Apple Newton Press (Macintosh) User Manual

This chapter explains how to install and set up the Newton Press software. Italso provides instructions for connecting your computer and Newton person

Newton Press adds the Annual Report file to the book, formatting it fordisplay on a Newton PDA screen.3 Inspect the newly added text by clicking the U

You can create company directories and other lists that Newton PDA userscan refer to on the job or in the field, taking advantage of the portability o

Newton Press enables you to create a wide variety of books that caneffectively convey your information.How do I create a book?Creating a book is rough

m You can name and record identifying information about your book.m And last, you save the book as a package that you can install on a NewtonPDA.With

Once your book is complete, you then save the book as a package. Byconnecting a Newton PDA to your computer or network, you can transferyour book pack

The Create dialog box appears.5Type a new name for the package, or use the one that already appears in the “Save BookPackage as” box, and click Save.N

3 In the Extras Drawer, tap Connection k.You may have to set your Newton PDA to show all icons to see theConnection icon.A slip appears. This slip sho

6Choose “Other computer” to see a list of computers on the network.A slip appears listing computers.Note: Instead of choosing “Other computer,” you c

8 Tap Connect.Your computer and Newton PDA establish a connection, and Newton Pressinstalls the new Newton Book package in the Extras Drawer.Locating

If problems persist, see Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting,” for solutions tocommon problems encountered when installing software or installing bookson a Ne

Newton Press provides fast and flexible ways of creating Newton books. Withthe Newton Press application you canm Create books automatically by draggin

Dragging and dropping a book onto a Newton PDAOnce your computer and Newton PDA are connected, you can quickly moveinformation from your computer to y

Creating a new bookIn addition to dragging and dropping information onto the application, youcan create a new book by opening the Newton Press applica

System requirementsTo install the Newton Press application and use it with a Newton PDA, you needm a Macintosh computer or a compatible computer using

You can select and edit text using standard Macintosh editing procedures. Youcan select an entire document and change its font characteristics and tex

To move to a specific page:1Choose Go To Page from the Book menu.The Go to Page dialog box appears.2 Type a page number and click Go To.By the way: I

The Newton Press application can bring in files created by many commonlyused Macintosh applications. For more information about the kinds ofdocuments

To add a document to a book:1With a book open in the Newton Press application, click the Add button or choose Addfrom the File menu.The Add dialog bo

Note: When you add a file, the name of the file is also added to the table ofcontents. If you don’t want the file name added to the table of contents

Adding multiple documents to a book fileYou can add multiple documents to a book. Each time you add a document,the Newton Press application adds the n

Your graphics must be in a file format that Newton Press can use. NewtonPress can open PICT files and bitmapped files, that is, graphics created asdot

Tip: Many graphics applications allow you to save images as PICT files. You can also convert some graphics to PICT or bitmapped images byproducing sc

Naming and identifying a bookYou can record information about your book, such as a title, the name of thepackage, the author of the book, and other in

You can also enter additional information about a book when you click MoreChoices. The Title dialog box expands and you can type a long name, an ID,IS

Connecting a Newton PDA directly to your computerFollow the instructions below to connect your Newton PDA directly to yourcomputer’s modem or printer

Saving and opening your work in progressAs you work on your book, it’s a good idea to save your work as you go.Saving your work in progress creates a

Opening your work in progressYou can open a Newton Press document that you have saved as a work inprogress by double-clicking it on the desktop. You c

33You can enhance the appearance of a Newton book by formatting it fordisplay on a Newton PDA. With the Newton Press application, you canm divide and

About the Newton Press application windowThe Newton Press application window presents a view of how a book willappear on a Newton PDA. The application

If a document will require many small formatting changes after it is added to Newton Press, it’s sometimes easiest to format the document using theori

After entering or adding the text of a book, you can then page through it,dividing pages to provide the most readable layout.To insert a page break:1C

To remove a page break:1 Go to the page that has the page break marker.Choose Show Indicators from the Format menu to display page breakmarkers, if ne

To create a header for a book:1Choose Header from the Format menu.An untitled header appears at the top of the screen.2 Select the header and edit th

39Formatting Your Newton BookTo change the font:1Click to create an insertion point or select the text you want to change.2Choose the font, size, and

Connecting a Newton PDA over an AppleTalk networkFollow the instructions below to connect your Newton PDA to an AppleTalknetwork. If your computer is

After you click OK, the Font Substitution dialog box may reappear showinganother font that needs substitution. Again, select the Newton PDA font youwa

Aligning textYou can change the alignment of text within the margins of the book. You canleft-align text, center it, or align it on the right margin.

