Quick Start - Shortcuts to Standards
Shortcuts are links that you make to documents that you use for your projects. They provide a quick way to open a frequently used document without having to use Search or Libraries every time.
Using Collections
Collections allow you to associate several documents that you would use together for a specific work project, assignment or topic, so you can refer to those documents collectively at any time. Collections are shortcuts to documents that you create and manage as you need to.
Viewing a collection's documents
- In the left navigation panel, click the arrow to the right of Collections. This displays the list of collections you have defined. Click on a collection to view its list of documents
Collection management
- In the left navigation panel, click the word Collections and this will display the Collections tab. On the tab you can manage existing collections or create new collections.
Assigning documents
- In the left navigation panel, click the word Collections and this will display the Collections tab. On the Collections tab you can assign documents to existing collections by selecting a collection, then clicking on Add Documents.
- You can also assign/unassign a document to/from a collection by clicking on the Collections icon on Search results, within a Library, or on the document's viewer left menu
Using Favorites
Favorites are documents you access frequently via a quickly accessible list. Clicking on favorite document will open it and go to page 1. Favorites are shortcuts to documents that you assign and unassign as you need to.
Assigning documents
- You can also assign/unassign a document as a favorite by clicking on the Favorite icon (a star) on Search results, within a Library, or on the document's viewer toolbar.
Accessing Favorites
- Click Favorites in left navigator to view your list of favorite documents
- Click on any defined favorite to open the document to page 1.
Using Bookmarks
Whereas Collections or Favorites open up a document and remain on page 1, Bookmarks open a document and goes directly to a bookmarked page that you've defined. You can also create unique labels for each bookmark. Bookmarks are shortcuts to documents that you assign and unassign as you need to.
Assigning pages
- Create these via opened documents - open a document
- Scroll to a preferred page, click on Bookmark icon
- Click Bookmark Current Page, enter a bookmark title, click OK
Accessing Bookmarks
- Click Bookmarks in left navigator to view your bookmarked document versions.
- Then click on a document version to view the bookmarks you previously defined.
- Then click on any defined bookmark to open the document to the requested page.
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