IBM Softcopy Reader
Shelf Organizer



List of Shelves
The List of Shelves (upper window) lists all of the shelves on your system that:
  • You specified during the IBM Softcopy Reader installation
  • You added to the User Defined Directories for Books, Shelves and Shelf indexes since installation
Single-click on a shelf in this list to see the books it contains. The list of books will be displayed in the Shelf (lower window). The functions available for working with shelves are explained in the Toolbar and Menu sections below.

List of Books
When a shelf is selected, all books contained in that shelf are displayed in the Shelf (lower window) of Shelf Organizer. Double-click on a book in the list to open it in the Softcopy Reader. Books can be cut, copied, and pasted amongst shelves from the Shelf Organizer. Other functions for working with books are explained in the sections below.

Changing How Shelves and Publications are Displayed

You can sort the list of shelves or list of publications by clicking one of the column headings. For example, click the Date heading in the List of Shelves to sort the shelves in date order. Clicking the same heading a second time reverses the order.

You can change the order of the columns by dragging the column heading to the left or right. For example, to display the Title before the Date, click and hold the mouse button while the pointer is over the Title heading. Still while holding down the mouse button, move the mouse to the left until the Title column is displayed before the Date column.

You can drag the horizontal divider up and down to adjust the relative size of the List of Shelves and List of Publications.

Using the List of Shelves Toolbar
Create Shelf
Opens the Create Shelf window where you can enter the name and description of the new shelf, select books, and create a shelf.
Also available from the menu:  File » Create Shelf
Shelf Description
Displays information about the selected shelf.
Also available from the menu:  File » Shelf Description
Search Shelves
Opens the Search Shelves Window to allow searching through all books on the selected shelves.
Also available from the menu:  Search » Shelves
Search Indexed Shelves (Quick Search)
Opens the Search Indexed Shelves window to allow searching through all books on the selected shelves using the associated shelf indexes, if one exists.
Also available from the menu:  Search » Indexed Shelves
Delete Shelves
Deletes the selected shelves from the list. Books belonging to the shelves are not deleted -- only the shelf files.
Also available from the menu:  File » Delete Shelves
Filter Shelf List
Allows you to open and close the filter criteria field for filtering the list of shelves. Entering filter criteria in these fields will mask the shelves displayed in the list. Filtering criteria are discussed in the Using Filters section below.
Also available from the menu:  View » Filter » Shelves

Using the List of Books Toolbar
Open Book
Opens the selected book in the Book Reader.
Also available from the menu:  File » Open Book
Book Description
Displays additional information about the selected book.
Search Selected Books
Opens the Search Selected Books window to allow searching through the selected books on the shelf.
Also available from the menu:  Search » Selected Books
Import Book
Allows you to import books from any location and include them in the selected shelf. This is regardless of whether the new location path exists in the user defined configuration.
Also available from the menu:  Edit » Import Book
Cut Selected Books
Cuts the selected books from the current shelf. These books may be pasted into other shelves. 
Also available from the menu:  Edit » Cut Books
Copy Selected Books
Copies the selected books from the current shelf. These books may be pasted into other shelves.
Also available from the menu:  Edit » Copy Books
Paste Books
Pastes the last cut or copied books into the currently selected shelf.
Also available from the menu:  Edit » Paste Books
Filter Book List
Allows you to open and close the filter criteria field for filtering the list of books. Entering filter criteria in these fields will mask the books displayed in the list. Filtering criteria are discussed in the Using Filters section below.
Also available from the menu:  View » Filter » Books

Using Filters
The shelf list or book list may be filtered by clicking on the  button which opens the filter windows for selecting and entering filter criteria. Select the column to filter from the drop-down list (Name, Date, Description or Document Number for books) and enter a regular expression in the adjacent field for masking the entries in the table, then press Enter.

Valid expression operators are:


* Multiple-character Wildcard
Matches any number of any character. Example: *book* matches books, notebook, etc.
? Single-character Wildcard
Matches any character in the specified location. Example: she?? matches shelf, shell, sheep, etc.
! NOT
Excludes entries matching the criteria. This operator may be placed only at the beginning of the regular expression. Example: !*book* matches all except books, notebook, etc.

Using the font selector fields
Font and Font Size Use these fields to select the font for displaying text in the List of Shelves and List of Publications. Click the drop-down boxes to select from the list of available fonts and sizes.

Using the Menus
In addition to the functions that appear on the toolbar, there are several additional features that are available through the menus. These are:

File
 
Create Shelf Opens the Create Shelf window where you can enter the name and description of the new shelf, select books, and create a shelf.
Shelf Description Displays information about the selected shelf.
Delete Shelves Deletes the selected shelves from the list. Books belonging to the shelves are not deleted -- only the shelf files.
Open Publication Allows you to open a book in Book Reader. You can select which book to open from the books and shelves directories that were defined when Book Reader was installed and any that were added since installation.
Close Closes the Shelf Organizer.


Edit
 
Import Publication Allows you to import books from any location and include them in the selected shelf. This is regardless of whether the new location path exists in the user defined configuration.
Cut Publications Cuts the selected books from the current shelf. These books may be pasted into other shelves.
Copy Publications Copies the selected books from the current shelf. These books may be pasted into other shelves.
Paste Publications Pastes the last cut or copied books into the currently selected shelf.
User Defined Directories Opens the Startup Folders for Books and Shelves window


View
 
Sort Shelves Sorts the list of shelves by the selected column. Name, Date, Description
Sort Publications Sorts the list of books by the selected column. Name, Date, Description, Document No
Filter Opens the filter windows for selecting and entering filter criteria for books or shelves.
Refresh Allows you to swap CD-ROMs in a CD-ROM drive and refresh the directories, books, and shelves displayed on the Shelf Organizer with those of the CD-ROM currently in the drive.


Search
 
Shelves Opens the Search Shelf Window to allow searching through all books on the shelf.
Indexed Shelves (Quick Search) Opens the Search Indexed Shelf  Window to allow seaching through all indexed books on the shelf.
Selected Books Opens the Search Selected Books Window to allow searching through all the booksselected


Active Directories
 
Edit User Defined Directories Opens the Startup Folders for Books and Shelves window, same as User Defined Directories under Edit.
Change Active Directories It will open interface for users to deactivate one or more of the User Defined Directories, it use to be done by removing the unwanted directories.
Perform Auto Refresh Check box to set option on refreshing CD/DVD disc changes.


Help
 
Getting Started Displays this help screen.
User's Guide Opens the IBM Softcopy Reader User's Guide
About Shelf Organizer Displays information about Softcopy Reader, including the current version, service level, and driver level.


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