Book Interface

Created by Cheng - Tsui, Modified on Thu, 15 Jan at 5:39 PM by Allison Shao

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Book Navigation
Hotspots
Bookmarks
Notes
Highlights

The platform provides different tools for users to enable them to easily navigate the book in the eReader.

Log in to the portal.
Go to the "Library" and click on the Content thumbnail to launch the content.

Contents

Click to navigate to a particular section of the book. Use the drop-down arrows to expand a section.

Resources

Click to navigate to a particular audio, video, or document. Use the drop-down arrows to expand a section.

(Note: Teacher’s Resources are restricted to teachers.)

Settings

Switch between 1-page and 2-page view.

Help

Click for an overview of what certain buttons do.

	Next/Previous: Click the buttons on the left and right-hand sides to turn the page.
	Page number: See your current page number at the top center: To jump to another page, click on the current page number. You will see the "Go to Page" box open below. Enter another page in the box, then press enter on your keyboard.
	Search: In the top right corner, click the search icon and type to search for a specific word or phrase in the book. Click on a search result to go to that page.
	Full screen: Click this icon in the top right corner to enter/exit full screen.
	Zoom in and out: Directly below the full screen icon on the right side, use these icons to zoom in and out. When zoomed in on the book, the icons below will appear in the bottom-right. Use them to control how you can interact with the book. Pointer (Select mode): Select text or clicking hotspots. Arrows (Panning mode): Click the page and drag to move around.
	Thumbnail: Click on this icon at the bottom center of the page to see thumbnails of the nearby pages. Use the arrows to scroll, and click on these thumbnails to navigate to other pages in the book.

Hotspots

Hotspots for any Resources (audio, video, documents) will also appear in the book. Click on a hotspot within the book to access that resource.

Audio

After clicking an audio hotspot, the audio player will open, as shown below.

You may do the following with the audio player:

Pause and play the audio.
Jump to a different part of the audio.
Adjust or mute the audio sound.
Adjust the playback speed. (Three dots)
Download the audio. (Three dots)

Arrows: Click to move the audio box between the bottom-right corner of the page and the center of the page.

Video

You may do the following with the video player:

Pause and play the video.
Jump to a different part of the video.
Adjust or mute the video sound.
Enter or exit full screen.
Adjust the playback speed. (Three dots)
Picture in picture (Three dots): Open the video in a new window that can be resized and moved around the screen. To resize, hover the mouse over the edge of the video until two arrows appear.

Document

Documents are any other resource files that are attached to the book, such as a word document or a PDF. Click on the document hotspot, then click the document icon in the center to open/download the document.

Bookmarks

Add Bookmarks

Users can add a bookmark on the top corner of an eBook using the "Bookmark" feature. The bookmarks will be saved in the book. The list of bookmarks can be viewed in the "Bookmark" menu on the left panel of the eReader.

(Note: The student/teacher/school admin/district admin can view only those bookmarks that they have created themselves.)

Follow the below steps to add a bookmark:

Click the "Bookmark" icon on the top corner of the page that you wish to bookmark.
To view all the bookmarks, click on the Bookmark icon on the left menu. You can sort the bookmarks by date created or page number.
If you want to remove a bookmark, click on the highlighted bookmark at the top of the page

Notes

Make Notes

The platform allows users to add "Text Note" and "On-Tap" notes within an eBook. The notes will be saved in the book. The list of notes can be viewed in the Note menu on the left panel of the eReader.

(Note: The student/teacher/school admin/district admin can view only those notes that they have created themselves.)

You can create notes in two ways:

A) Create an "On-Tap" note:

Click on the "Add Note" icon on the top right corner.

Click anywhere on the page to add a note. Type in the note box and click "Save."

A note icon will be created on the page. You can drag and reposition this icon on the page. Click on the note icon to edit or remove it.

B) Create a "Text Note":

Highlight a block of text and click on the "Add Note" icon on the top right corner.

Add a note in the note box and click "Save." A note will be linked to the selected text.

You can click on the selected text to view, edit, and remove the note.

You can view all the notes by clicking on the Notes icon on the left menu and sort the notes by date created or page number.

Highlights

Add Highlights

The Highlight feature enables the user to highlight text in an eBook. The highlighted text will be saved in the book and the list of highlighted content can be viewed in the Highlight menu on the left panel of the eReader.

(Note: The student/teacher/school admin/district admin can view only those highlights that they have created themselves.)

Follow the below steps to highlight the content:

Select the text you want to highlight.
Click on the "Highlight" icon on the top right corner.
If desired, you can change the color or style of the highlight. The color options are: blue, green, yellow, and pink. The style options are: underline and highlight.
Click "Save" to highlight the selected text.
To delete, click on the highlighted text, then select "Remove".

You can view all the highlights by clicking on the highlight option on the left panel.

You can sort the highlight by date entered and the page number.