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Bob Russell · 07-10-2007, 07:35 PM

As the UMPC market begins to grow, and new devices come onto the market, what has Microsoft done to help the e-book customers out there? Until recently, not much. But that has all changed now with the release of an Origami friendly version of Microsoft Reader.

On the Microsoft Origami Team Blog, a member of the MS Reader development team is reporting that many features have been added to make the software UMPC friendly.

Some of the new features include:
* Support for Windows XP Tablet PC edition devices
* Audible support for the newer audio formats
* Page navigation touch points on the left and right hand margins
* An enlarged screen in landscape mode
* An enlarged "riffle" control when you tap on the page number at the bottom of the page
* Context menus have also increased in size
* Supports Audible's newer audio formats

So if you've been avoiding MS Reader because you've got a small screen Windows device, now is the time to give it another try.

07-10-2007, 07:35 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Microsoft Reader has been optimized for Origami As the UMPC market begins to grow, and new devices come onto the market, what has Microsoft done to help the e-book customers out there? Until recently, not much. But that has all changed now with the release of an Origami friendly version of Microsoft Reader. On the Microsoft Origami Team Blog, a member of the MS Reader development team is reporting that many features have been added to make the software UMPC friendly. Some of the new features include: * Support for Windows XP Tablet PC edition devices * Audible support for the newer audio formats * Page navigation touch points on the left and right hand margins * An enlarged screen in landscape mode * An enlarged "riffle" control when you tap on the page number at the bottom of the page * Context menus have also increased in size * Supports Audible's newer audio formats So if you've been avoiding MS Reader because you've got a small screen Windows device, now is the time to give it another try.