| About the TurboView |
In the TurboView you can access a
variety of controls without interrupting your reading
efficiency. These include tools for navigating through
a document as well as adding your own notes dog-ears
and even highliting text. What's more the TurboView
displays icons to let you know where your note and
dog-ear markup has been placed. In addition your highlited
text will appear in a bright color as you're RapidReading.
(Please see TurboView:Controls
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HELP
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| The TurboView in Pause |
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| *TurboView Text
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This is the viewing area for accelerated
reading. You can customize Font, Font
size and Viewing Position to suit
your preference. Please see: Topics above |
| *TurboView Markers:
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When these appear they indicate you
have placed a Dog-Ear or Note at this
location. Pause and click to
view. |
| *TurboView Info:
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This displays the speed you've selected,
the current page number and your progress
through the document in percentage.
By default this info is set to "hide"
while you are RapidReading until you
move the mouse. It can also be set
to stay in view as a selection on
the MenuBar under Options. |
| *TurboView Controls:
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These controls are visible when in
Pause. They can be used to navigate
backwards and forwards through a document,
set the speed, add Notes, Dog-Ear
Markers, Highlite text and Save the
document as a RapidReader (.r2d) file.
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For more information
please see: Topics above |
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Launch the TurboView display
for RapidReading
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From the ParagraphView
there are three ways to launch the
TurboView window depending on where you
wish to start.
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The
ParagraphView Play
button
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To go to
TurboView |
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Click the "Play
Button" on the ParagraphView toolbar
Controls. This will launch the TurboView
at whatever word is selected in the
ParagraphView. |
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Press the Space
Bar. This will launch TurboView
either at the beginning of a document
OR if you are already RapidReading,
at the last word you read |
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Double
Click on any word in the ParagraphView.
This will launch TurboView from the
word you selected. |
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For more information
please go to ParagraphView:
ToolBar and functions
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Return to ParagraphView
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When you are RapidReading,
the ParagraphView is always available to
you to review the text or scan through a
document. To return to the ParagraphView
simply Press the Space Bar
or Double-click any where in the
TurboView. This is the equivalent of pressing
the "STOP" button on a video player.
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Select the TurboView Screen
Position
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For personal reading comfort, you can
select one of four locations for the vertical
position of the TurboView display.
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To set the
TurboView Screen Position |
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Go to the ParagraphView
(see above) |
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On the MenuBar
Select Options |
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Click on
TurboWord Location |
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Select position 1-4
(top to bottom) |
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For more information
please go to ParagraphView:
ToolBar and functions |
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Set Font for the TurboView:
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You can change the Font and
the Font Size for the TurboView independently
of Font selection for the ParagraphView.
This allows you to customize the display
to whatever you find most comfortable.
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To set the Font for
display in TurboView |
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Go to the ParagraphView
(see above)
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On the MenuBar
click Options |
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Click "Fonts"
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Choose TurboWord
Font This will display the Font
selection Dialog Box |
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Select Font
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Click OK |
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Your settings
will be retained for RapidReader
TurboView until you change them.
NOTE:
The default
font is Times New Roman.
In our studies this font was found
to be the most comfortable and easiest
to read at high speeds. You can
return to the default at any time
using Restore Default in
the Font selection menu.
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Select Proportional
Font Size for TurboView:
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You can select from four Proportional
Font sizes in TurboView. This is to optimize
the reading space for the font type you've
selected and allow you to choose a font
proportion based on reading conditions and
personal preference.
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To select
the Font Size for the TurboView Display
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Go to the ParagraphView
(see above)
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On the MenuBar
Select Options |
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Click
on TurboWord Font Proportion
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Select from
Small, Medium, Large or Big
Type 1-4 (top to bottom) |
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Pause the TurboView:
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When you Pause in TurboView the last word
you read is displayed until you resume.
This allows you a break for "think time"
or to deal with an interruption.
In addition while in Pause you have access
to the TurboView Control Bar functions,
Note markers and information about your
progress through the document and current
reading speed.
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To Pause
in TurboView |
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To Pause:
Single-click the mouse anywhere
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To Resume:
Single-click again or Click Play
on the Turbo Control Bar |
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NOTE: Your selected speed,
the page number of your location and
progress point will be displayed at
the bottom of the page. |
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Navigating using the TurboView
Control Bar:
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One of the unique features
of RapidReader is that it is a combination
of a document display and a video viewer.
On the TurboView Control Bar you will find
controls similar to a video player. These
will allow you to "Rewind" or "Fast
Forward" "skipping" through a document
incrementally. You can select increments
of Back a Paragraph. Back a Sentence, Forward
a Paragraph, or Stop to go to the
ParagraphView.
PLEASE NOTE:
To use the TurboView Controls you must Pause
RapidReading by Single Clicking.
