Kobo Aura manual

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! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 2! Kobo!Aura ! eR eader! User!Guide! ! T able!of!Contents ! About!your!eReader ! .................................................................... ! 4 ! Charging!your!eReade r ! ......................................................................................... ! 7 ! Using!t he!touch!sc reen ! ...................[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 3! Using!Be yond!the!book ! ....................................................................................... ! 29 ! Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or! translating!words ! ..... ! 31 ! Highli ghting!text ! .................................................................................................... ! 31 ! Using![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 4! About!your! eReader ! W hat’s!in!this! section ! • Anatomy(of( your(eReader ! • Charging(your( eReader ! • Using& the&touch&s creen ! • Putting'your 'eReader'to'sl eep'and'waking'it'up ! • Using& the& l ight ! • Connecting)to) your%computer ! ! ![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 5! Anatomy!of!your!eRe ader ! ! ![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 6! ! Power!slider ! Slide!to! t urn!your !eReader!on!or! off ,! or!put!it! to!sleep. ! ! Light!button ! Press!to! t urn!on!the!screen!l ight!to! read!in!the!dark. ! ! Micr o!SD!s lot ! Increase!the!num ber!of!books!you r! eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a! micr o!SD!ca rd. ! ! USB!port ! Connect!your!eReader! to!your! compu[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 7! Charging!your!eReader ! To!charge! your!eReader,! connect!it!t o!your!computer! using!the! USB!cabl e!provided! in!your!bo x. ! ! As!it! charges,! your!eReader!wi ll!displ ay!the!batt ery’s!charg e!at! the!top!right hand!corner!of!the! screen. ! Battery! icon… ! Meani ng… ! ! Your!eReader! is!out!of!po wer. ! ![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 8! You’ll! find!the!bat tery!icon!at !the!top!ri ght hand!corner!of!the! screen!showing!how!m uc h!charge!the!battery !has ,!ex c e p t !w hen! you’re!reading .! When !you ’re! readi ng,! tap! the! cente r!of !the !pag e! and!the!battery! icon!will!appear ! at!the!top!ri ght hand!corner!of! the!screen!in!the!Rea[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 9! Two + finger!S w ip e ! This!ges ture ! lets! you!adjust!screen!brightness!while! you’re! reading ! with ! the!light! on .!To!us e !th e!two finger!swip e ,!pla ce !tw o! finger s! on!the!screen ! and!drag!them!up!to! make!th e!scr een! brighter ! or!down!t o! make!t he!scr een!d immer .!! Pinch ! Zoom!in ! or!out![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 10 ! Double + tapping ! To!double tap,!you!tap!the!same!sp ot!on !the!scre en!tw ice!q uick ly.! If!youʼre!reading !a!PD F,!yo u!ca n!do ub le ta p!to!zo om !in!to!a !pag e! and!make!it!bigger. !If!youʼre!already! zoomed!in,!double tappin g! the!pa ge!will!zoom!out. ! Dragging ! If!you ʼ re!reading!a!PD F!and !zo[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 11 ! it’ s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;! when!y ou!tur n!it! off ,!it! can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it ’s ! ready!to! use. ! Note!t hat!putti ng!your!e Reader!to! sleep!can !interrup t!things! such!as!syncing ! your!Library ! and!wireless! (Wi!Fi)! connections. ! ! ! To!turn!o n!your!eReader: ! • Quickly [...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 12 ! To!put!your !eReader!to!s leep: ! • Quickly !s lide!the!po w e r! button!and!release. ! To!wake!your! eReader!from!s leep: ! • Quickly !slide! the!power!b utton!and! release. ! Using!the! l ight ! Your!eReader !has ! a!built in!light!th at !let s!y o u !rea d !in !th e!d a rk ! and!in!areas!with! low!light.!You[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 13 ! To!turn!t he! ligh t!on ! or!off :! • Press%the% light%button% be side ! the$pow e r$butto n. ! To#adjust #the#brightnes s#of#the#l ight#while#r eading: ! 1. Press%the% light%button% to%turn%on%the% light. ! 