You can access Read mode by clicking the Play button in a few different places within Book Creator.
The Play button is located beneath your book if your library is in the "book view."
2. The Play button is located in the three dot menu in the bottom right corner of your book if your library is in the "grid view."
3. The Play button is in the top right of the toolbar when in editing mode of your book.
When you're in Read mode, you'll see that the background is darker and the pages of the book turn nicely. All video and audio will play and links will start working too.
Note: If you are reading a book that lives in a published library, your background will be the color theme chosen from the library owner, and will not always be darker.
Turning pages
You can turn the pages by clicking the left or right arrows, dragging the pages with your mouse, or swiping (if you're using a touch screen). You can also use a keyboard and use the left and right arrows to turn the pages.
Note: The swiping (touch screen) option to turn pages will not work if zoom is enabled during Read mode.
Reading options
The toolbar offers many options for reading.
Zoom
The first icon in the toolbar will allow you to zoom in and out on the page. You can zoom by clicking on the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons, using the keyboard shortcuts by selecting the + and - keys, or pinch method for touch screen. You can always go back to the original fit of the page by selecting the Fit button.
Go full screen
The next icon in the toolbar will make the book display full screen. Click it again to return to the normal view.
Share your book
The share icon will show different options depending on whether you are reading a published version of a book, or you are in Read mode in your own book.
Sharing options for published books as viewed online:
Copy a link to your entire book that will start the reader from the cover page
Copy a link to a particular page that will start the reader from the page you copied
Download a QR code to allow others to easily scan to read the book
Share the book to your Google Classroom
Embed the book on your website
Sharing options for your own books (viewed in Read mode while editing the book):
Page view
This option allows you to view all the pages in a book with the page numbers shown underneath each page.
Settings
Click on the cog icon to access the reading settings:
Side by side pages | Toggle between side by side pages or single page view. |
Right to left pages | Toggle on to turn pages from right to left |
Read words | Toggle on/off. You might choose to turn this off if your students have recorded themselves narrating the book. |
Voice | Choose the language you would like read in. Some languages have more than one reading voice option, but it depends on which browser you're using. |
Highlight words | Toggle on/off. |
Play multimedia | Toggle on/off whether or not to play and audio hotspots or embedded video whilst reading. |
Turn pages automatically | The pages will turn automatically by default and the book will continue reading. You can also turn this setting off to just read the current page, or you can choose Loop which will continue reading the book over and over again. Loop is great when you're presenting a book for display, perhaps in your school building or parent/teacher conference. |
Speed | Use the slider to slow down or speed up the speaking. |
Remix
Press or click on this button to add an editable copy of this book to a library of your choice. This only will appear if the author of the original book has turned remixing on in the published book settings.
Read to me
Press or click on this button to have the book read aloud to you. Note: you can change the read aloud options in the settings cog.