Document Page Navigation
On the document page, there are two navigation bars; one at the top and one at the bottom. The one at the top is mainly for navigating between documents and the one at the bottom is for navigating search results within a document as well as pages.
The top navigation bar looks like this:
You’ll notice the icons on the right. Here’s a key:
The bottom navigation bar looks like this:
Document and Hit Navigation Bar
When a user opens a document from the Contents, all navigation except the Results and hit navigation buttons (in yellow) will dispaly.
When a user opens a document from the Search Results page, all the navigation buttons will display, with those related to navigating search results on the bottom navigation bar. While the icon design may vary, below is a table explaining their various functions.
Icon | Roll-over Hint | Description |
fields | Show the metadata filter fields of the currently open document. | |
attachments | Show all attachments associated with the currently open document. | |
notes | Open the dialogue box to insert Notes for future reference. | |
download PDF | Download PDF file of the currently open document. | |
search results | Show list of documents with Hits resulting from latest search operation. | |
previous result | Show first Hit in previous document in current Hit List. | |
first hit (in yellow) | Jump to first hit in the currently open document. | |
previous hit (in yellow) | Jump to the previous Hit in the currently open document. | |
contents | Go to the Table of Contents. | |
previous document | Go to the previous document in the Table of Contents. | |
first page | Go to first page of currently open document. | |
previous page | Go to previous page of currently open document. | |
number of pages in open document | Shows the open page number of the currently open document. Jump to a different page by entering that page number | |
next page | Go to the next page of the currently open document, regardless of Hits. | |
last page | Go to the last page of the currently open document, regardless of Hits. | |
next document | Go to the next document in the Table of Contents. | |
next hit (in yellow) | Jump to the next Hit in the open document. | |
last hit (in yellow) | Jump to the last Hit in the open document. | |
next result | Jump to the next Hit in the next document with Hits. | |
text/images | Toggles between Text and Image view of open document page | |
go to top | Go to the top of the currently open page. |
Viewing and Navigating the Documents
- Types of documents in databasesMicrosearch indexes and searches two types of documents:
- Single file documents have been converted into a single html file from a native electronic format such as word.
- Multi-file documents have been converted from PDF and may be from a scanned file or a fully digital PDF.
- Downloading other versions of the documentsIn most Websearch databases, the indexed file is an HTML page or pages. The file will also always be available as a linked PDF file and if available the native format such as Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. Click on the icons at the bottom of the page to download the other formats.
- Using sticky notesA feature that may be available on your database is the new Sticky Notes feature. Sticky Notes can be added to a page, like a post it note. By default, the note is visible only to the person who created it, but those permissions can be modified on the note itself.To create a sticky note, click on the icon that shows in the document and hit navigation bar at the bottom an open document.A panel will appear on the right side of the page. Click on “create new note”and a note processor will open.
Enter your note and click the X at the top right of the note processer.
Your note will appear in the right hand panel. If you close that panel, you can retrieve the note by clicking on the note icon again.