Any highlights and notes you add when working offline in the app are synced to the browser view of the eTextbook after the app is back online.

To create a highlight

1. From the book content, select (or press and hold) a word and drag, releasing at the end of the passage you want to highlight. In select eTextbooks, you can also highlight an image (includes figures and tables) or video
   
2. Select a highlight color
   
3. [Optional] Select New Note (pencil icon) to add a note associated with the highlight. A marker appears in the right margin where a note has been saved
   

To edit a highlight 

1. Select anywhere on the highlight
2. Select a new highlight color
3. Select Edit note (pencil in square icon) to change your associated note
   

To review a list of your book-based notes, select Notebook (notebook icon) from the navigation menu. You can also search for notes using the Search (magnifying glass icon) feature.

Use the Notebook to help you study and prepare for tests. The Notebook for your eTextbook may have some or all of the features described below.

Open the Notebook

1. Select Notebook (notebook icon) from the navigation menu.
   

Add notes without a book highlight

1. Select Create to write your note and give it a title (optional).
   
2. Optionally, add a hashtag in the note text to categorize your note, such as #skeletalsystem
   • Categories you create are listed at the bottom of the note
     
   • A note can be tagged with multiple hashtags
     

Review notes in the context of the book

1. You can narrow the list of notes that are in view by selecting Filter (filter icon). Then filter by chapter, highlight color, or tags to show only the notes you want. To show only your notes that are not associated with a book highlight, select Blank
   
2. Select any note to open it in the book
   

Edit your notes

1. To change the highlight color, update your note text, or add/remove tags, select Edit (pencil in square icon) in the toolbar
   
2. Select one or more cards
   
3. Select Edit (pencil in square icon) or Delete (trash can icon)
   

Export your notes

1. To export your notes, select Edit (pencil icon)
   
2. Select Export (export icon) and identify where you want to save the PDF

You can select any word in the eTextbook and search for it to find all the locations where it’s referenced. From an open page, select (or press and hold) a word and drag, releasing at the end of the word(s) you want to search. Then, select Search selection (magnifying class icon) from the menu.

From a book page, select Bookmark (Add bookmark icon) on the top right.

To see all of your bookmarks, from any book location, select Table of contents (table of contents icon) in the navigation menu and then go to the bookmarks tab. Your bookmarks are listed in chapter order. Select a bookmark to go to its location.

In an eTextbook, you can study with flashcards in two ways—in view mode or in practice mode.

From a deck, select either View all to see and browse all the cards in that deck or Practice to study a selection of 20 cards and track your progress.

In view mode

• You can flip through all the cards in the deck. For multiple-choice questions, you'll see the correct answer on the front of the card. For other types of questions, select Flip to see the correct answer on the back
  
• Correctness and progress are not tracked
  

In practice mode

• An adaptive learning algorithm selects the 20 cards you should practice next based on your previous answers
  
• Your responses are tracked and you’ll receive a score when you complete the study session. This score is then reflected in the overall progress bar for the deck

It’s easy to track down videos and interactives in your eTextbook. Select Search (magnifying glass icon) from the navigation menu. Then:

• Browse content in the Media key category. You’ll see all the media that are in your eTextbook including videos, interactives and images
  
• Or, enter terms in the search bar. Some of the terms you can search for include figure (for images), video (for videos) and interactive (for flashcards)

Select a search result to jump to it in your eTextbook.

In most eTextbooks, you can adjust color, text size, fonts, and other display settings on the Display settings screen in the app.

• Color mode – Select Light, Sepia, or Dark
  
• Text size – Drag the slider to increase or decrease text size
  
• Font options – Select from 5 screen-friendly fonts
  
• Character case – Choose upper and lower case or all caps
  
• Line spacing – Choose no spacing between lines, moderate spacing or more open spacing
  

Display settings cannot be adjusted in the app for some eTextbook titles, such as those in PDF.

When you’re reading an eTextbook on your browser, select Display setting (display settings icon) from the navigation menu to adjust font size, color contrast or show/hide highlights. The color contrast option is not available for PDF eTextbooks.

The table of contents is available from wherever you are in an eTextbook. Select Table of contents (list icon) to see the title Contents, your Bookmarks and your Recent locations. Select any of those to navigate to that location in your eTextbook.

You can also access your Notebook anytime by selecting Notebook (notebook icon). Select content within the eTextbook to create a note.

From an open page in your eTextbook, select Audio (headphone icon) in the navigation menu. The icon will turn red and the audio menu with play button and audio progress slider bar will become visible.

• Select the play button to start or stop the audio
  
• Drag the slider to advance or replay content
  

If you hide the audio menu while the audio is playing, the Audio headphone icon will be replaced by the Audio waves icon in the toolbar.