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ɫèAV+ is the go-to place to access your eTextbooks and Study Prep, both designed to help you get better grades in university.Ìý

eTextbooks have built-in tools that simplify studying, like flashcards, audio options, search, and highlighting. Study Prep includes video lessons, practice problems, study guides, Q&A with experts and more, to help you understand tricky topics and get you prepared for test time — all in one place.

An eTextbook is an easy-to-use digital version of your assigned textbook. eTextbooks, available in ɫèAV+, give you access to upgraded study tools, including enhanced search, highlights and notes, customizable flashcards, and audio options for hand-free studying. Plus, you can learn on-the-go with the ɫèAV+ app.

Each plan includes access to 1 eTextbook title.

eTextbooks in ɫèAV+ offer an easy-to-use digital version of your book for class that includes upgraded study tools to help you learn how you learn best.ÌýÌý

Use enhanced search to find what you need within your eTextbook, highlight and make notes to mark important info, generate flashcards to test your knowledge, and use audio to listen to the text. Every feature is designed to help you learn more efficiently and get results. Plus, you can learn on the go with the ɫèAV+ app. Find this and more in your eTextbook, available in ɫèAV+.

When you choose an eTextbook plan, you're signing up for a 6-month, 12‑month, or 5-year access term. You’ll make an upfront payment for your purchase. After checkout, you’ll be able to use your eTextbook in ɫèAV+.

eTextbooks in ɫèAV+ are only available for a 6-month, 12-month, and 5-year access term. We’re not able to customise access terms.

You can customise the length of your Study Prep plan for 3, 6, or 12 months, which includes practice problems, study guides, Q&A with experts, video lessons that help you understand tricky topics and more.Ìý

If you don’t see the eTextbook you need in ɫèAV+, you may be able to purchase it separately on pearson.com. You can search by title, author, or ISBN.

When you purchase an eTextbook, you’ll access it in your library from the app or on the web. You can also find the eTextbook from a link in My learning on pearson.com.

When you buy an eTextbook plan, you’ll have access to the eTextbook for 6 months, 12 months, or 5 years.

Some eTextbooks are not available in ɫèAV+. You can go to pearson.comÌýto buy other non-ɫèAV+ eTextbooks separately.

Many eTextbooks in ɫèAV+ offer highlighting and notes as a feature.

Any highlights and notes you add when working offline in the app are synced to the browser view of the eTextbook after the app is back online.

To create a highlight:

1. From the book content, select (or press and hold) a word and drag, releasing at the end of the passage you want to highlight. In select eTextbooks, you can also highlight an image (includes figures and tables) or video
2. Select a highlight color
3. [Optional] Select New note (pencil icon) to add a note associated with the highlight. A marker appears in the right margin where a note has been savedÌý

To edit a highlight:Ìý

1. Select anywhere on the highlight
2. Select a new highlight color
3. Select Edit note (pencil in square icon) to change your associated noteÌý

To review a list of your book-based notes, select Notebook (notebook icon) from the navigation menu. You can also search for notes using the Search (magnifying glass icon) feature.

Use the Notebook to help you study and prepare for tests. The Notebook for your eTextbook may have some or all of the features described in this section.

First, open the Notebook:

1. Select Notebook (notebook icon) from the navigation menu

Then, add notes without a book highlight:

1. Select Create to write your note and give it a title (optional)
2. Optionally, add a hashtag in the note text to categorise your note, such as #skeletalsystem
   1. Categories you create are listed at the bottom of the note
   2. A note can be tagged with multiple hashtagsÌý

You can also review notes in the context of the book:

1. You can narrow the list of notes that are in view by selecting Filter (filter icon).Ìý
2. Then, filter by chapter, highlight color, or tags to show only the notes you want.Ìý
3. To show only your notes that are not associated with a book highlight, select Blank

You can select any note to open it in the eTextbook.

