Kobo Kobo Desktop User manual

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Kobo™!Touch!User!Guide!!
TABLE!OF!CONTENTS!
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About!Kobo!Desktop!...................................................................!4!
Downloading!and!installing!Kobo!Desktop!.......................!5!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Windows!...........................................................!5!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Mac!......................................................................!6!
Buying!eBooks!with!Kobo!Desktop!......................................!8!
Using!your!library!in!Kobo!Desktop!..................................!10!
Sorting!your!library!.............................................................................................!10!
Removing!books!....................................................................................................!13!
Reading!on!Kobo!Desktop!.....................................................!14!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!14!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!14!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!15!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!....!17!
Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!18!
Using!the!dictionary!............................................................................................!19!

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Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!20!
Using!Kobo!Desktop!with!a!Kobo!eReader!.....................!21!
Syncing!a!Kobo!eReader!using!Kobo!Desktop!..........................................!22!
Using!Kobo!Desktop!to!manage!the!Kobo!Cloud!.....................................!22!
Ejecting!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!24!
Switching!Kobo!accounts!.......................................................!25!
Getting!Help!.................................................................................!26!
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About!Kobo!Desktop!
Kobo!Desktop!is!a!free!application!for!your!computer.!You!can!
use!it!to!buy!books!from!Kobo,!read!and!rate!books,!organize!
your!library!of!Kobo!books,!set!up!a!Kobo!eReader,!and!more.!
Download!Kobo!Desktop!from!www.kobo.com/desktop.!
Use!Kobo!Desktop!to!enjoy!these!features:!
•Shopping:!The!Bookstore!section!in!Kobo!Desktop!
makes!it!easy!for!you!to!find!your!next!great!read.!You’ll!
find!titles!recommended!for!you!based!on!your!reading!
preferences,!reading!lists,!and!categories!you!can!browse.!
When!you!see!a!book!in!the!Bookstore!that’s!interesting,!
you!can!get!a!preview,!or!save!it!to!your!Wishlist.!!
•Reading:!When!you’re!reading!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!
can!adjust!things!like!text!style!and!size!to!make!it!easier!
for!your!to!read,!highlight!and!add!notes.!
•eReader-support:!Kobo!Desktop!lets!you!manage!Kobo!
eReaders.!Anything!you!add!to!your!Kobo!Desktop!
library!will!also!be!in!your!library!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!
so!you!don’t!have!to!worry!about!where!and!when!you!
read!your!books.!When!you!sync!your!eReader!with!
Kobo!Desktop,!you’ll!also!get!your!latest!bookmarks.!!

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Downloading!and!installing!Kobo!Desktop!
Downloading!and!installing!Kobo!Desktop!only!takes!a!few!
minutes.!Once!you’re!done,!you!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!buy!
books,!rate!books,!organize!your!eReader!library,!set!up!your!
eReader,!and!more.!Kobo!Desktop!is!available!for!both!Windows!
and!Macintosh!computers.!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Windows!
Your!computer!must!have!the!following!to!run!Kobo!Desktop!for!
Windows:!
•Windows(7!/"Windows"Vista"/"Windows"XP"(SP3)!
•Pentium(4!or#higher#(PC)!
•512!MB#RAM!
•200"MB"hard"drive"space"(plus"extra#for#books)!
•1024x768)display!
To!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!for!Windows:!
1. Navigate(to(www.kobo.com/desktop.!
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Important)Note:"If"you’re"setting"up"a"new"eReader,"

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please&navigate&to&www.kobobooks.com/setup!and$
follow%the%instructions.%!
2. Click&Download(Now.!
3. Save%the%newly&downloaded&file%to%your%computer.!
4. Once%the%download%is%complete,%find%the%downloaded%file.!
5. Double_click%the%saved%file.!
6. Complete(the(steps(in(the(installation(wizard.!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Mac!
Your!computer!must!have!the!following!to!run!Kobo!Desktop!for!
Mac:!
•Mac$OS$X$v10.5!!"#$%&'()*(&+$%*,!
•Intel&Core&Duo&(Mac)!
•512!MB#RAM!
•200!MB#hard#drive#space#(plus#extra#for#books)!
•1024x768!display!
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To!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!for!Mac:!
1. Navigate'to'www.kobo.com/desktop.!
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Important)Note:"If"you’re"setting"up"a"new"eReader,"
please&navigate&to&www.kobobooks.com/setup!and$
follow%the%instructions.%!
2. Click&Download(Now.!
3. Double_click%the%downloaded%file.#A#new#icon#with#a#
similar'name'will'appear'and'a'Finder!window&will&
automatically*open.!
Note:!If!Finder!doesn't!open,!double_click!the!new!icon!
and!it!will!open!the!Finder!window.!
4. Copy%or%drag%the%new%icon%to%your%Applications!directory.!

