Add annotations to an eBook
You can add annotations like text, notes, drawings, shapes, and links to an eBook to enrich your learning experience. Follow your teacher’s instructions and be creative in Edit mode. Take a closer look at the Edit tools and how to use them by practicing.
Edit mode
- Click the Eraser icon. A pen appears with an Eraser tip.
- Move the Eraser over the annotation or element you want to delete.
- Press and drag to delete.
- Click the Wrench icon.Bravo! The Edit tools appear at the right of the page.
- Click Pen. The Pen tools appear.The mouse pointer changes to show which Edit tool you picked. For example, the mouse pointer shows a pen when you pick the Pen tool.
- Choose any or all of the following Pen options.
- Pen Style - The default is highlighted in blue.
- Pen Color – The default is black.
- Drag the pen to write or draw on the page. The text or drawing and a Trash Can appear.
- Select the annotation and click the Trash Canto delete, if you don’t like it. Square boxes known as handles appear when the annotation is selected.
Click the mouse pointer icon at the top-right of the page to select the annotation if the handles do not appear. The annotation must be selected and the Trash Can must be visible in order to delete. |
Use the arrow at the bottom of the Pen tool set to go back to the Edit tools and pick a different tool. This arrow appears at the bottom of any tool set you have chosen to work with. |
- Click Highlight. The Highlight tools appear.
- Choose any or all of the following Highlight options.
- Highlight Style - The default is highlighted in blue.
- Highlight Color – The default is yellow.
- Opacity – The default is 50%.
- Drag the highlighter to highlight text and areas on the page. The highlight and Trash Can appear.
- Select the annotation and click the Trash Can to delete, if you don’t like it.
- Click Shape. The Shape tools appear.
- Choose any or all of the following Shape options.
- Shape Type – The default is square.
- Shape Style - The default is highlighted in blue.
- Shape Border Color – The default is black.
- Shape Fill Color – The default is white.
- Shape Opacity – The default is 50%.
- Drag the mouse pointer to create a shape. The shape and Trash Can appears.
- Select the annotation and click the Trash Can to delete, if you don’t like it.
- Click Shade. The Shade tools appear.
- Choose any or all of the following Shade options.
- Shade Color – The default is white.
- Shade Opacity – The default is 100%.
- Drag the mouse pointer to shade (hide)text or areas on a page. A shade block and Trash Can appear.
- Select the shade block and click the Trash Can to delete, if you don’t want to shade.
You will not be able to see text or areas on a page that have been shaded in Present mode. Edit mode is used to pick text and areas in an eBook that you want to shade. |
- Click Text. The Text tools appear.
- Choose any or all of the following Text options.
- Text Font – The default is Arial.
- Text Size – The default is 14 px (pixels).
- Text Color – The default is red.
- Text Block Background Color – The default is white.
- Text Block Background Opacity – The default is 50%.
- Text Bold
- Text Italics
- Text Underline
- Text Left-Alignment
- Text Center-Alignment
- Text Right-Alignment
- Drag the mouse pointer to create a text block on the page. A text block and Trash Can appear.
- Type your text in the text block.
- Select the annotation and click the Trash Can to delete, if you don’t like it.
- Click Note. The Note tools appear.
- Select a Notes style (color).
- Drag the mouse pointer to create a note block on the page. The note block and Trash Can appear.
- Type a note.
- Select the annotation and click the Trash Can to delete, if you don’t like it.
Your sticky notes are saved to the Notes panel. Click the Notes panel icon to see and go to your specific notes on a page. |
There are two Bookmark icons that you will use to create and view bookmarks. You must be in Edit mode to create bookmarks. The Bookmark icon on the Wrench > Edit tools palette is used to create bookmarks. It looks like a ribbon. The other Bookmark icon (not inside the Edit tools palette) below the Page icon is used to view bookmarks. The View Bookmark icon can be used in Edit and Present modes.
- Select the page(s) you want to bookmark.
- Select the Wrench. The Edit tools palette appears.
- Click Bookmark. The Create Bookmark box appears.
- Type a bookmark title in the Title box.
- Click Create. A bookmark (ribbon) appears at the top-left of the page.
- Select the bookmark. A border around the bookmark and Trash Can appear.
- Click the Trash Can to delete, if you don’t want it.
- Click the Wrench icon to close the Edit tools palette when you are done.
Your bookmarks are saved to the Bookmark panel. Click the View Bookmark panel icon below the Page icon to see and go to your bookmarked pages. |
- Click Link. The Create Hyperlink box appears.
- Type a hyperlink title in the Title box.
- Type or copy/paste a website address in the Url box.
- Click Create. A link icon appears on the page.
You can only create links in Edit mode. You must be in Present mode to see the website or other type of link. |
- Click Zoom. The Zoom tools appear.
- Select one of the following Zoom options.
- Zoom Area – Drag the mouse pointer to create a Zoom area on a page. A Zoom area icon and Trash Can appear. Use the Trash Can to delete the Zoom area, if you don’t want it.
You can only see Zoom areas in Present mode. |
- Zoom Page In (+): Increase the page size.
- Zoom Page 100%: Restore the page size to 100%, the default.
- Zoom Page Out (-): Decrease the page size.
A bit more about Present mode
All of the Edit tools and instructions to annotate an eBook can be used in Present mode. Using a tool automatically switches you to Edit mode and offers to save your customization.
Move the mouse pointer over the icon and click in Present mode to zoom, see sticky notes, and open links to websites. |
Last Updated: June 30, 2022