Kobo Kobo Glo User manual

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Kobo!Glo!User!Guide!2!
Kobo!Glo!eReader!User!Guide!!
Table!of!Contents!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!6!
Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!7!
Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!.......................................!9!
Using!the!light!.........................................................................................................!11!
Connecting!to!your!computer!..........................................................................!12!
Using!your!Library!....................................................................!13!
Navigating!your!Home!Page!.............................................................................!13!
Navigating!Your!Library!.....................................................................................!15!
Searching!for!books!.............................................................................................!16!
Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!..........................................................................................!17!
Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!your!eReader!..............!18!
Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!...............................................................!20!
Deleting!books!........................................................................................................!21!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!23!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!23!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!23!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!25!
Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!..............................................!26!

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Using!Beyond!the!book!.......................................................................................!27!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!29!
Highlighting!text!....................................................................................................!29!
Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!31!
Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!32!
Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!33!
Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!34!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!36!
Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!36!
Buying!a!book!.........................................................................................................!37!
Using!your!Wishlist!..............................................................................................!39!
Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!.....................!40!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!42!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!44!
About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!44!
Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!.......................................................................................!45!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!45!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!47!
Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!...........................................!47!

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About!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Anatomy(of(your(eReader!
•Charging(your(eReader!
•Using&the&touch&screen!
•Putting'your'eReader'to'sleep$and$waking$it$up!
•Using&the&light!
•Connecting)to)your)computer!
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Anatomy!of!your!eReader!
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Power!slider!
Slide!to!turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!
or!put!it!to!sleep.!
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Light!button!
Press!to!turn!on!the!screen!light!to!
read!in!the!dark.!

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Micro!SD!slot!
Increase!the!number!of!books!your!
eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a!
micro!SD!card.!
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USB!port!
Connect!your!eReader!to!your!
computer!using!the!supplied!USB!
cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!
books.!
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Reset!hole!
Insert!a!paper!clip!and!press!gently!
to!reset!your!eReader.!
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Charging!your!eReader!
To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!
USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!
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As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!charge!at!
the!top!right\hand!corner!of!the!screen.!
Battery!icon…!
Meaning…!
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Your!eReader!is!out!of!power.!
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Your!eReader!is!charging.!
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Your!eReader!has!a!partial!charge.!
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Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!
You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right\hand!corner!of!the!
screen!showing!how!much!charge!the!battery!has,!except!when!
you’re!reading.!When!you’re!reading,!tap!the!center!of!the!page!
and!the!battery!icon!will!appear!at!the!top!right\hand!corner!of!
the!screen!in!the!Reading!Menu.!!
Using!the!touch!screen!
When!your!eReader!is!on,!you!can!touch!the!screen!to!open!
books,!turn!pages,!select!items,!and!more.!In!many!cases!you!can!
just!touch!the!screen!lightly!with!a!fingertip!to!interact!with!it.!
There!are!a!few!other!gestures!that!you!may!find!useful.!
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Tapping!
This!is!the!gesture!youʼll!use!the!most.!Just!tap!the!screen!lightly!
to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!and!more.!
Swiping!
You!can!use!this!gesture!to!go!through!your!Library!to!see!more!
books!and!to!turn!pages!as!you!read.!
To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!the!right!edge!of!screen!
and!quickly!drag!it!horizontally!to!the!left.!The!page!will!turn!
just!like!a!real!book.!You!can!swipe!from!the!left!edge!of!the!
screen!to!page!backwards.!
Press!and!hold!
This!gesture!is!also!called!long%press.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!
the!screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!!
This!gesture!allows!you!to!select!text!while!reading.!Just!press!
and!hold!on!a!word,!and!when!you!let!go,!your!eReader!will!
underline!your!selection!and!show!two!circles!—!one!at!each!
end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!drag!!the!circles!to!select!more!
text.!!
Note:!Not!all!books!allow!text!selection;!for!example,!you!cannot!
select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!

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Double7tapping!
To!double\tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!double\tap!to!zoom!in!to!a!page!
and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double\tapping!
the!page!will!zoom!out.!
Dragging!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF!and!zoom!in!to!see!a!bigger!version!of!
your!page,!you!can!drag!the!page!to!see!different!parts!of!it.!To!
do!this,!touch!anywhere!on!the!screen!and!lightly!move!your!
finger!around.!The!page!will!move!in!the!direction!of!your!finger.!
Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!
You!can!turn!your!eReader!off!or!put!it!to!sleep!when!you’re!not!
reading.!Both!help!your!battery!last!longer.!The!main!difference!
is!that!when!you!put!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!then!wake!it!up,!
you!go!back!to!the!last!screen!you!saw.!!This!could!be!a!page!in!a!
book,!the!Kobo!Store,!or!an!area!in!your!Library.!If!you!turn!your!
eReader!off,!you’ll!always!go!back!to!your!Home!page!when!you!
turn!it!on!again.!
Another!significant!difference!between!putting!your!eReader!to!
sleep!and!turning!it!off!is!the!length!of!time!it!takes!to!wake!up!
again.!When!you!wake!up!your!eReader!after!putting!it!to!sleep,!

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it’s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;!when!you!turn!it!off,!it!
can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it’s!ready!to!use.!
Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!
such!as!syncing!your!Library!and!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!connections.!
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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!
•Quickly(slide(the(power(button(and(release.!You’ll&see&a&
light&beside&the&power&button&as&your&eReader!turns&on.&!
To!turn!off!your!eReader:!
•Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&the&Off&!
screen&appears.!
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