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Buying!eBooks!with!Kobo!Desktop!
You!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!buy!eBooks!from!the!Kobo!Store.!
When!you!buy!a!book,!it’s!automatically!added!to!your!Library.!!
There!are!many!ways!to!find!your!next!great!book!with!Kobo!
Desktop,!from!browsing!recommendations!to!searching!for!
something!specific.!!
Finding-books--
You!can!use!the!Bookstore!tab!to!browse!for!new!eBooks.!To!get!
started,!just!select!one!of!the!options!on!this!tab:!!
•Recommended-for-you-—!books!we!think!you’ll!enjoy,!
based!on!what!you’ve!already!bought!and!books!you’ve!
rated.-You!can!improve!recommendations!by!rating!
more!books.!
•Featured-—!popular!books!that!you!might!enjoy.!
•Similar-Books-—!recommendations!for!books!that!are!
similar!to!a!specific!book!in!your!library.!!
•New-Releases!—!the!latest!books!from!some!popular!
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•Wishlist-—!books!you’ve!found!while!browsing!that!
you’re!interested!in!but!are!not!yet!ready!to!buy.!
•Search-—!a!way!to!find!a!specific!book!you’re!looking!
for.!If!you!know!the!book’s!title!or!author,!enter!it!in!the!
Search!Books!field!at!the!top!of!the!page.!
Once!you’ve!located!a!book!you’d!like!to!read,!simply!click!Buy-
Now!and!follow!the!steps!to!get!your!book.!!
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Using!your!library!in!Kobo!Desktop!
Your!library!lets!you!sort!your!books!in!different!ways!to!make!
it!easier!to!find!a!particular!book,!and!delete!books!you!don’t!
want!anymore.!!
Sorting!your!library!
You!can!see!books!in!your!library!in!two!ways!–!Cover-View!and!
Column-View.!
Cover-View!displays!all!the!books!in!your!library!as!book!covers.!
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If!you!want!more!details!than!just!your!book!cover,!Column-
View!shows!you!the!book!cover,!book!title,!and!author!name.!
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To!change!the!view:!
1. Click&the&Library!tab.!
2. Click&the& !Column'View'or## !Cover&View&icon%at%the%
top$right_hand%corner%of%the%page.!
Sorting-by-title,-date,-or-author-
You!can!also!sort!your!books!by!title,!date,!or!author.!This!gives!
you!more!flexibility!when!you’re!looking!for!your!favourite!book.!
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To!sort!books:!
1. Click&the&Library'tab.!
2. Click&the&drop_down%menu%at%the%top%right_hand%corner%
of#the#page.#!
3. Select&from:!
•Date%last%opened%—!see"your"most"recently"opened"
books%at%the%top%of%the%list.!
•Title&—!sort%your%book%list%by%title.!
•Author'—!sort%your%book%list%by%author%last%name.!
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Removing!books!
If!you’re!done!with!a!book!you!can!remove!it!from!your!Kobo!
Desktop!Library.!If!you!have!a!Kobo!eReader!of!use!a!Kobo!app,!
when!you!remove!a!book!from!your!Kobo!Desktop!Library,!it’s!
also!removed!from!your!Library!there.!
Donʼt!worry!though.!If!you!ever!want!to!retrieve!purchased!
books!again,!sign!in!using!your!user!account!details!at!
www.kobo.com!and!visit!the!My!Account!page.!Youʼll!be!able!to!
add!books!from!your!purchase!history!back!into!your!library.-
To!delete!a!book:!
1. Click!the$ !Library'tab'at'the'top'of'the'screen.'!
2. Right_click%the%book%cover.!
3. Click&Remove&this&book.!
4. Confirm(you!want%to%remove"the"book"from"your"library."!
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Reading!on!Kobo!Desktop!
Reading!a!book!!
•To#open#a#book,#just#double_click%the$title$or$cover!in#your#
Kobo$Desktop$Library.!
Navigating!a!book!
Moving!around!while!reading!is!easy.!To!turn!pages!in!a!book,!
just!click!the!arrows!at!the!sides!of!the!pages,!or!use!the!left!and!
right!arrow!keys!on!your!keyboard.!
If!you!want!to!jump!forward!by!more!than!a!page!or!two,!you!
can:!
•Use$the$navigation$bar$to$change$pages$or$chapters.!
•Use$the$Table$of$Contents$to$browse$a$list$of$chapters$and#
change'chapters.!
To!jump!around!in!a!book!using!the!navigation!bar:!
1. Click&the$center$of$the$page.&!
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The!navigation(bar(appears!at#the#bottom#of#the#page.#!
2. To#scroll#through#the#book’s#pages,#click!the$circle$in$the$
navigation(bar(and(slide(it(to(the(right#to#move#forward#
or!to#the#left#to#go#back.!

