What Is Skimming & Scanning?

Skimming and scanning is looking at a text to find information quickly.

Skimming is looking for the main idea of the text by reading some parts.

Scanning is looking for specific information without reading the whole text.

Skimming & Scanning: How & Why?

Skimming
Why use it:	You're looking for the general idea
How to do it:	Read	Title
		Subtitles
		Headings
	Look for	Pictures
		Illustrations
		Graphs
		Tables
		Emphasized text (bold, italics, colours…)
Skimming
Why use it:	You're looking for specific information
How to do it:	Look for	Keywords
		Bullet lists
		Captions
		Emphasized text (bold, italics, colours…)