Kobo Touch User manual

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Kobo!Touch!eReader!User!Guide!!!!!
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TABLE!OF!CONTENTS!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
What’s!in!this!section!.......................................................................................!4!
Anatomy!of!your!eReader!..............................................................................!5!
Charging!your!eReader!....................................................................................!6!
Using!the!touch!screen!....................................................................................!8!
Going!to!sleep!and!waking!up!.....................................................................!10!
Connecting!to!your!computer!.....................................................................!12!
Using!Your!Library!....................................................................!13!
What’s!in!this!section!.....................................................................................!13!
Syncing!your!library!over!Wi!Fi!(updating!your!library)!...............!16!
Using!custom!library!shelves!......................................................................!17!
Deleting!books!...................................................................................................!19!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!21!
What’s!in!this!section!.....................................................................................!21!
Reading!a!book!..................................................................................................!21!
Navigating!a!book!............................................................................................!21!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!.......................................................................!23!
Closing!and!bookmarking!your!page!.......................................................!25!

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Annotating!text,!and!looking!up!or!!
translating!words!.......................................................................!26!
What’s!in!this!section!.....................................................................................!26!
Using!notes!.........................................................................................................!28!
Bookmarking!pages!........................................................................................!29!
Using!the!dictionary!........................................................................................!31!
Translating!a!word!..........................................................................................!31!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!33!
What’s!in!this!section!.....................................................................................!33!
Shopping!for!a!new!book!..............................................................................!33!
Buying!a!book!....................................................................................................!35!
Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!...............!37!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!38!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!40!
What’s!in!this!section!.....................................................................................!40!
About!Wi!Fi!.........................................................................................................!40!
Turning!off!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................!41!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!...............!41!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!43!
Safety,!Regulatory!and!Warranty!Information!....................................!43!

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About!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Anatomy(of(your(eReader!
•Charging(your(eReader!
•Using&the&touch&screen!
•Going&to&sleep&and&waking&up!
•Connecting)to)your)computer!

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Anatomy!of!your!eReader!
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Power!slider!
Turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!or!put!it!
to!sleep.!
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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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Home!button!
Jump!back!to!your!Home!page!at!any!
time.!
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USB!port!
Connect!your!eReader!to!your!
computer!using!the!supplied!USB!
cable,!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!
books!to!it.!
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Reset!hole!
Insert!a!paper!clip!and!hold!to!reset!
your!eReader!if!necessary.!
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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!partial!charge.!
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Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!
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To!find!out!how!much!power!your!eReader!has!left,!press!the!
Home!button!and!return!to!your!Home!screen.!!You’ll!find!the!
battery!icon!at!the!top!right_hand!corner!of!the!screen!with!the!
battery’s!current!capacity.!
Using!the!touch!screen!
You!can!touch!your!eReader!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.!
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.!
Double.tapping!
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.!
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Swipe!
You!can!use!this!gesture!to!page!through!books!that!you!are!
reading.!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!is!also!called!ʻlong!pressʼ.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!the!
screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This!gesture!allows!you!to!
select!text!while!reading.!Just!touch!a!word!on!the!screen!and!
hold!your!finger!in!place!for!a!moment.!When!you!let!go,!your!
eReader!will!underline!the!word!and!show!two!circles!—!one!at!
each!end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!use!the!drag!gesture!on!the!
circles!to!select!more!text.!!Note:!Not!all!books!allow!for!text!
selection.!
Dragging!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF!and!you!zoom!in!to!see!a!bigger!version!
of!your!page,!you!can!drag!the!page!around!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.!
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Going!to!sleep!and!waking!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!directly!back!to!the!last!screen!you!saw.!!This!could!be!a!
page!in!the!book,!the!Kobo!Store,!or!an!area!in!your!library.!If!
you!turn!your!eReader!off!you’ll!go!back!to!your!Home!page!
when!you!turn!it!on!again.!
Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!like!
library!syncing!and!wireless!connections.!
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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!
•Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&your&eReader&turns$
on.!
To!turn!off!your!eReader:!
•Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&the&Off&!
screen&appears.!
To!put!your!eReader!to!sleep:!
•Slide!the!power!button!and!release!quickly.!
To!wake!your!eReader!from!sleep:!
•Slide!the!power!button!and!release.!

