Kobo Touch User Guide

Kobo Touch User Guide

Table of Contents

About your Kobo eReader..........................................5

Anatomy of your Kobo eReader.................................................5

Charging your Kobo eReader.....................................................7

Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter......................8

Turning your Kobo eReader on and off......................................9

Using the touch screen..............................................................10

Connecting to your computer...................................................10

Using Wi Fi...............................................................12

Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network.................12

Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader....................13

Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader..................................14

Syncing your Kobo eReader.....................................15

Understanding Sync..................................................................15

Syncing your Kobo eReader with Wi Fi.....................................16

Syncing your Kobo eReader with Kobo Desktop.....................16

Using your Library...................................................18

Using your Home screen...........................................................18

Exploring your Library...............................................................19

Searching for books...................................................................20

Using the Kobo Cloud..............................................22

About the Kobo Cloud..............................................................22

Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo

eReader.................................................................................23

Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once...24

Removing books from your Kobo eReader...............................24

Removing all books from your Kobo eReader..........................25

Reading on your Kobo eReader...............................27

Getting around a book..............................................................28

Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader..........29

Closing books............................................................................30

Bookmarking pages...................................................................31

Finding a bookmarked page.....................................................31

Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader..................................31

Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader.................................32

Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader............................33

Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader.................33

Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo eReader...........34

Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader ......35

Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader.............................36

Adding or removing dictionaries..............................................36

Translating a word.....................................................................37

Adding books...........................................................39

Browsing the Kobo Bookstore..................................................39

Buying a book on your Kobo eReader......................................40

Adding a book to your Wishlist on your Kobo eReader...........42

Viewing your Wishlist................................................................42

Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions............................43

Installing Adobe Digital Editions...............................................44

Creating an Adobe ID...............................................................44

Authorizing your computer and your Kobo eReader with

Adobe Digital Editions.........................................................45

Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital

Editions.................................................................................46

Getting Help............................................................48

Getting Help..............................................................................48

Safety, regulatory, and warranty information ..........................48

About your Kobo eReader

What's in this section

• Anatomy of your Kobo eReader

• Charging your Kobo eReader

• Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter

• Turning your Kobo eReader on and off

• Using the touch screen

• Connecting to your computer

Anatomy of your Kobo eReader

Power slider – Turn your
eReader on or off, or put it
to sleep.

Micro SD slot – Insert a
Micro SD card to increase
the number of books your
eReader can hold.

Home button – Press the
Home button to go back to
your Home screen.

Micro USB port – Connect
your eReader to your
computer using the supplied
Micro USB cable to charge
your eReader or add books.

Reset hole – Insert a paper
clip and press gently to reset
your eReader.

Charging your Kobo eReader

Before using your Kobo eReader for the rst time, you
should charge it for four hours. A fully charged Kobo
eReader battery can last up to a month. We recommend you
charge your Kobo eReader with the supplied Micro USB
cable.

If you need to replace your Micro USB cable, you can get a
new one at any location where Micro USB cables are sold.
Follow these steps to charge your eReader.

1. Connect your Micro USB cable to your eReader and

your computer.

2. If your eReader is on, tap Cancel.

You can continue reading while your eReader charges.

You can see the battery's charge in the top-right corner of
the screen.

Battery icons

• Out of power

• Charging

• Partially charged

• Fully charged

Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter

You can charge your Kobo eReader with any 5V, 500mA
Micro USB adapter.

Note: If you're travelling to a country with different
electrical systems, be sure you have the proper converter
before you charge your Kobo eReader using a power outlet.

Turning your Kobo eReader on and off

Turning your Kobo eReader off or putting it to sleep both
help your battery last longer.

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 a book, the Kobo Bookstore, or an area in your
Library.

If you turn your eReader off, you’ll go directly to your Home
page when you turn it on again.

• To turn your eReader on: Slide the power button to

the right and hold it for one second. The eReader will
turn on and you will see the Powering On screen.

• To put your eReader to sleep: Slide the power

button to the right and then release it quickly.

• To wake up your eReader: Slide the power button

to the right and then release it.

• To turn your eReader off: Slide the power button to

the right and hold it until the Powered off screen
appears.

Using the touch screen

When your eReader is on, you can touch the screen to open
books, turn pages, select items, and more. Here are a few
gestures you might nd useful.

• Tap: Touch the screen lightly to open a book, turn a

page, select a menu, and more. This is the gesture
you'll use the most.

• Swipe: Use this gesture to scroll through the books

in your Library and turn pages.

• Press and hold: Touch the screen and hold your

nger in place. This gesture lets you select text while
reading. Press and hold a word, and when you let go,
your eReader will underline your selection and show
a circle at each end of the word. 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.

Connecting to your computer

Kobo Desktop is free software that lets you add and
manage books on your eReader.

Kobo Desktop lets you:

• Quickly add and delete a large number of books on

your eReader.

• Read books you've purchased from Kobo.

• Shop for books on your computer.

• Sync your eReader.

For more information about Kobo Desktop, you can:

• Download Kobo Desktop at kobosetup.com.

• Download the Kobo Desktop user guide from

kobo.com/userguides.

• Search our help site at kobo.com/help.

Using Wi Fi

What's in this section

• Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network

• Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader

• Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader

Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network

Use Wi Fi to connect to the Internet on your eReader. Wi Fi
lets you nd and buy books in the Kobo Bookstore, sync
your Kobo eReader, and use the experimental browser. All
you need is access to a wireless network.

1. Go to your Home screen.

2. Tap the

Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi. This may
take a moment.

3. You'll be prompted to choose a wireless network.

Tap the name of the network you want to use. If

there's a Lock icon next to a network, you need a
password to use that network.

Sync tile.

4. If you're prompted for a network password, use the

keyboard to type in the password and then tap Join.
You can tap Show Password to see what you're
typing.

Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader

To see if you’re connected to the Internet, check the Wi Fi
status icon at the top of your screen.

Wi Fi icons

•

• You have a moderately good Wi Fi connection.

• You have an excellent Wi Fi connection.

You may have to sync your eReader to see the Wi Fi status
icon.

1. Go to your Home screen.

2. Tap the

Wi Fi is disabled.

Sync tile.

The Wi Fi status icon will appear at the top of the
screen.

Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader

You can turn Wi Fi off to stop your Kobo eReader from
connecting to the Internet. This will extend your eReader's
battery life, and let you use your eReader on an airplane.
Your Wi Fi connection will turn off automatically if it's
inactive for more than ve minutes.

1. Go to your Home screen.

2.

Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen.
The Quick Settings panel will appear.

3. Tap the checkbox beside Wi Fi.

When the checkbox is unselected, Wi Fi is turned off.

Syncing your Kobo eReader

What's in this section

• Understanding Sync

• Syncing your Kobo eReader with Wi Fi

• Syncing your Kobo eReader with Kobo Desktop

Understanding Sync

Syncing adds your purchases from the Kobo Store to your
Kobo Library. If you read on another device, sync to update
your place in your book, your annotations, and more.
Syncing also updates Kobo eReader software to the latest
version. Make sure your device is connected to Wi Fi before
syncing.

There are two ways you can sync: using Wi Fi, or by
connecting your Kobo eReader to Kobo Desktop on your
computer.