Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : January/February 2004

New Dialog NewsEdge Features Expand User Options

Helping business professionals find and employ relevant business news and information is the aim of Dialog NewsEdge. Several new features, developed as a result of your feedback over the past 18 months, now make the interface even more powerful and intuitive. Users can now access Dialog NewsEdge without logging on, evaluate relevancy more quickly and share information with colleagues more easily.

Among the many minor changes you may notice is the renaming of the "Start" tab to "Home" and the "Content Map" tab to "Index." More functional improvements include:

• Highlighted Keywords and Search Phrases
  When searching in Dialog NewsEdge, keywords and search terms are now automatically highlighted to more easily identify key passages and better judge the relevancy of articles. In addition, when viewing the fulltext of an article from a saved search, the keywords and terms will be highlighted according to the search criteria.
  
  

View a sample of Keyword Search Results



• Article Selection and Action
  This feature lets you select multiple articles and view, print, save and repurpose the retrieved information. The save action includes HTML, text and Rich Text Format options, and the e-mail action lets you send article links, as well as the fulltext article.
  
  
• Shared User
  The Shared User feature lets you set up a single Dialog NewsEdge account that can be accessed by multiple users within the organization. Shared users will not be able to modify or personalize the account, thereby keeping the content consistent for all users. The account can be set up and controlled by a designated administrator, such as a department head or information professional, who defines the available content.
  
  
• Seamless Login
  This feature offers a single URL to access a Shared User Dialog NewsEdge account. The URL can be provided on an Intranet page to allow multiple users access to a Shared User account without requiring each user to log in.

For more information on these enhancements or to find out more about Dialog NewsEdge, contact your Dialog representative.

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