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Connecting!to!your!computer!
You!can!connect!your!eReader!to!your!computer!using!the!Kobo!
Desktop!software.!Kobo!Desktop!lets!you!buy!books,!rate!books,!
organize!your!eReader!library,!and!more.!!
Here!are!a!few!things!you!can!do!on!Kobo!Desktop:!
•Manage&a&large&collection&of#books#with#list#view!
•Read%your%books%on%your%computer!
•Browse'Kobo'books,'read'previews'and'buy'books!
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For!more!details!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!can!download!the!Kobo!
Desktop!guide!from!www.kobo.com/userguides.!You!can!also!
search!our!online!help!portal!at!kobo.com/help!to!ask!questions!
about!Kobo!Desktop!or!your!eReader.!
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Using!Your!Library!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Navigating(your(Home(Page(and(Library!
•Searching*for*books!
•Syncing'your'library'over'Wi'Fi!
•User%custom%library%shelves!
•Deleting(books!
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Navigating!your!Home!Page!and!Library!
Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!
eReader.!You’ll!find!the!covers!of!up!to!5!books,!newspapers,!
documents!or!magazines!you’re!reading!in!a!mosaic!on!your!
Home!page.!When!you!add!new!items!to!your!eReader,!they’ll!
also!appear!on!this!page.!Just!tap!a!book!cover!to!open!the!book!
and!start!reading.!
Your!Library!lets!you!read!and!manage!books!on!your!eReader.!
You!can!create!custom!shelves!to!organize!your!books!and!even!
read!any!book!previews!you’ve!added.!!

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In!your!Library!you’ll!find:!
•Books!—!see#all#the#books#and#documents#in#your#
library.(!
•News%&%Magazines!—!see#any#newspapers#and#
magazines)you)have)subscribed)to.!
•Previews!—!see#excerpts#of#new#and#exciting#books.!
•Shelves!—!add#and#edit#bookshelves#to#organize#your#
library.!
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To!open!your!library,!press!the!Home!button,!then!tap!Library!at!
the!bottom!of!the!screen.!!
Ready!to!buy!your!first!book?!You!can!find!books!by!categories,!
recommended!lists,!and!more.!Your!eReader!makes!buying!
books!easy!by!sorting!them!into!categories:!
•Recommended(for(you!—!find%books%recommend%to%
you$based$on$your$reading$preferences.!
•Similar'Books!—!find%books%that%are%similar%to%the%ones%
in#your#library.!
•Categories!—!see#a#list#of#reading#categories.!
•Reading(Lists—!see#a#list#of#popular#book#categories.!
•Search'Kobo'Books!—!search'for'a'specific'book.!
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To!find!books,!press!the!Home!button,!then!tap!Find!Books!at!
the!bottom!of!the!screen.!
Searching!for!books!!
If!you!know!exactly!what!you!want!to!read,!you!can!use!Global!
Search!to!find!a!book!already!in!your!library,!or!a!new!book!in!
Kobo!books!using!the!book!title,!author!name,!or!a!keyword.!
1. To#find#a#book#in#your#library#or#in#Kobo#books:!
2. Press%the%Home%button%on%your%eReader.!
3. Tap$the$ Search!icon%at%the$top$left_hand%corner%of%the%
screen.!
4. Choose&where&you'd&like&to&search:!
• Tap$Library!to#search#your#library.!
• Tap$Kobo$Books!to#search#the$Kobo$Store.!
5. Using&the&keyboard,&type&a&book&title,&author&name,&or&
keyword.)Your)search)results)will)appear)as)you)type.!
Notes:!! !
•You!can!tap!a!suggestion!to!go!to!that!result.!

