At this time, we have limited products that include the interactive notebook. Contact your sales representative to see if the product you want has these features.
Any annotations or notes you or a student makes in the Interactive Edition will appear in the Notebook section of the right panel.
Making annotations in the interactive notebook.
- Start by using your cursor to select and highlight the text you want to note (click and drag mouse).

- After successfully selecting the desired text the following annotation tools will appear on your screen.
- To save an annotation, you will need to choose one of the four annotation styles and then click the blue save button:
- Highlight color - click the dropdown arrow to select from 8 different colors
- Underline text
- Double underline text
- Circle text
Additionally, the annotation tool also gives you the option to label your notes using key words, ideas, or phrases.
You can also add your own notes or comments to the annotated text using the note icon on the tool bar. Any text you type will then appear on the right side Notebook panel under the text you highlighted.
In the right side Notebook panel, you can edit notes, add notes, and add labels by selecting the pencil icon in the lower right hand corner of the note.
You can also add notes and/or labels by selecting the green plus button, entering text and selecting or adding labels, and clicking on the blue save button in the bottom right corner of the note.
To delete an annotation, select the trash can icon in the bottom right corner of the note. A confirmation message will appear to make sure you intend to delete the note. Click the red delete button to confirm you want to delete the annotation.
Viewing Student Annotations
As the instructor, you can view individual student annotations by navigating to the Grading tab in the right panel.
Select the student you would like to view annotations for and an eye icon will appear to show that you are viewing student work.
Then click on the Notebook tab to view any annotations the selected student has made.
To return to your own Notebook and annotations, go back to the Grading tab and deselct the student, the eye icon should no longer appear.
Then click the Notebook tab to see any notes you have made as the instructor.