eTextbook settings and accessibility
After you open your eTextbook you might want to adjust your display settings.
- Open an eTextbook.
- Select
from the menu.- Most eTexts — Control color mode (light, sepia, or dark), text size, font, and show/hide highlights. If you hide highlights in the book, any note markers (
or
) remain in the margin. - PDF eTextbooks — Control zoom, single- or double-page view, and show/hide hotspots or highlights. PDF eTextbook pages match the print textbook pages exactly.
- Most eTexts — Control color mode (light, sepia, or dark), text size, font, and show/hide highlights. If you hide highlights in the book, any note markers (
The eTextbook is screen reader accessible, although some content might be inaccessible. In addition to accessibility tools you might use on your laptop, like a screen magnifier, your eTextbook might provide the following.
- Audiobook —
Select
from the page bottom to control the audio for the book page. The audiobook is available for most eTextbooks, although not for PDF eTextbooks. (PDF eTextbook pages match the print textbook pages exactly.) - eTextbook display settings —
Select
from the menu to change eTextbook display settings, like whether to hide/show highlights or to change the color mode to light, sepia, or dark.
Display settings are available when working with your eTextbook in a web browser or in the Pearson+ app.
- Accessibility info from Pearson —
From most eTextbook content pages, select your initials (top right) to open your account settings, then select Accessibility.
Reduce the number of eTextbooks shown in your Pearson+ library by archiving them. You can always unarchive them later so that they reappear in your library.
- Go to Pearson+ in a web browser or open the Pearson+ app.
- Select whether to show All of your eTextbooks or filter to show only Active or Inactive titles.
- Choose either Select all or select individual books to archive. To see which course an eTextbook is associated with, select the eTextbook from the library.
- Select Archive.
To show archived books later — Select All, choose Archived, select the archived titles you want to reappear in your library, and then choose Unarchive.
Some eTextbooks have printing capabilities. If printing is enabled, you can print one or more pages at a time.
- Open an eTextbook.
Select your initials in the top-right corner to open the Account settings menu.
In the menu, select Print page. You only see this option if printing is enabled.
Use the Print dialog box to configure print settings.
Printing from your browser does not work and will result in a blank page.
Updated 09 Jan 2026