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Use reading layout view
 
  1. On the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click Read Button image.

    Note  You can also press ALT+R to start reading.

  2. Do any of the following:

    ShowPage through the document

    • Use the scrollbar to move from screen to screen.
    • Press PAGE DOWN and PAGE UP to move from one screen to the next.

      ShowTip

      On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Allow Multiple Pages Button image to view two pages, or screens, at at time. When you move to the next page, the previous page is always visible.

    ShowJump to a particular screen

    • Press CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END to jump to the beginning or the end of the document.
    • Type a screen number, and then press ENTER.

      Note  Typing a screen number works only if your insertion point is not in the document; do not click in the document before typing the screen number.

    • On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Thumbnails Button image, and then click the thumbnail image of a screen to display it.

    ShowJump to sections of the document

    1. If the Document Map is not visible, on the Reading Layout toolbar, click Document Map Button image.
    2. To jump to any heading in the document, click that heading in the Document Map.

    ShowHighlight content you want to remember

    • Click Highlight Button image on the Reviewing toolbar, and select the text or graphic that you want to highlight. To turn off highlighting, click the button again, or press ESC.

      Note  To change the highlighter color, click the arrow next to Highlight Button image, and click the color you want.

    ShowRevise the document

    • Place the insertion point where you want to revise the document, and then make the change.

      Note  If you want changes to be marked, click Track Changes Button image on the Reviewing toolbar.

    ShowAdd comments

    • Place the insertion point where you want to add the comment, and then click Insert Comment Button image on the Reviewing toolbar.

    ShowAccept or reject changes and delete comments

    • On the Reviewing toolbar, use the Previous Button image, Next Button image , Accept Change Button image, and Reject Change/Delete Comment Button image buttons.

    ShowLook up or translate a word, or find more information

    1. Select a word or phrase in the document.
    2. On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Research Button image.

      Note  To select a particular type of research material, such as a dictionary, translation dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus, choose a research service in the Research task pane.

    ShowFind or replace a word or phrase

    1. Click Find Button image on the Reading Layout toolbar.
    2. In the Find what box, enter the text that you want to search for, just as you would in any view in Microsoft Word.
    3. If you want to replace the text you find in the document with some other text, click the Replace tab, and in the Replace with box, enter the replacement text.

    ShowAdjust the view of the document

    • To display the text in a larger size: On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Increase Text Size Button image.
    • To display more text on the screen: On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Decrease Text Size Button image.
    • To display the page as it would appear when printed: On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Actual Page Button image.
    • To display two pages at once: On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Allow Multiple Pages Button image.

    ShowTurn reading layout view off

    • On the Reading Layout toolbar, click Close Button image.

      Note  You can also press ESC or ALT+C to exit reading layout view.

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