To change text alignment:1Click the paragraph or select the paragraphs that you want to align.2Choose Align Left, Align Center, or Align Right from th

You can also precisely position tab stops on the ruler. Double-click a tabmarker on the ruler and a Tab dialog box appears in which you can specify at

Creating tablesYou can create tables in a book by first setting up your tab stops and thenentering the table information.You can also add documents th

Creating bordersWhen formatting text, you can place borders around selected paragraphs orgraphics to make them stand out or increase legibility. A sin

Inverting textTo make headings and specific paragraphs of text stand out, you can invertthe text so that it appears as white text against a black back

You can give readers a convenient way to quickly view different topics in abook by creating a table of contents. The Newton Press application provides

Using the Table of Contents windowThe Table of Contents window lists any table of contents topics that you’veadded to the current book. To open the Ta

Adding topics to the table of contents You can add as many topics to a table of contents as you want. Once you adda topic, the Table of Contents windo

5Make sure AppleTalk is active.If not, click the AppleTalk Active button. If instructions appear on screen,follow them.That’s it! You’ve linked a Newt

Viewing topic markers in a bookYou can view markers in a book that show where table of contents topics link.To see markers for table of contents topi

Deleting topics from the Table of Contents windowWhen you delete information from a book, corresponding table of contentstopics are not deleted. You c

In some books, text may refer to information that appears on another page.For example, a paragraph may refer to a table at the end of a document. With

Creating linksLinks allow you to easily move from one paragraph or graphic to a relatedportion of your document. If you want, you can create two links

To create a link:1Click the paragraph or graphic that you want to link to another page.2Choose Make Link from the Book menu.The Make Link dialog box a

Checking linksAs you create a book, you may want to check the links between parts of yourbook. Checking links helps ensure that you haven’t mistakenly

When you finish creating a Newton book on your computer, you create thefinal book package that you can download to a Newton PDA. You can thendistribut

To create a book package:1Click the Create button on the Newton Press screen, or choose Create Package from theFile menu.A dialog box appears.2Type a

Preparing the computerTo install a package on your Newton PDA, do the following on yourcomputer:1Choose Install Package from the File menu.The Instal

These instructions tell you how to restart your computer with the extensionsturned off (which prevents incompatible software from interfering with the

You can set preferences so that the Newton Press application creates books in the easiest and most convenient way for you. You can use preferencesetti

Selecting preference settingsTo set Newton Press preferences, you choose Preferences from the Edit menu.The Preferences dialog box appears.Location f

Importing preferenceIf you add documents into a book, you can conveniently have Newton Pressautomatically add an item to the table of contents.To have

To have the Font Substitution dialog box appear each time a decision aboutfont substitution is required:mSelect the “Ask about font substitution” opt

Installing preferencesWhen you drag a file onto the Newton Press application icon, the applicationcan create a book and automatically install it on yo

Sound preferenceAs you work on your Newton Press book, you can turn the Newton soundeffects on or off. This setting does not affect the sounds heard b

When you install a book package on a Newton PDA, the package appearswith its own icon and title. When you open the book, the Newton BookReader applica

Opening a book on a Newton PDAYou can only have one Newton book open at a time. The book icon is in theExtras Drawer.To open a Newton book:1Tap the E

Viewing pagesYou can move page by page through a document.To move forward or backward through a book:mTap the up or down arrows to turn the page.Usin

8 Click the Install button.The Installer takes a few moments to calculate what needs to be done andthen begins to copy files.9When you see a message r

