Reading a Paper

Open a paper from the library and it appears in its own tab. The inspector on the right holds everything Paper Intelligence found; the floating toolbar on the left holds highlighting, search, and sharing.

Tabs

Each open paper is a tab. Switch between them in the tab bar, or tap Open Documents to see all open tabs. A tab's menu offers Open in New Window, Re-Extract, and Report Extraction Problem….

Three papers open as tabs in the reader

Outline, Summaries, and Thumbnails

Open the inspector and choose Outline. The picker at the top switches between:

  • Outline: the paper's sections. Tap one to jump there.
  • Summaries: key points for each section, written on your device.
  • Thumbnails: page previews for quick scrolling.
The Outline tab listing the paper's sections
The Summaries view with key points for the abstract and introduction

Figures and Tables

Choose Elements in the inspector and switch between Figures and Tables; papers with equations get an Equations view too. Each entry shows the element with its caption and page; tap it to jump to its place in the paper.

The Elements tab showing the paper's figures with captions

Search in the paper

Tap the magnifier in the floating toolbar, or press ⌘F with a keyboard, and type. Matches are highlighted as you go.

Empty tabs

If a tab says No outline found or No figures found, the paper hasn't been processed yet or the paper simply has none. Tap Run Extraction to process it. See Paper Intelligence.

Reading a Paper

Open a paper from the library and it appears in its own tab. The inspector on the right holds everything Paper Intelligence found; the floating toolbar on the left holds highlighting, search, and sharing.

Tabs

Each open paper is a tab. Switch between them in the tab bar, or click Open Documents to see all open tabs. A tab's menu offers Open in New Window, Re-Extract, and Report Extraction Problem….

Three papers open as tabs in the reader

Outline, Summaries, and Thumbnails

Open the inspector and choose Outline. The picker at the top switches between:

  • Outline: the paper's sections. Click one to jump there.
  • Summaries: key points for each section, written on your device.
  • Thumbnails: page previews for quick scrolling.
The Outline tab listing the paper's sections
The Summaries view with key points for the abstract and introduction

Figures and Tables

Choose Elements in the inspector and switch between Figures and Tables; papers with equations get an Equations view too. Each entry shows the element with its caption and page; click it to jump to its place in the paper.

The Elements tab showing the paper's figures with captions

Search in the paper

Press ⌘F or click the magnifier in the floating toolbar. The find bar offers Whole Words and Match Case; matches are highlighted as you type.

Empty tabs

If a tab says No outline found or No figures found, the paper hasn't been processed yet or the paper simply has none. Click Run Extraction to process it. See Paper Intelligence.

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