Section 1: Getting Started

QuickStart Guide | What's New in Version 2.5 | Upgrading from earlier versions of Aji Reader

Welcome to Aji Reader! This section will quickly introduce you to Aji Reader, whether you're a new user or upgrading from a different version.

In addition to this User Guide, Aji Reader includes an integrated help system, including "Tips" which will help guide you through all of the features of Aji Reader. For more detailed information, see the rest of this User Guide; or, for troubleshooting tips or support requests, visit the Aji Reader Forums or the Aji Support Site.

QuickStart Guide

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New to Aji Reader? Use the following steps to quickly get started working with your PDF documents; or see the rest of this User Guide for more detailed information.

1. Download and Install the Aji Reader Service: Use the Mac or Windows download. Note: Aji Annotate and Aji Reader both use the same Aji Reader Service application. If you have already downloaded and installed the Service, you may skip this step.
2. Add one or more Shared Folders: Using the Aji Reader Service, add one or more folders that contain PDF files that you'd like to read in Aji Reader.
3. Fetch the documents: In Aji Reader, tap the "Fetch" tab, choose "Fetch from Aji Server", and then tap the orange "Download" icon for your server.
4. Read your documents: When the download is complete, tap the "Browse" button to find your PDF documents. You may now start reading!

That's it!

What's New in Version 2.5

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Version 2.5 brings several new features to Aji Reader:

• Text Selection: You can now select and copy text content directly from PDF files using the standard iPhone 3.0 copy/paste interface. All controls have been updated to support copy/paste.
• Single-Page Mode: You can now choose to read documents one page at a time in addition to the normal continuous page mode. This improves responsiveness on some large PDF files and also offers significantly better resolution for documents with large pages or a high level of detail.
• Improved Search: Full-library Search now allows you to include multiple terms when searching for documents in your entire PDF library. Document search now handles punctuation and international characters.
• Tap-to-Zoom: Tap once on the Page Locator view to zoom all the way out; tap again to return to your previous zoom level and location.
• Mail PDFs: In-app support for mailing PDF documents.
• Accessibility: UI controls have been labeled and marked with appropriate traits for accesibility, and PDF contents can be read by VoiceOver as well when the text is available in the PDF (on supported devices, such as the 3GS).
• Rendering engine improvements: with each update, we're fine-tuning our PDF rendering engine; this update should bring noticeable improvements, especially when dealing with large PDF documents and zooming. Higher resolution is also available when using Single-Page Mode.

Upgrading from earlier versions of Aji Reader

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PDF documents which are used with previous versions of Aji Reader will require new metadata in order to enable some of the new features of Aji Reader 2.5. After upgrading to Aji Reader 2.5 via the App Store, be sure to download the latest version of Aji Reader Service for Mac or Windows.

Once the new version of Aji Reader Service is installed and running on your desktop, connect your device to your desktop. To verify the connection, check if you are able to go the Fetch tab and browse your shared folder(s). Once the connection is successfully made, Aji Reader will automatically download the new metadata onto your device. For best results, do not end the connection until all the documents on your device have been updated with new metadata. Once the new metadata is on your device, you will be able to access the new features of Aji Reader 2.5.