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Help - Full Record
- What is displayed on the full text/record pages?
- What does the coloured text on the full text page mean?
- What can I do on the full text/record pages?
- How does Adobe Acrobat work?
What is displayed on the full text/record pages?
Full record pages will differ in content depending on the type of resource you are viewing - a Study Unit page, a historical document, an article from an atlas or reference work, a Topic Overview, a journal article, an image, video clip or Web link page, a Topic Overview or the full text of a Study Unit page item.
Click on a link below to see more information about how the full record page works for the following resources:
- Study Unit page
- Historical Document page
- Maps & Reference article
- Topic Overview
- Journal article
- Multimedia page (image, video clip or Web link pages)
What does the coloured text on the full text page mean?
When you submit a search, the returned results use a hit highlighting feature to show you the exact words within the Full text of an item that satisfy your search. The words making up the 'hit' are emphasised in red.
Hit highlighting will pick up words that have an associated meaning to your search terms.
What can I do on the full text/record pages?
The following options are available on full text/record pages. Some options will only appear for certain types of resource:
Back to links
Depending on where you have accessed the full text from, there will be a link back to the previous page.
Previous/Next links
Use these links to view the previous or next item in the results list.
Note: this only applies if you have accessed the full record by carrying out a search. It does not apply to the results of a journals search since some journal articles are only available as PDFs.
Durable URL
View the durable URL for the item by clicking on this link. A popup will open, from which you can copy and paste the URL.
Print view
Open a version of the Full Text with all graphical elements and navigation stripped out ready for printing.
View item as PDF
Open a PDF version of the item in a new window when available.
Save to My Archive
Store the current record in the Saved Records area of My Archive and come back to it at a later date by clicking the Save to My Archive link.
Cite this
Generates a citation for the current item and displays it on a new page.
Table of Contents
This opens the Table of Contents for the relevant source publication at the place where the full text page is listed.
Note: the Table of Contents option only applies to Historical Documents, Maps & Reference articles and articles from the main journals included in History Study Center.
How does Adobe Acrobat work?
Some of the links in History Study Center are to documents in Adobe PDF format. So when you click such a link, History Study Center will launch the version of Adobe Acrobat you have installed on your computer and display the document in a new window.
The Adobe Acrobat toolbar will be displayed at the top of the window, allowing you to print, save and zoom in and out of the document, as well as moving around the document by using the 'hand' tool. You can hold your mouse over each icon on the toolbar to display the explanatory tool-tip.
If you experience any problems either with the download or functionality of Adobe Acrobat, first ensure that you have the latest version of Acrobat Reader installed. Click here to see the current version and compare this to the properties of your current Reader.
You can do this by:
Either:
- Right-clicking on the Acrobat Reader icon and checking the properties.
Or:
- Opening Acrobat Reader and choosing About Acrobat Reader... from the Help menu.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is free, click here to download the latest version.
If you experience any difficulties viewing PDF files, please contact a member of staff in your institution. Alternatively visit the Adobe Support Database for advice in answering any queries you may have.