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Read Offline

Save Your Book

You can save your book to read offline by hovering over the left side of your browser and clicking on the Menu icon.

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The menu will expand. Click Offline Access.

offline access

You must allow pop-ups to display in your browser to save your book for offline access. If you have a pop-up blocker, you'll need to manually enable pop-ups to successfully save your book. Below is an example of what this will look like on a Chrome browser.

allow pop ups

In addition, with some browsers, you will be asked to confirm that the browser-based reader can store the offline book on your desktop. You will need to allow this in order to save your book.

allow storage on device

The browser will save your book for offline reading. You will receive the below success message when the book has been saved successfully. Make sure you bookmark the page you're on so you can easily return to your book when you are offline.

success message

Click Return to Your Book to go back to your book and continue where you left off.

Access Your Book Offline

To access the books you've saved for offline reading, click on your saved bookmark to go to your Offline Content Library. A list of the books you've saved for offline reading will display. Click on a book jacket to open your book and immediately begin reading!

offline content library

You can view your Offline Content Library at any time by going to the main Menu and then selecting Offline Content Library.

offline content library option

Navigation

Table of Contents

Access your book's Table of Contents (TOC) by hovering over the upper left side of your browser and then clicking the Menu icon.

menu icon

The menu will expand. If your book contains a linkable TOC, it will display here. You can scroll up and down the TOC to find what you need. Click on the chapter name to go directly to that place in your book.

table of contents

Page Forward and Backward

To page forward, press the right arrow key on your keyboard. To go backward, press the left arrow key on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can also hover over the right or left side of your browser and select the associated arrow to go forward and backward within your book.

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Logging Out

If you need to log out of the browser reader, select Logout from the main menu. Remember, if you log out, you will not be able to access any of your content offline. Logging out of your account will flush the cached book from the system.

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If you share the device you’re using to read your title with others, you'll need to make sure you log out of your account if you do not want others to see your checked out items. The other patron will need to log in to their own respective accounts in order to see their checked out items. This will require an active internet connection.

Display Settings

Font Options

Click on the double A icon in the upper right corner of your browser window to open the Display Options area.

display options icon

You can make changes to your font size, the background color, and the layout. Changes you make here will display and save immediately in the background, so you can instantly view your changes.

display options menu

Bookmarks

To create a bookmark, click on the Bookmark icon in the upper right corner of your screen.

bookmark icon

The Add Bookmark panel will display. Click the plus icon to add your bookmark. You can delete an existing bookmark by clicking on the trash can icon.

bookmarks menu

Notes, Highlights, and More

To highlight a portion of text, just select that text with your mouse. When you release your mouse button, a pop-up window will display. From here, you can select one of the following options:

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Highlighting

Select Highlight to display the highlight colors menu.

highlight icon

Click on the color you wish to associate with the selected text. The color will change immediately. If you want to remove the highlight entirely, click on the trash can icon.

highlight colors

View and Edit Your Saved Highlights

You can view a list of all your saved highlights and notes by clicking on the Highlight and Notes icon in the upper right corner of your browser window.

notes icon

Sort your highlights and notes by Color or by Date. Click on a highlight to go directly to that place in your book. Click on the trash can icon to delete that highlight or note.

notes menu

If you want to create a note with a saved highlight, or change the color of the highlight, click the plus icon next to the associated highlight.

edit note

A text field will display. You can enter text within this field to create a note. Additionally, if you want to change the color of your highlight, just click on another color swatch. Click Save once you are done to save your changes.

save your note

You can view a list of all your saved highlights and notes by clicking on the Highlight and Notes icon in the upper right corner of your browser window.

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Notes

Select Note to create a note.

notes icon

A text window will display. From here, enter the text for your note. If you want to save the note as a highlight, select the color swatch you desire from the pop-up window. Click Save to save your changes.

create a note

View and Edit Your Saved Notes

Sort your highlights and notes by Color or by Date. Click on a note to go directly to that place in your book. Click on the trash can icon to delete that highlight or note.

notes menu

If you need to edit a note, click on the pencil icon.

pencil icon

The notes text field will display for editing. In addition to changing your text, you can also create a highlight or change the color of the existing highlight associated with your note. Once you make your changes, click Save.

edit the text of a note

Look Up a Word or Phrase in Google

Select Google to look up your selected text in Google.

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A list of ten results from Google will display. Click one of the results to open up a new browser tab with that link. Click on the X icon to close the search results portion of the page.

google search results

Define a Word

Select Define to look up the definition of your selected text.

define icon

A list of definitions will display, along with the source for the definition. Click on the X icon to close the definition portion of the page.

definition results

Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate throughout the site without using your mouse.