How to create and review annotations in books

To create an annotation in a book, select the desired text to highlight it. Then, select View annotations in the pop-up.

If you'd like, you can change the highlight color or leave a note. Select More to see all highlight colors.

Note: Not all LexisNexis Digital Library collections offer the ability to leave notes.

A modal displaying options for highlighted text_ including changing its color_ a text box for a note_ and options to copy passage link_ copy with citation_ or delete

Annotations with notes will have a small icon next to the highlighted text.

Highlighter mode

To quickly create annotations, select Hightlight to use highlighter mode. Then, select the desired text (and add a note, if you'd like).

Select Hightlight again to exit highlighter mode.

Viewing annotations

Select Annotations to see all annotations you've created in the book. You can sort annotations by their order of appearance in the book or by recently created.

Select an annotation to jump to that section of the book, or select Print to print all annotations.

Tip: Click or tap on highlighted text while reading to view the annotation in the sidebar.

To see your annotations for all titles, go to My annotations in the digital library. From there, you can:

Last updated: 09 June 2026 12:12 PM