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CONTENTS:

Main Screen | Article Window | Search | MyClippings | Preferences

NOTE: This site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0(and above),for Microsoft Windows. (see note)
Main Screen

Click the Previous icon to jump to the previous page. Click the Next icon to jump to the next page. Hold the pointer over a section name in the Quick Links menu, and a fly-out menu will appear. The fly-out menu will list a selection of articles from the section. Click one of the listed articles to open the article in the article window.

Toolbar

Access useful tools.

Previous

Click the Previous icon to jump to the previous page.

Next

Click the Next icon to jump to the next page.

Click either the small, medium, or large icons to set the page size of the issue that you are currently viewing. Display a list of articles in the newspaper. Click the buttons to jump to the previous or next page. In the page number text box, type the number of the page that you wish to view and press Enter. Use the More Options menu to select additional features. Select the page size for the issue that you are currently viewing. You can select five sizes (Smallest to Largest). Select the section that you wish to view. The first page of that section will appear. Click and select the issue that you wish to view. You can select the current issue and six previous issues. The date of the issue that you are viewing is displayed in the toolbar.

Issue Selection

Click and select the issue that you wish to view. You can select the current issue and seven previous issues. The date of the issue that you are viewing is displayed in the toolbar.

Section Index

Select the section that you wish to view. The first page of that section will appear.

Page Size
(menu)

Select the page size for the issue that you are currently viewing. You can select five sizes (Smallest to Largest).

More Features

Use the Features menu to select one of the following options:

  • Search - search for specific items of text. (see below.)

  • MyClippings - view articles, pictures and ads that you have saved in your personal collection.

  • Preferences - define your personal display settings.  

  • Download Newspaper - download a PDF file of the issue that you are currently viewing. (You must have the Acrobat reader installed.)

  • Help - view this page.

Page Selection

Click the buttons to jump to the previous () or next () page. In the page ID text box (), type the page ID (normally, the section and page number) of the page that you wish to view and press Enter.

Search

Opens the Search Window. (see below)

Page Size
(buttons)

Click the left icon () to decrease the page size, or the right icon () to increase the page size. Click the middle icon () to open the page in its default page size.

Main Screen | Article Window | Search | MyClippings | Preferences

Article Window

Opens when you click a title in the main screen. Allows you to read an article. In an open page of the newspaper, click an article title to display the article in the Article window.

Jump to the next article segment located on another page. (Available only if article is produced in multiple segments.) Access useful tools provided by ActivePaper.

Continue

Jump to the next article segment located on another page.
From the Article menu, you can Add to MyCollection, Send by Email, Print, Jump to Continuation, and Close. Jump to Continuation is the same as clicking the Continue icon (see above). From the View menu, you can view the selected article in Newspaper View or Quick View; select a Text Size; or view the article in PDF format. Add the selected article to MyCollection (see below). Clicking the Add Item icon is the same as selecting Add to MyCollection from the Article menu. Send the selected article to an email address. Clicking the Send Article icon opens a dialog box allowing you to specify your name, email address, recipient address, and a message. The Send Article icon provides the same functionality as selecting Send by Email from the Article menu. Print the selected article on a printer installed on your system. Clicking the Print icon opens the print dialog box. The Print icon provides the same functionality as selecting Print from the Article menu. Close the Article window.

Article

From the Article menu, you can Add to MyClippings, Send by Email, Print, Jump to Continuation, and Close. Jump to Continuation is the same as clicking the Continue icon (see above).

View

From the View menu, you can view the selected article in Newspaper View or Quick View; select a Text Size; or view the article in PDF format.

Add Item

Add the selected article to MyClippings (see below). Clicking the Add Item icon is the same as selecting Add to MyClippings from the Article menu.

Send Article

Send the selected article to an email address. Clicking the Send Article icon opens a dialog box allowing you to specify your name, email address, recipient address, and a message. The Send Article icon provides the same functionality as selecting Send by Email from the Article menu.

Print

Print the selected article on a printer installed on your system. Clicking the Print icon opens the print dialog box. The Print icon provides the same functionality as selecting Print from the Article menu.

Close

Close the Article window.

Main Screen | Article Window | Search | MyClippings | Preferences

Search this window

Opens when you select Search from the Features menu in the main screen.

Search for a term in the newspaper.

Select Articles if you want to search for items contained in articles, or Ads for items contained in ads. Click Search to search for words entered in the textbox. Clicking Search extends the Search window with the first ten results of the search. Click an item in the search results table to open the article/ad in a separate article window. Type the word or words you want to search for.

Text:

Type the word or words you want to search for.

Search
(button)

Click Search to search for words entered in the textbox. Clicking Search extends the Search window with the first ten results of the search. Click an item in the search results table to open the article/ad in a separate article window.

Search in:
(radio buttons)

Select Articles if you want to search for items contained in articles, or Ads for items contained in ads. ( - feature may be unavailable for Netscape or Macintosh)

Main Screen | Article Window | Search | MyClippings | Preferences

My Clippings

Opens when you select the MyClippings from the Features menu in the main screen, or when you add an item to MyClippings from the article window or Index/Section.

Save articles, pictures and ads to your personal collection, and access them later. Please note that your clippings are stored using your browser's cookies and cache. Your browser's settings regarding memory allocation to your cache will affect the capacity of how much you are able to store in your clippings. In addition,clearing your cache and deleting cookies will affect the contents of your clippings.

Remove all items from MyCollection. Remove checked items from MyCollection. Select/deselect an item by selecting/deselecting the associated checkbox.

Click a title to open the item in a separate article window.

Select Items

Select/deselect an item by selecting/deselecting the associated checkbox.

Remove Items

Remove checked items from MyClippings.

Remove All

Remove all items from MyClippings.

Main Screen | Article Window | Search | MyClippings | Preferences

Preferences

Opens when you click Preference in the main screen.

Define your personal display settings.

Select the default view for each article that you select. Select the default page size, which will be used every time you enter the newspaper, and can be recalled by pressing the default page size icon in the toolbar of the main screen. Select Enabled to include a help bar under the toolbar. The help bar displays hints and instructions on accessing the Washington Post. Select Disabled to remove the help bar. Immediately implement any changes when you click Submit. Otherwise, any changes will only be active the next time that you log on. Save any changes and close the window. If you enabled Apply to current session, the current page will refresh according to selected preferences. Discard any changes and close the window.

View Mode

Select the default view for each article that you select. Select:

  • Newspaper View - view articles as they originally appeared in the printed version of the newspaper. Articles will be segmented according to the continuations in the printed version.

  • Quick View - view articles as running text. Articles will be viewed as a whole, regardless of continuations.

Page Size

Select the default page size, which will be used every time you enter the newspaper, and can be recalled by pressing the default page size icon in the toolbar of the main screen.

Help Bar

Select Enabled to include a help bar under the toolbar. The help bar displays hints and instructions on accessing the newspaper.

Select Disabled to remove the help bar.

( - feature may be unavailable for Netscape or Macintosh)

Apply

Immediately implement any changes when you click Submit. Otherwise, any changes will only be active the next time that you log on.

Submit
(button)

Save any changes and close the window. If you enabled Apply to current session, the current page will refresh according to selected preferences.

Cancel
(button)

Discard any changes and close the window.

NOTE: This site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (and above), for Microsoft Windows. Depending on your Internet browser and operating system, there may be a slight difference in how you view and access your newspaper. Those features that might be affected are marked on this help page with the Internet Explorer icon () and a short explanation. 

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