You can open the reading list from within WintextCom by pressing Control+Space, or from outside WintextCom, whiles working in any other Windows application, by pressing the global key combination Control+WindowsKey+space. The global command can also be used when WintextCom is the active application, or you can use the tool bar button or read\library menu item.

The reading list is simply a directory list. It is exactly the same as the default list of directory items, except that the default action when an entry is selected is to open a document in the library rather than execute the item according to its recognised type or special formatting symbols.

There are two types of shortcuts supported by the reading list. You can open files with File Manager's alternative loader or in the WintextCom or user-defined document reader. The reading list is orientated towards the library, with files being assumed to reside there unless a full path is specified. Its intended purpose is to provide a customisable list of electronic reading material for quick and easy access, which you can organise in preferred groups and individual order, and include more information than is afforded by a standard file listing. In particular, you can use the reading list to present material in priority reading order and ensure that documnts do not get forgotten or become difficult to locate.

The ability to call up the reading list at any time from anywhere with a simple global command makes it especially handy for reference while you are working on a document in a word processor, or whatever. It is also very easy to save new information in the library and immediately create a shortcut to it in the reading list.

Note that there is no software linkage between reading list shortcuts and the files to which they refer, other than for opening them. Deleting a shortcut does not delete the file, and vice versa. similarly, if you move or rename a file, you must edit its shortcut or create a new one.

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Using the Reading List