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•You!can!also!use!Global!Search!while!reading;!just!tap!
the!middle!of!the!page!to!bring!up!the!Reading!Menu,!
and!the!Search!icon!will!appear!at!the!top!left_hand!
corner!of!the!screen.!!
Syncing!your!library!over!Wi!Fi!(updating!your!
library)!
If!you!have!bought!eBooks!from!Kobo!before,!you!can!easily!add!
these!to!your!eReader!using!a!Wi!Fi!connection.!If!you!have!
registered!and!completed!setup,!your!eReader!will!automatically!
download!any!books!in!your!Kobo!account.!!
To!sync!your!eReader!over!Wi!Fi:!
1. Press%the%Home%button%on%your%eReader.!
2. Tap$the!!Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%your%screen.!
3. Tap$the$ !Sync%icon.%!
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Using!custom!library!shelves!
Custom!shelves!let!you!organize!your!books!into!categories!that!
you!choose.!For!example,!if!you!have!a!collection!of!books!by!a!
favourite!author,!you!can!create!a!custom!shelf!with!the!author’s!
name!and!use!it!for!all!books!written!by!that!author.!!
After!you’ve!created!your!shelf,!you!can!add!or!delete!books!and!
rename!or!delete!the!shelf.!
To!create!a!custom!shelf:!
1. Press%the%Home%button%on%your%eReader.!
2. Tap$Library.!
3. Tap$Shelves.!
4. Tap$New$Shelf.!
5. Enter&the&name&of&the&shelf&you’d&like&to&create.!
6. Tap$Next.!
7. Tap$Add#books.!

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8. Select&the&books&you’d&like&to&add&to&the&shelf.!
Note:"You"can"also"tap"the"magnify"glass"icon"near"the"
bottom%to%search%for%a%specific%book%in%your%library.!
9. Tap$Create.!
To!see!your!custom!shelves:!
1. Press%the%Home%button%on%your%eReader.!
2. Tap$Library.!
3. Tap$Shelves.!
4. Tap$on$the$shelf$you$want$to$open.!
To!add!or!remove!books!from!your!custom!shelf:!
1. Press%the%Home%button%on%your%eReader.!
2. Tap$Library.!
3. Tap$Shelves.!
4. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%beside%the%shelf%you’d%like%to%edit.!
5. Tap$Edit."!

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6. To#add#a#book:!
•Tap!Add!Books.!
•Tap!each!book!you’d!like!to!add.!
Note:!You!can!also!tap!the!magnify!glass!icon!near!the!
bottom!to!search!for!a!specific!book!in!your!library.!
7. To#remove#a#book,#simply#tap#the#book.#A# !plus%icon%
means&the&book&is&not&in&the&shelf.!
8. Tap$Save!when%you’re%done.!
Deleting(books!
If!you’re!done!with!a!book!you!can!delete!it!from!your!eReader.!
Notes:!
•This!means!that!if!you!use!any!of!Koboʼs!other!reading!
apps!you!will!no!longer!have!access!to!the!book.!!
•Donʼt!worry!though.!If!you!ever!want!to!retrieve!
purchased!books!again,!sign!in!using!your!user!account!
details!at!kobo.com!and!visit!the!My!Account!page.!Youʼll!
be!able!to!add!books!from!your!purchase!history!back!
into!your!library.!

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To!delete!a!book:!
1. Press%the%Home!button&on&your&eReader.!
2. Tap$Library.!
3. Tap$Books.!
4. Tap$the$ !View%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%screen.!
5. Select!!!to#see#your#books#in#list#view.!
6. Find%the%book%you%want%to%delete%and%tap%the% !Menu%
icon%next%to%it.!
7. Tap$Delete.!
8. Confirm(your(deletion!
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