Highlighting and note-taking tools let you mark content and add notes directly in the webtext. Additionally, if annotation sharing is enabled for your webtext, you can also share your notes with your students.

To highlight, select your desired text, then choose a color from the menu that appears. If you’d like to change or remove a highlight, click the highlighted text, then select a new color from the menu or click the X to remove the highlight.

To make a note, click Add Note after selecting your text. A box will appear where you can add your note and select a highlight color if you’d like. After typing your note, click Save.

Your note will be marked with a yellow line along with your name in the right margin of the webtext.

If you’d like to make changes to a note, click the note and select Edit. To add a note to text you’ve already highlighted, click the highlight and select Add Note.

If your webtext has annotation sharing enabled, you can make notes visible to both you and your students. Shared notes are a great way to provide additional context, offer resources, or call attention to key points directly in the webtext.

After creating a note, check the box labeled “Share with students” and click Save. Note that only webtexts that have annotation sharing enabled will have this option.

Keep in mind that shared notes do not include highlights. When “Share with students” is checked, highlight colors are disabled to avoid conflicting with highlights students may have made.

Once saved, your shared note will be visible to all students and instructors in the course. It will appear on the webtext page where you created it, as well as in their My Notes page. In both locations, your note will be marked with a magenta line on the right alongside your name, and your selected text will be underlined. Notes students have created will have a yellow line on the right with their own names.

To view all of your notes, open the Tools Menu in the upper right corner of the webtext and select My Notes.

On the My Notes page, your highlights and notes are organized by chapter and page. You can expand or collapse chapters using the arrow next to the chapter name. To revisit a specific page, click the page title or use the three-dot menu beside the note.

Your private notes will have a yellow line on the right. Notes that you’ve shared with your students will be marked with a magenta line along with a shared icon.

You can also filter your notes using the drop-down menu at the top of the page to view all notes, only private notes, or only shared notes.

If you have any questions, click the Messenger button in the lower right corner. You can also contact us using the information below.

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