User Guide
Kobo Glo HD 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......................................8 Using the touch screen................................................................
Using your Home screen...........................................................19 Exploring your Library...............................................................20 Searching for books...................................................................21 Using the Kobo Cloud..............................................23 About the Kobo Cloud..............................................................23 Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader......................................
Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader.............................37 Adding or removing dictionaries..............................................37 Translating a word.....................................................................38 Adding books...........................................................40 Browsing the Kobo Bookstore..................................................40 Buying a book on your Kobo eReader......................................
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 • Using ComfortLight • Connecting to your computer Anatomy of your Kobo eReader
Power button – Press to turn your eReader on or off, or put it to sleep.
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 first 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.
• 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.
• To turn your eReader on: Press and hold the power button for two seconds. The power button light will blink and your eReader will turn on. • To put your eReader to sleep: Press the power button quickly. • To wake up your eReader: Press the power button quickly. • To turn your eReader off: Press and hold the power button 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.
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. Using ComfortLight You can adjust the ComfortLight brightness from your Home screen or while you're reading. • From your Home screen, tap the brightness icon at the top of the screen, then drag the slider to the left or right. • While you're reading, swipe up or down along the left edge of the screen.
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, to search the Kobo Bookstore, and sync your Kobo eReader. All you need is access to a wireless network. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap the Sync tile. Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi. This may take a moment. 3.
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 • Wi Fi is disabled. • 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.
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 five 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 Wi Fi. When the Wi Fi menu says Disabled, 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 It’s important to sync regularly to get recent software or app updates, download newly purchased books to your Kobo Library, and to update your books with bookmarks or annotations you made while reading on another device. If you buy a book on kobo.com, you'll need to sync before you'll see the book in your Kobo Library.
Syncing your Kobo eReader with Wi Fi Make sure your Wi Fi is enabled and you are connected to a network before syncing your eReader. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap the Sync tile. • If you are within range of a known network, your eReader automatically joins that network and will begin syncing. • If you are not within range of a known network, your eReader will begin the Adding a Network process.
3. If you're not already signed in to your Kobo account, click the sign in. Profile icon at the top of your screen and Sync icon. 4. Click the Your eReader will sync and update your Library. 5. Click the Eject button at the top of the screen to disconnect your eReader from your computer.
Using your Library What's in this section • Using your Home screen • Exploring your Library • Searching for books Using your Home screen Your Home screen is the first thing you see when you turn on your eReader after setup. From your Home screen, you can see your recently opened books, access the Kobo Bookstore, and more. Go to your Home screen by tapping the Home icon at the top of the screen. While reading, tap the centre of your screen to see the Home icon.
• Recommended books we think you'll enjoy. • The Sync tile to add newly purchased books to your Library and to update your eReader. Above the tiles, you'll see the Search bar. Use the Search bar to find books in your Kobo Library or in the Kobo Bookstore. At the bottom of your Home screen, you can access your Library, the Kobo Bookstore, and Extras, which include a dictionary and your personal reading statistics. Exploring your Library Your Library lets you read and manage books on your eReader.
• Previews: excerpts of books you've added to your eReader as previews. • My collections: books you've grouped together, much like bookshelves. For example, you can create a collection about cookbooks and only include culinary books. • Articles from Pocket: online articles or webpages you've added using the free Pocket app on your computer, tablet, or other device.
4. Using the keyboard, type a book title, author name, or keyword. Search results will appear as you type. 5. Tap a suggestion to go to that result, or tap Go to see the full list of results.
Using the Kobo Cloud What's in this section • About the Kobo Cloud • Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader • Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once • Removing books from your Kobo eReader • Removing all your books from your Kobo eReader at once About the Kobo Cloud All the books you purchase from Kobo are stored in the Kobo Cloud, an online storage area with unlimited space. You can choose which books you want to download from the Kobo Cloud to your device.
Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader If your books are stored in the Kobo Cloud, you'll need to download them to your eReader before you can read them. Make sure your eReader is connected to Wi Fi to download books from the Kobo Cloud. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Library. 3. Tap Books. Any books that aren't already on your eReader will have the word Download beside the book title or a Download icon on the book cover. 4. Tap the book's cover to download it.
Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once Follow these steps to download your entire Kobo Library to your eReader. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Library. 3. Tap Books. 4. Tap the Books. Menu icon in the grey bar underneath 5. Tap Download all. Your books will be placed in a queue and downloaded to your eReader one at a time. In List view, the word Pending will appear beside books that are in the download queue.
Removing books from your Kobo eReader After you remove a book from your eReader, you can redownload it from the Kobo Cloud any time you have access to Wi Fi. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Library. 3. Tap Books. 4. Tap and hold the cover or title of the book. A menu will appear. 5. Tap Remove. A dialog box will appear. 6. Choose where you want to remove the book from: • eReader: Re-download the item from the Kobo Cloud later. This option is automatically selected.
Removing all your books from your Kobo eReader at once You can remove all of your downloaded books from your eReader to free up storage space. When you remove books from your eReader, your books will still be saved in the Kobo Cloud, and you can re-download them later. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Library. 3. Tap Books. 4. Tap the Books. Menu icon in the grey bar underneath 5. Tap Library settings. 6. Beside Downloaded Kobo Books, tap Remove All. 7. Tap Remove.
Reading on your Kobo eReader What's in this section • Getting around a book • Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader • Closing books • Bookmarking pages • Finding a bookmarked page • Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader • Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader • Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader • Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader • Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo eReader • Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader • Using the d
Getting around a book You can quickly go to any chapter or page in your book with just a few taps. Tap the cover or title of your book on your Home screen or Library to open it. Tap or swipe the side of the page in your book to turn pages. If you want to jump forward by more than a page or two: 1. Tap the centre of the page to bring up the Reading Menu. 2. Tap the Navigation icon.
• To jump to the previous chapter, tap the Jump Back icon. • To go to a specific chapter, tap Table of contents and tap the chapter. • Tap the Snap Back icon to return to your previous position in the book. 3. Tap anywhere on the page to close the navigation bar. Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader Your eReader offers several different sizes of text for most books. You can adjust the text size, fonts, line spacing, and justification to make reading easier on your eyes. 1.
• Drag the slider beside Line Spacing to increase or decrease the space between the lines of type. • Drag the slider beside Margins to make the margins bigger or smaller. • Tap your choice of justification. Notes: • When you change the way text looks, your eReader remembers your preferred size and style, and applies it to other books you’re reading. • If you’re reading a PDF, you can’t change the size or style of the text.
Bookmarking pages You can mark interesting passages or pages that you'd like to return to using bookmarks. • While reading, tap the top-right corner of the page. A bookmark will appear as a dog-ear. Finding a bookmarked page If you added a bookmark to a page, you can easily find it again using the Reading Menu. 1. While reading, tap the centre of the page to bring up the Reading Menu. 2. Tap the Menu icon at the bottom of the page. 3. Tap Annotations. 4. Tap the bookmark you want to see.
1. While reading, press and hold a word for a few seconds until an underline appears. 2. Lift your finger from the page. You'll see a circle at each end of the word. 3. Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to select, and the second circle to the end. 4. Tap Highlight. Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader You can see the list of highlights you made in the book while you're reading. 1. Tap the centre of the page. The Reading Menu will appear. 2.
Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader You can remove highlights you made in your book while you're reading. 1. Tap the centre of the page. The Reading Menu will appear. 2. Tap the Menu icon at the bottom of the page. 3. Tap Annotations. 4. Tap and hold the highlight you'd like to remove. A menu will appear. 5. Tap Remove highlight. The highlight will be removed from your book. Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader You can add notes to your books while you're reading. 1.
3. Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to select, and the second circle to the end. 4. Tap Add Note. 5. Use the keyboard to enter your notes, and tap Save. Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo eReader After you've made a note, you can see it any time while you're reading. 1. Tap the centre of the page. The Reading Menu will appear. 2. Tap the Menu icon at the bottom of the page. 3. Tap Annotations.
Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader If you no longer need a note, you can delete it from your book while you're reading. 1. Tap the centre of the page. The Reading Menu will appear. 2. Tap the Menu icon at the bottom of the page. 3. Tap Annotations. A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you made in the book will appear. 4. Tap and hold the note that you'd like to delete. A menu will appear. 5. Tap Remove annotation. A dialog window will appear. 6.
Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader If you see an unfamiliar word while you're reading, you can use your eReader's built-in dictionary to view its definition. 1. While reading, press and hold the word you'd like to look up. An underline will appear beneath the word. 2. Lift your finger from the screen. The word's definition will appear. The dictionary may not work in some books such as PDFs, books you borrowed from a public library, or free books you found on the Internet.
