Apple Pencil "Live Highlighting" in Beta test

I am in the beta test for Gospel Library on my iPad.

I have seen this in the release notes the last few times. What is "Live Highlighting" using the Apple Pencil?

Thanks!

"Live highlighting" just means that the highlight will be created immediately as you draw along a line of text with Apple Pencil (or a similar stylus that pairs with your iPad via bluetooth, like Apple Pencil). The regular two-step process for creating a highlight is selecting some text, then tapping Mark. Live highlighting creates the highlight in a single step as the text is being selected (no need to tap Mark).

"Live Highlighting" seems to be active in the release version of the Gospel Library on my iPad. This is a very frustrating "feature" because there are many times that I want to copy text or define a word or select a portion of a section that has already been marked. Live Highlighting piles up the annotations or marks text I don't want marked. Can we at least have an option to turn this off in settings?

Yes, only use the pencil for annotation. Use your finger to select and copy