Elements of Language Online Textbook Help
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Using the Online Textbook
The Online Textbook contains the complete text for Elements of Language. To find and read the Online Textbook pages you want, use the menus described below.
Course Menu
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Chapter Menu
The chapter menu lists the Online Textbook pages available for the chapter you selected. To read textbook pages, click the page numbers from the appropriate row. You can either read the complete chapter at once, or read a smaller group of pages. A complete chapter will take longer to download than a smaller group of pages.
Reading Online Textbook Pages
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To return to the chapter menu, click the yellow "Chapter Menu" button that appears at the top and bottom of every page. To return to the course menu, click "Course Menu" in the upper- right-hand corner of every chapter menu screen.