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IEEE Xplore

Using IEEE Xplore

Reading

To read chapter abstracts online, find the chapter you want under 'Chapters & Sections' and click on the chapter title. Books or individual chapters must be downloaded to read them in their entirety.

Searching

Use the search box at the top of the page to search across the entire platform. Search tips can be found here.

Search within a book by using the Search or Find option in in your PDF viewer (press Ctrl-F) after downloading.

Downloading

To download an entire book, select the ‘Download Entire Book’ hyperlink located under the author’s name(s).

To download individual chapters, select the red PDF button once you’re on the chapter screen. This is located underneath the chapter title.

To download up to ten chapters at once, select the check box next to a chapter title on the contents page then select ‘Download PDFs’ located in the grey bar next to the ‘Chapters & Sections’ heading. Then, choose the blue ‘download’ button.

Printing

PDFs of chapters may be printed. Use the Print option in your PDF viewer.

Highlighting and annotating

This can be done using comments on downloaded PDFs.

IEEE Xplore ebooks at a glance

Read online Abstract only
Download Yes, as PDF by chapter
Print Yes
Highlight/annotate Yes, on saved PDF
Personal account Yes
DRM free Yes
Simultaneous access Yes
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