Before the advent of the digital age, paper-based documents like magazines and newspapers arrange text in multiple columns which could span across pages. However, since printed material is inherently different from electronic document, reading on screen could be difficult. This feature can guide readers through material presented in multiple columns and across a series of pages.

Define an article

To define an article, you can create multiple boxes around the content following the desired reading order, namely the article thread. By creating multiple boxes, you also establish a thread connecting them with text flow enabled.

  1. Choose Document > Add Article Box. The pointer becomes a cross on the page.

  2. Click-drag a rectangle to create the first article box, which appears around the enclosed text, and the pointer changes to the thread icon .

    The label created along with the box consists of the article number and the sequence number thereof. For instance, the first box for the first article is 1-1, the second 1-2. The first box for the second article is 2-1, 2-2, and so forth.

  3. Move on to the next part of document to be included in the article. Click-drag a rectangle around the text and repeat until the article is complete.

  4. Press Enter to finish the article. In the Article Properties dialog box that follows, you may enter the title, subject, author and keywords, and click OK.

View articles on the page

  1. Right-click the Sidebar Navigation Pane and choose Articles.

  2. Do any of the following to start reading:

    • Double-click an article.

    • Right-click an article and choose Read Article from the drop-down menu.

    • Select an article, click Articles options in the upper left corner, and choose Read Article.

  3. The view will jump to the beginning of the article, its first line in the upper left corner.  Zooming will be automatically adjusted so that the article fills the whole screen.

  4. You can do the following when viewing article:

    • Click article box or press Return to jump to the next article box.

    • Press and hold Shift and click article box, or press Shift + Return to jump to the previous one.

  5. To hide Articles panel after opening an article, click Articles options in upper left corner of Articles panel, and choose Hide After Use in the drop-down menu.

Note: before viewing articles, make sure you are using Hand tool and have selected Right PDF > Preferences > General > Miscellaneous > Make Hand Tool read articles.

Delete an article or article box

To delete article, do any of the following:

  • Select article(s) in the Articles panel, and press Delete.

  • Right-click the box, and choose Delete.

  • Select article(s) in the Articles panel, and click Delete selected articles . Click OK.

  • Use Add Article Box command to select any box of an article, right-click it and choose Delete from the menu. In the dialog box that follows, choose Article to delete.

 

To delete article box, do the following:

  • Use Add Article Box command to select any box of an article, right-click it and choose Delete from the menu. In the dialog box that follows, choose Box to delete.

Insert an article box

  1. Choose Document > Add Article Box. Select the article box that you want the new box to follow.

  2. Click the plus icon  below the lower right corner of the selected box, and start dragging a new box. Click OK when the message “Click and drag out to create a new article box” appears, and then draw a new Article box that includes the text you want to insert. Press Return when finished.

Edit box properties

You can edit properties in the Article Properties dialog box, like article title, subject, author, and keywords. Do any of the following to open the dialog box:

  • Choose Document > Add Article Box, and double-click a box.

  • Choose Document > Add Article Box. Right-click on a box and choose Properties from the menu.

  • Open the Articles panel, right-click an article and choose Properties from the menu.

  • Open the Articles panel, select an article, and choose Properties from the Articles Options menu .

You can also select an article, and choose Rename from the Articles Options menu if you don’t want to do it in Properties.

Combine two articles

  1. Choose Document > Add Article Box and select an article box.

  2. Click the plus icon  below the lower right corner of the article box.

  3. Press and hold Command and click the article box you want to be read next. The second article is appended to the end of the first article. All article boxes are renumbered automatically.

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