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Introducing the New and Improved Safari Books Online!

The newest version of Safari Books Online is here, and it is packed with new features that make it easier than ever to access, read and organize the information you need.

Check out the new features in Safari Books Online (some of these features may not be available at some subscription levels).

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Simplified User Interface

The power of Safari Books Online is right under your fingertips.

  • Navigate anywhere in the site in just two clicks.

  • Jump to the last page you read, or to your Favorites, from your Dashboard.

  • Browse Featured Categories or books from a favorite publisher.

  • Access Search from the top of any page, and try the new Advanced Search query builder.

  • Use the tabs on the My Safari page for quick access to your personalized content.

  • Read context-sensitive Help for the page you are viewing.

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Improved Reading Experience

Reading just got easier.

  • Scroll vertically through a book, turn pages, or use keyboard shortcuts.

  • Navigate easily to a new section from Thumbnail view.

  • Try the multiple Zoom levels to focus closely on text.

  • Select Full Screen mode to remove distractions as you read.

  • Personalize your reading with Notes, Tags, Bookmarks, Ratings, Reviews, and more

  • Add a title to your Favorites without leaving the page you are reading.

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Favorites Folders

Organize your Favorites! Create Folders for the titles you consult frequently. These custom lists will save you time.

  • Organize your favorite books and videos into Folders that you create and name.

  • Handpick books to go into a Folder(s) or organize content based on a saved query ("Smart Folders").

  • Drag and drop titles into Folders.

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Notes and Highlighting

Hold that thought! Use Safari Books Online's Notes feature to comment on the electronic text.

  • Attach a Note to a book or a page.

  • Highlight text and attach a Note to that text.

  • Create your Note in a movable layer right over the page you are reading.

  • Organize, search and filter your Notes by adding Tags.

  • Print your Notes and Highlights in a custom summary.

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Bookmarks

Find your place quickly when you use Bookmarks. One click on your Bookmark opens the book just where you left off.

  • Dog-ear the page by clicking the upper right corner of the page or by clicking the Bookmark icon in the tool bar.

  • Jump to any page with a Bookmark quickly by clicking the Bookmark record in the left navigation panel beside the book page. You can also click the Bookmark tab in My Safari or on the title's "cover page."

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Tags

Categorize your Notes and organize your content with searchable Tags.

  • Assign Tags to a whole book, to specific pages, or to your Notes.

  • Search for content—books, specific pages, and Notes—you have tagged.

  • Select from your frequently used Tags when creating a new Note or Tag.

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Printable, Custom Summary

Create a custom document (auto-summary) from your Notes and highlighted text.

  • Select tagged Notes and Highlights from a combination of books across the library.

  • Select content and Notes in an individual book.

  • Print just text you have highlighted.

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Ratings and Reviews

Contribute to the Safari Books Online community by adding Ratings and Reviews to titles.

  • Click the stars to rate any Safari Books Online title. Change your rating with another click.

  • Learn from your peers: read Reviews posted by other Safari Books Online subscribers.

  • Write your own Review and share with others.

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Search and Smart Folders

Save useful search results for quick access, and discover additional ways to search.

  • Save any query and list of search results as a custom Smart Folder. The results will refresh when you open the Folder.

  • Search inside a book without leaving the page. View search results at the left and keep the book page open.

  • Build a detailed search with the new Advanced Search form. Focus your search by adding a line at a time.

  • Search within Folders you have created.

  • Search using Tags you have added to content.

For more details about our new features please visit the Help page.


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