2. Swipe& up# the$screen ! with% two%fi ngers ! to#increase#the# brightness, + or# swipe& down%the%s[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 14 ! your!Wi!Fi!network!speed,! it!can!be!faster! to!use!Kobo!Deskt op! to!do!some ! things! –! for!ex a m p le ,!to!d ow nload!yo u r!L ibr ar y!if!it! include s!m any!large !b o ok s !or !co m ics. !! Here!ar e!a!few!t hings!you! can!do! wi th! Kobo!De sktop: ! • Read%your% books%on%your %computer ! • Manage &[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 15 ! Using! y our!Library ! What’s! in!this! secti on ! • Navigat ing(your( Home(Page ! ! ! • Navigat ing(Your(L ibrary ! • Searching*for*books ! • Using& the&Kobo&Clo ud ! • Downloading *books*fr om*the*Kobo*Cl oud*to* ! your%eReader ! • Archivi ng) b ooks$to$the$Kobo$Cloud ! • Deleti ng(books[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 16 ! Your!Home!Page! shows!your!most! recently!opened! book!in!the! first!colum n .! ! To!make!fi nding!things! easier!on!your !Home!page,!your! recent! activities! are!organized!with!Tiles. ! ! ! Some!of!your!Home!page!Tiles! include: ! • Books%you’ ve%recentl y%opened%or% purchased. ! • Recommendation s,for,books [...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 17 ! Navigating!Your!L ibrary ! Your!Libra ry!show s!you ! books,!magazines ! and! newspapers! you’ve!purchased,!previ ews!you’ve!downloaded,!or! collections! you’ve!created.! Your!Library!l ets!you!read! an d!manage!books!on! your!eReader .! To!open!your ! L ib ra ry : ! 1. Go#to#y our#Home#page. ! 2. Tap ! Library[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 18 ! • Kobo$Coll ections ! — ! Kobo$Collect ions$shows$ you$hand$ curated(content(about(your(book.((You(can(see(related( books,&rel ated&article s,&and&more.&& This&menu&only& appears&after&you’ ve&added&a&Kobo&Collection&t o&yo ur# eReader.'&a[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 19 ! Using!the!Kobo!Cl oud ! The!Kobo!Cl oud!is!an ! online!coll ection!of!all!t he!books!you’ve! bought!from!Kobo. ! Any!books!y ou’ve!purchas ed!from!the! Kobo! Bookstore ! are ! au tomatically!stored!in! the!Kobo!Cloud.!With!the! Kobo!Clo ud,!you!ca n!store!un limited!c ontent,!so! your!Libr ary! can!never!grow!too[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 20 ! syncing .!Th e !re s t !o f!y o u r!book s !a re !stored !in !t h e !K o bo!Clo u d ! where !you!c an!downl oad!yo ur!book s!fro m!at!a ny!time . ! To!sync!y our!eReader!o ver!Wi!Fi ,!from!your!Home!page: ! • Tap$ ! Sync ! ." ! Downloading!books!from!th e!Kobo!Cloud!to! ! your!eReader ! When! you’ re!r eady![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 21 ! A"prompt"wi ll"ask"yo u"to"confi rm"if"you’d "like"to" remove" the$item$from$the $dow n loa d$qu eue . ! 2. Tap$ Yes . ! ! It’s!easy!to!identify! which! items!you’ve!d o w n lo a d ed !a nd !th o s e! which ! are!still!in!the! Kobo!Cloud — books!that[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 22 ! Note: ! If#your#Wi#Fi#connection #is#interru pte d ! while&y ou’re& downloading)books , ! just ! tap$the ! ! Sync%icon%on%the% Ho me% page ! to#resume. ! Archiving! b ooks!to!the!Kobo!Cloud ! To!free! up!space!on!your !eReader,!you! can!archive! books!you’ve! downloaded.!When!you!ar chive!a!book,!you!r em[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 23 ! To!archi ve!your!entir e!Library!at! once,!from!y our!Home!page: ! ! 1. Tap$ Library. ! 2. Tap$ Books . ! 3. Tap$the$ ! Menu% icon%o n% the$grey$bar$at$the$top $of$the$ screen. ! 4. Tap$ Library' s ettings . ! 5. Beside& Downloaded)Kobo) b ooks,%tap% Remove&all . ! 6. Tap$ Remove . ! The$content $of$all$[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 24 ! Donʼt! wor ry,!though.!If!you!ever!w ant!to!retrieve!you r!book,!sign! in!to!kob o .co m !and!visit!th e !M y !A cc o u n t!p ag e .!Yo u !c an !a dd ! books!from!your !purchase!histo ry!back!to!your!L ibrary. ! To!delete !a!book,!fr om!your!Home!page: ! 1. Tap$ Library . ! 2. Tap$ Books ." ! 