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To!use!the!Table!of!Contents:!
1. Click&the& !Table&of&Contents&icon&at&the&top&of&the&
page.&!
2. Click&the&chapter&you&wish&to&open.!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!
When!you’re!reading!a!book,!you!can!adjust!the!size!or!style!of!
the!text!to!make!reading!easier!on!your!eyes.!Kobo!Desktop!
offers!several!different!sizes!of!text!for!most!books.!!
You!can!also!change!the!text!theme.!Themes!change!the!
background!color!of!the!page,!and!the!color!of!the!text.!
Note:!If!you’re!reading!a!PDF,!you!can’t!adjust!the!text!or!pick!a!
text!theme.!!
To!adjust!text:!
1. While&reading,&tap&the& !Settings(icon(at(the(top(of(the(
page.!
2. Click&the&circle&in&Text&Size,&and&drag&it&right&to&make&the&
text$larger$or#left#to#make#text#smaller.#!
3. To#change#the#style%of%the%text,%select%a%font%from%the%Font%
Style!list.!
4. To#add#more#space#around#the#edges#of#your%book%pages:!

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•Click$the$bar$at$the$left$or$right$of#the#margins#bar,#and#
drag%it%right&or&left!to#increase(or(decrease'the'space'
around'the.!
5. To#change#the$theme#on#your#page,"click"the"theme"you!
wish!to#use:!
•!Shows!black!text!on!a!white!background.!
•!Shows!black!text!on!a!sepia!background.!
•!!Shows!white!text!on!a!black!background.!!
When!you're!done!customizing!your!book,!click!anywhere!on!the!
page!to!go!back!to!reading.!
Note:-When!you!change!the!way!text!looks,!Kobo!Desktop!
remembers!your!preferred!text!size!and!style,!and!applies!it!to!
other!books!you’re!reading.-

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Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!
words!
Highlighting!text!
Some!books!let!you!highlight!text,!just!like!using!a!highlighter!in!
a!printed!book.!
To!highlight!text:!
1. In#your#book,#click%and%drag$to$select$the$text$you$want$to$
highlight.!
2. On#the#menu#that#appears,#click#Highlight.!
To!see!your!highlights:!
1. While&reading,&click%the!!Annotations(icon(at#the#top#of#
your%page.!
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Kobo$Desktop$will$show$a!list%of%all%the%highlights%and$
notes&you’ve'made'in'your'book.'!
2. Click!a"highlight"to"go#to!the$page$where$you$created$it.!
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To!delete!a!highlight:!
1. While&reading,&click&the& !Annotations(icon(at(the(top(of!
your%page.!
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Kobo$Desktop$will$show$a$list$of$all$the$highlights$and$
notes&you’ve&made&in&your&book.!
2. Right_click%the%highlight%you%wish%to%delete.!
3. Click&Delete%Annotation.!
4. Confirm(your(deletion.!
Using!notes!!
You!can!add!notes!to!your!books.!This!can!be!useful!when!you!
study!a!passage,!or!want!to!add!comments!about!what!you’re!
reading.!
To!add!a!note:!
1. In#your#book,#click#and#drag#to#select#the#text#you#want#to#
use$for$your$note.!
2. On#the#menu#that#appears,#click#Add#Note.!
3. Use$the$keyboard$to$enter$your$note.!
4. Click!Save.!

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To!read!your!notes:!
1. While&reading,&click&the& !Annotations(icon(at(the(top(of(
your%page.!
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Kobo$Desktop$will$show$a$list$of$all$the$highlights$and$
notes&you’ve&made&in&your&book.&!
2. Click!a"note"to"open"the"page"where"you"created"it.!
Using!the!dictionary!
Kobo!Desktop!has!a!built_in!dictionary!that!you!can!use!while!
reading!Kobo!eBooks.!The!dictionary!may!not!work!if!you're!
reading!books!from!other!sources!such!as!a!public!library,!and!
does!not!work!when!reading!PDFs.!
To!look!up!a!word:!
1. In#your#book,#select!the$word$you$want$to$look$up.!
2. On#the#menu#that#appears,#click#Definition.!
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Translating!a!word!
Kobo!Desktop!has!built_in!translation!that!you!can!use!while!
reading!Kobo!eBooks.!Translation!may!not!work!if!you’re!
reading!books!from!other!sources,!and!does!not!work!when!
reading!PDFs.!
To!translate!a!word!into!different!languages:!
1. In#your#book,#select#the!word!you’d&like&translated.!
2. On#the#menu#that#appears,#click#Translate.!
3. Using&the&language&list&at&the&top&of&the&pop_up,$select%the%
languages!you’d&like"to"translate"between.!
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