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  • How do I increase the font size of the e-book?

    For multimedia books, click on the page once to zoom in. A small window will appear on the top right of the page. To zoom in further, drag the magnifying slider in the small window. Pan the zoomed page by clicking and dragging your mouse. Click on the page again to zoom out.

    When reading a PDF or EPUB book, click on the “Zoom in” or “Fit to Width” icon to zoom. Clicking on the bigger “A” icon enlarges the text. There is also a “Fit to Width” icon that will fit the left page to the width of your screen, enhancing your reading experience. In the zoom mode, you can click and drag your mouse to pan the page. To zoom out, click on the smaller A icon or simply click on the zoomed page once.

  • How do I navigate the e-book?

    To flip a page in a multimedia e-book, click on the edge of the page or click, hold and drag your mouse to the other side, just like flipping a physical book. To jump to a particular page, you may use the page slider at the top of the e-book.

    For a PDF or EPUB e-book, click on the page once to flip. You can also click on the page multiple times to fan the book to the desired page. To cross reference 2 sections of the book, mouse over the corner of the book. Notice that the mouse pointer changes to a different icon. Click the corner once to hold up the page. Using your mouse, move the page towards the left or right and left click until you flip to the desired page. You can also right click to reverse the flipping direction.

  • Are there keyboard shortcuts available when I am reading e-books?

    Yes, when reading an e-book in the normal 2-page mode, you can use the right arrow of your keyboard to flip to the next page and the left arrow to flip to the previous page. For PDF and EPUB books, you can also press “Home” key as a quick jump to the first page and “End” key to jump to the last page. When you are reading the e-book in the zoom mode, you can pan the page by using the 4 (up, down, left, right) keyboard arrows. As you read, press the “Page Down” key to travel down the page and “Page Up” key to travel backwards.

  • How do I search for words within an e-book?

    When reading, look for the text box located on the top right. Key in the word(s) you would like to search. Search results, if any, will be displayed in a list below the text box. You can click on the search results to navigate to the page directly.

  • How do I add a note in multimedia e-books?

    Click the Notes icon, type your notes in the text field provided and click the DONE button. Next, move your mouse to a preferred location on the e-book and click once to add the note.

  • How do I edit a note that I added previously in a multimedia e-book?

    Click the Notes icon to view the list of notes you have added in the e-book. Click on a note that you wish to edit and the e-book will flip to the page where the note is. Click on the note icon on the page and edit your note in the yellow box. Press the “-” button to close the yellow box.

  • How do I delete a note in multimedia e-books?

    Click the Notes icon to view the list of notes you have added in the e-book. Mouse over a note and click on the Trash icon to delete it.

  • How do I view all the notes I have added within a multimedia e-book?

    Click the Notes icon to view the list of notes you have added in the e-book. Click on a note and the e-book will flip to the page where the note is.

  • How do I add a bookmark in multimedia e-books?

    Click the Bookmarks icon, select whether to add the bookmark to the left or right page, type a name and choose a color for the bookmark. Finally, click the DONE button.

  • How do I delete a bookmark in multimedia e-books?

    Click the Bookmarks icon to view the list of bookmarks you have added in the e-book. Mouse over a bookmark and click on the Trash icon to delete it.

  • How do I view all the bookmarks I have added in multimedia e-book?

    Click the Bookmarks icon to view the list of bookmarks you have added in the e-book. Click on a bookmark and the e-book will flip to the page where the bookmark is.

  • How do I view all my notes that I have taken in ZiiBoook?

    Click on NOTES on the left menu. You will see a list of notes that you have taken in multimedia e-books (text notes) and from your book sharing session (image notes). Double click the note to open it.

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