alt.binaries.pictures.*: Once you've accessed a newsgroup, Direct Read News displays a link to other groups, which may discuss a similar topic. In this example, we are inside a specific newsgroup (alt.binaries.pictures.animals), and Direct Read News is displaying a link that would take us to a list of similar newsgroups (alt.binaries.pictures.*). In this example, if we clicked the link, Direct Read News would display a list of other "picture" groups. 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20: Depending upon the newsgroup, you may find 50,000+ messages within a group that you've accessed. Large newsgroups will display 50-100 messages per page, and these page numbers will link you to each message page within a newsgroup. Pages may be accessed out of sequence, and you may jump to a specific message page by clicking on a page number. Once you've arrived on a particular page, that number will be displayed in a bold font, and it will no longer be underlined/linked.

next>: Page numbers are displayed in groups of 10, and if a newsgroup should have more than 10 message pages, the "next>" link will allow you to access those additional pages. In the above mentioned example, Direct Read News is currently showing pages 11-20, and if the "next>" link were clicked, the next series of message pages (21-30) would be displayed.

<back: Similar to "next>", the "<back" link allows you to retrieve previous message pages that you may have already navigated through. In the above mentioned example, Direct Read News is currently showing pages 11-20, and if the "<back" link were clicked, the previous series of message pages (1-10) would be displayed.

<start: Though not shown in this example, the "<start" link will take you back to the first page of messages within a newsgroup.