About This Page
This page displays all items from the four menus (File, Edit, View, Help) in a tree format. Click on any item to go to its detailed explanation page.
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File
- New Create a new reading logs file.
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Open
- Bookshelf Display files registered in your bookshelf. Quickly access your recently opened files.
- Local Open a file from local storage.
- Google Drive Open a file saved on Google Drive.
- Load from URL Load a file directly from an external URL. Useful for opening shared files.
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Save
- Local Save the file to local storage.
- Google Drive Save the file to Google Drive.
- Rename... Rename the current file. Links in other files are automatically updated.
- Save Selected Books to File [Selection Mode] Save only the selected books to a separate file. You can choose Local or Cloud.
- Separate Selected Books to File [Selection Mode] Cut the selected books from the current file and save them to a separate file.
- Settings Ctrl+, Change various app settings.
- Print Ctrl+P Print the current reading logs.
- Close Close the current file and return to an empty state.
- Logout Log out from your account.
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Edit
- Undo Ctrl+Z Cancel the previous action.
- Redo Ctrl+Y Redo the canceled action.
- Cut (Text) Ctrl+X Cut selected text. Available while editing text.
- Copy (Text) Ctrl+C Copy selected text. Available while editing text.
- Paste (Text) Ctrl+V Paste text from clipboard. Available while editing text.
- Select All (Text) Ctrl+A Select all text. Available while editing text.
- Copy (Book Info and Records) [Selection Mode] Copy selected books with their records.
- Cut Selected Books [Selection Mode] Cut selected books (move operation).
- Paste (Books) [Selection Mode] Paste copied/cut books.
- Select All (Books) [Selection Mode] Select all books.
- Delete Selected Books Del [Selection Mode] Delete the selected books.
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Reorder
[Selection Mode] Change the order of selected books.
- Move Up Move selected books one position up.
- Move Down Move selected books one position down.
- Move to First Move selected books to the beginning.
- Move to Last Move selected books to the end.
- Swap Swap positions of two selected books.
- Reverse Reverse the order of selected books.
- Move to Position... Move selected books to the entered position number (refer to the number shown on the left of each book).
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Sort Selected
Sort selected books by criteria.
- Title Ascending
- Title Descending
- Author Ascending
- Rating High to Low
- Date Newest First
- Sort by Series Number Sort by volume number in series.
- Group by Status Group by reading status.
- Group by Author Group by author name.
- Enable/Disable Drag & Drop Enable or disable drag to move books.
- Undo Reorder Undo the last reorder operation.
- Redo Reorder Redo the undone reorder operation.
- Save Order... Save the current book order.
- Restore Order... Restore a saved book order.
- Save State Ctrl+Shift+S Manually backup the current state.
- Add Book Add a new book.
- Insert File Insert contents from another reading logs file.
- Insert [While editing notes inline] Insert images or tables.
- Database Search Search and add books from the book database.
- Web Search Search and add books from Google Books.
- Find Ctrl+F Search for text within notes.
- Find and Replace Alt+H Find and replace text.
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View
- Catalog Alt+L Display all books (works) in the current file. For movie-only files, labels automatically switch to movie-oriented labels.
- Bookshelf Books Display books from the bookshelf (recently opened files).
- Reading Mode Opens a mode to view your notes like an e-book.
- Clear Sort Alt+K Remove sorting and return to original order.
- Go to Top Home Scroll to the top of the page.
- Go to Bottom End Scroll to the bottom of the page.
- Settings Ctrl+, / Alt+M Change various app settings.
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Language
Switch the display language.
- あ Japanese Switch to Japanese display.
- A English Switch to English display.
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Help
- User Guide Learn how to use Reading Forest, from screen operations to data management.
- Menu Guide This page. Explains the menu structure and each feature.
- Screen Guide Learn about the main screen layout and each area's function.
- Book Search Guide Learn how to search the book database.
- File Delete Guide Learn how to delete unwanted files.
- Keyboard Shortcuts F1 Display the list of keyboard shortcuts.
- File Save Guide Learn how to save files.
- FAQ View frequently asked questions and answers.
- Contact / Support Get information on how to contact support.
- Restore Backup Restore from automatic backups to a previous state.
- Report a Bug Open the form to report problems or bugs.
- Update to Latest Version Clear cache and update to the latest version.
- Version Info Check the app version.
- Reading Forest Homepage Open the official Reading Forest homepage.
Toolbar
For detailed descriptions of each toolbar button, see the Toolbar Guide.
Common Keyboard Shortcuts
A list of shortcuts for frequently used features.
For Smartphone and Tablet Users
To use keyboard shortcuts, you need to connect an external keyboard such as a Bluetooth keyboard.
To use keyboard shortcuts, you need to connect an external keyboard such as a Bluetooth keyboard.
| Shortcut | Function |
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| Ctrl+O | Open File |
| Ctrl+S | Save File |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| Alt+H | Find and Replace |
| Alt+L | Catalog |
| Ctrl+, / Alt+M | Open Settings |
| F1 | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Home | Go to Top |
| End | Go to Bottom |
| F | Toggle fullscreen (press Esc or F to exit) |
| F11 | Toggle fullscreen (browser feature, press F11 again to exit) |