How to Navigate and Search Within a Book

This article describes different ways users can navigate and search within a Parts Book in the Documoto Library. 

Article Topics

• Ways to Navigate a Book
• How to Browse a Book's Table of Contents
• How to Search Within a Book's Table of Contents
• How to Use the Navigation Arrows (Forward/Backwards Buttons) to Navigate a Book

Ways to Navigate a Book

With the Book viewer, users can: 

• Browse the Table of Contents (TOC) visually by selecting Chapters or Pages directly 
  
• Open the TOC by clicking the TOC icon to browse or search the structured list of Chapters and Pages 
  
  
• Use the navigation arrows (forward/backward buttons) to move to the next or previous Chapter or Page 
  

How to Browse a Book's Table of Contents

When opening a Book, the Table of Contents may be opened or collapsed depending on your user preferences (Account > Settings > Preferences) or the tenant settings. 

The Book Table of Contents is dynamic - it highlights the Chapter or Page you are currently viewing. Example: selecting the "Engine & Fuel Tank Section: from the TOC tile will also highlight the Chapter in the TOC panel. 

By default, the Table of Contents will be fully expanded - showing all Chapters, Sub-Chapters, and/or Pages.

• Chapters are indicated by carrots, or arrows, pointing down.
• Pages are listed beneath their respective Chapter and indented on the left.

Users can select the the Expand All or Collapse All buttons to expand or collapse all chapters, respectively. 

An individual Chapter can be collapsed by clicking on the carrot to the left of the chapter name. Once collapsed, the chapter will remain collapsed, as long as the user remains within that book.   

How to Search Within a Book's Table of Contents

Users can perform a search within a Book using the search bar within the Table of Contents.

1. Within the Book viewer, click the Table of Contents icon
2. In the TOC search bar, enter a keyword, part number, etc. and click the magnifying glass icon or press enter on your keyboard to execute the search
   • The count to the left of the TOC button  will indicate the number of results matching the keyword. 
   • The count to the right of the search bar will also indicate the number of results matching the keyword.
3. If the search term is found, Documoto will automatically open to the first instance (Chapter or Page) that the search term appears in book. The page within the TOC will be selected and highlighted in the bill of materials row.
4. Users can view additional results by clicking on the forward or backward arrows to the left of the TOC magnifying glass icon.

Alternatively, users can visually browse the Table of Contents to view matching results. Any Chapter(s) that match the search term, or contains Page(s) that match the search term, will be indicated with a colored arrow to the left of the chapter name and any page(s) that match the search term will have an indicator on the left of the page name.

How to Use the Navigation Arrows (Forward/Backwards Buttons) to Navigate a Book

Within a Book once a Chapter or Page has been selected, users can utilize the navigation arrows (forward/backwards buttons) to navigate the Table of Contents. 

In general, the forward button will take the user to the next available Chapter or Page and the backward button should take the user to the previous Chapter or Page.

If a user is viewing the first Chapter or Page of a book, the page backward button will be unavailable/ grayed out. Conversely, if a user is viewing the last Page of a book, the page forward button will be unavailable/grayed out.