Use Pearson eText

1. Select Pearson eText in the course menu.

   If you don’t see this option, eText might not be enabled for your course.

2. On the content page, select View, Access the eText, or another link/button to open your book using either the:

Contents page

Open your book for the first time by selecting either Start Reading or a chapter/section.

Cover page

Some eText titles open to the book's cover page.

Issues? Contact Pearson Support.

Go to a recently visited page (last 3) Select to choose from either the last 3 page numbers (PDF eText) or the last 3 page titles you visited (non PDF eText).

Open a specific print book page

Enter the page number in the Search box, such as page 32.

If the current page number appears at the top of the page, to switch to another page, enter a different page number .

To open the table of contents , select (top left).

Open resources from the book

Select a figure/table, audio/video, glossary term, or other link to open/play it directly from your current context.

When available, use the Notebook to add your own notes and to work with notes for studying.

Any highlights/notes/bookmarks you add when working offline in the app are synced to the browser view of the eText after the app is back online.

Add highlights (or highlights with notes) in the book

If your book contains blue highlights with notes, these are notes from your instructor that are shared with the class.

1. From the open book, drag to select the passage you want to highlight. In some eTexts, you can also select an image/figure/table.
2. Select a highlight color.
3. You can enter a note into the box that appears, or select to enter your note associated with the highlight.

   When you finish, select an area outside of the note. A note marker appears in the right margin of the book page.

To show/hide highlights in your personal view of the eText, select (top right) and then select Show highlights. Any note markers remain in the margin.

To review a list of your book-based notes, select from the open book, and then Notes. (Applies to PDF eTexts.)

Add notes without highlights and tag/filter/export notes (Notebook)

When available in your eText, use the Notebook to help you study and prepare for tests. Your Notebook contains notes you add (with or without an associated highlight) as well as any instructor-shared notes.

The Notebook for your eText might provide some or all of the features described below. PDF eText customers, you can use the eText app for Notebook study features.

Open the Notebook

When you open the eText, select Notebook if your eText opens to the Contents page.

From an eText book page, select and choose Notebook.

Add notes without a book highlight

From the Notebook, select or to add notes not associated with a book highlight.

To add a link to a resource outside of the eText, enter the URL beginning with www. When this feature is available, the URL becomes active and turns blue.

Categorize your notes using hashtags

1. Select the notes you want to tag from the Notebook, either by selecting the lower left of individual notes or by filtering your notes view (described in the next section).
2. Select and assign a hashtag, such as #review_questions. You can tag notes with multiple hashtags.

Filter your notes

1. Select Filter from the Notebook.
2. Make selections to filter your notes view by chapter (all or specific ones) or highlight (green, pink, yellow, or no highlight). To show only your custom notes, select No highlight.

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Export your notes

1. Filter to select the set of notes that you want to export. For filter instructions, see section above.
2. Select and identify where you want to send your notes. Notes exported in PDF format show the colored highlights.

Select and enter a word/phrase/chapter/note/page number.

For some eTexts, Search by content type such as glossary/videos/figures/chapters/content.

Select Study Tools when you first open the eText. From a book page, select  (top left) and then select Study Tools. (Study Tools are not available in PDF eTexts or books without a glossary.)

• Study Tools can help you master glossary terms using flashcards/multiple choice/matching, and type the answer. As you answer multiple questions correctly, terms are eliminated and you can focus on terms they haven't mastered.
• Study Tool activities are not reported in your instructor's course gradebook.