Apple MD528LL/A manual Reading books, Add a note Double-tap a word, then tap Note

Download a previous purchase: If you download a book you’ve previously purchased, you won’t be charged again. To automatically download items purchased on other devices, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. For information about purchased books and iCloud, see Organizing the bookshelf on page 91.

Update a book: If there’s an update to a book you’ve downloaded, a badge notifies you of the new version. To see and download the updated book, tap Purchased, then tap Updates.

Reading books

Each book has a particular set of features, based on its contents and format. Some of the features described below might not be available in the book you’re reading.

Open a book: Tap the book you want to read. If you don’t see it, swipe the shelf left or right to see other collections.

•• Show the controls: Tap near the center of the page.

•• Enlarge an image: Double-tap the image. In some books, touch and hold to display a magnifying glass you can use to view an image.

•• Go to a specific page: Use the page navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Or, tap and enter a page number, then tap the page number in the search results.

•• Look up a word: Double-tap a word, then tap Define in the menu that appears. Definitions aren’t available for all languages.

•• View the table of contents: Tap . With some books, you can also pinch to see the the table of contents.

•• Add or remove a bookmark: Tap . Tap again to remove the bookmark. You don’t need to add a bookmark when you close the book, because iBooks remembers where you left off. You can have multiple bookmarks—to see them all, tap , then tap Bookmarks.

Annotate a book: You can add notes and highlights to a book.

•• Add a highlight: Double-tap a word, use the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap Highlight and choose a style.

•• Share highlighted text: Tap the highlighted text, then tap or Share. If the book you’re reading is from the iBookstore, a link to the book is included.

••	Remove a highlight: Tap the highlighted text, then tap .
••	Add a note: Double-tap a word, then tap Note.

•• Remove a note: Delete its text. To remove the note and its highlight, tap the highlighted text, then tap .

•• See all your notes: Tap the center of the screen to display the controls, tap , then tap Notes.

•• Delete notes: Tap the center of the screen to display the controls, tap , then tap Notes. Tap , then tap Edit Notes. Select the notes you want to delete, then tap Delete.

•• Share your notes: Tap the center of the screen to display the controls, tap , then tap Notes. Tap , then tap Edit Notes. Select the notes you want to share, then tap Share.

•• Share a link to a book: Tap the center of the screen to display the controls, then tap . Tap , then tap Share Book.

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