How to use e-books

• Click the page layout button in the top right. Choose single page to view one page at a time. Choose double page or cover page to view two pages at a time.Use the arrow buttons to move back and forth one page at a time, or to skip to the beginning and end of the book.
• Click the page resize button in the top right (it looks like an x). Choose fit to height for a zoomed out view where you can see one whole page at a time, or fit to width for a zoomed in view.
• Click the page options buttons in the top right (it looks like a piece of paper). Click rotate right or rotate left to spin the page you are currently reading.

Use the magnifying glass buttons in the top right to zoom in or out.

• Use the arrow buttons to move back and forth one page at a time.
• To find a particular page, type the page number into the number box and press enter.
• Use the Table of Contents tab in the contents sidebar to find chapters.
• Use the Thumbnails tab in the contents sidebar to find specific pages.

See the section below on 'using the contents sidebar'for more details.

• To hide the contents sidebar, click the Show hide Sidebar button in the top left. Click this again to show the sidebar.
• Click the x in the top right of the sidebar to minimise it. Click one of the symbols on the left-hand side to open the sidebar again.
• The Book details tab will give you more information about the book including author, publisher and publication date. It will also let you know how many pages you can copy and print from it, as well as how many you have already copied or printed.
• The Table of Contents tab will let you find chapters. Click on a chapter title to go to it. If a chapter has an arrow next to it, click this to open a further list of options you can navigate to.
• The Search tab is where you can search for words of phrases in the text. See the section on dictionary and word lookup for details.
• The Annotations tab is where you will find all your bookmarks, notes and highlights. See the sections on bookmarking, making notes, and highlighting for more details about how to do these things.

• Select search in the contents sidebar.
• Type a word or phrase into the search box and press Enter or click the magnifying glass.
• Click on a result to go to it in the text.
• Use the blue buttons at the top of the search results to group the results by page or by chapter. if you group by chapter, use the arrow next to the chapter title to open up the fill list of results.
• The red numbers tell you how many results there are on each page.
• If you want to search for part of a word (eg nurs so that results for both nurse and nursing appear), click Advanced options under the search box. Untick match whole word, then search as normal.
• Click Clear to delete your search.

• To select a whole page click the Page options button in the top right (it looks like a piece of paper), then choose Copy page.
• To select specific text, choose the Arrow button in the top right. Click and drag on the page to select the text you want. A box will appear with the option to copy the text.
• To turn off the selection tool, choose the Hand button in the top right.
• The Book details tab will let you know how much of the book you can legally copy.

• Click the print button in the top right. The pop up will tell you how many pages you may print according to copyright law.
• You can choose if you want to print the current page you're reading, or a range of pages.
• If you have printed from a specific eBook before this will be remembered and will count as part of your total print allowance.

• To look up a word from the text, choose the Arrow button in the top right then click on the word. In the box that appears, choose Look up word. This will activate the dictionary in the sidebar.
• You can also use the dictionary by clicking on the Dictionary button in the sidebar (it looks like a book). Type in a word and click the magnifying glass to search for it.

• Choose the Arrow button in the top right. Click and drag to select the text you want.
• In the box that appears, choose one of the coloured pen buttons at the bottom to highlight the text.
• To find a highlight, go to the Annotations section of the sidebar. Highlights are marked with a coloured pen symbol. Click on a highlight to go back to it.
• To delete a highlight, go to the Annotations section of the sidebar. Click the bin symbol on the highlight to remove it.

• To make a note on a page, go the Annotations section of the sidebar, then click Note. A box will pop up where you can make your notes. Click save to save the note when you are finished.
• To make a note on a specific section of the text, choose the Arrow button in the top right corner. Click and drag to select the text you want to add a note to. In the pop-up box, click the note button in the bottom right, next to the highlighter pens. A box will pop up where you can make your notes. Click save to save the note when you are finished.
• The note box has options to change the font style and to insert images or hyperlinks.
• Pages with notes on will have a yellow box on the left-hand side.
• To close a note, click the x button in the top-right corner of the note box.
• To go back to a note, go to the Annotations section of the sidebar. Notes are marked with a yellow box. Click on a note to go back to the page it is on, then click the yellow box on the page to open the note.
• To edit a note, open the note box. Click on the text of the note to edit it.
• Click and drag on the top of the note box to move it around.
• To delete a note, go to the Annotations section of the sidebar. Click the bin symbol on the note to remove it. You can also click the bin symbol on the note box.

• To create a bookmark, click the Page options button in the top right (it looks like a piece of paper), then choose Bookmark. This will bookmark the page you are currently on.
• Bookmarked pages have a blue flag in the top right corner. You can bookmark multiple pages at a time.
• To go back to a bookmark, go to the Annotations tab in the contents sidebar. Bookmarks are marked with a blue box. Click on a bookmark to go back to it.
• To delete a bookmark, go to the Annotations section of the sidebar. Click the bin symbol on the bookmark to remove it.

