When you are viewing a book in the FamilySearch Digital Library, the toolbar provides several options.
Icon | Name | Function |
Rotate | Rotate the image. Each click rotates the book image a quarter turn to the right. | |
Rotate | Rotate the image. Each click rotates the image a quarter turn to the left | |
Adjust the Contrast | To make the image lighter or darker, move the slider. | |
Reverse | Each click changes the image to white print-on-black or black print-on-white. | |
Show/Hide Information Boxes | Click to show or hide a small information box. The box shows how far you are into the book. Icons along the top allow you to search, show bookmarks, show text, print or download, and share. Click the letter "i" in a circle and open additional information about the book | |
Optimized Zoom | Returns the zoom level to one optimized for your computer screen. | |
Zoom Out, Zoom In | To zoom out, click — To zoom in, click + | |
Thumbnails | Click to view the book pages in miniature in a grid. Scroll through the thumbnails. To enlarge a page, double-click an image. | |
Flipping | Click to view the pages like an open book. As you click to advance the pages, you see it as pages turning in an open book. | |
Picture | Shows the image of a single page. | |
View Information | Click to see information about the book to the right of the image. | |
Search | Click the icon. Enter search terms and search the contents of the book. | |
Show text | View text in the book. | |
Print or Download Files | After you click, choose the format. Choose whether you want the entire book or just a page. Click Download. After you download a file, you can print it. | |
Share | Click to share through social media or email. Alternatively, copy the link and share the link. |
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