Kobo Desktop Instruction Manual
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1. Now and follow the steps to get your book Kobo Desktop User Guide 9 Using your library in Kobo Desktop Your library lets you sort your books in different ways to make it easier to find a particular book and delete books you don t want anymore Sorting your library You can see books in your library in two ways Cover View and Column View Cover View displays all the books in your library as book covers Fic EO hN usrary EREADER Bl SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOKS News mas mE E wives al UNCLE TOM S CABIN Kobo Desktop User Guide 10 If you want more details than just your book cover Column View shows you the book cover book title and author name Pie Peoria fi usrary EREADER Bl SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOKS news amp MAGS The E The Hunchback of MA The Jungle Book Les Miserables quivers Gulliver s Travels Notre Dame Easy by Rudyard Kipling by Victor Hugo by Jonathan Swift by Victor Hugo BOOK k gi The Strange Case of Dr UNG Uncle Tom s Cabin p The Prince The Last of the Jekyll and Mr Hyde CAN by Harriet Beecher Stowe by Niccolo Machiavelli Mohicans by Rober Louis Stevenson amp by James Fenimore Cooper 8 books To change the view I Click the Library tab 2 Click the s Column View or wu Cover View icon at the top right hand corner of the page Sorting by title date or author You can also sort your books by title date or author This gives you more flexibility when y2. can add notes to your books This can be useful when you study a passage or want to add comments about what you re reading To add a note I In your book click and drag to select the text you want to use for your note 2 On the menu that appears click Add Note 3 Use the keyboard to enter your note 4 Click Save Kobo Desktop User Guide 18 To read your notes I While reading click the J Annotations icon at the top of your page Kobo Desktop will show a list of all the highlights and notes you ve made in your book 2 Click a note to open the page where you created it Using the dictionary Kobo Desktop has a built in dictionary that you can use while reading Kobo eBooks The dictionary may not work if you re reading books from other sources such as a public library and does not work when reading PDFs To look up a word J In your book select the word you want to look up 2 On the menu that appears click Definition Kobo Desktop User Guide 19 Translating a word Kobo Desktop has built in translation that you can use while reading Kobo eBooks Translation may not work if you re reading books from other sources and does not work when reading PDFs To translate a word into different languages J In your book select the word you d like translated 2 On the menu that appears click Translate 3 Using the language list at the top of the pop up select the languages you d like to translate bet
3. with a similar name will appear and a Finder window will automatically open Note If Finder doesn t open double click the new icon and it will open the Finder window 4 Copy or drag the new icon to your Applications directory Kobo Desktop User Guide 7 Buying eBooks with Kobo Desktop You can use Kobo Desktop to buy eBooks from the Kobo Store When you buy a book it s automatically added to your Library There are many ways to find your next great book with Kobo Desktop from browsing recommendations to searching for something specific Finding books You can use the Bookstore tab to browse for new eBooks To get started just select one of the options on this tab e Recommended for you books we think you ll enjoy based on what you ve already bought and books you ve rated You can improve recommendations by rating more books Featured popular books that you might enjoy e Similar Books recommendations for books that are similar to a specific book in your library New Releases the latest books from some popular authors Kobo Desktop User Guide 8 e Wishlist books you ve found while browsing that you re interested in but are not yet ready to buy Search a way to find a specific book you re looking for If you know the book s title or author enter it in the Search Books field at the top of the page Once you ve located a book you d like to read simply click Buy
4. bo Desktop 1 Click the 2 Account icon at the top of the screen 2 Click Sign out 3 Click Yes to confirm signing out When you re ready you can sign back into your account To sign in to your account 1 Click the 2 Account icon at the top of the screen 2 Click Sign In or Create an Account 3 Enter your Kobo credentials to sign in Kobo Desktop User Guide 25 Getting Help Got questions or need help Online www kobo com help Find answers to your questions using our help page Simply type a question in the field to get your answer Kobo Desktop User Guide 26
