Interacting with Your eText

Did you know?

Just like a printed book, you can easily highlight and make notes in your eText. Research at IU has found that students who engage and highlight more tend to receive higher course grades.

You can "jump" to each highlighted section and also see a collection of your notes in one place. There are four colors of highlighter to choose from. 

You can add general notes to help you study and reflect on what you've learned.

Now you know

View the following screencast to learn how to make notes and highlights in an eText.

Making highlights and notes

1. Use your cursor to select a section of text, and it will highlight.
2. Click the highlighted section to open a dialog box.
3. In the box, you can click to change the highlighter color, or enter text for a note.
4. Notes are automatically saved; just close when you are done.

Viewing your notes and adding page notes

1. Click to open the upper-right menu (three small dots).
2. Click "View All Notes."
3. Click "Add Note" to add your own notes within this section. You'll have to enter a page number, which determines where within the list of notes your new summary will appear.
4. You can see your own notes, and those that have been shared with you.
5. You can click on a note's page number to jump to where it appears in context within the eText.