Navigating Multipage Documents

The buttons in the toolbar at the top of the window and the status bar at the bottom of the window provide quick ways to navigate through documents. In addition, the DjVu Browser Plug-in provides menu commands for paging through a DjVu document. (See also Keyboard Shortcuts).

Viewing Double-Page Spread

By default, the DjVu Browser Plug-in displays only one page at a time. You may view two pages at once, or a double-page spread, by clicking the “Double/Single Page View” button at the far right end of the DjVu toolbar.

Alternatively, choose Layout from the DjVu context menu, then Double-Page View, as shown below.

Navigating Using the Toolbar

The DjVu toolbar displays several means of navigating to another page within a DjVu document, as shown below. (If your browser window is not fully expanded, some or all of these may be hidden. For more information, see The DjVu Toolbar.)

Using the Page Navigation Arrows

To navigate using the page navigation arrow buttons, select one of the following arrows:

takes you to the next page.

takes you to the previous page.

takes you to the document’s first page.

takes you to the document’s last page.

Specifying a Page Number

The “Select Page” combo box on the DjVu toolbar displays the number of the current page along with the total number of pages in the document. In a double-page view the number of the left hand page is displayed.

To navigate by specifying a page number, do one of the following:

Key in the number of the desired page in the Select Page combo box on the DjVu toolbar and click Enter.
Click the down arrow to extend the drop-down list and select the desired page, as shown below.

Retracing Your Viewing Path

You can retrace your path through any previous view (zoom level, panning location, page, etc) using the “Go to Previous View” and “Go to Next View” buttons. (If your browser window is not fully expanded, one or both of these may be hidden. For more information, see The DjVu Toolbar.)

To retrace your viewing path, select one of the following arrows:

takes you to the previous view, like your browser’s “Back” button. Note: The “Go to Previous View” button is not enabled until after you have used one of the page navigation arrows.

takes you to the next view. Note: The “Go to Next View” button is not enabled until you have used the “Go to Previous View” button or menu item.

Navigating Using Thumbnails or Outline

To navigate using thumbnails or outline:

Show the navigation pane if it is hidden (see Showing/Hiding the Navigation Pane below).
Click the thumbnail or outline page corresponding to the page you want to see.

Both the thumbnail and outline views are shown below.

Thumbnail View:

Outline View:

Showing/Hiding the Navigation Pane

By default the navigation pane is hidden to give maximum area to the opened document in the main window. Specifically, this means the “Hide Navigation Pane” option is selected in the “Layout” submenu of the DjVu context menu.

To show the navigation pane:

From the DjVu context menu, choose Layout. The “Layout” submenu appears.

Choose Thumbnails or Outline. The navigation pane appears to the left of the main window and displays either thumbnails (miniature previews of document pages) or a document outline (if one has been defined by the document’s creator), as shown above.

You may also access the navigation pane by clicking the Show Thumbnails button on the toolbar.

Adjusting the Navigation Pane Width

You can make the navigation pane wider or narrower. This makes the thumbs bigger or smaller or, if the navigation pane is displaying an outline, shows more text. To adjust the navigation pane width, click the line separating the navigation pane from the main window and drag the line left or right.

Navigating Using the DjVu Context Menu

Many of the navigation operations described above can be performed using the DjVu context menu. From the context menu choose Navigate, then choose the desired action.

The “Go To Page” menu option brings up a small dialog box as shown below. Enter a page number, or use the up or down arrows to change the page number, and click OK.

The “Find…” menu option brings up the “Find Text” dialog box. For more information, see Working with Text.

Note: The “Previous View” menu option is not enabled until after you have used one of the page navigation arrows. The “Next View” menu option is not enabled unless you have already used the “Go to Previous View” button or menu option.

Navigating Using Links

Links take you to specific locations that the document creator has defined. These links enable you to jump to another location in the current document, to other electronic files, or to Web sites.

To follow a link, click on it when the mouse cursor indicates it is active.