User Guide

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Kobo$Arc$User$Guide$25$
Adding$items$from$your$computer$to$your$Kobo$Arc$
You$can$connect$your$Kobo$Arc$tablet$to$a$computer$as$a$storage$
device,$similar$to$a$USB$thumb$drive.$When$it’s$connected,$you$can$drag$
and$drop$content$from$your$desktop$to$your$Kobo$Arc.$$
Once$you’ve$transferred$content$to$your$Kobo$Arc$you$can$view$it,$
import$it,$an d $pin $it $to $yo u r$T a p e str ies.$F o r$e xa mple,$if$you’ve $a dd e d$
any$personal$photos,$you’ll$see$them$when$you$open$an$image$app$like$
Gallery,$and$if$you’ve$added$books,$you’ll$be$able$to$import$them$into$
your$Library$in$the$Kobo$app.$For$details$about$using$apps$to$pin$items,$
see$the$section$Pinning$an$item$from $an$app.$
Notes:$$
• Some$apps,$such$as$Zinio$and$Press$Reader,$don’t$let$you$pin$
items.$$$
• To$transfer$files$from$your$desktop$you’ll$need$the$followin g $OS $
and$applications$on$your$computer:$Windows$XP$with$SP2+$
and$Windows$Media$Player$10+,$or$Vista,$or$Windows$7,$or$Mac$
OS$X$10.5+.$
• If$you’re$a$Mac$user,$you’ll$also$need$the$Android$File$Transfer$
app$to$add$EPUBs$to$your$Kobo$Arc.$You$can$get$this$app$at$
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/.$
To$add$an$item$from$your$computer$to$your$Kobo$A rc:$