3. Press ! and$hol[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 25 ! Reading!on !your!eReader ! What’s! in!this! secti on ! • Reading( a(book ! ! • Navigat ing(a(book ! • Changing'the'way' text'looks ! • Closing( books% and$bookmarking$your$page ! • Using& B eyond&the&book ! Reading!a!book! ! To!open!a! book ! from !the! Home!page ! or! L ib[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 26 ! To!jump!around !in!a!book!us ing!the!navig ati on!bar: ! 1. Tap$the$c enter$of$the $page$to$bri ng$up$the$Readi ng$Menu. ! 2. Tap$the ! ! Navigati on)icon. ! • To!scrol l!through!the! book’s!pages,! touch!the!ci rcle!in! the!navigation!b ar!an d!slide!it!to!the!righ t!to!m ov e! forward ! or! to!the!left!to!go!ba[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 27 ! Changing!the!way!text!looks ! When! you! are! readi ng!a !book ,!yo u!ca n!adj ust! the! size ! or! alignment!of!the! text!or!adjust!the! line!spacing ! to!mak e!rea ding ! easier!on!your!eyes.! Your!eReader!offers!several!diff erent!sizes! of!text!f or!most!books. ! Note s :!! • Line%spacing,% margin%spacing,%and%[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 28 ! 6. To#add#more# space#around#th e#edges#of#y our#screen,# tap$ the$+$or$ ! ico n s& beside&Margins. ! 7. To#change# how#text#lines# up# at# the$edges ! of#each#page ," select&one&of&the&Justification&options: ! • !! Uses!t he!default! publisher’s! settings! for!your!book . ! •[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 29 ! Books%th at%you’re%s till%rea ding%are%sh own%on%your% Home% page ."If" you’re'finis hed'with'a'book'and'don’t'want'it' on'your' Home% p age ,"her e ’s "h o w "you"ca n "close"it: ! 1. In#the#Books#a rea #of#you r# [...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 30 ! To ! see!Kobo!Collections!content,! while! readi ng :! 1. T ap#the ! center&of&the& page ! to#bring#up#the#Re adin g#m en u ." ! 2. T ap#the# Beyond'th e'Book ! icon . ! If# there’s'content'ava ilable,'y ou’ll%s ee" items ! related'to' your%book . ! Note :![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 31 ! Adding!not es ! and!looking ! up ! or ! translating ! words ! What’s! in!this! secti on ! • Highli ghting(te xt ! • Using& no tes ! ! • Bookmarking ! pages ! • Using& the&dicti onary ! • Translati ng*a ! word ! Highlighting!te xt ! Some! eB ooks! let!you ! highlight ! text ! in!a! way!that !is[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 32 ! 4. Tap$the$ Highl ight'icon . ! 5. Tap$ Highl ight. ! ! To!see! al l!the!text!you’ve! hi ghlight ed!in!a!book :! 1. Tap$the$c enter$of$the $page$to$bri ng$up$the$Readi ng$Menu. ! 2. Tap$the ! ! Menu% icon ! at#the#bottom#of# the#page . ! 3. Tap ! Annotations . ! Your%eReader %will%show%a% list%of%a ll%the%hig [...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 33 ! Using! notes! ! You!can!ad d!notes!to!yo ur! books .!This!c a n !b e!usefu l !w hen!yo u ! study!a!passage,!or!want!to!add!com m ents!abou t!wha t!you’re! reading. ! To!add!a! note: ! 1. In#your#book ,#press #and #ho ld# a"word" in#th e #se ctio n #y ou ’d # like%to%com m ent%on . ! 2. Release& your[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 34 ! 4. Tap$the$no te$you’d$li ke$to$delete. ! 5. Tap$the$ ! Menu% icon%a t%the %bott om%of% the%p age. ! 6. Tap$ Delet e%Annotati on . ! 7. Tap$ Continue . ! ! To!read! your!note ,!while !re a d i n g : ! 1. Tap$the$c enter$of$the $page$to$bri ng$up$the$Readi ng$Menu. ! 2. Tap$the$ ! Menu% ico n ! at#the#bottom#of#the#[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 35 ! To#find# a# dog eared%page : ! 1. Whil e&re ading ,&t ap&t he&ce nter &of& the& page& to&b ring &up& the& Reading( Menu. ! 2. Tap$the$ ! Menu% ico n ! at#the#bottom#of#the#page . ! 3. Tap$ Annotat ions . ! 4. Tap$ the$bookmark ! you$wan t$to$see. ! 5. Tap$the$ ! Menu%[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 36 ! Translating!a ! word ! Your!Kobo!eRea der!has!built in !tr an s lat io n!t ha t!y o u !ca n !us e ! whil e!read ing!Kob o!eBook s.!Tr anslati on!may! not!wo rk!if !you’r e! reading!books!from!othe r!sources,!and !does!not!w ork!w he n! reading!PDFs. ! To!transl ate!a!word!i nto!different !languages: ! 1. In#your#[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 37 ! 3. Tap$ Language . ! 4. Tap$ Edit . ! 5. Tap$the ! ! plus%icon% beside%the%di ctionary ! that$you’d$ like%to%add %to%y ou r%e R ea de r. ! 