This will turn to the previous page.

If you are using a computer, if your cursor is not hovering over the ebook page, you can also use your mouse scroll wheel and turn to the previous page by scrolling up on the wheel.

On mobile devices this icon is not in the Menu as you can use the touch screen and swipe right (left to right) to return to the previous page.

This will turn to the next page.

If you are using a computer, if your cursor is not hovering over the ebook page, you can also use your mouse scroll wheel and turn to the next page by scrolling down on the wheel.

On mobile devices this icon is not in the Menu as you can use the touch screen and swipe left (right to left) to turn to the next page.

This opens the Table of Contents sidebar.

When the Table of Contents sidebar is open, select a chapter or section in the table of contents to jump to that chapter or section in the ebook.

To close the Table of Contents sidebar select the X icon.

This opens the Search sidebar.

When the Search sidebar is open, enter your search term and select "Search" to see all instances where that term appears within the ebook. Select an instance to jump to it in the ebook. Each instance will be highlighted on the page. These highlights will remain visible, even if you close the Search sidebar. To remove them, either search for a new term, or select "Clear Highlights" in the Search sidebar.

To close the Search sidebar select the X icon.

This will start the read aloud or text-to-speech (TTS) feature.

The section being read will be highlighted in yellow and the current word highlighted in orange. Note that the moving orange highlight currently doesn't work on some devices.

While the read aloud is active the icon will change to a pause icon.

A TTS settings menu with options to change the playback rate and volume is available in the Control Panel.

This will open the Control Panel at the bottom of the screen, or dismiss it if it is currently visible.

If you have the Control Panel pinned at the bottom of the screen then this will have no effect until you unpin the Control Panel.

This is the slider. Slide the blue dot along the line to jump to any part of the ebook.

In PDF ebooks, as you are moving the slider, the current page number and the total number of pages will be displayed. If you are using an EPUB you may prefer to use the Table of Contents.

This opens the Table of Contents sidebar.

When the Table of Contents sidebar is open, select a chapter or section in the table of contents to jump to that chapter or section in the ebook.

To close the Table of Contents sidebar select the X icon.

Please note that if you are viewing the reader on a touchscreen device the Table of Contents icon will not be displayed in the Control Panel. You can access it via the Menu.

This opens the Search sidebar.

When the Search sidebar is open, enter your search term and select "Search" to see all the times that term appears within the ebook. Select a result to jump to it in the ebook. Each instance will be highlighted on the page. These highlights will remain visible, even if you close the Search sidebar. To remove them, either search for a new term, or select "Clear Highlights" in the Search sidebar.

To close the Search sidebar select the X icon.

Please note that if you are viewing the reader on a touchscreen device the Search icon will not be displayed in the Control Panel. You can access it via the Menu.

This opens the Annotations sidebar.

When the Annotations sidebar is open, you can switch between your Highlights and Bookmarks tabs to view your annotations.

To delete an annotation select the trashcan icon beside the annotation you wish to remove.

To close the Annotations sidebar select the X icon.

Creating an annotation:

To create an annotation, select some text in your ebook and a circular Annotate button will appear in the bottom right of the screen. Select this button to open the annotation creation menu.

Your selected text from will be displayed, then you have an optional Note field if you which to enter a note about this annotation.

Once you have entered your note (or if you don't want to add one), then press the Highlight or Bookmark button, depending on which annotation you wish to create.

If you wish to cancel and not create and annotation then select the X icon.

This opens the font size menu.

Within the menu you can change the text size from it's default 100%. The options range from 50% up to 400%.

Once you select an option the menu will close automatically and your choice will be applied.

To close the font size menu without making a selection, select the X icon.

Please note that you can only change the font size if viewing an EPUB ebook. If you are viewing a PDF ebook the font size menu will be inaccessible. Please use the zoom instead.

This opens the zoom menu.

Within the menu you can change the zoom from it's default 100%. The options range from 100% up to 500%.

Once you select an option the menu will close automatically and your choice will be applied.

To close the font size menu without making a selection, select the X icon.

Please note that the zoom level applies only to the currently visible page and will reset when you navigate to a new page or section.

Please also note that you can only access the zoom menu when using the desktop version of the Online Reader. If you are using a mobile device with a touch screen please instead zoom by using two fingers on your touch screen. Pinching out to zoom in, or pinching in to zoom out.

This opens the read aloud or text-to-speech (TTS) settings menu.

Within the menu you can adjust the playback rate from it's default 1.0. The options range from 0.5 up to 3.0.

You can also adjust the volume, independent of your device volume. The default is 100%, but the options range from 0% to 100%.

Once you have made your changes please select the "Save" button so the changes can take effect. If you want to cancel any changes or simply close the menu please select either the "Close" button or the X icon.

This will turn to the previous page.

If you are using a computer, if your cursor is not hovering over the ebook page, you can also use your mouse scroll wheel and turn to the previous page by scrolling up on the wheel.

If you are using a touch screen device you can swipe right (left to right) to return to the previous page.

This is the "Go to" box. Here you can type in a page number to jump directly to that page.

Please note that you can only jump to a numbered page if viewing a PDF ebook. If you are viewing an EPUB ebook the go to box will not be displayed in the Control Panel.

This will turn to the next page.

If you are using a computer, if your cursor is not hovering over the ebook page, you can also use your mouse scroll wheel and turn to the next page by scrolling down on the wheel.

If you are using a touch screen device you can swipe left (right to left) to turn to the next page.

This will switch the Online Reader to Dark mode.

This will switch the Online Reader to Light mode.

This will toggle the aspect ratio.

If you press it once the aspect ratio is ignored and the ebook contents will fill the screen.

If you press it again the aspect ratio will be restored. And the ebook will return to the standard layout.

Please note that if you are using the view mode "Adapt to Screen" then the aspect ratio cannot be changed. A locked page icon will be displayed. Please select a different reader view in order to be able to change the aspect ratio.

This opens the view mode menu.

Within the menu you can change the way the text is displayed on the screen.

To close the view mode menu without making a selection select the X icon.

The four view mode options are:

Adapt to Screen

This is the default view. The Online Reader can switch between any of the three other view modes depending on the screen size of your device and the orientation you are holding it.

Please note that while using this view the aspect ratio will be locked and cannot be changed.

Flip Pages

The Online Reader will display a single page at a time.

Two-Page View

The Online Reader will display two pages at a time (a double page spread).

Scroll Book

The Online Reader displays the entire ebook as one long continuous page. Instead of turning pages you simply scroll down to read the ebook.

If you are using this view on a touchscreen device, rather than swiping left and right to navigate the ebook you can swipe up to move forwards in the ebook and swipe down to move back.

If your ebook is available in more than one format (EPUB and PDF) then this will let you switch between both formats.

The format you are currently viewing will always be displayed, so select "EPUB" to switch to the PDF, or select "PDF" to switch to the EPUB.

If your ebook is only available in one format this will not be displayed in the Control Panel.

This opens the help, shortcuts and accessibility menu.

Here you can see all the ways to navigate the Online Reader using the device you are currently using. So a touchscreen device will list the touch navigation tips. And on a computer the keyboard shortcuts will be displayed.

It will also list the ways to use a screen reader with the Online Reader.

This will pin the Control Panel so it is always visible. The size of the ebook page will adjust slightly so they do not overlap.

This will unpin the Control Panel. This means the Control Panel will stay hidden until you open it by selecting the Settings icon in the Menu.

When it is open, once you have selected an option on the Control Panel, the panel will be hidden again.