Using Newton Book Reader controlsWhen a book is open, two small buttons may appear in bottom right cornerof the document. To see the Newton Book Reade

Going to a specific pageWhen the controls appear, the number of the currently displayed page appearsin the page number button. To move to a specific p

4Tap the “Mark page” button.A new image for that page is added to the bookmark slip.Note: If you are using a version of the Newton operating system e

Removing bookmarksYou can remove bookmarks when you want. Note: If you are using a version of the Newton operating system earlier thanversion 2.0, th

Copying parts of a bookYou can select and copy parts of a book and move the copied text to anotherapplication. To copy parts of a Newton book:1 Go to

3 Drag the selected item to the side, top, or bottom of the screen.The item becomes a small box, waiting for you to place it in anotherdocument.4 Tap

6 Drag the box where you want it to be placed.7Tap the selection to deselect it.The information appears where you placed it.Annotating booksYou can ad

2Make the annotations you want.You can write, draw, or use the on-screen keyboard.To hide your annotations, tap the Markup button again.Printing and

5 In the list that appears, tap Print Book or Fax.A page number slip appears on top of the print or fax slip.6Write the page numbers you want to print

This chapter provides solutions to problems commonly encountered wheninstalling the Newton Press software and using it to create or download bookpacka

To set the Newton Press connection preferences:1Double-click the Newton Press icon to open the application.The Newton Press window appears.2Choose Pre

Problems editing and formatting a book Why do the fonts appear distorted on the Newton Press screen?The required fonts, Espy Sans, Geneva, and New Yor

Problems adding documents to a bookI’m having trouble adding a document to my Newton Press book. What should I do?Check that the document is in a form

Problems installing a book package onto a Newton PDAI can’t install a package onto the Newton PDA. First, check that you have correctly connected the

General questionsA message says that my computer is running out of memory. Try closing other applications that may be open. Also try allocating moreme

AAdd button 9, 23, 27, 40Add command (File menu) 27, 40Add dialog box 9, 23, 27addingdocuments to a book 22–25, 81file names to the table of conte

books. See also book packagesbringing documents into 19, 21–25bringing graphics into 22, 25–27creating 9–11, 17–31dragging and dropping onto theNew

Eeditinggraphics 26–27text 20, 34–35topics in the table of contents 50troubleshooting 80Edit menuCopy/Paste commands 27Preferences command 8, 62

Hhard disk space requirements 2, 6, 7hardware requirements 2Header command (Format menu) 38headers, creating 37–38help, phone number for 79Hide I

new page. See page breaksNewton Book Readerannotating books 70, 76–77closing a book 70, 78controls illustrated 70copying and pasting parts of a boo

3 In the Installing section, click the Connect via Network or Connect via Serial button,according to the type of cable connection that you’ve used.If

RReadme filedocument and graphics formatssupported 22, 26, 81files installed with Newton Press5, 83late-breaking information 14, 79template files 3

text. See also documentsaligning 41–42copying and pasting 21editing 20, 34–35inverting color and background of 46Title command (Book menu) 28, 29

Newton Press User’s Guidefor the Macintosh Operating System

K Apple Computer, Inc.© 1995 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part,

iiiAbout Newton PressWhat is Newton Press? viiWhat is a Newton book? viiiHow do I create a book? xReading the book on a Newton PDA

2 Creating a Book 17Dragging and dropping a book onto a Newton PDA 18Creating a new book 19Navigating in your document 20Copying a

4 Creating a Table of Contents 47Using the Table of Contents window 48Adding topics to the table of contents 49Viewing topic markers in

8 Viewing Your Book on a Newton PDA 67Opening a book on a Newton PDA 68Viewing pages 69Using the table of contents 69Using Newton

What is Newton Press?Newton Press is an ideal application for creating and distributing electronicdocuments as Newton books that can be reviewed and a

What is a Newton book?A Newton book is an electronic document created for viewing on a NewtonPDA. With Newton Press, you can create and publish a vari