6. Tap$ Save . ! ![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 38 ! Getting!a! Book ! What’s! in!this! secti on ! • Shopping(for(a(new(book ! • Buying'a' book ! • Using& your& Wish list ! • Adding&l ibrary&books &and&books&f rom&other&books tores ! Shopping!for!a!new!book! ! You ! can!find!and!purchase!books!in!several!ways!on!y[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 39 ! • Wish list ' ! — ! see #a ! list%o f%bo ok s%y o u’v e%a dd e d%to %y ou r% Wish list . ! To! access!the! Bookstore,!from!your! Home!pa ge : ! 1. Tap$ Bookst ore . ! 2. Tap$any$of $the$list ed$options. ! ! Getting !Recommendations! ! You!can! see!book!recommendations! based!on!books!you! own! and!books!yo[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 40 ! Buying!a!book! ! When! youʼ ve!f ound! a!bo ok!yo u!wan t!to ! purchase,!s imply!tap!Buy! Now ! to ! check ! out.!You!can!use! credit!cards,! st ore!credit,!or!gift! cards!from!select!partners!to!pay!for!your!book.!I f!you!have!a! promo!code!(whi ch!is!a!sort !of!coupon)!you! can!enter!this! during!checkout! to!get![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 41 ! 6. Tap$ Buy$Now . ! 7. Tap$ Keep$ Shopping ! to#buy#m ore#b ook s . ! Using!your! Wis h list! ! Your! Wi sh list! is!wher e!y o u !sa ve !b o o ks !yo u !a re !int er es te d !in!b u t ! not!yet! ready!to!buy.! You! can!add!books!t o!your! Wis h list! while! browsing ! and!easily! find!them!later.!For!e xam ple,!if!y[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 42 ! Adding!library! books!and!books!from!other! bookstores ! Want !to! borro w!eBo oks! from! a!pub lic! libr ary! and! read! them! on! your!eReader?!Or!maybe!you!have!eBooks! from!other!sources! that!you'd!like!to!add ? ! Most! eBooks !that !you! borrow! and!bu y!are! prote cted! using! Digita l!Rights! Management,[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 43 ! To!download!Adobe !Digital!Edi tions!or!ge t!more!informati on,! see: ! http://www.adobe.com/products/digi tal editions.html ![...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 44 ! Understand ing!EPUB,!PDF,! and!DRM ! eBooks!come!in!a!range!of!f orm ats. ! When! you!l ook! for! books !to! read!on!your!Kobo!eR ead er,!look!for!books!in!EPU B !or!PDF! formats. ! There!are !different! types!of!EPUBs, !as!well:! Kobo!EPUBs,!which! come!from!the!Kobo!store,!and!other!EPUBs,!which!come!from! other!so[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 45 ! • Drag%an d%drop ! Whic h!met hod!w orks! best !depe nds! on!whe ther !your !boo ks!ar e! protected! by!DRM,!and!where!they! came!from. ! If!you!purchas e!bo ok s!from !K ob o,!you !can !ad d!t hem!to!your! eReader!using!a!wireless!connecti on!or!using!the!free!Kobo! Desktop! software!f or!your!comput er. ! See! Sy[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 46 ! Using!Wi! Fi ! What’s! in!this! secti on ! • About&Wi& Fi ! • Turning'Wi' Fi ! on ! or# off ! • !"##$%&'#()*"+,) $-$./$,)&").)0',$1$22) 34')5'6)#$&0",7 ! About!Wi!Fi ! You!can!us e!your!eReader! to!connect!to! Kobo!over!a!wir eless! Interne[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 47 ! Turning!Wi!Fi ! on ! or!off ! If!you!want!to!ex ten d!th e!ba ttery !life!of!you r!eR ead er !or!you ! want! to!use !your! eReader !on!a !plane !or!i n!a!ho spital ,!you !can! turn!Wi!Fi!off .! To#turn#o ff#Wi#Fi,# from#your# Home%pa ge : ! 1. Tap$the ! ! Menu%i con%at %the% top%o f%the %scre en. ! The$Quick$ Setting[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 48 ! 2. You$will$ be$prompted$to$c hoose$a$wireles s$network.$Tap$ the$name$of$the $netw o rk$yo u$w an t$to$us e. ! If#there#is#a# ! Lock%icon%next %to%a%network,%you%need%a% password(to( use(that(network. ! 3. If#you're#prom pte d#for#a#n etw o rk#p assw or d,#use#the# keyboard)to) type)in)the)pass word)and)then)ta[...]

! Kobo!Aura ! User!Guide ! 49 ! Getting!Hel p ! Got!quest ions!or!nee d!help? ! Online :! www.kob o.com/he lp ! Find!answers!to!your ! questions!using!our! help!page.!Simply! type! a!question!in! the!field!to!get! your!answer. ! Safety,! r egulatory!and! w arranty! i nformation ! Importan t!safety ,!regu latory !an d!w ar ran ty!de tails!ab ou t!yo[...]