Study with your Pearson eTextbook

Your instructor might share notes with the class in your eTextbook.

• View an individual instructor note —
  Select that shows next to blue-highlighted text on a book page.
• Review all instructor notes —
  
  1. Select from the menu.
  2. From Color, select Blue - Instructor note.
  3. Select Apply.
     

     To turn off the Notebook filter later —
     Select Color, then Reset filter.

Any notes with a blue highlight are notes your instructor has shared with the class.

1. From a book page, drag to select the content you want to highlight. In select eTextbooks you can also highlight figures, tables, images, and videos.

   You cannot overlap highlights or add more than 100 highlights (or highlights with notes) per page.

2. Select a highlight style (yellow, green or pink) next to Highlight on the menu that opens.

   

   • Show/hide all highlights —
     Select from the menu then select Show highlights. The default is to show highlights.

     

     If you hide the highlights, any note markers ( or ) remain in the margin.

   • Delete a highlight later —
     Click in the highlighted text so the menu opens, then select either Delete highlight or Delete highlight and note.
   Customize menu (to reduce the options shown)

   1. From a book page, select some text then choose  Customize menu.
   2. Select whether to hide or show menu options, such as for Highlight.

      

3. Add a note associated with this highlight (Optional).
   Select  New note, enter your text, then select Save. Format options for note text include bold, italics, numbered or unnumbered lists, and more.

   shows in the margin next to the highlight. The note is added to your Notebook.

   • Edit a note (highlight color, note text or style, or delete) —
     On a book page, select next to the note highlight, then make your edits. Or select from the menu and right-click on a note to choose  Edit note.
   • Review all notes associated with a highlight —
     Select from the menu. See the next section for details about using Notebook features to study.

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 eTextbook might provide some or all of the features described below.

Open the Notebook

Select from the eText menu to open the Notebook.

• Edit a note (highlight color, note text or style, or delete) —
  From the Notebook, right-click on a note, select Edit note, make your changes, then select Save. Format options for note text include bold, italics, numbered or unnumbered lists, and more.
• See the book context for a note —
  From the Notebook, either select the highlighted text in a listed note or right-click then select View in content. You might need to scroll to find the highlight in the book section.

Add notes without a book highlight

From the Notebook , select to add notes not associated with a book highlight. You can associate the note with a chapter or choose No chapter.

• Other notes —
  Notes without a book highlight and not associated with a chapter show at the bottom of the Notebook in the section Other notes.
• Notes exported from AI Study Tools —
  When AI Study Tools are available in your eTextbook, you can export a formatted response from the AI Study Tools chatbot to a note.
  

Filter your notes by chapter or color

1. Select from the menu to open the Notebook.
2. Make selections to filter your notes by chapter or highlight color, then select Apply. Color options include yellow, green, pink, blank, or blue - instructor note.
   
   • Filter for notes without a highlight —
     Select Colors, then Blank.
   • Remove the current filter —
     Select Chapters or Colors, then Reset filter.

Export your notes

1. Select from the menu to open the Notebook.
2. Prepare the list of notes you want to export.
   You can filter your notes by chapter or highlight color. See the section above for filter details.
3. Select  to prepare the export PDF.
4. Select Download and identify where to place the exported notes PDF.
   Any colored highlights show in the notes.

Each Channel provides explainer videos and practice problems/questions for a field of study, such as Trigonometry. There may not be a Channel available for the field of study for your eTextbook.

1. Open Channels in a web browser using one of these paths.
   • From an open eTextbook, select  from the menu. It may also be active by default.
   • From the MyLab or Mastering course menu, select the eTextbook option, then select .
   • You can also access Channels from Pearson+.
     eTextbooks associated with a MyLab and Mastering course currently provide Channels at no cost. Student subscriptions for other eTextbooks do not include Channels, which can be purchased separately
2. Select and find your channel (area of study) to watch videos and quiz yourself with practice questions.

1. From a book page, drag to select the passage you want as a definition or answer on a flashcard.
2. Select New flashcard from the menu that opens.

   

3. Enter a name to start a new deck or select one of your flashcard decks.
   
4. For Front, add a term or question for the front of the card. Back contains your selected text. You can keep it as is or edit it. To switch content between the Front and Back boxes, select .
5. Select Save.

When you create a flashcard from book content, shows in the margin of the book page. Select from the book page to open, edit, or delete a flashcard.

1. Select  from the menu.
2. Select to create a new deck and add flashcards to it. Or select a deck to edit its flashcards.
   • Create a deck or edit an existing deck —
     If this is your first deck or you want to create a deck, enter a name for it. To edit an existing deck, select for it, then edit the deck name, add flashcards to it, or delete the deck.
   • Create/edit flashcard content —
     
     1. For Front, enter a term or question to answer to display on the front of the flashcard.
     2. For Back, enter a definition or answer to display on the back of the flashcard. To switch content between the Front and Back boxes, select .
     3. Select either Save and close or Add another to repeat the process.

All flashcard and study activities use the same content.

1. Select from the menu.
2. Select a deck from My decks or select Key terms. Some eTextbooks might also provide a Practice questions option.
3. Practice answering questions or matching terms with their definition.
   
   • Select a study activity

     Practice —
     Based on your previous answers, uses an adaptive learning algorithm to select the 20 cards you should practice next. Content is a mix of multiple-choice questions, flashcards, and type-in answer questions.

     View All —
     Choose whether you want to review all terms or just your favorites. Flip between terms and definitions. Choose Shuffle and start over as needed. (Available only for "My decks" and "Key terms".)

     Match —
     Match key terms with their definitions. (Available only for "Key terms".)

   • Pick items to review —
     Choose whether to review all items or just your favorite items. To make key terms a favorite, select Favorite “term name”.

You may be able to use an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for study help from some eTextbooks. You can practice and learn while working in Pearson content, without needing to check outside resources.

AI Study Tools may be available in select eTextbook titles

Use these study tools from an eTextbook in a web browser. They're not available on the Pearson+ mobile app.

MyMarketing Lab — Principles of Marketing, 18e

Mastering Biology — Campbell Biology, 12e

Mastering Chemistry — A Molecular Approach, 6e

About this Beta release

• As a Beta release, you may notice updates to these tools during the school term.
• To help us evaluate these tools some random users may not receive access to these tools to act as a control group.
• MathML, used to format math notation online, is not initially supported in the AI chatbot for eTextbook.

Open AI Study Tools from an eTextbook

To start a chat session, select  from any eTextbook page in a browser. Or highlight some text then select AI Study Tool from the menu that opens. Type your request about book content in the chatbot. When available, you can also choose Summarize, Practice, or Explain and then ask for study help.

Export   a response to save it as a flashcard or Notebook note in your eTextbook, or you can copy the response. To provide feedback about a particular interaction, select   and  in the chatbot.

Select  from a book page to bookmark that location.

1. Select  from the menu.
2. Choose Bookmarks for a list of your bookmarks.
   Bookmarks display in chapter order.
3. Select a bookmark entry to open to its book location.
   Don't choose from the Bookmarks list. This removes a bookmark when working with your eText in a browser.
   

You can also select from the menu, hover along the bar then select the point for any bookmark.

1. Select  from the menu.
2. Select Bookmarks.
   • Remove individual bookmarks —
     Select  for each bookmark you want to delete from the Bookmarks list.
   • Remove all listed bookmarks —
     Select Remove all bookmarks below the list.

Remove a bookmark with its page in view —
Select (page bottom).