• To export notes, go to the Annotations tab in the contents sidebar. Click the blue Export button then save file. You can print your exported notes if you want to.
• To share notes with someone else, go to the Annotations tab in the contents sidebar and click the blue share button. This will provide you with a token that you can give to someone else that they can use to import your notes to their copy of the book.
• To import notes, go to the Annotations tab in the contents sidebar and click the blue Import button. Enter a share token (see bullet point above for information on sharing notes) to import notes to the book.

• Use the arrow buttons to move back and forth one page at a time.

See the Using the Contents sidebar section for more details.

• To make notes, you will need to create a personal account and log into the website.
• To create an account, click Sign in at the top right of the page.
• Scroll down and choose to create a new account. Fill in the required details, then click create. Once your account is created, you should be automatically logged in.
• If you receive an error message when creating your account, try disabling any adblockers or using a different browser.
• To make a note on a page, go to the 'My Notes' tab in the sidebar. Click New Note. Enter your note, then Save.
• You can order your notes by date made or by the page they are on using the 'Sort By' options.
• To go to the page a note is on, click on the note in the sidebar. Click on the book icon in the top right of the note. This will take you to the page.
• To edit a note, click on it in the sidebar. Click on the pencil icon in the top right of the note.
• To delete a note, click on it in the sidebar. Click on the bin icon in the top right of the note.
• You can print your notes by clicking Print List on the 'My Notes' tab.

• Click the Print pages button in the top left. The pop-up will tell you how many pages you may print according to copyright law.
• You can choose if you want to print the current page you're reading, or a range of pages.
• If you have printed from a specific EBSCO eBook before this will be remembered and will count as part of your total print allowance.

• If the book is a PDF, you can save specific pages. To do this click Save pages in the top left.
• The pop-up will tell you how many pages you can legally save as a PDF.
• Click Save PDF to save the pages to your computer.

• Select search in the Contents sidebar.
• Type a word or phrase into the search box and press Enter or click the magnifying glass.
• Click on a result to go to it in the text.
• Use the “sort by relevancy” and “sort by chapter” options to group the search results.
• Click Clear results to delete your search.

• To hide the contents sidebar, click the double arrow button in the top left. Click this again to show the sidebar.
• The 'Contents' tab will let you find chapters. Click on a chapter title to go to it. If a chapter has an arrow next to it, you can use this to download the specific chapter rather than the whole book.
• The 'Search within' tab is where you can search for words of phrases in the text. See the section on dictionary and word lookup for details.
• The 'Notes' tab is where you can make and find your notes. See Making and using notes for more details.

• Use the plus and minus buttons in the bottom right to zoom in or out.
• Click the four arrow button in the bottom right to make the book full screen.

• Use the plus and minus buttons in the top right to zoom in or out.
• You can also click the button to the right of the zoom buttons to fit entire page or page width.

• Use the arrow buttons in the top right to move back and forth one page at a time.
• Use the 'Go To Page' box to select a specific page by typing the number and pressing 'Enter'.

• The top option is 'Book Details'. Click here to see book information, to add the title to a bookshelf, and to see your remaining copy and print allowances.
• The second option is the contents page. Click here to access the contents list. You can then navigate to specific chapters by clicking on them.
• Option three is 'Annotations'. Click here to see your notes and bookmarks.
• Option four is 'Search'. Click here to search the book text.

• To bookmark a page, click the flag icon in the top right (next to the zoom buttons). This adds a flag in the top of the page. The bookmark also appears in the 'Annotations' section of the sidebar.
• To remove a bookmark, either click the flag on the book page or find it in the 'Annotations' sidebar and click the bin button.

• You can highlight either by clicking the highlighter button at the top of the page and clicking and dragging across the text you want to highlight, or by clicking and dragging across the text and selecting one of the highlighter options in the popup.
• To make notes, either click the 'Note' button at the top of the screen, or click and drag a section of text and choose 'Note' in the popup. Enter your notes in the 'Note' screen and click 'Save'.
• All notes and highlights can be deleted in the 'Annotations' menu.

• Click and drag to select the text you want to copy and press the copy button in the popup.
• You can also copy by pressing the copy button at the top of the page, which automatically selects the first section of text on the current page.

• Click the print icon at the top of the page.
• Select the pages you want to print. You can also set the citation style you want to appear at the bottom of the printout.
• Click continue. This will create a PDF that you can then open and print.

• Select download.
• Choose how many days you want to loan the book for and select download.
• The website will generate a download link. Once this is finished, select click here to download.
• In the pop-up select open with. In the drop-down menu choose Adobe Digital Editions.
• If you have difficulty choosing Adobe Digital Editions, refer to the troubleshooting section.

