Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : March/April 2005

Enhance Your Efficiency with New Document Review and Save Options

Spend more time using information and less time searching for it! Changes to Dialog Profound and Dialog NewsRoom streamline evaluating and managing results for improved efficiency. New features are described below.

Titles List Page Enhancements

Figure 1: Search Criteria

Sometimes unexpected documents appear in your search results. Quickly review your search criteria by clicking the new "Search Criteria" bar. The complete details of your most recent search appear in this section.

Sharing Information

Figure 2: Public and Personal Folders

Now you can create public folders to facilitate information sharing among all users of the same organization. You can add documents from the title list, the table of contents or document display by clicking the folder icon in the top right corner. Select one or more public folders or create a new folder, and click "Add to Folder" to share the documents with other users. You can also store documents in your personal folder so that you can refer to them later. Access personal and public folders through My Documents via My Dialog in the top menu bar.

Shop and Save

Figure 3: Shopping Cart

Instead of printing documents one at a time, you can now batch your purchases from the Dialog NewsRoom and Dialog Profound collections using the Shopping Cart feature. Select the documents of interest from the title display; then click the shopping cart icon that appears above the list on the right-hand side. Click "View Cart" on the menu bar to display the contents of the cart. Contents of the cart may be saved, printed or deleted. When you sign off, contents remain in the shopping cart and can be viewed when you next log on. Up to 100 documents from Dialog Profound or Dialog NewsRoom can be in the cart at one time.

Streamlined Alerts

In addition to HTML format, Alerts are now available in plain text. For some users, a compact text file, free of graphics and tagging, is a more efficient and useful format. When creating a new Alert, you can now choose "Text" or "HTML," or set your default format preference using the setting under Preferences — Alerts.

The Alerts review process is also streamlined. Filter your Alerts to view only unread Alerts in your Manage Alerts folder. Establish your ongoing preference using the setting under Preferences — Alerts.

Use these new features to make managing your Alerts and reviewing documents quicker and easier, saving time needed for other critical tasks.

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