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How to use the e-reader

Please note that e-book content is only available while online and cannot be downloaded for offline perusal.

Reading a digital book:

  1. Log in to your account.
  2. Go to your dashboard.
  3. Find the book that you want to read.
  4. Clicking on the ‘View’ button next to a digital book will open a summary page.
  5. Clicking on the ‘Read’ button on the summary page will open the digital book in a new tab.

Features of the e-reader:

  • Search:
    Click on the magnifying glass icon to initiate a search. You can search for specific words or phrases within the digital book.
  • Interactive Table of Contents:
    Click on the icon that looks like a page with bullet points to open the table of contents. The table of contents is interactive and will take you to the relevant section of the book when clicked.
  • Zoom:
    Click on the plus and minus icon to open the zoom slider. You can use this to adjust the size of the font for readability.
  • Bookmarks:
    Click on the rectangular icon that has a triangular piece cut out from the bottom to open the bookmarks menu. You can use this tool to save a particular page that you would like to access quickly.
  • Highlighting:
    Click on the highlighter icon to highlight pieces of text of which you would like to take note.
  • Notes:
    Click on the speech bubble icon to add a note on a page.
  • Full Screen Mode:
    Click on the icon that looks like four arrows pointing outwards to switch to full screen mode. Press the ‘escape’ key on your keyboard or click the icon again to exit full screen.