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Kobo™!Touch!User!Guide!!
TABLE!OF!CONTENTS!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
Using!Your!Library!....................................................................!13!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!21!
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Annotating!text,!and!looking!up!or!!
translating!words!.......................................................................!26!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!33!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!38!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!40!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!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!scree n !ligh tly!
to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!an d!m or e.!
Double.tapping!
To!double_tap!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quick ly.!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!double_ta p!to!zo om !in!to!a!p age !
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!th e!left_edge!of!the!
screen!to!page!backwards.!
Press!and!hold!
This!is!also!called!ʻlong!pressʼ.!To!use!th is !g e s t u r e ,!to uch!the!
screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This !ge stu re !allo ws!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 !lig h tly !m o v e !
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!pu t!y ou r !eR e a d er !to !sle ep !a n d !th en !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!wire less !co nn e ctio ns .!
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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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