Publications are available for purchase through the Zinio website. To go there, click the Zinio Newsstand button on the top toolbar, or go to www.zinio.com using your Web browser. At the Zinio site, select the items you'd like to buy, then follow the prompts through the order process.
Once you've completed your purchase and installed Zinio Reader, Zinio Delivery Manager will automatically download your publications to your computer and place them in your Library. To view the publication(s) you've downloaded, click the Library button on the top toolbar. Your publications can also be found in your My Zinio Library folder under My Documents folder. If you've ordered a magazine subscription, Zinio will notify you by email when each new issue is available for download. Zinio Delivery Manager will also keep you posted.
When you are online, the Delivery Manager will periodically check the Zinio server and display a pop-up window on your desktop if it finds an available publication. You can then choose whether to download the publication right away or wait until later. To check for pending publications downloads any time, connect to the Internet, then click the Options button on the top toolbar in Zinio Reader and select Check for Publications from the menu that appears.
There are two ways you can open your publications:
Open the Zinio Reader and click the Library button on the top toolbar . You can also go to My Documents > My Zinio Library in Windows Explorer and double-click on the publication you'd like to read.
Double-click on the publication thumbnail (or row, if you're in the List view) to open the file.
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With Zinio Reader 3, you can navigate an entire publication with just one key. While zooming, use the space bar to scroll your view down the page, and then turn to the next page. Page turns automatically occur as you reach the bottom right corner of the right-hand page.
Searching for Keywords
To search for text within a publication:
- Enter your search text in the Search field on the top toolbar, then click the arrow button next to the text field (or press Enter on your keyboard).
- In the Search Results window that appears, double-click the instance of your search term that you'd like to view. Zinio Reader will flip to the appropriate page. (You can also use the Previous or Next buttons in the Search Results window to navigate through your results one at a time.)
- To search across all publications available through Zinio, click Advanced Search at the bottom of the Search Results window. You can define specific publications or date ranges to search within.
Note: Search may not find your keyword if it is part of an image rather than the publication's text. Images are not searchable
You can press Enter to toggle between standard Browse and Read magnification levels. Zinio Reader will automatically size the pages to fit the dimensions of your screen.
To get additional levels of magnification, follow these steps:
- Click the Zoom In button or Zoom Out button on the top toolbar. Your page will zoom in or out instantly.
- To zoom in even closer (or zoom out even farther), continue clicking the appropriate button.
Insert cards (often promotional) are cards of varied sizes that can be flipped just like regular pages. To flip an insert card, move your mouse toward the outer edge of the card until the cursor's appearance changes to a page icon, then click.
Gatefolds are pages that fold out to be larger than a regular page. They can be flipped just like other pages.
To open a gatefold, move your mouse toward the inside edge of the page until the cursor's appearance changes to a page icon, then click.
Zinio Reader supports a variety of rich media content (including audio, video, and animations), bringing enhanced interactivity to ads and editorial content. Some media elements are designed to play automatically, while others play only upon command.
When you come to a page containing manual-play media, an audio or video icon will flash three times to alert you, then disappear. The icon will reappear if you mouse over the media, or return to the page.
To play any media, simply click on the audio or video icon that appears. Depending on the media type, you may find that keyboard and mouse-click behavior is altered while it is playing.
To stop the media from playing, turn the page.
Note: To change media options, see Disabling the Media Auto-Play Feature and Hiding Media Indicators.