5. e 22 To manage books on your eReader L Connect your eReader to your computer using the USB cable provided in the box Start Kobo Desktop Click the Library tab at the top of the screen Click Library You ll see your entire Kobo Library Choose the books you want to manage on your eReader a Right click on the book cover b Select an option Add to eReader Adds the book to your eReader A book icon will appear on the top corner of the book cover when it s added to your eReader Remove from eReader Removes the book from your eReader and into the Kobo Cloud Delete from Library Deletes the book from the Kobo Cloud and your eReader If you delete a book from the Kobo Cloud you ll no longer be able to see the book on the Kobo Cloud or download the book onto your eReader Kobo Desktop User Guide 23 Ejecting your eReader When you use your eReader with Kobo Desktop your computer makes a connection with your eReader Before you unplug your eReader you need to end this connection This is called ejecting your eReader To eject your eReader after using Kobo Desktop e Click the A Eject icon at the top of the screen Kobo Desktop User Guide 24 Switching Kobo accounts If you share your computer you may want to sign out of your Kobo account when you re not using it When you sign out of your account Kobo Desktop automatically saves your books and bookmarks To sign out of your account in Ko
6. kobo Kobo Desktop User Guide Kobo Desktop User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS About Kobo DOSKUG0 ern ces eee eae eee 4 Downloading and installing Kobo Desktop 5 Installing Kobo Desktop for WindOWS esseesessesssectesstestesteestesteentesteeneentens 5 Installing Kobo Desktop for Mac seessesssesssessesesseestecseeesteseeneesteeseeneesteeneentens 6 Buying eBooks with Kobo DeSKtop e ceesessseeeteeeeees 8 Using your library in Kobo Desktop nsss 10 Sorting your library oeeeeseeseestectesstecseecseestecseeseeseeseeseesseeneesteesseeseeateseeneeatesaeeneense 10 Removing Dooksimsssnnninna eaa 13 Reading on Kobo Desktop sssssssssssessrrrrrrrrrrsssnssssnrerrerrresennnnnnes 14 Reading a DoOKss achtcasicsach eanioeaddiiackinasiinarhiinan dean diiacs teats 14 Navigating a DOOK ceseessesssessesesstessesesesstecseeseestesseeseesseeseeateeseeneeatesseeneeateeneeneease 14 Changing the way text LOOKS eesceseesseessessesseecseeseesteeseesteeseeseeatesseeneeateeneeneense 15 Adding notes and looking up or translating words 17 USING NOLES vaianiesce ee eee onan i 18 Kobo Desktop User Guide 2 Using the dictionary eescesseessessesssesssessesssecseessestesseesteseeseestessseeseeatesaeenseateeaeentense 19 Translating a WOT eseeseesssessecesseesseceseestesseeseesteeseestesteeseestesseeneestesieeneeateneeneenses 20 Using Kobo Desktop with a Kobo eReader nsss 21 Syncing a Kobo eReader using Kobo Desktop u seeesseestesse
7. mp forward by more than a page or two you can e Use the navigation bar to change pages or chapters e Use the Table of Contents to browse a list of chapters and change chapters To jump around in a book using the navigation bar J Click the center of the page The navigation bar appears at the bottom of the page Kobo Desktop User Guide 14 2 To scroll through the book s pages click the circle in the navigation bar and slide it to the right to move forward or to the left to go back To use the Table of Contents I Click the Table of Contents icon at the top of the page 2 Click the chapter you wish to open Changing the way text looks When you re reading a book you can adjust the size or style of the text to make reading easier on your eyes Kobo Desktop offers several different sizes of text for most books You can also change the text theme Themes change the background color of the page and the color of the text Note If you re reading a PDF you can t adjust the text or pick a text theme To adjust text I While reading tap the es Settings icon at the top of the page Kobo Desktop User Guide 15 2 Click the circle in Text Size and drag it right to make the text larger or left to make text smaller 3 To change the style of the text select a font from the Font Style list 4 To add more space around the edges of your book pages e Click the bar at the left or right of the ma
8. oading and installing Kobo Desktop Downloading and installing Kobo Desktop only takes a few minutes Once you re done you can use Kobo Desktop to buy books rate books organize your eReader library set up your eReader and more Kobo Desktop is available for both Windows and Macintosh computers Note Kobo Desktop does not support the Kobo Original eReader The Kobo Original eReader has a blue directional pad Installing Kobo Desktop for Windows Your computer must have the following to run Kobo Desktop for Windows e Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista e Pentium 4 or higher PC 512 MB RAM e 200 MB hard drive space plus extra for books e 1024x768 display Kobo Desktop User Guide 5 To download and install Kobo Desktop for Windows I Navigate to www kobo com desktop 2 Click Download Now 3 Save the newly downloaded file to your computer 4 Once the download is complete find the downloaded file 5 Double click the saved file 6 Complete the steps in the installation wizard Installing Kobo Desktop for Mac Your computer must have the following to run Kobo Desktop for Mac e Mac OS X v10 7 Intel or later e Intel Core Duo Mac e 512 MB RAM e 200 MB hard drive space plus extra for books e 1024x768 display Kobo Desktop User Guide 6 To download and install Kobo Desktop for Mac I Navigate to www kobo com desktop 2 Click Download Now 3 Double click the downloaded file A new icon
