Difference between revisions of "Kiwix 0.9 User Guide"

:Browsing Kiwix content is in a similar way on the Internet and you can go from a page (which could be a document or an article) to another page. By click on '''Home''' button [[File:home24.png]] you'll take to the homepage's of your current ZIM file, e.g. if you've run the English Wikipedia ZIM file, you'll see the [[Wikipedia]] entry as its homepage. If you haven't installed any ZIM file yet, you'll see the [[Help|Help page]] as the homepage and it means there is no content to display. In that case you should follow the instruction of [[Wikipedia in all languages|this page]] in order to read the content.

:Just like your web-browser, you can go to previous page you have visited by clicking on '''Back''' arrow icon [[File:Go-back24.png]] and to forward page by clicking on '''Forward''' arrow icon [[File:go-forward24.png]] in the toolbar. You can also use the '''New Tab''' page by clicking on [[File:add24.png]] button inside the last tab you have opened (under the toolbar), or just use the keyboard shortcuts '''Ctrl+T''' and ('''⌘-T''' on Mac). To close a tab, use the [[File:close12.png]] in the right side of each tab you want to close or keyboard shortcuts '''Ctrl+W''' and ('''⌘-W''' on Mac).

: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''' button [[File:zoom-in24.png]] to increase and '''Reduce''' button [[File:zoom-out24.png]] 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]]'''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''' button [[File:fullscreen24.png]] or use the keyboard shortcuts '''F11''' (on Windows and Linux) and '''⌘-Shift-F''' (on Mac).

:#To print a page you're viewing in Kiwix, click on '''Print''' button [[File:print24.png]] in the toolbar or press '''Ctrl+P''' ('''⌘-P''' on Mac). This option is also available in '''File''' menu. You'll be able to preview the page and adjust basic printer and page settings, before printing. Make sure the computer connected to the printer is also turned on.

;[[File:bookmarks24.png]]Bookmarking pages.

You can mark some pages (documents) to access them directly afterwards.

Bookmarks are organised in sets. A set is a list (or group) of bookmarks that live together. Because you can easily import or export (a set is saved as a regular file on your computer) a complete set of bookmarks (using the Import or Create buttons on the bookmarks side-bar), it is easy to share a list of documents ; with your students for example.

The bookmarking feature is reachable by clicking on the Bookmarks button. It will open a panel on the side of the screen. The panel contains, in order: