Kobo Touch eReader User Guide

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Kobo Touch eReader

USER GUIDE

Kobo™ Touch User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started ..... 4
Anatomy of your eReader ..... 5
Charging your eReader ..... 6
Going to sleep and waking up ..... 7
Using the touch screen ..... 8
Navigating your Home page and library ..... 9
Reading a book ..... 10
Turning pages and moving around ..... 10
Using the navigation bar to move around ..... 10
Using the Table of Contents ..... 11
Changing the Way Text Looks ..... 11
Adding Fonts to Your eReader ..... 12
Closing a book ..... 12
Updating Your Bookmark ..... 13
Adding books from the Kobo Store ..... 13
Connecting to Kobo Store or Syncing your Library over Wi Fi ..... 13
Updating an existing library ..... 14
Shopping for a new book ..... 14
Using Kobo Desktop with your eReader ..... 15
Updating your library ..... 15
Syncing your eReader using Kobo Desktop ..... 16
Unplugging your eReader ..... 16
Configuring your eReader ..... 17
Changing your sleep and power settings ..... 18
Showing or hiding covers ..... 18

Configuring automatic sleep ..... 18
Configuring automatic power off ..... 18
Setting your Reading Life preferences ..... 19
Resetting your eReader ..... 19
Page Refresh Feature ..... 20
Changing your page turning Settings ..... 20
Changing your wireless (Wi Fi) settings ..... 21
Turn off Wi Fi (Airplane Mode) ..... 21
Edit your wireless networks ..... 21
Navigating your eReader ..... 22
Finding things in your library ..... 23
Searching for items ..... 24
Changing and sorting your library view ..... 25
Using your Shortlist ..... 26
Building your Library ..... 27
Understanding EPUB, PDF, and DRM ..... 28
Adding Kobo books wirelessly ..... 29
Adding Kobo books using Kobo Desktop Software ..... 31
Adding books using your computer ..... 32
Adding books using a microSD card ..... 33
Adding library books and books from other bookstores ..... 34
Adding books using Adobe Digital Editions ..... 34
Deleting books ..... 36
Using your Shortlist ..... 37
Reading on your eReader ..... 38
Understanding books and PDFs ..... 39
Reading books ..... 39
Turning pages and moving around ..... 39
Using the Table of Contents ..... 40
Changing the Way Text Looks ..... 41
Adding Fonts to Your eReader ..... 42
Closing a book ..... 42

Updating Your Bookmark ..... 43
Highlighting text ..... 44
Using the Dictionary ..... 45
Reading PDFs ..... 46
Shopping the Kobo Store ..... 50
Connecting to Kobo Store or syncing your library over Wi Fi ..... 51
Finding items in the Store ..... 52
Searching the Store ..... 52
Browsing the Store ..... 52
Buying a book ..... 53
Using Wi Fi ..... 54
About Wi Fi ..... 55
Connecting to Kobo ..... 55
Turning off Wi Fi (Airplane Mode) ..... 56
Adding a network ..... 56
Editing your wireless networks ..... 57
Reading Life ..... 58
Discover Reading Life ..... 59
Explore your reading stats ..... 59
Earn awards ..... 60
Share passages and awards with your friends ..... 61
Setting your Reading Life preferences ..... 61
Contacting Kobo ..... 62

Getting Started

WHAT'S IN THIS SECTION

Anatomy of your eReader

Charging your eReader

Going to sleep and waking up

Using the touch screen

Navigating your Home page and library

Reading a book

Turning pages and moving around

Using the navigation bar to move around

Using the table of contents

Changing the way text looks

Adding fonts to your eReader

Closing a book

Updating Your bookmark

Adding books from the Kobo Store

Connecting to Kobo Store or Syncing your Library over Wi Fi

Updating an existing library

Shopping for a new book

Using Kobo Desktop with your eReader

Updating your library

Syncing your eReader using Kobo Desktop

Unplugging your eReader

Anatomy of 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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Your eReader will charge as long as your computer is running. It can take up to three hours to charge.

As it charges, your eReader will display the battery's charge in the top