Handbook · Reading

Reading and filtering news

The filter bar, search syntax, story folders, the article window, translation and shortcuts.

The filter bar

• Calendar: only the last Hour, 3 Hours, 6 Hours, Today, Yesterday, Week; or Upcoming / Events.
• Folders: show only stories covered by several outlets.
• Source chips: appear when you choose Show Only This Source or click a publisher in Analysis.
• Search (⌘F): see the syntax below.
• Star: only your favorites.
• Sentiment: from Delightful to Catastrophic.
• ✕ clears every filter.

Search syntax

Search looks at titles and tags, ignores case and accents and matches inside words.

Story folders

The same event reported by several outlets is grouped into one row with (+N). Tags are always in English even for foreign-language news, which is what lets stories from different countries meet in one folder. Right-click a folder and choose Summarize this Topic to see how outlets cover it. Settings → App Settings → News Folders chooses where folders are used.

The article window

• Previous article / Next article step through the list.
• The middle buttons switch between the live web page and the feed text, and show a clean Reader view when the page allows it.
• The … menu sets Render by default for this source: Auto, Feed text, Webpage or Reader view.
• Translate translates the text or the live page in place on your Mac; Show original undoes it.
• The star adds a favorite. Favorites survive every cleanup.
• Minimize an article to keep it in the toolbar while you read on.

Drag news out

Drag a row to a browser (link), Finder (a .webloc), a messenger (title, opening lines and link), a text editor (full text) or Maps (a pin at the story's place). Dropping it on the Summary, Chat or Export tab works too.

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