9. ou re looking for your favourite book Kobo Desktop User Guide 11 To sort books J Click the Library tab 2 Click the drop down menu at the top right hand corner of the page 3 Select from Date last opened see your most recently opened books at the top of the list e Title sort your book list by title e Author sort your book list by author last name Kobo Desktop User Guide 12 Removing books If you re done with a book you can remove it from your Kobo Desktop Library If you have a Kobo eReader of use a Kobo app when you remove a book from your Kobo Desktop Library it s also removed from your Library there Don t worry though If you ever want to retrieve purchased books again sign in using your user account details at www kobo com and visit the My Account page You ll be able to add books from your purchase history back into your library To delete a book 1 Click the Library tab at the top of the screen 2 Right click the book cover 3 Click Remove this book 4 Confirm you want to remove the book from your library Kobo Desktop User Guide 13 Reading on Kobo Desktop Reading a book e To open a book just double click the title or cover in your Kobo Desktop Library Navigating a book Moving around while reading is easy To turn pages in a book just click the arrows at the sides of the pages or use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard If you want to ju
10. rgins bar and drag it right or left to increase or decrease the space around the 5 To change the theme on your page click the theme you wish to use Shows black text on a white background Shows black text on a sepia background Shows white text on a black background When you re done customizing your book click anywhere on the page to go back to reading Note When you change the way text looks Kobo Desktop remembers your preferred text size and style and applies it to other books you re reading Kobo Desktop User Guide 16 Adding notes and looking up or translating words Highlighting text Some books let you highlight text just like using a highlighter in a printed book To highlight text J In your book click and drag to select the text you want to highlight 2 On the menu that appears click Highlight To see your highlights 1 While reading click the J Annotations icon at the top of your page Kobo Desktop will show a list of all the highlights and notes you ve made in your book 2 Click a highlight to go to the page where you created it Kobo Desktop User Guide 17 To delete a highlight I While reading click the J Annotations icon at the top of your page Kobo Desktop will show a list of all the highlights and notes you ve made in your book 2 Right click the highlight you wish to delete 3 Click Delete Annotation 4 Confirm your deletion Using notes You
11. sssesteetesteeeeees 22 Using Kobo Desktop to manage the Kobo Cloud ou eeeessesstesseetesteeteeees 22 Ejecting your eReader Qn ssessesssesseecesstesseeseestecseeseeseeseeatesseeaeeatesseeneeateeaeentente 24 Switching Kobo Accounts ssscininancsinamaomeiuen 25 CTU a KE o AEE A E EE T E 26 Kobo Desktop User Guide 3 About Kobo Desktop Kobo Desktop is a free application for your computer You can use it to buy books from Kobo read and rate books organize your library of Kobo books set up a Kobo eReader and more Download Kobo Desktop from www kobo com desktop Use Kobo Desktop to enjoy these features e Shopping The Bookstore section in Kobo Desktop makes it easy for you to find your next great read You ll find titles recommended for you based on your reading preferences reading lists and categories you can browse When you see a book in the Bookstore that s interesting you can get a preview or save it to your Wishlist e Reading When you re reading on Kobo Desktop you can adjust things like text style and size to make it easier for your to read highlight and add notes e eReader support Kobo Desktop lets you manage Kobo eReaders Anything you add to your Kobo Desktop library will also be in your library on your Kobo eReader so you don t have to worry about where and when you read your books When you sync your eReader with Kobo Desktop you ll also get your latest bookmarks Kobo Desktop User Guide 4 Downl
12. ween Kobo Desktop User Guide 20 Using Kobo Desktop with a Kobo eReader You can get the latest books and magazines by browsing the Kobo Store in Kobo Desktop Once you purchase an item it appears in your Kobo Desktop Library If you have a Kobo eReader you can use Kobo Desktop to add books to it and delete books youre finished with Just make your changes in Kobo Desktop then connect your eReader to your computer and sync it in Kobo Desktop Syncing updates your eReader so that books on your eReader will have the latest bookmarks and annotations Notes e Your computer needs to be connected to the Internet to sync your eReader s library You can t use Kobo Desktop with your Kobo Vox e After you re done syncing you must eject your eReader from your computer before you unplug it Kobo Desktop User Guide 21 Syncing a Kobo eReader using Kobo Desktop To sync your eReader using Kobo Desktop 1 Using Kobo Desktop to manage the Kobo Cloud Connect your eReader to your computer using the USB cable Tap Connect on your eReader screen Open Kobo Desktop on your computer Select the eReader tab Click the D Sync icon at the top of the screen If you prefer to manage your eReader library using your computer you can use Kobo Desktop With Kobo Desktop you can Add books from the Kobo Cloud to your eReader Remove books from your eReader Delete books from the Kobo Cloud Kobo Desktop User Guid
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