Reading an Article
(Article Threading)

The majority of the Acrobat PDFs on VISTA are "threaded" to allow you to easily read the publications onscreen. The threading features makes it easy for you to follow a single article that winds across many pages or columns.

To see if an article has been threaded, click on the Hand tool and move it over some text. If the hand has an arrow inside it, the article is threaded. Also, the words "Read Article" appear in the status line at the bottom of the screen.

To read a threaded article

Select the Hand tool and click any part of the article to start reading at that point. To start reading at the beginning of the article, hold the Control key (Windows) or Option key (Macintosh) and click the mouse. You'll be taken to the first page of the article.

As you read an article, the Hand tool will continue to be shown, with a down arrow inside it. The words "Follow Article" appear in the status line.

As you read along, continue clicking the mouse to advance through the article. When you reach the end of the article, the arrow inside the Hand tool will change and the words "End Article" will show in the status line. Click again to return to the page view displayed before you started reading,the article.

To exit an article at any time

To stop reading an article, select any navigation method other than pressing Enter.

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