• To download books from the EBSCO eBook Collection you may need to create a personal account and log into the website. A message will appear telling you to log in if this is the case.
  • To create an account, click Sign in at the top right of the page.
  • Scroll down and choose to create a new account. Fill in the required details, then click create. Once your account is created, you should be automatically logged in.
  • If you receive an error message when creating your account, try disabling any adblockers or using a different browser.
• If you do have to log in to download a book, you need to use Adobe Digital Editions to open and read it. For advice on using Adobe Digital Editions, see the section on Using Adobe Digital Editions to read downloaded e-books.
• Once you are logged in, choose Full Download on the left-hand side of the page.
• In the pop-up that opens, select how many days you want to borrow for.
• You may be offered a choice of file formats, PDF or EPUB. If so, choose the one you want. PDFs are recommended for laptops and other desktop devices, and EPUBS are recommended for phones and tablets.
• Tick the box marked “I have Adobe Digital Editions or equivalent installed”, then click Full Download.
• In the pop-up select open with. In the drop-down menu choose Adobe Digital Editions. If you have difficulty choosing Adobe Digital Editions, refer to the troubleshooting section. The book should now open.
• Some books do not require you to log into EBSCO to download them. These can simply be read in any normal PDF reader e.g. Adobe Acrobat or Foxit.

• Click download.
• Select the device you are using and click continue.
• You will be prompted to install Adobe Digital Editions. If you have it installed, click past this step.
• Select your loan length and file type and click download.

To read an e-book on phones and tablet devices, you will still require Adobe Digital Editions. The app can be installed from the iStore or Google Play Store.

• Go to the book in your device browser, through reading lists or library search.
• Download the book as described in the computer or laptop section.
• Choose to open the file in the Adobe Digital Editions app.

Zoom in and out by clicking the page icon next to the search box in the top right and selecting how you would like to view the book.

• Click on the list icon (next to the flag in the top left) to open the navigation panel if it is not automatically open.
• The leftmost option in the panel is the Table of Contents. Click on chapters with arrows next to them to expand or collapse that section of the list. Click on chapter headings to navigate to that section of the book. Click on the settings cog at the top of the panel to expand or collapse all chapters at once.
• The middle option in the navigation panel is Bookmarks. See the section on making notes and bookmarking for information.

• Scroll up and down to move between pages.
• Navigate to a specific page by typing the page number into the box at the bottom of the screen and pressing enter. You can also go to reading in the top left, choose go to page, enter the page number in the pop-up and click OK.

Type a search term into the search box in the top right then press enter. Move between search results by clicking the arrows to the right of the search box.

• Find all your bookmarks notes and highlights in the Bookmarks tab of the Navigation Panel on the left-hand side. Click on one of your notes to navigate back to it.
• To bookmark a page, click the flag icon in the top left (next to the Library button). You can also right click on the page itself and select bookmark page. The flag will turn large and red on a page that is bookmarked.
• Highlight the text by clicking and dragging to select a selection of text. Right click on the selected text and choose highlight.
• Make a note by clicking and dragging to select a section of text. Right click on the selected text and choose add note to text. A yellow box will pop up over the book where you can write your notes. Move this note around by clicking in the grey bar of the note and dragging. Resize it by clicking on the bottom right corner (where there are small lines) and dragging. Hide notes by clicking the minus sign in the top left of the note box. Shown hidden notes by double clicking on the note in the Navigation Panel or by right clicking on the page where the note is and choosing open pop-up note.
• Delete bookmarks, notes and highlights by clicking on the item in the Navigation Panel and pressing delete. You can also click the settings cog and choose delete selected or simply click on the red bookmark flag in the top left.

There is an error with the setup of the book. Use the 'Email your library' button to report the problem.

Some books cannot be downloaded. This is usually a decision made by the publisher and unfortunately cannot be changed.

These books have a limit on how many times they can be used (called credits) before we have to buy more copies. Library staff monitor this and would normally buy more credits before they ran out, but sometimes credits run out faster than anticipated or there is another issue. Use the 'Email your library' button to report the problem.

Some books may only be used by one reader at a time. You can enter your email address into the popup box to put yourself in the reservation queue. You will then be alerted when the book is available for you to use. You will have a limited time window to activate your reservation before the book is passed on to the next person waiting. Library staff monitor usage of these limited access titles and purchase additional copies where possible to ease demand, but queues cannot always be completely eliminated.

Some books have limitations on how long you can read them and will automatically end your session after that time. Some books also time out if you do not turn a page for more than 15 minutes. If you cannot open it again, there is most probably a queue waiting to use it that you must enter.

This error message means there is a problem with the website that has to be resolved by the supplier. Library staff will report this as soon as they are aware of it. Please use the 'Email your library' function to alert us.

• If you are on a personal computer, ensure you have Adobe Digital Editions installed (all library and learning zone computers should have it). Or download it to your device:
  Download Adobe Digital Editions.
• If you have saved the e-book, find the file in your Downloads folder. The file name will be a string of numbers and the file format will be .acsm. Right click on the file and select 'Open with' then choose Adobe Digital Editions.
• If Adobe Digital Editions is not on the options list, click Choose another app then More apps, then Look for another app on this PC (Windows 10) or the equivalent options on other operating systems.
• Go to the C: drive (System, This PC or equivalent), then choose the Program files (x86) folder. Go to the Adobe folder, then Adobe Digital Editions. Select the file called DigitalEditions and click Open.
• Make sure to tick the box to always use Adobe Digital Editions to open this file type to avoid having to repeat this process.
• If you have not yet downloaded the e-book, choose Open with in the download popup. Use the dropdown menu to choose which program to open the file with, then follow the above instructions to select Adobe Digital Editions.