Zinio Reader has many shortcut keys to make your reading experience fast and efficient. Here's a full list:
| Press This | | Open a publication | O | | Check for Publications | M | | Buy Publications (at www.zinio.com) | Ctrl-B | | Close Zinio Reader | Ctrl-Q | | Flip back one page / Scroll up the page | Up arrow | | Flip forward one page / Scroll down the page | Down arrow | | Flip back one page / Scroll left | Left arrow | | Flip forward one page / Scroll right | Right arrow | | Flip back one page / Scroll up the page | Page Up | | Flip forward one page / Scroll down the page | Page Down | | Flip forward one page / Scroll down the page | Space Bar | | Flip to the Table of Contents | C | | Flip to the front cover | Home | | Flip to the last page | End | | Read the left-hand page / Zoom out | Enter | | Read the right-hand page / Zoom out | Shift-Enter | | Zoom in | + | | Zoom out | - | | Full-screen viewing mode / Regular viewing mode | F11 | | One-page viewing mode | 1 | | Two-page viewing mode | 2 | | Show/hide clickable links | L | | Open the Tools menu | T | | Open Help | F1 | | Open "About Zinio Reader" | A |
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Zinio Reader automatically sizes each publication to fit the dimensions of your screen for quick browsing and more in-depth reading. You can adjust the level of magnification it uses on "First Zoom" to create a more comfortable reading experience.
- Click the Options button on the top toolbar, and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu.
- Select the View tab.
- In the First Zoom box, indicate your preference. "Full Page Width" is the default setting, meaning that the first level of zoom magnifies each page enough to fill the width of your entire screen. To have Zinio Reader magnify your pages even more, choose "2/3 Page Width" or "1/2 Page Width."
- Click OK.
You can expand the size of Zinio Reader to occupy your entire screen by pressing the F11 key. The top and bottom toolbars will disappear. To return to regular viewing mode, press F11 again.
You can view your publications in a one- or two-page format. Here's how to change your settings:
- Click the Options button on the top toolbar, and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu.
- Select the View tab.
- In the "Layout" box, indicate your preference. If you choose "Automatic Layout," Zinio Reader will automatically display the best layout for your screen size.
- Click OK.
Zinio Reader's page-flip and zoom animations help bring the essence of reading a paper publication to your computer screen.
You can turn this feature on or off. Here's how to change your settings:
- Click the Options button in the top toolbar, and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- In the "Animation Controls" box, update your preference using the checkbox, and then click OK.
Click here for more help with animations.
We've added hyperlinks throughout your digital publications to make them easy to navigate and to bring added interactivity to ads and editorial content.
You may or may not want to see the links displayed. You can change your settings by pressing L on your keyboard, or:
- Click the Options button in the top toolbar, and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu.
- Select the View tab.
- In the "Indicators" box, update your preference using the checkbox, and then click OK.
Some media content is designed to play automatically when you turn to the page where it appears.
If you prefer, you can play all media on command. Here's how to change your settings:
- Click the Options button on the top toolbar, and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- In the "Rich Media" box, update your "Play Rich Media Automatically" preference using the checkbox, and then click OK.
By default, Zinio Reader displays audio or video icons when you turn to a page that contains media content.
You may or may not want to have these indicators displayed. Here's how to change your settings:
- Click the Options button in the top toolbar, and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- In the "Rich Media" box, update your "Show Rich Media Indicators" preference using the checkbox, and then click OK.
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You can add yellow highlighting over an image or a passage of text using the Highlight tool.
To add a highlight: - Click the Annotations button on the toolbar, then choose Highlight from the menu that appears. The cursor's appearance changes to a marking pen.
- Click and hold your mouse, then drag it across the area you'd like to highlight.
To delete a highlight: - Click the Annotations button on the toolbar, then choose Highlight from the menu that appears
- Move your cursor over the highlight you'd like to delete. The cursor's appearance changes to a marking pen with an "X" over it.
- Click on the highlighted region.
- A dialog box appears confirming that you want to delete the highlighting. Click Yes.
To add a note: - Click the Annotations button on the toolbar, then choose Note from the menu that appears. The cursor's appearance changes to a pencil.
- Click on the area of the page where you'd like to place the note. A note appears with your name and the current date.
- To enter text, click inside the note and type.
To move a note around on a page, just click and drag it to the desired location.
To delete a note:- Click the X button in the top rightcorner of the note.
- A dialog box appears confirming that you want to delete the note.
Click Yes.
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By default, when you open a publication to which you have added notes, highlights, or ink drawings, Zinio Reader displays a dialog box listing these annotations.
