Currently only available on Oxford Smart Activate, Quest, Mosaic and IB DP Science.
A quick overview of the available interactive tools you can use when accessing your digital student book.
Name | What does it do? |
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Go To, Next and Previous ![]() | These will move you page by page through the book, or alternatively you can enter a particular page number. |
Resources![]() | This gives quick access to any additional resources that relate to this digital book. |
Notes ![]() | A place to write and save personal notes. |
Bookmarks ![]() | Use this tool to create a quick link to particular pages. |
Annotation Tools![]() | Make use of a pen, highlighter, sticky notes, text tool and a spotlight tool. Save, and hide or reveal your annotations. |
Tool bar once Annotation tools are opened![]() | Pen, highlighter, sticky notes, text tool and a spotlight tool |
Full screen ![]() | Click on this to go into full screen view of the digital book. |
Single page/Double page view ![]() | Click on either of these to display just a single page at a time, or to display a spread at a time. On small devices your digital book will automatically open up as a single-page view. |
Zoom in/Zoom out ![]() | Click the plus to zoom in, the minus to zoom out. Once zoomed in, click on the digital book page and drag to re-position. |
Drag tool bar ![]() | Click on this to move the tool bar around the page. |
Magnify tool ![]() | Click on this tool to zoom in on a specific area of the page. Click and drag a square around the section you want to zoom in on. |
Table of Contents![]() | Clicking on a link within the table of contents will jump you to that point in the book. |
Colour Overlay ![]() | Add a coloured overlay of red, blue, or orange to your book. This is an accessibility feature as some people with dyslexia find coloured backgrounds helpful. It can also help with contrast in some classrooms with lights shining directly on the screen. |