Browsing the Urbana Area Newspapers Online
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Gloria Malone

Created Apr 07, 2022

Browsing the Urbana Area Newspapers Online

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17 Steps
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Go to Digital Archives of the Champaign County Library :: The Community History Archive Of The Champaign County Library

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To Browse by Date Find the Decade You Want to Search

At times there were more than one newspaper, so it is better to browse by date rather than by newspaper name.  

To Browse by Date Find the Decade You Want to Search
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Click on the Decade you want to Browse

Click on the Decade you want to Browse
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Click on the Year

Click on the Year
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Click on the Arrow Keys by the Month and Year to Scroll Through the Months

Click on the Arrow Keys by the Month and Year to Scroll Through the Months
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Dates that have newspapers available are hightlighted

Click on the day you want to browse.  

Dates that have newspapers available are hightlighted
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A Result List of Pages for that Date Will Appear

Click on the Newspaper Name in the Result List to Bring Up That Date!

A Result List of Pages for that Date Will Appear
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A Scan of The Page will Appear

A Scan of The Page will Appear
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Browse Through the Page

Use the toolbar along the top to search for a word on this page only, download a section of the page or the entire page, increase/decrease the size of the page, or browse additional pages within this day's paper.

Browse Through the Page
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Click on the Arrow to go to the Next Page

Click on the Arrow to go to the Next Page
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Continue Browsing Each Page of this Newspaper

Click on the Three Lines Icon on the Toolbar to Return to the Result List

Continue Browsing Each Page of this Newspaper
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If you want to save just a section of the page, click on the CROP icon

If you want to save just a section of the page, click on the CROP icon
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Drag The Box to Highlight the Desired Area

Drag The Box to Highlight the Desired Area
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Once You Have Highlighted the Section You Want, Click on the Arrow Key (see image)

Once You Have Highlighted the Section You Want, Click on the Arrow Key (see image)
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Follow the onscreen prompts to Print or Download the Selection.

Follow the onscreen prompts to Print or Download the Selection.
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Printer Icon and the Download Icon

You can print the section or download it.  If you save it the name and date of the newspaper will be part of the file name.  If you print it, be sure the print includes the name and date of the newspaper.  

Printer Icon and the Download Icon
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When You are Done and Want to Return to the Newspaper, Click on the X in the Upper Left Corner

When You are Done and Want to Return to the Newspaper, Click on the X in the Upper Left Corner
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