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Is it possible to highlight text on Adobe Digital Editions?

New Here ,
Sep 06, 2011 Sep 06, 2011

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So I decided to download an "eBook" for college for the first time, since it's cheaper than a physical book.

It's on Adobe Digital Editions (1.7.2.1131)

What I normally do in text books, is I highlight key texts from a chapter.

I figured you'd have the ability to highlight on each page, and then come back and view the highlighted material later. Talk about frustrating.

Is it possible and I'm just not seeing it?

I guess the second best thing for now is to re-write the text in the bookmarks.

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Enthusiast ,
Sep 06, 2011 Sep 06, 2011

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Add the book to the Library (or bookmarks wont work), then select the text and click on the "Add Bookmark" button (towards the top  between the printer and the font size buttons).

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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016

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re:  how to highlight text in Adobe Digital Editions - ebooks:

1. select text

2 right-click and select "highlight"  and 'voila!!"

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New Here ,
Oct 03, 2017 Oct 03, 2017

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I press highlight however it is "greyed-out" and does not work.  How do I get it to work?

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New Here ,
Oct 03, 2017 Oct 03, 2017

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The only choice that is not "greyed-out" is Bookmark the Page -- all of the other options

Highlight

Add Note to Text

Open Pop-Up Note

&

Copy

are all "greyed-out" and not working.

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New Here ,
Dec 13, 2017 Dec 13, 2017

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In my case, I just exited the book and went back to the library.  Then I clicked the "read" button which took me back to the previous page I was on.  Upon right-clicking the selected text, the option to highlight was there.  Beware this functionality is a bit temperamental depending on the text you highlight.  The developers should address this, but I can't call anyway since it seems ! I'm on "forum support" only.

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New Here ,
May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018

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Has anyone figured out how to highlight. My highlight  button is Gray as well and i tried to exit and open it again but nothing.

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New Here ,
Nov 27, 2019 Nov 27, 2019

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As said by sakyimadpopye above I found that opening the book by right clicking on it from your library > Read. You will find the options aren't greyed out anymore.

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New Here ,
Apr 09, 2020 Apr 09, 2020

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Really strange but it worked 

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New Here ,
Apr 18, 2022 Apr 18, 2022

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Still don't work for me:'-( Pretty useless if you cant make notes in your books!!

 

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New Here ,
Apr 12, 2020 Apr 12, 2020

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I have the opposite problem.  I want to remove a highlight, but can't find a way of doing it.

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New Here ,
May 16, 2020 May 16, 2020

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If you right-click the highlighted section, click on "open pop-up note" and then click on the little gear wheel, you should be able to delete the highlight. 🙂

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New Here ,
Sep 03, 2023 Sep 03, 2023

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Okay, I figured it out! At least for macbook users...highlight your text by pressing shift+command+M. Delete the highlight by clicking the icon that has the three dots and lines next to it, click the one you want to delete, and press delete! Hope this is helpful!

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Oct 08, 2023 Oct 08, 2023

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What a hack - I feel the love !

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