To view a particular annotation, double-click its name in the list, or select it and then click Go To. You can also hide the annotations list. To do this, click the Options button on the top toolbar, and then select Show Annotation List from the menu that appears.
You can choose to hide or display the highlighting, notes and ink drawings you've added to a publication. Here's how to change your settings:- Click the Options button in the top toolbar,and then choose Zinio Reader Options from the menu that appears.
- In the dialog box that appears, select the View tab.
- In the "Annotations" box, update your preferences using the checkboxes provided, and then click OK.
To print the pages you see on your screen, click the Print button in the top toolbar.
To print additional pages, flip to them and click the Print button again.
This feature may not be available for some publications, because the publisher may choose to restrict the printing rights for a particular publication.
You can invite your friends and colleagues to download a free copy of your publication. Just follow these simple steps. - Click the Give a Friend a Free Copy button in the top toolbar.
- In the window that appears, enter the email address of each person with whom you'd like to share your publication.
- Add a personal message if you'd like.
- Click Send Now.
Zinio will send an email with your greeting and simple instructions about how to download a free copy of the publication.
To share your annotations, email them to your friend as an attachment. If your friend already owns the publication, doubleclicking on the annotations file will open the publication and display your notes and highlights. Otherwise, it will prompt your friend to download a copy.
Ifthe Send to Friend button is grayed out, this feature is not available. The publisher may choose to restrict the sharing rights of a particular publication.
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To show thumbnails in your Library, click the Thumbnail button on the top toolbar.
To show your publications in a list view, click the List button on the top toolbar
To sort your publications, click the Sort drop-down menu and choose to sort by Date or by Publication Name.
To delete a publication, select it, then click the Trash button on the toolbar. If you want to delete more than one publication, hold down the Ctrl key as you click on each additional publication, then click the Trash button. To delete a consecutive range of publications, click the first publication, then hold down the Shift key as you click the last publication in the range, then click the Trash button.
If you delete a publication accidentally, you can always download it again from the Your Zinio Account area of www.zinio.com.
By default, Zinio Delivery Manager will automatically check for and download any new publications when you are connected to the Internet.You can customize the Delivery Manager settings to specify when it starts up and how you want to be notified about available publications.
To update your preferences:
- Click the Options button on the top toolbar, and then select Delivery Manager Options from the menu that appears.
- Indicate your preferences with the checkboxes and buttons provided.
- Click OK.
You may install and use Zinio Reader on more than one machine (at work and home, for example). However, the Zinio Delivery Manager will automatically download your publications only once, to whichever machine is online when the Delivery Manager checks to see if you have new publications available. To avoid this confusion, set your primary computer to automatically download publications, and turn automatic delivery off on all other machines.
On the computer you want to use for downloading publications, follow these steps:
- Click the Options button on the top toolbar, then select Delivery Manager Options from the menu that appears.
- In the Downloading Available Files section, confirm that either "Download automatically and show progress" or "Download automatically in the background" is selected, and then click OK.
On all other computers, follow these steps:
- Open Zinio Reader and click the Options button on the top toolbar, then select Delivery Manager Options from the menu that appears.
- In the Downloading Available Files section, select the "Show me the list of available files before downloading" option, and then click OK.
Although Zinio Reader will automatically download a publication only once, you can download the publication a second time if you accidentally delete it from your system, or if you want to read it on a different computer.
To download a publication again, follow these steps:
- Go to www.zinio.com and click Your Zinio Account at the top of the page.
- Sign in using your email address and password.
- Click Download a Publication Again from the main Your Zinio Account page.
- Choose the publication you want, and then click Download Now.
Zinio Delivery Manager will then download the publication to your computer.
Note: You will be prompted to download Zinio Reader if it isn't already installed on the computer you are using.
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For assistance with billing, renewal, updating your email or address information, reporting a missing magazine issue and any other questions about your digital publications, go to www.zinio.com/help.
You can view and update your Zinio account information, including login email address, password, billing address, credit card information and email preferences in the Your Zinio Account area of the Zinio web site.
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