# Notes, Highlights, and Citations
## Highlighting
Highlighting text allows you to take an active role as a learner. *Please note, If you have notes in V6 the color correspondence is now red to orange and blue to purple.* Here is how to do it in the eReader:
1. If you are on a computer, click and drag your cursor to select the text you wish to highlight. If you are using a phone or tablet, press and hold with your finger, then drag.
2. Release the cursor/your finger to pull up a menu box.
3. Select one of the four colors (yellow, green, orange, purple) from the menu box.
Once you’ve selected a color, the text will appear in that color inline in the document area.
You can delete a highlight by clicking on the highlighted text and clicking on the trash can in the annotation modal or by deleting the highlight in the Learning Tools area.
## Note-Taking
Creating notes on the eReader is like creating highlights.
1. If you are on a computer, click and drag your cursor to select the text you wish to annotate. If you are using a phone or tablet, press and hold with your finger and then drag.
2. Release the cursor/your finger to pull up the menu box.
3. Click the notepad icon (an image of a piece of paper with a pencil).
4. Select a color and type your notes in the text box which appears on the right side of the page.
5. Click the blue Save button.
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*Please note: Your Notes can also be found throughout the eReader on the right-hand side of the desired annotation*
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## Citation
No more having to remember proper citation formatting. All that work is done automatically for you. Creating a citation is a lot like creating highlights and taking notes.
1. If you are on a computer, click and drag your cursor to select the text you wish to annotate. If you are using a phone or tablet, press and hold with your finger and then drag.
2. Release the cursor/your finger to pull up the menu box.
3. Select Create a Citation and choose a format between APA, Chicago and MLA
4. Select Copy Citation or Copy Bibliographical Entry.
## Review Your Notes and Highlights
To review a specific note or highlight:
1. Click on the Sidebar Menu label in the top left corner of your window.
2. Select Notes & Highlights.
3. Search for specific notes by keyword in the search bar under Notes & Highlights. You can also scroll to look through your notes in the order you created them.
Click on a note to jump to the text it references.
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*Please note: Notes, Highlights, and Citations are unique to the book you are using, and will not carry over to different books or new editions*
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