Getting started with RSSOwl
Author: Benjamin Pasero, Berlin
Description: RSSOwl is a RSS & RDF newsreader written in Java using SWT as fast graphic library. Features: read RSS / RDF newsfeeds in a comfortable tabfolder, save newsfeeds in categorys, export to PDF / HTML / OPML, view news in internal browser. Languages: en, de, fr, es, gl, it, dk, nl.
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## RSSOwl Elements: Menus

Also see: Popup menus | Dialogs | Main screen

Item | Hotkey | Description
File | Alt+F |
New>Favorite |  | Opens the Add a New Favorite dialog. Type (or copy) the name of the new newsfeed. If the same feed exists elsewhere among your Favorites, a warning is issued. Enter a title for the feed or click on the button right to the input field to let RSSOwl retrieve the title from the feed. If the feed is accepted, click OK to dismiss the dialog. If the dialog was launched from a category, the new feed appears within that category. If the dialog was launched from a newsfeed, the new feed appears at the same level in the tree.
New>Category |  | Opens the Add a New Category dialog. Type the name of the new category and click OK. If the current selection is a category or newsfeed, the new category is created at the same level in the tree. If the current selection is a subscription, the new category is created at the same level as the subscription root (you cannot create a new category within a subscription; the New Category item is unavailable to newsfeeds within subscriptions).
New>Subcategory |  | Opens the Add a New Category dialog. Type the name of the new category and click OK. The new category is created within the selected category.
New>Subscription |  | Opens the Add a New Subscription dialog. Enter the subscription location in the URL\Path field and click OK. The new subscription will appear as a top-level item in your Favorites tree. For details on creating subscriptions, see "How to create and share newsfeeds."
New>Subscription (Subcategory) |  | Opens the Add a New Subscription dialog. Enter the subscription location in the URL\Path field and click OK. The new subscription will appear as a subcategory within the currently selected category. For details on creating subscriptions, see "How to create and share newsfeeds."
Open... | Ctrl+O | Displays an Open dialog that lets you locate and load a newsfeed file from your local drive or network. Note: The file must be a valid newsfeed file or an error message appears in the Newsheader pane.
Close | Ctrl+F4 | Closes the currently selected article or newsfeed in the Newsheader pane.
Close All | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Closes all articles and newsfeeds in the Newsheader pane.
Save RSS... | Ctrl+S | Opens a Save dialog to let you save the current newsfeed (the one currently in view in the Newsheader pane) to a file on your disk or network. These files can later be opened using the Open command in the File menu.
Generate PDF... |  | Opens a Save dialog to let you save the Newsfeed from the currently selected feed as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.
Generate RTF... |  | Opens a Save dialog to let you save the Newsfeed from the currently selected feed as a RTF (Rich Text Format) file.
Generate HTML... |  | Opens a Save dialog to let you save the Newsfeed from the currently selected feed as a HTML (HyperText Markup Language) file.
Print newstext... | Ctrl+P | Opens your system print dialog to let you print the contents of the Newspane (Not yet supported on Linux).
Import From OPML... |  | Lets you add items from a saved OPML file containing a newsfeed, category, subscription, or aggregated category or subscription. Items from the imported file are positioned at the same level in the tree as the currently selected item.
Export To OPML... |  | Lets you save a newsfeed, category, subscription, or aggregated category or subscription to an OPML file on your local drive or network location. You can then Import the file to another position in your Favorites tree.
Exit | Ctrl+Q | Closes RSSOwl.
Item | Hotkey | Description
Newsheader | Alt+N |
Add to Favorites | Ctrl+G | (See description for New>Favorite, above)
