How to Export Highlights From an iBook

Readers can export highlighted text from an iBook to a computer.

Users of the Apple iPad, iTouch, or iPhone can purchase iBooks from the Apple iBookstore, which can be accessed via Apple's iBook application. Readers can access a variety of books in digital format for reading on one of these hand-held devices and can make notes regarding their reading by using the application's highlighting feature to select and copy text. Highlighted text can be saved and exported using the device's notepad feature.

Instructions

1. Select text and highlight the area using the iBook highlighting tool. The iBook highlighting tool allows you to mark text as you read. Choose the area of the text that you wish to highlight and click over the words. You highlight iBook text the same way you highlight text in other Apple word processing programs.

2. Copy highlighted text and paste the text into a new note in your iPad, iPhone, or ITouch Notepad. Open the Notepad feature on your device and create a new note. Copy and paste the highlighted text into the note. Save the new note to your device to use as a reference. This saved note file can also be exported to your computer.

3. Sync your device with your computer using a USB cable. Open Apple iTunes and set your device to sync the notes on your iPad or iPhone with your computer. Your saved notes will appear as files in the Mail application on a Mac or in Microsoft Outlook on a PC.

4. Open highlighted iBook notes through the Notepad feature. You can open, read, and save your highlighted section of an iBook simply using the Notepad application. You can also open the saved notes and copy and paste the iBook text selections into another type of document such as an email or a Word document, making it possible to use or share pieces of iBook text.

References

• Apple: iBooks: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Gigaom: iBooks App and iBookstore
• Apple: iOS: How to Transfer or Sync Content to Your Computer