How to edit your notes:

1. To change the highlight color, update your note text, or add/remove tags, select Edit (pencil in square icon) in the toolbar
2. Select one or more cards
3. Select Edit (pencil in square icon) or Delete (trash can icon)

How to export your notes:

1. To export your notes, select Edit (pencil icon)
2. Select Export (export icon) and identify where you want to save the PDF

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You can select any word in an eTextbook and search for it to find all the locations where it’s referenced.Ìý

Here’s how search works:

1. From an open page, select (or press and hold) a word and drag, releasing at the end of the word(s) you want to search
2. Then, select Search selection (magnifying class icon) from the menu

You can bookmark any content in eTextbooks in ɫèAV+.

Here’s how bookmarking works:

1. From a book page, select Bookmark (Add bookmark icon) on the top right.
2. To see all of your bookmarks, from any book location, select Table of contents (table of contents icon) in the navigation menu and then go to the bookmarks tab. Your bookmarks are listed in chapter order. Select a bookmark to go to its location.

In the Study area of your eTextbook, you can create and edit flashcard decks to help you review and practice what you’ve learned.

Select Study tools (study tools icon) from the eTextbook navigation menu to view your study content and My decks. Choose a deck to open it.

To create a new deck and add flashcards:

1. Select Create
2. On the Name your new deck screen, enter the deck name and select Next
3. On the Create flashcard screen, enter a term or question in the Front field and the definition or answer in the Back field
4. Select either Save and close or Add another to add more cards to your deck

To edit an existing flashcard deck:

1. Select Edit (pencil icon) to the right of the deck name
2. On the Edit your deck screen, enter the deck name and select Save

To edit an individual flashcard within a deck:

1. Select the deck you’d like to view the deck details page
2. Select the card you’d like to edit in the card list
3. Make your edits to the front and back of the card and select Save

To create or edit flashcard decks from eTextbook content:

1. From an open page, select text for the flashcard
2. Choose Create a flashcard from the menu that appears when you select the text
3. On the Create flashcard screen, the selected text will appear in the Back field
4. Enter a deck name in the Add to deck field and a term or question in the Front field. Select Save
5. To edit a flashcard from a page, select the same text and choose Edit flashcard from the menu

In an eTextbook, you can study with flashcards in two ways — in view mode or in practice mode.

From a deck, select either View all to see and browse all the cards in that deck or Practice to study a selection of 20 cards and track your progress.

In view mode:

• You can flip through all the cards in the deck
• For multiple-choice questions, you'll see the correct answer on the front of the card
• For other types of questions, select Flip to see the correct answer on the back
• Correctness and progress are not tracked

In practice mode:

• An adaptive learning algorithm selects the 20 cards you should practice next based on your previous answers
• Your responses are tracked, and you’ll receive a score when you complete the study session
• This score is then reflected in the overall progress bar for the deck

A contextual search feature is available in eTextbooks in ɫèAV+.Ìý

Select a search result to jump to that content in the eTextbook, whether a glossary definition, content snippet, or other result. In some eTextbooks, you can play a video from the results area.

Here’s how it works:

1. Select Search (magnifying glass icon) and enter your search term or phrase
2. Search results will include content and glossary terms
3. In some eTextbooks, results may also include images, videos, math and chemical equations, highlighted text, notes, and note tags

Searching phrases: When searching on multiple words like atomic number, exact match results appear first followed by any matches to the individual terms, like atomic and number.

Filtering your search by content type: After you enter a search term in some eTextbooks, you can filter the results to show matches of a particular content type only. You can filter by notes and highlights, chapters, media, figures, glossary, or content.

Searching by location: You can also select any word in the eTextbook and search for it to find all the locations where it’s referenced. From an open page, select (or press and hold) a word and drag, releasing at the end of the word(s) you want to search. Then, select Search selection (magnifying class icon) from the menu.

It’s easy to track down videos and interactives in your eTextbook in ɫèAV+. Select a search result to jump to it in your eTextbook.