Copy Link |  | Lets you copy the URL of an article listed in the Newsheader pane, or any newsfeed found through the Search for Newsfeeds dialog box. After copying a URL link, you can add it to your collection by right-clicking any item in the RSS favorites tree and choosing New>Favorite. Note: Articles listed in the Newsheader pane may be derived from newsfeeds already in your Favorites tree. In this pane, the Copy Link command—and an even more direct method, Add to Favorites—are normally used to incorporate newsfeeds or articles that have been loaded through the Quickview pane or by using the File|Open command.
Mark Unread |  | Normally, selecting an article from a newsfeed in the Newsheader pane causes the article headline to be grayed out, indicating it has been read. This switches the status to indicate that the article has not been read.
Mark All Read |  | Mark all news of the selected newsfeed read.
Reload [News/Favorites] | Ctrl+R | Lets you refresh, from the newsfeed source(s), the contents of a newsfeed or all newsfeeds in a category, subscription, or aggregated category or subscription (including all subcategories). For more on reloading newsfeeds, see "How to keep content current."
Search | Ctrl+F | Opens the Search dialog to let you search for text within titles or descriptions in the currently selected newsfeed, category, subscription, or aggregated category or subscription (including all subcategories). For details on searching newsfeeds, see "How to list or search all articles in a category at once."
Mail News Tip | Ctrl+M | Opens an email message using your default email program and loads the message with the URL of the currently selected article.
Blog News |  | Executes the external blogger that has been set in the preferences and adds the informations of the selected news as arguments to the blogger.
Rate News>[value] |  | Lets you rate the currently selected article in the Newsheader pane. For the rating to be meaningful, you must have an AmphetaRate ID. For more on AmphetaRate and the rating/recommendations system, see "How to get articles that reflect your interests."
Item | Hotkey | Description
View | Alt+V |
Quickview |  | Lets you switch the Quickview pane on and off.
Display newstext in browser | Ctrl+B | Switches the internal browser on and off in the News pane (Not yet supported on Solaris). Equivalent to clicking the Browser View button in the News pane's title bar. For more on switching browser settings, see "How to switch browsers."
Minimize RSSOwl | Ctrl+Shift+X | Minimizes RSSOwl to your taskbar or, if "Place RSSOwl in tray when minimized" is switched on, places the program in your system tray.
Item | Hotkey | Description
Goto | Alt+G |
Previous Tab | F2 | Opens the contents of the previous tab in the Newsheader pane.
Next Tab | F3 | Opens the contents of the next tab in the Newsheader pane.
Next News | F | If a newsfeed is present in the Newsheader pane, pressing "F" (or choosing this menu item) advances the selection to the next article. Your down-arrow key also works to advance the selection (as the up-arrow key reverses the selection).
Next Unread News | N | If a newsfeed is present in the Newsheader pane, pressing "N" (or choosing this menu item) advances the selection to the next unread article.
Item | Hotkey | Description
Tools | Alt+T |
Search for Newsfeeds... | Ctrl+D | Opens the newsfeed search dialog, which lets you scan the Internet for RSS feeds and add the results to your collection. For details and instructions on performing an RSS/RDF search, see "The fast way to find and save feeds."
Validate Newsfeed... | Ctrl+D | Opens the newsfeed validate dialog, which lets you validate a newsfeed against RSS versions 0.91, 0.92 or 2.0
Preferences... |  | Opens the Preferences dialog to let you modify various program settings.
Item | Hotkey | Description
Help | Alt+H |
Tutorial |  | Displays this tutorial in the browser.
FAQ |  | Opens the latest Frequently Asked Questions document in the a tab as newsfeed
Welcome |  | Opens the RSSOwl welcome note and product news in the tab.
License |  | Displays the GNU General Public License in the tab.
Home Page |  | Opens RSSOwl's home site.
Mailing List |  | Opens the sign-up page for the public RSSOwl mailing list.
Check for Update |  | Opens a document in the browser with news about the latest version of the product.
Make a Donation |  | If you enjoy RSSOwl and care to support its continued development with a small donation, this item takes you to the right place.
Tell My Friends |  | Opens a new email message (using your default email application) to let you send a message about RSSOwl to friends and colleagues.
About RSSOwl |  | Opens the version information dialog.

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