Help: Document Window

The CQ Press editorial staff has gathered thousands of documents and categorized them by topic (for example, campaign finance, electoral college) and by document type. Documents are always displayed in a new browser window and contain links to assist you in your search for additional information. This help file describes the features and functionality common to all document windows.

Document Navigation

The top-right navigation bar contains links to general document navigation tools:

Save to Favorite Documents

To save the document to the list of Favorite Documents, click on the check box marked "Save to Favorite Documents." This box will remain checked as long as the document remains in the Favorite Documents list. See Favorite Documents Help for more information.

If you have logged in using a Your Profile account, Favorite Documents will display only the documents viewed under that profile.

If you have not logged in using a Your Profile account, Favorite Documents will display documents viewed while logged into the main account belonging to your library or institution.

Find Key Word

To find a word or phrase in a document that was previously queried in a search, click on Find Key Word. This will bring up the first instance of the word or phrase within the document. Click on the arrows to proceed to the next or previous instance.

CiteNow!

CiteNow! is a feature that generates a citation for a specific document. It can be found in the document navigation bar within any document.

To create a citation for a document, click on the CiteNow! icon in the document window and choose the citation style that is appropriate for your research. The document citation is also available at the bottom of the document. APA is the default style, but you can change the citation style by following these steps:

1. Click on the CiteNow! button.
2. Select the desired citation style. Four citation styles are offered: APA, Chicago, MLA, and Blue Book.
3. Click on "Save the Style to the Document." The document window will refresh with the new citation style appearing at the bottom of the page.

E-mail This Document

To e-mail documents:

1.  Click on "E-mail This Document."

2.  Complete the e-mail form and press "Send E-mail." Below is a description of the fields in the e-mail form.

Field	Description
To	Enter the e-mail address of the recipient. You may send the listing to more than one e-mail address by separating e-mail addresses with a comma. This is a mandatory field.
From	Enter your personal e-mail address. This is a mandatory field.
Subject	Enter a subject to appear in the subject line of your e-mail (optional).
Message	Enter a message to appear in the text of the e-mail (optional).

The e-mailed document is sent as an attachment in HTML format. The attachment will display the formatted text of the CQ Voting and Elections Collection listing, as shown in the document window, without any additional graphics or background color.

Format for Printing

To format the document for printing, click on the Format for Printing button. The document window will refresh to display the document without background color or any additional graphics, with the exception of the CQ Voting and Elections Collection title bar.

"Related Documents" Box

The shaded box in the right corner of the document window contains links to other documents in the collection that relate to the document being viewed.

Document Links

You will find that many of the documents in the CQ Voting and Elections Collection contain links embedded in the document text.

When you click on a link, the document window will refresh to display the results of the link. Use the "Previous" button to get back to your original document. Sites outside of the CQ Voting and Elections Collection, such as links to organizational sites, will be displayed in a new browser window.