Current Reading Position. The most important reading feature is BookCourier's ability to keep track of your current location in a file. This function is like an automatic bookmark that BookCourier maintains at all times without your assistance. So, when you pause a file, you can always return to the exact location where you left off. This means you can listen to another file, check your battery level, set the time, or even let the unit go to sleep, and you'll never lose your place.

Navigation Levels. A navigation level is a logical milestone within a file. BookCourier maintains different navigation levels for each type of file. For example, a text file may have navigation levels for word, sentence, paragraph, and page, depending on the origin of the file. While you're reading, you can select one of these navigation levels and then skip from one item in that level to another. So, at the sentence navigation level, the Forward button will jump to the beginning of the next sentence while the Back button will jump to the beginning of the previous sentence. In an audio file, the navigation levels are based on time increments (like 1 minute or 5 minutes). Some text and audio files, including Audible and DAISY 2.02 audio, may also contain navigation levels that reflect the actual structure of the document -- like chapters and headings. It's important to note that all files are different in terms of their navigation capabilities. The content-providers control the kind of navigation permissible within each file. For instance, NFB-Newsline and Bookshare.org supply newspapers with a navigation level for individual articles. So, you can skip from one article to the next. 

Go to Page. Many files, whether text or audio, contain navigation markers for pages. If a file contains these markers, then you can enter a particular page number and jump directly to that page. 

Bookmarks. BookCourier lets you define a virtually unlimited number of bookmarks within each document. So, if you hear something interesting that you may want to revisit, you can “dog-ear a page” by creating a bookmark in that spot. This feature can be really useful to students who want to tag multiple pages in a book.

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse. BookCourier provides the most intuitive way of moving through a document or audio file – fast forward and fast reverse. Simply hold down the appropriate keys and BookCourier begins zooming. In a text file, you can move through the document in 5% increments. In an audio file, you can move through the document in the time increment of your choice, from 5 seconds to 10 minutes at a time. 

Power Search. Also known as a binary search, Power Search allows you to jump halfway between your current position and the beginning or end of the file. Then, you can jump halfway between the current position and either the beginning/end of the file or your last position, depending on which is closer. This feature is a quick way to zero in on a particular location in a file.

For more information about exactly how the navigation features work for a particular file type, please read through the BookCourier User Guide.