Overview: Texidium for Mac

This Cheat Sheet is for users of the Texidium eReader for Mac. See the bottom of the page for a downloadable reference document of the features of the Texidium Mac app.

Organizing Your Library

The following table describes how to sort and filter your eText library from your home page in the Texidium eReader for Mac.

Action	Icon
View as tiles
View as list
View book information	+ Get Book Info
Delete a book	+ Remove Book from Device
Sort and filter library	+

Reading a Book

The following table lists basic tasks performed while reading an eText in the Texidium eReader for Mac.

Note: Some features listed in this section are only available when reading eTexts or a certain file type (EPUB or PDF). The applicable format is identified when this is the case. Click the icon on an eText in your Library and then click Get Book Info to determine its file type.

Action	Icon / Instructions
Turn the page	In scolling view (default): Scroll up/down In side-scrolling view: Forward/back key
Go to page (type page # in field)
Move forward/back one chapter	or
View your navigation history
Access the table of contents
Search book
Print	Note: There is a limit to how many pages can be printed. This limit varies by eText and is set by the publisher. Some eTexts are not configured to allow printing.
Copy text	Click and drag your cursor across the text you wish to copy Click the Copy icon Use your device’s Copy command to copy the text in the pop-up windows to your clipboard Note: There is a limit to how many words can be copied from an eText. This limit varies by eText and is set by the publisher.
Change navigation/display style	+ Choose navigation/display style
Change text size (EPUB eTexts)	+ or
Zoom in or out (PDF eTexts)	+ or
Read aloud (EPUB eTexts)

Using Notes and Bookmarks

The following table describes how to use notes, bookmarks and highlighting to get the most out of your study sessions with Texidium.

Action	Icon / Instructions
Bookmark the current page
Browse bookmarks
Show, hide or filter highlights	+ Toggle category visibility on/off
Highlight text / Add note	Click and drag your cursor across the text to which your note applies Select a highlight category from the dropdown list Click Add Note Type your note in the text field Click elsewhere on the screen to close and save your note
Browse notes
Customize highlight categories	In the Options menu of your Texidium Library, click Highlights and Sharing Click the arrow beside the category you wish to customize, and then click Edit Change the category name or colour as desired Click Done
Add a highlight category	In the Options menu of your Texidium Library, click Highlights and Sharing Click Add Category Assign a name and colour to the category Click Done
Share a highlight category	In the Options menu of your Texidium Library, click Highlight and Sharing Click the arrow beside the category you wish to share, and then click Share Distribute the subscription code that is generated to anyone with whom you wish to share the category – these users can then use that code to subscribe to your shared category as described below
Subscribe to a shared highlight category	In the Options menu of your Texidium Library, click Highlights and Sharing Go to the My Subscriptions tab Click Add Subscription Enter the subscription code the sharer gave you Click Done

Managing Your Account

The following table describes tasks in managing your Texidium account and profile settings.

Action	Instructions
View your Profile
Change your email address	In your Profile:
Change your password	In your Profile:
Remove a synced device	In your Profile: Under “Devices”, click next to the device you wish to remove.

Getting Texidium Apps

The following table describes how to download Texidium apps.

Action	Intructions
Download Texidium desktop apps (Available for Windows and Mac)	Go to https://reader.texidium.com/dist/#/apps, and click the Download button next to the app you wish to download.
Download Texidium mobile apps (Available for iOS and Android)	For iOS: Search for “Texidium” on the App Store. For Android: Search for “Texidium” on Google Play.

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