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Online Resources: Book Annotations

Learn about the library's online resources: what types of sources they contain, search strategies, and unique features.

Highlights, Notes and Bookmarks

1. Annotation Pane

The Annotation Pane contains all highlights, notes and bookmarks in a book, arranged by page and type. You may delete an annotation by clicking on the trash can icon and this will remove the annotation from the book and from your bookshelf.

2. Highlights - Pop-up Menu

Select text on a page and choose to highlight in yellow, blue or pink from the pop-up menu.

3. Highlights - Toolbar

Use the highlight icon in the toolbar to highlight text in yellow.

4. Add Note - Pop-up Menu

Create a note by selecting text on a page and choosing the note icon in the pop-up menu. Type your note and click on Save.

5. Add Note - Toolbar

To add a note to the whole page rather than selected text, use the note icon in the toolbar.

6. Bookmarks

Click the bookmark icon in the toolbar, or the upper right of the page, to bookmark a page.

7. Export Notes from Bookshelf 

Notes can be exported from your bookshelf. Find the book in your bookshelf, select the More icon and click on Export Notes.

Highlights, Notes and Bookmarks

Export Notes from Bookshelf

Unfortunately, highlighted text does not export.