Change a book’s appearance in Books on Mac

You can customize the way pages appear in books you read in the Books app.

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Show one or two pages in a book

  1. Go to the Books app  on your Mac.

  2. Click Books (or another collection) below Library in the sidebar, then double-click a book.

  3. Drag the window’s sides left or right until you see one or two pages.

Customize how text and pages appear in a book

  1. Go to the Books app  on your Mac.

  2. Click Books (or another collection) below Library in the sidebar, then double-click a book.

  3. Move the pointer to the top of the book, then click the Appearance button.

  4. Do any of the following:

    • Change the font size: Click the A buttons at the top to make the font smaller or larger.

      To undo font size changes, Control-click an A button, then click Reset Text Size.

    • Choose a page theme: Click a theme—for example, Original, Quiet, or Paper.

    • Customize a page theme: Click the theme tile, click Customize, then turn on Customize. Choose or adjust options, then click Done.

      To undo page theme changes, click Customize, then click Reset Theme.

    • Change the page background: Click the Appearance button, then choose Light, Dark, or Automatic.

    • Change the font: Click Customize, click Font, choose a font, then click Done.

    • Display bold text: Click Customize, then turn on Bold Text.

    • Customize page layout and accessibility options: Click Customize, turn on Customize, then drag a slider to adjust spacing.

    • Choose whether to align text with left and right margins: Click Customize, turn on Customize, then turn Justify Text on or off.

    • Choose single or multiple columns: Click Customize, turn on Customize, then turn Allow Multiple Columns on or off.

To make books appear larger, you can use the Books app full screen. See Use apps in full screen.

Change hyphenation in a book

  1. Go to the Books app  on your Mac.

  2. Choose Books > Settings, then click Reading.

  3. Select or deselect Auto-hyphenation.

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