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The TurboView Control
Console
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To use the
Navigation Controls |
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Single-click
to Pause |
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Click on the appropriate
button in the TurboView Control Bar
to use the controls to move back or
forward . |
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You will see a new
"selection" word location at the point
after the action is performed. |
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To resume RapidReading,
beginning with the selected word Click
Play Button |
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For more information
please go to TurboView: ToolBar
and functions |
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Go Back or Forward
by Sentence while RapidReading
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You don't need to Pause
in order to go back a line or paragraph
or move forward in a document. You can use
the Left / Right arrow keys while
you are RapidReading to quickly move within
a document. Once at the new location the
text will pause briefly then "ramp up" to
the selected speed.
PLEASE NOTE: You will rewind to the
beginning of the most recent sentence.
This may be the sentence you are currently
reading. To move further back repeat the
action.
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Using the Arrow Keys to
Navigate by Sentence
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To Replay
by Sentence |
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While RapidReading:
Press the Left Arrow once per
sentence to go back. If you wish to
go back more than one sentence Press
several times in quick succession.
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RapidReader will automatically Resume
from the new location: |
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Go Back or Forward
by Paragraph while RapidReading
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You don't need to Pause
in order to move back or forward by paragraph
in a document. You can use Control +
the Left / Right arrow keys while you
are RapidReading to quickly move within
a document. Once at the new location, the
text will pause briefly then "ramp up" to
the selected speed.
NOTE: You will rewind to the beginning
of the most recent paragraph. This may be
the paragraph you are currently reading.
To move further back repeat the action.
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Go Back or Forward
by Page while RapidReading
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To move back or forward
by page in a document. You can use Control
+ Alt+ the Left / Right arrow keys while
you are RapidReading to quickly move within
a document. Once at the new location, the
text will pause briefly then "ramp up" to
the selected speed.
PLEASE NOTE: You will rewind to the
beginning of the most recent page. This
may be the page you are currently reading.
To move further back repeat the action.
PLEASE NOTE:
A "virtual page" is 280 words in length
unless the document is a PDF then the pages
correspond to the original page numbers
in the PDF.
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To jump by
Page |
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While RapidReading:
Press the Control + Alt + the Left
/ Right Arrow once per page to go
back/forward. If you wish to jump more
than one page Press several times in
quick succession. |
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RapidReader will
automatically Resume from the
new location: |
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The
TurboView Control Console |
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Setting the Speed
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While in TurboView you
can set the speed using the Turbo Control
Speed Icon. You can increase or decrease
the speed in increments of 25 WPM between
100 and 950 words per minute. |
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The Speed Icon on the
Turbo Control Bar
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To set the
Speed from the Turbo Control Bar
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While RapidReading
Single-click to Pause
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Click on the
Up or Down arrow on the Speed Icon
on the Control bar to change the speed
by 25 WPM |
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You will see the
change in speed reflected in the speed
indicator on the information
bar |
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NOTE: RapidReader will
remember the last speed you selected
for the next time you open the application.
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Changing the Speed "On the
Fly"
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You can use
a keyboard shortcut to change the speed
"on the fly" while RapidReading. This allows
you to adjust your speed at any time based
on the kind of the material you're reading
or to optimize for other conditions. Reading
speed ranges from 100 WPM to 1200 WPM.
Speed adjustment
is in increments of 25 Words Per Minute.
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"Double-Time" Through a
Section
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You can use
a keyboard shortcut to temporarily apply
a burst of speed to "fast forward" through
a section. This will increase your speed
to double the current set speed (up to 1000
wpm).
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The Keyboard Up / Down
Arrow Keys
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To temporarily
double your set speed |
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Hold Down the
Shift Key for the desired length
of time |
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Release the
Shift Key and you will return
to your pre selected speed |
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Adding your own User Notes
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You can create User-Notes
"on the fly" to add comments for use in
RapidReader, You can also save and export
the notes as a text file to Copy-Paste into
other documents such as reports. A User-Note
must be "attached" to a particular word,
in TurboView this is automatically selected
at the point where you click the Note Icon
on the Turbo Control Bar.
To learn more please
go to Using the Note, Dog-Ear
and Highliter features.
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The Note Icon on the Turbo
Control Bar
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To add a
User Note |
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While RapidReading
Single-click to Pause
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Click on the
Note Icon on the Control bar
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This will display
the Note Pad Dialog Box |
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Type your Note |
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and Click Done
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NOTE: You must SAVE
the file as an .r2d when you close RapidReader
to retain any markup you've created,
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The User Note Marker
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The User-Note Marker
will show you where you've placed a note.
The marker is identified with a number in
the order with which you've created the
note. From the marker you can access the
User Note dialog to read the note, edit
the note and move between notes.
Please NOTE: The User-Note
Marker number is the order in which you
created the notes NOT the order in which
they appear in the document. To learn more
please go to Using the Note,
Dog-Ear and Highliter features.
