How do I download into iBooks?

Items needed before getting started: iBooks app and an Apple ID account (instructions on back).

Begin by opening iBooks and select Store

Figure 1: iBooks > click on Store (upper left-hand corner)

Search by entering the book title in the search field

Figure 2: Enter the title in the search field (upper right-hand corner) > click search

In the search results select the text, enter your Apple ID password and payment information when requested. Return to iBooks by clicking on Library in the upper left-hand corner How do I set up my St. Francis Apple ID account? Use iTunes on your home computer to set up your account: open iTunes > select iTunes store > select Apps store. Follow the instructions below. Or, use your iPad, open Apps store and follow the instructions below.

Once in the Apps store, find any free app (i.e. Find My iPhone)

Tap Free Tap Install

Tap Create New Apple ID

Choose your country, and then tap Done Next, read and agree to the iTunes Store Terms & Conditions. Tap Agree at the bottom of the page.

Enter your St. Francis email address (i.e. [email protected], this is your Apple ID), security questions, birthday, and create your password. Be sure to save this information in a safe place, you will refer to it often.

Once you are satisfied with the information entered, tap Next.

Select None Fill out the required fields. Tap

as your Next, a screen that says Verify Your Account pops up, tap Done. payment option. If at Check your St. Francis email for a any time verification email from iTunes Store.

payment is Tap the link in your email to required, activate your account. Sign in when you will be prompted.

prompted.

You will see a thank you screen when done.

How do I use my iBook app?

Show the controls. Tap near the center of a page. Not all books have the same controls, but some of the thinks you can do include searching, viewing the table of contents and sharing what your’re reading

Contents, bookmarks, & notes Search in book

Click here to return to iBooks Library Bookmark page *See description below

Enlarge an image. Double-tap the image. In some books, touch and hold to display a magnifying glass you can use to view an image. Go to a specific page. Use the page navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Or, tap and enter a page number, then tap the page number in the search results. Get a definition. Double-tap a word, then tap Define in the menu that appears. Definitions aren’t available for all languages. Remember your place. Tap to add a bookmark, or tap again to remove it. You don’t need to add a bookmark when you close the book, because iBooks remembers where you left off. You can have multiple bookmarks—to see them all, tap , then tap Bookmarks. Remember the good parts. Some books let you add notes and highlights. Double-tap a word to select it, move the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap Note or Highlight in the menu that appears. To see all the notes and highlights you’ve made, tap , then tap Notes. Share the good parts. Tap some highlighted text, then tap . If the book is from the iBooks Store, a link to the book is included automatically. Share a link to a book. Tap near the center of a page to display the controls, then tap . Tap , then tap Share Book. *Change the way a book looks. Some books let you change the font, font size, and color of the page. Tap the AA (upper right-hand corner). You can change justification and hyphentation in Settings > iBooks. These settings apply to all books that support them.

Figure 3: Menu drop down after selecting AA in upper right-hand corner. How do I organize my books in iBooks?

Organize your books with collections. Tap Edit and select some books to move them into a collection. To edit or create collections, tap Collections. Some built-in collections, such as PDFs, can’t be renamed or deleted. View books by title or by cover. Tap or to switch between views. Rearrange books. While viewing books by cover, touch and hold a cover then drag it to a new location. While viewing books by title, sort the list using the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Search for a book. Pull down to reveal the Search field at the top of the screen. Searching looks for the title and the author’s name. Hide previously purchased books. To show or hide books you’ve purchased but haven’t downloaded, go to Settings > iBooks > Show All Purchases.

Read PDFs. Sync a PDF. In iTunes on your computer, choose File > Add to Library and select the PDF. Then sync. See iTunes Help for more info about syncing. Add a PDF email attachment to iBooks. Open the email message, then touch and hold its PDF attachment. Choose “Open in iBooks” from the menu that appears. iBooks settings Go to Settings > iBooks, where you can: • Sync collections and bookmarks (including notes and current page information) with your other devices. • Display online content within a book. Some books might access video or audio that’s stored on the web. • Change the direction pages turn when you tap in the left margin.