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:The size of the text is specified by the content package you are using. Because it might not be ideal for your eyes and comfort, you can either increase or decrease the text size of the pages at any time. To do so, use the '''Magnify''' icon [[File:zoom-in24.png|link=]] to increase and '''Reduce''' icon [[File:zoom-out24.png|link=]] to decrease the size of the text. Those commands are also available in '''Display > Zoom''' on the menu bar and one more option named [[File:zoom-10016.png|link=]]'''Original size''' is there which reset the text size of the page to its original size. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts '''Ctrl''' and '''+''' ('''⌘''' and '''+''' on Mac) to zoom in, '''Ctrl''' and '''-''' ('''⌘''' and '''-''' on Mac) to zoom out and '''Ctrl''' and '''0''' ('''⌘''' and '''0''' on Mac) to reset the zoom tool.

:The size of the text is specified by the content package you are using. Because it might not be ideal for your eyes and comfort, you can either increase or decrease the text size of the pages at any time. To do so, use the '''Magnify''' icon [[File:zoom-in24.png|link=]] to increase and '''Reduce''' icon [[File:zoom-out24.png|link=]] to decrease the size of the text. Those commands are also available in '''Display > Zoom''' on the menu bar and one more option named [[File:zoom-10016.png|link=]]'''Original size''' is there which reset the text size of the page to its original size. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts '''Ctrl''' and '''+''' ('''⌘''' and '''+''' on Mac) to zoom in, '''Ctrl''' and '''-''' ('''⌘''' and '''-''' on Mac) to zoom out and '''Ctrl''' and '''0''' ('''⌘''' and '''0''' on Mac) to reset the zoom tool.

:In order to gain some extra space on a small display, you may wish to display Kiwix in full-screen mode, it will maximize the size of the Kiwix window and hide all other programs including your operating system. In order to do this, click on '''full-screen''' icon [[File:fullscreen24.png|link=]] or use the keyboard shortcuts '''F11''' (on Windows and Linux) and '''⌘-Shift-F''' (on Mac).

:In order to gain some extra space on a small display, you may wish to display Kiwix in full-screen mode, it will maximize the size of the Kiwix window and hide all other programs including your operating system. In order to do this, click on '''full-screen''' icon [[File:fullscreen24.png|link=]] or use the keyboard shortcuts '''F11''' (on Windows and Linux) and '''⌘-Shift-F''' (on Mac).

;*Printing and exporting documents

;*Printing and exporting documents

:You can print the Kiwix pages or even export them and share. There are three options available:

:You can print the Kiwix pages or even export them and share. There are three options available:

:Use the find bar to locate a specific word or phrase on a webpage. To do so, click on the '''Find in text''' icon [[File:find-article24.png|link=]] in the toolbar or choose '''Edit > Search in page''' from menu bar. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts '''Ctrl+F''' ('''⌘-F''' on Mac) to quickly open the find bar. Kiwix automatically finds the page as you type, highlighting possible matches in green or see where all the matches are located on a page (in pink) by tapping on '''Highlight all''' button in the find bar. Switch between the search results using '''Next''' and '''Previous''' in the find bar and also choose '''Match case''' if you are going to have a case-sensitive search.

:Use the find bar to locate a specific word or phrase on a webpage. To do so, click on the '''Find in text''' icon [[File:find-article24.png|link=]] in the toolbar or choose '''Edit > Search in page''' from menu bar. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts '''Ctrl+F''' ('''⌘-F''' on Mac) to quickly open the find bar. Kiwix automatically finds the page as you type, highlighting possible matches in green or see where all the matches are located on a page (in pink) by tapping on '''Highlight all''' button in the find bar. Switch between the search results using '''Next''' and '''Previous''' in the find bar and also choose '''Match case''' if you are going to have a case-sensitive search.

:Kiwix also supports copy-pasting feature. In order to do that, select a part of the text using the mouse and then choose '''Edit > [[File:copy16.png|link=]]Copy''' or just press '''Ctrl+C''' ('''⌘-C''' on Mac) from your keyboard. You can also do a right click on the text and choose "Copy" to copy the text or "Search for" to search the text in the ZIM file. Then you will be able to paste that text in any other application you want. If you want the select the whole text of a page, choose '''Edit > [[File:select-all16.png|link=]]Select all''' or press '''Ctrl+A''' ('''⌘-A''' on Mac) from your keyboard, and also by right clicking in everywhere of the page and choosing "Select all".

:Kiwix also supports copy-pasting feature. In order to do that, select a part of the text using the mouse and then choose '''Edit > [[File:copy16.png|link=]]Copy''' or just press '''Ctrl+C''' ('''⌘-C''' on Mac) from your keyboard. You can also do a right click on the text and choose "Copy" to copy the text or "Search for" to search the text in the ZIM file. Then you will be able to paste that text in any other application you want. If you want the select the whole text of a page, choose '''Edit > [[File:select-all16.png|link=]]Select all''' or press '''Ctrl+A''' ('''⌘-A''' on Mac) from your keyboard, and also by right clicking in everywhere of the page and choosing "Select all".

*;Full-text search engine and Indexing process

*;Full-text search engine and Indexing process

:After being this process completed, the full-text search engine will be ready to use, you will just need to type a text into the search field and then press '''Enter''' on your keyboard. A page includes a list of matching results will appear and you can access the one you want to view.

:After being this process completed, the full-text search engine will be ready to use, you will just need to type a text into the search field and then press '''Enter''' on your keyboard. A page includes a list of matching results will appear and you can access the one you want to view.

:If you don't want to use the full-text search ability, you can just type a word in the search box and see a list of the page titles stated with that word. The popup-list has the ability of Autocomplete and predicts the word being typed and suggests you the nearest page titles and you can choose the one you want subsequently.

:If you don't want to use the full-text search ability, you can just type a word in the search box and see a list of the page titles stated with that word. The popup-list has the ability of Autocomplete and predicts the word being typed and suggests you the nearest page titles and you can choose the one you want subsequently.

;* More options

;* More options

:Like the sidebar of [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], there is an option named '''[[File:select-all16.png|link=]]Random article''' in the '''Tools''' menu, which shows a random article of the ZIM content. Another option of this menu is '''[[File:purge-history16.png|link=]]Purge history''' which clear the history of the pages you visited and so the Back/Forward buttons will be inactive since then.

:Like the sidebar of [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], there is an option named '''[[File:select-all16.png|link=]]Random article''' in the '''Tools''' menu, which shows a random article of the ZIM content. Another option of this menu is '''[[File:purge-history16.png|link=]]Purge history''' which clear the history of the pages you visited and so the Back/Forward buttons will be inactive since then.

:If you have a local network and you want to share Kiwix with the clients of the network, you must go to '''Tools > Server''', click on '''Start''' button after selecting the port and then click on '''Load'''. Afterward, you will have the same Kiwix with less features in your network (simply in your web browser). You can read supplemental information in '''[[Kiwix-serve]]'''.

:If you have a local network and you want to share Kiwix with the clients of the network, you must go to '''Tools > Server''', click on '''Start''' button after selecting the port and then click on '''Load'''. Afterward, you will have the same Kiwix with less features in your network (simply in your web browser). You can read supplemental information in '''[[Kiwix-serve]]'''.

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