how to use the zinio reader controls

The bar across the top of the Zinio Reader screen, beginning with the Zinio logo and name, is called the tool bar, and it contains most of the keys to operating the software.

The first thing you will notice is that if you move your cursor slowly over each button, it will tell you what the button does. For example, the button in the middle that looks like an open book is the Table of Contents (TOC) and if you click that button it will always take you back to the Table of Contents. This is perhaps the most useful button in the tool bar, because from the Table of Contents page you can click any blue underlined link and get quikly to any section, page, article or plan you want to see.

The LIBRARY/READ button toggls you between all the e-paper issues stored in your Zinio library (LIBRARY button) and actually reading one of the issues. When you open your Zinio Reader, if you see the list of e-papers, then you are in the LIBRARY view. To open any issue, just double-click on it. If you open the Zinio Reader and you see a paper, then you are in the READ mode. To change to a different e-paper, just click the LIBRARY button and then double click on the issue you want to read. Easy.

The next set of buttons, moving to the right, are the left and right buttons. This is one way of turning the page. But the easiest and fastest way to turn the pages is to just use your left and right arrow keys on your keyboard. The right arrow key turns the pages forward, and the left arrow key moves you one page back.

You can also use the up and down arrow keys if you want. The up arrow takes you one page forward, while the down arrow takes you one page back. I have always just found it easier to remember that the right arrow key turns the page forward, while the left arrow key turns the page backwards. However, for some, remembering that the up arrow key takes you forward while the down arrow key takes you back might be easier. Either way, using the arrow keys is a lot easier then trying to position the cursor exactly in the right spot in the corner to turn the page.

Finally, if your number lock (num lock) is turned off, you can also use your number touch pad to turn pages. The key marked Pg Up will turn the page back, and the button marked Pg Dn will turn the page forward. I’m not sure why Pg Up turns the page back while the Pg Dn turns the page forward, but that’s how it works. Also on the key pad, the HOME button will take you to the front page and the END button takes you to the last page in the document.

Continuing to move to the right on the Zinio tool bar, the next set of buttons will let you zoom in on a page. Just click the hourglass with the “+” to zoom in, and the hourglass with the “-” to zoom out. But there is a shortcut: Move your cursor to exactly on the page where you want to zoom in, and then just press the left mouse button one time. That will zoom you in to the spot you want. To zoom out, left-click once again.

The next button, still moving to the right, is the one that looks like an open book—the Table of Contents (TOC) button. Remember this one. It will always take you back to the most heavily linked page, the TOC, and from there you can get to anything in the e-paper with a single mouse click.

The next tool allows you to highlight parts of the paper, just like you might take a yellow marker to a book! As you read throught the paper, if there are things you want to come back to later, mark your e-paper up with the highlighter. Or, use the “Add A Note” feature to insert a post-it note. Best of all, when you are finished, you don’t have to go searching for all your notes or highlights. Just click the second to the lastbutton—OPTIONS—and select SHOW ANNOTATION LIST. This will bring up a panel that shows everything you have earmarked, and with a single mouse click, you can go directly to the marked pages!

The next three buttons are either not going to work well, or not work at all. That is because the Zinio Reader was designed by the Zinio company for the 1,200 magazines they publish. If you subscribe to an e-magazine directly from Zinio (and they have an impressive assortment of popular magazines which can be seen at www.Zinio.com) then these next three buttons will work for you. But you will not be able to use the buttons that say “Give a friend a free copy” or “Check for new publications.”

The print button may, sometimes work, IF you have a fairly new printer with current print drivers. But, pages that contain Flash animation will almost never print. That is why we supply “printable” editions of the paper on the web site, www.EDBEe-News.com that will always print. So, if you want to print out an article, tailgate topic, or some of the plans information, just zip out to the web site, click the button that says “Printable Editions” and download and print anything you desire.

The final button, the one with the “?” is the help button. From there you can get more FAQ and assistance with the Zinio Reader. Please just remember if you use this help tool, that it was designed for people who are buying and viewing the e-magazines published directly by the Zinio Company, so some of the answers may not be applicable to us.

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