save an r2d to export to RapidReader
Palm or Symbian
- Go to ParagraphView
- On the ParagraphView menubar select FILE
- Select > Save to Mobile
- This will save the formatted file to the location of your choice on your mobile device the next time you sync.
PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT need to use the "RR to Palm" converter on your PC for this document. It has already been converted. You simply need to put it in the synch cue as you would any document
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| About RapidReader
PRO for Outlook e-mail. |
Open dozens of emails with one click and read them in a fraction of the time.
Opening and closing Emails one at a time,
is now a thing of the past In addition to accelerated reading, RapidReader
PRO was designed to streamline or eliminate
the steps involved in the opening and handling
of e-mail. With RapidReader PRO you can select
to auto-open an entire range of e-mails
and attachments with one click of
the RapidReader button on the Outlook toolbar.
Then once they've been opened in RapidReader,
you can read them at high speed or skip through
them from one to the next, with a keystroke.
RapidReader PRO also auto-opens attachments
including MS Word docs and PDF files. You
can use the markup features to annotate or
Highlites and save e-mail and attachment together
as an r2d file. You can even send the r2d
file as an e-mail attachment to another RapidReader
user.
RapidReader automatically strips out header
information such as cc's etc. and renders
only the headers: from, date, subject and
if there's an attachment, the name of the
document.
PLEASE NOTE:
Imbedded web page addresses are rendered
as the word <LINK> in TurboView
to save reading lengthy html information.
The actual link address is displayed in ParagraphView.
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Skip to next e-mail or to
an attachment
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Part of the value of
RapidReader is the ability to quickly
decide whether or not you want to
read a particular e-mail or move on.
At any time when you're
RapidReading an e-mail, with a keystroke
you can skip it and jump to the next
one. You can also skip to an attachment.
When In e-mail mode,
RapidReader displays the sequence
number of the e-mail s it comes up.
The number is displayed in both ParagraphView
and in the upper right hand corner
of TurboView (e.g. E-MAIL # 1).
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Skip to next e-mail
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To skip to the next e-mail in TurboView
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Press the "N" key once
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Skip to an e-mail attachment
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When you launch an e-mail
in RapidReader, the header information
will tell you if there's an attachment
and if so, the title and file format
such as .doc or .PDF. You can skip
the e-mail body and go immediately
to the attachment with a keystroke.
The attachment is automatically opened
from any file format supported by
RapidReader. You will see a marker(
=======) followed by the attachment
title to let you know that you are
in the attachment. If the attachment
is not of interest you can skip to
the next e-mail as shown above.
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Skip to attachment
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To skip to the next Attachment in TurboView
- Press the "A" key once
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Here are just a few of the many things you can do with RapidReader®
- Save entire web pages to your computer as RapidReader files to quickly gather Internet research.
- Add your own User Notes and Highlites to documents and web pages
- Save all your User Notes and Highlites as a separate file to use in other documents
- Create a simple, easy to use "group-ware" to share information and feed back with colleagues
- Proofread and edit reports for clarity and correctness.
- Create your own "rapid review" document for exam preparation or meetings
