User guide

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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 you’ll use the most. Just tap the screen lightly to open a book,
turn a page, select a menu and more.
• Double-tapping
To double-tap you tap the same spot on the screen twice quickly. If you’re
reading a PDF, you can double-tap to zoom in to a page and make it bigger. If
you’re already zoomed-in, double-tapping the page will zoom out.
• 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 the left-edge of the screen to page backwards.
• Press and hold
This is also called ‘long press’. To use this gesture, touch the screen and hold
your finger in place. This gesture allows 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 you’re 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 lightly move your finger around. The page will move
in the direction of your finger.
Navigating your Home page and library
Your Home page is the first thing you’ll see when you turn on your eReader. It gives you
quick and easy access to your library, the books you’re reading, the Kobo Store, and
more.
You’ll see the covers of up to 5 books, newspapers, documents or magazines you’re
reading here. 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.
Tap the Library menu to browse other parts of your library.
• Books & Docs — access all the books and documents in your library.
• Shortlist — use this list to create shortcuts to your favorite books or current
reads.