The Shelf allows you to save and organize articles for later using a natural, intuitive interface.

You can place articles in any one of four locations on the Shelf. See the below diagram for where articles can be placed on the Shelf:

If more than one article exists in a location, a stack is automatically created.

Select a topic below to learn more about the Shelf in detail:

Accessing the Shelf

Bring up the Shelf manually by clicking the button in the upper right corner of Times. The number of articles currently on the Shelf will also be shown here. You can hit on your keyboard as well.

To expand a stack on the Shelf, hover your mouse over the location of the stack.

To read an article on the Shelf, simply click on it.

From here you can also drag articles in, but it is not necessary to first open the Shelf to do this. (See "Adding Articles to the Shelf" below)

Adding Articles to the Shelf

Simply start dragging an article to bring up the Shelf for saving, and let go over the location you want to place the article.

You can also quickly add an article to the Shelf while you're reading it. To do this, click the Shelf button in the upper right corner so that it turns blue. It will automatically be added to the first column on the Shelf.

Removing Articles from the Shelf

To manually remove an article from the Shelf, open the Shelf and drag it out.

If you're reading an article that already exists on the Shelf, you can quickly remove it by clicking the blue Shelf button.

The Shelf can also be cleared automatically on a repeated schedule, depending on your settings in the Times Preferences.