Here’s how it works:

1. Select Search (magnifying glass icon) from the navigation menu.Ìý
2. Then, browse content in the Media key category. You’ll see all the media that are in your eTextbook including videos, interactives and images
3. Or, enter terms in the search bar. Some of the terms you can search for include figure (for images), video (for videos) and interactive (for flashcards)

In most eTextbooks, you can adjust color, text size, fonts, and other display settings on the Display settings screen in the app.

• Color mode – Select Light, Sepia, or Dark
• Text size – Drag the slider to increase or decrease text size
• Font options – Select from 5 screen-friendly fonts
• Character case – Choose upper and lower case or all caps
• Line spacing – Choose no spacing between lines, moderate spacing or more open spacing

Display settings cannot be adjusted in the app for some eTextbooks, such as those in PDF.

When you’re reading an eTextbook on your browser, select Display setting (display settings icon) from the navigation menu to adjust font size, color contrast or show/hide highlights. The color contrast option is not available for eTextbooks delivered as a PDF.

The table of contents is available from wherever you are in an eTextbook.Ìý

Here’s how it works:

1. Select Table of contents (list icon) to see the title Contents, your Bookmarks and your Recent locations
2. Select any of those to navigate to that location in your eTextbook

Audio support (audiobook functionality) is available in some eTextbooks in ɫèAV+.Ìý

Here’s how it works:

1. From an open page in your eTextbook, select Audio (headphone icon) in the navigation menu.Ìý
2. The icon will turn red and the audio menu with play button and audio progress slider bar will become visible
3. Select the play button to start or stop the audio
4. Drag the slider to advance or replay content

Note: If you hide the audio menu while the audio is playing, the Audio headphone icon will be replaced by the Audio waves icon in the toolbar.

If you already purchased an eTextbook through MyLab, Mastering or ɫèAV’s instructor-led eTextbook platform, you can download the ɫèAV+ app and use it to access your eTextbook in ɫèAV+ anytime, anywhere.

Be sure you're registered for your MyLab, Mastering, or instructor-led course before accessing the eTextbook in ɫèAV+. Then, sign in to ɫèAV+ to find your eTextbook in your library.Ìý

If your instructor is using the instructor-led eTextbook platform, a course invitation will be shared by email, on your syllabus or through class set-up materials. Use your instructor's link and follow the prompts to access your eTextbook in ɫèAV+.

If your course materials are part of Inclusive Access, you’ll access your eTextbook through your school’s Learning Management System (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L, or similar).Ìý

If you'd like to continue to access Revel content at the end of a term, purchase an eTextbook in ɫèAV+. Then, use the ɫèAV+ app to find eTextbooks for all your courses.

If you need to join a course that includes eTextbook access, use your instructor’s invite link to buy the eTextbook in ɫèAV+.

You can use the ɫèAV+ app on up to 2 authorised devices at once. For example, if you are using the ɫèAV+ app on a phone and tablet, that’s 2 devices.

You can also access your eTextbook using the web browser on your computer. Only 1 web browser can access an eTextbook at a time.Ìý

You can access eTextbooks and Study Prep in ɫèAV+ with our free mobile app on your smartphone or tablet.Ìý

If you prefer to access ɫèAV+ on your computer, you can use any browser (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari).

You can swap 1 of your 2 authorised devices for a new device each month. Once you’ve made a swap, you won’t be able to do it again until the next calendar month.

The ɫèAV+ mobile app runs on a wide variety of Apple and Android devices, including:

iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod touch®Ìý
iOS 15.0 or laterÌý

Android smartphones or tabletsÌý
Android 6.0 or laterÌý

You can access eTextbooks and Study Prep in ɫèAV+ with both Microsoft® Windows and MacOS (OS X) operating systems.Ìý

ɫèAV+ is supported on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari.

Microsoft® Windows 10 system requirements:

• Recommended: Google Chrome
• Also supported: Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge

MacOS (OS X) 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 system requirements:

• Recommended: Apple Safari
• Also supported: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox