# New SIMbook Features Fall 2015

Whether you’re new to SIMnet or have been around for a while, take a moment to familiarize yourself with our new features. You can now create notes, highlights, and links directly in your SIMbook; navigate between SIMbooks without going back to the library; and directly search the contents of your SIMbook. All of these updates are aimed at making your experience smoother and more powerful. Check it out!

## Highlights, Notes, and Links

Users can now interact with SIMbooks directly, leaving notes, highlights, and even links to other important content. This will help students to reinforce content and apply that learning more effectively.

To**highlight**content, simply click and drag over the words you would like to highlight. That text will be highlighted blue. This highlight will remain in place between sessions, reminding students of the information that they felt was important.

![hightlight 1](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-eb7fd878ca33226c1b1731da955775c8d867f7b9%2F2015-06-hightlight-1-300x86.png?alt=media)

To remove a highlight, simply click the highlight and select the**Trash Can Icon**.

There are two ways to**create a Note**. The first way is to highlight the desired text by clicking and dragging. Then click the**Notepad Icon**in the center of the dark blue popup. The note will be associated with the desired text, replacing the highlight. Text with a note appears as dark blue. To review the note, simply hover over the note text or click the*Note Icon*.

![Note Text](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-96634affe40e7b1b03d7454cf72bf112fc126de6%2F2015-06-Note-Text-300x52.png?alt=media)

The second way is to click the gray**Notepad Icon**at the right side of each paragraph. Notes added in this manner are associated with the entire paragraph and are reached by clicking the**Notepad Icon**again.

![Note icon gray](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7dd2dd83b406838103a4fa6aded043f425751053%2F2015-06-Note-icon-gray.png?alt=media)

When you click the**Notepad Icon**, using either method, the*Add a Note*box appears. Type your desired note in the box and then press**Enter**or click**Accept**to complete the note.

![Note](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b32462da16eb39153ea8301c6134ac3b80f22dc0%2F2015-06-Note-300x99.png?alt=media)

Once a note has been created, the*Notepad Icon*at the right of each paragraph fills in and a number to the right of the icon displays the number notes associated with that paragraph.

![Note Icon](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-325469b9a616f7c8a5f4f1d3da94794ac6354fb5%2F2015-06-Note-Icon-300x61.png?alt=media)

To view a note, click the*Notepad Icon*. The*Notepad Icon*expands to display all notes associated with that paragraph.

![Note 2](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7289a77644ee80a2a286d009535dfb7b48e096a1%2F2015-06-Note-2-300x55.png?alt=media)

To Edit a note, left click the*note text*or the*Notepad Icon*and then select the**Pencil Icon**. When you have finished editing a note, click**Accept**or click**Enter**.

![Note Edit](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-85fe1be8c743c72f38b2b83b863d10a5af2ece67%2F2015-06-Note-Edit-300x64.png?alt=media)

To delete a note, left click the*note text*or the*Notepad Icon*and then select the**Delete Icon**.

To create a**Link**, highlight the text you would like to become a link. Click the**Link Icon**on the right side of the dark blue popup. The*Add a Link*window appears. Type the link that you would like to use or copy/paste the link into the text box. Click**Accept**or press**Enter**to create the link.*\[note: in some browsers users may have to type http\:// in order for the link to function]*

![Link](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-accb7fe053c0c570dcd9a7870224e7f218340d17%2F2015-06-Link-300x81.png?alt=media)

To*follow a link*, left click the link and click the**Right Arrow Icon**. To*edit a link*, click the**Pencil Icon**. To*delete a link*click the**Trashcan Icon**.

![Clicked link](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-de8a79cf4d5f6409cf48d83f5ca7fe11fa92c1f5%2F2015-06-Clicked-link-300x65.png?alt=media)

*Note: All highlights, notes, and links are associated with individual paragraphs. This is to keep notes from being lost on the page and to keep the content that a paragraph-wide note is associated with clear. At times some paragraphs are broken into multiple selections because the paragraphs is too large or other formatting concerns*.

## **Open the Bookshelf Directly From SIMbooks**

Users can now switch books from within a SIMbook! Instead of exiting a book and going back to the Library users can now click on the**Book Icon**in the upper left corner of the App bar.

![Bookshelf Icon](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e3048acb3edadbca4db4f170166b4fcffb768415%2F2015-06-Bookshelf-Icon-300x35.png?alt=media)

When users click on the icon they will be able to view their books in the new**Bookshelf**view. Users can click on any book to view it, or hit the**Back**button to return to the original SIMbook.

![Capture 2015-06-04 at 11.27.53](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b6eb8efeda7b3491201787a96cd590d96224cd77%2F2015-06-Capture-2015-06-04-at-11.27.53-300x171.png?alt=media)

## **In-Book Search**

![Search Icon](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f5c05738334c2a4a79503abcdd5b0c840b9392e7%2F2015-06-Search-Icon-300x34.png?alt=media)

Users can now search the text in SIMbooks to find that topic they are looking for instead of flipping through page after page to find the required information. To use the**In-Book Search**click the magnifying glass**Search\*\*\*\*Icon**in the upper right corner of the App bar.

Clicking the**Search Icon**causes the**Search Bar**to appear. Type the desired text into the*Search Bar*and click the**Magnifying Glass**or press**Enter**to initiate a search.

All of the results of a search will appear in a column on the right hand side of the SIMbook screen. The results are in order by chapter. Scroll through the results to find the required result and click on that result to be taken to that SIMbook page.

![Capture 2015-06-04 at 11.30.09](https://3071401631-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4H0WSwYCmWPAUTpA5M%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d7e2e2f43561a5340568bde3695cfe985769d5af%2F2015-06-Capture-2015-06-04-at-11.30.09-198x300.png?alt=media)