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The Note Icon
on the Turbo Control Bar |
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To view
a User-Note from the Marker
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In the ParagraphView
Double-click on the Marker (
e.g. {N002} above) |
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This will display
the Note Pad Dialog Box
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You can read or
edit your comment in the Note Pad
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Click Done
at the bottom of
the dialog box |
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This will return
you to the ParagraphView and preserve
any edits. |
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Adding Dog-Ears
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Dog-Ears serve three
purposes.
1) Place a mark to locate an item of interest
for later review.
2) To use as a reference to view material
in the original document such as tables,
charts or pictures.
3) To use as a convenient way to quickly
move from point of interest to point of
interest within a document.
A Dog-Ear must be "attached" to a particular
word which you can select in the ParagraphView.
To learn more please
go to Using the Note,
Dog-Ear and Highliter features.
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The Dog-Ear Icon
on the Turbo Control Bar |
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To insert
a Dog-Ear |
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Single-click
to Pause |
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Click on the
Dog-Ear Icon on the Turbo Control
Bar |
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A Dog-Ear Marker
will be placed at the word displayed
in Turbo Window |
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NOTE:
You must SAVE
the file as an .r2d when you close
RapidReader to retain any markup you've
created, |
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The Dog-Ear Marker
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When you are RapidReading,
if you have placed a Dog Ear Marker in the
text, you will see a Dog-Ear Icon and Index
number displayed in the upper right
hand corner of the TurboView Display alerting
you that this is a section of interest.
Dog-Ears are a convenient
way to navigate from section to section
in a document. The Dog -Ear Viewer on the
ParagraphView MenuBar allows you to select
a Dog-Ear and "go to" the text of the document
at that location.
PLEASE NOTE: The
Dog-Ear Marker number is the order in which
it was created the NOT the order in which
it appears in the document. To learn more
please go to Using the Note,
Dog-Ear and Highliter features.
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The Dog-Ear Marker
in TurboView |
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To access the Dog-Ear Viewer
from TurboView |
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Go to ParagraphView
see above |
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On the MenuBar
click Viewers |
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Click on Dog-Ear Viewer
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Single-click on a
Dog-Ear Location to Select |
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Press "Go To" at
the bottom of the Viewer Dialog Box
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Double Click
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This will take you
to the associated text in ParagraphView.
Launch TurboView by Double- Clicking
on a word |
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Using the Highlite Feature
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The Highlite
Mode feature serves several purposes.
1) You can Highlite
text for emphasis when using
the ParagraphView
2) You can navigate through
a document from highlite to highlite
3) Highlites can be saved
as a separate text file to Copy-Paste
into other documents such as reports.
Highlited text
will appear in TurboView in a Lime
Green Font.
To learn more
please go to Using
the Note, Dog-Ear and Highliter
features.
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The Highlite Icon on the
Turbo Control Bar
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To use the
Text Highlite in TurboView
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In TurboView Single-click
to Pause |
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Click on the Highlite
Icon on the Turbo Control Bar |
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This will open the
ParagraphView in Highlite Mode
NOTE: You
will see two changes (a) the information
pane at the bottom of the ParagraphView
will say "Highlite Mode" and (b) the
cursor will change to the Highliter
tool. |
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Click, and Hold
down the mouse button and Drag
from the first word you wish to highlite
to the end of the passage. |
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Release the
mouse. The text you Highlited will have
a colored background |
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Single-click
on the Highliter
Tool Icon on the ParagraphView
ToolBar to return to Normal Mode
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Launch RapidReader
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NOTE: The Highlited text
will be preserved until you close RapidReader
or SAVE AS an .r2d.
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Save As a RapidReader Document
.r2d
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While in TurboView you can use the Turbo
Controls to save a document with all of
your markup. If you are saving the document
for the first time you will see a "Save
As" dialog box. You can then name and save
to a folder as a RapidReader file .r2d.
There after clicking on the icon will update
the document with any new mark-up you may
have added.
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The Save Icon
on the Turbo Control Bar |
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To save markup
from TurboView |
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Single-click
to Pause |
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Click on the
Save Icon on the Turbo Control
Bar |
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If you haven't saved
the document, you will see the Save
As dialog box |
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Name the document
and choose a destination folder |
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Click Save
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If you are adding
to a previously saved document, Click
on the Save Icon and you will
see a File Saved alert |
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NOTE:
You must SAVE
the file as an .r2d when you close
RapidReader to retain any markup you've
created, |
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Show or Hide the TurboView
Information Bar
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To avoid distraction,
by default the Speed, Page and Progress
information located at the bottom of the
TurboView is timed to "hide" shortly after
you begin RapidReading. At any time, if
you wish to see the information you can
move the mouse to display it without
pausing RapidReader.
However if you wish to
leave the display visible, you can change
the setting in the Options
item on the ParagraphView menubar.
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Turbo Info
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To change
Show/Hide information bar |
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Go to the ParagraphView
(see above) |
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On the MenuBar
Select Options |
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Click on
Always Show TurboView Information
Controls |
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For more information
please go to ParagraphView:
ToolBar and functions |
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