4. Tap Language. 5. Under Dictionary, tap Edit. 6. Add or remove a dictionary: • To add a dictionary, tap the plus icon beside the dictionary you want to add. • To remove a dictionary, tap the check mark icon beside the dictionary you'd like to remove. 7. Tap Save. Translating a word Your Kobo eReader has a translation dictionary that you can use while reading Kobo eBooks.
A list of languages will appear in the dropdown menu. 4. Select the language that you'd like to translate to.
Adding books What's in this section • Browsing the Kobo Bookstore • Buying a book on your Kobo eReader • Adding a book to your Wishlist on your Kobo eReader • Viewing your Wishlist • Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions • Installing Adobe Digital Editions • Creating an Adobe ID • Authorizing your computer and your Kobo eReader with Adobe Digital Editions • Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions Browsing the Kobo Bookstore You can find and buy books in several ways
3. Tap any of the listed options: • Storefront: See Kobo's latest releases. You can also access the search bar through Storefront to find a book by title, author, or keyword. • Related reading: Books similar to those you're reading or looking up in the Kobo Store. • Recommended for you: Books Kobo thinks you might enjoy, based on your purchases and reading history. • Categories: A list of topics that can help you find books. Select a subject that interests you.
3. Tap Categories. 4. Tap the category you're interested in. 5. Tap a sub-category to begin browsing eBooks. 6. Find an eBook you'd like to buy. 7. Tap Buy next to the book you want to purchase. 8. If you've shopped with Kobo before and saved your billing information, go to step 11. 9. Use the keyboard to enter your billing address and credit card information. Note: We need your billing address to calculate taxes for your order based on your location. 10. Tap Continue. 11. Review your order. 12.
14. Tap Keep Shopping to buy more books, or return to the Home screen. Note: If you don't see the book you purchased on the Home screen, tap the Sync tile. Adding a book to your Wishlist on your Kobo eReader With Wishlist, you can keep track of books that you're interested in buying later. 1. While shopping for a book, tap the dropdown icon beside the book you'd like to add to your Wishlist. 2. Tap Add to Wishlist.
You’ll see a list of books that you added to your Wishlist. Tap on the book and follow the onscreen instructions to purchase it. Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is free software that lets you add eBooks from a public library, eBooks from another store, or eBooks from the Kobo Store that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) to your Kobo eReader.
• Authorize your computer and eReader with ADE. Note: If you use a Kobo eReader or Kobo’s reading apps, you may never need to use ADE. Kobo’s reading apps and eReaders can automatically download and open most books from the Kobo Store. Installing Adobe Digital Editions Install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your PC or Mac to transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected content onto your Kobo eReader. 1. Download ADE from www.adobe.com/support/ digitaleditions/downloads.html. 2.
2. Click Sign in. 3. Click Get an Adobe ID. 4. Fill in the appropriate text boxes on the form. 5. Click Sign Up. Authorizing your computer and your Kobo eReader with Adobe Digital Editions After you’ve installed Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) and created an Adobe ID, you’ll need to authorize your computer and your eReader with ADE. You only need to do this once. 1. Launch ADE on your PC or Mac. 2. From the Help menu, click Authorize Computer. A Computer Authorization window will appear. 3.
8. In ADE, right-click on Kobo eReader under Devices on the left. 9. Click Authorize Device... 10. Select the account that you'd like to authorize. 11. Click Authorize Device. 12. Click OK to complete the process. Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions If you downloaded a book protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM), you’ll get a license (also known as a URLLINK.acsm file) with your book. Your library should be able to provide you instructions on how you can download the URLLINK.
a. Go to the folder where your eBook (the URLLINK.acsm file) is saved. b. Double-click the URLLINK.acsm file. The book will open in ADE. c. Click Library at the top of the screen. d. Click All Items under the Bookshelves menu. e. Select your new book and drag it to the Kobo eReader bookshelf (listed on the left side under Devices). 5. Eject your eReader from the computer, and unplug the Micro USB cable from your eReader. The book will appear in your Library.
Getting help What's in this section • Getting help • Safety, regulatory, and warranty information Getting help Have questions or need help? Visit kobo.com/help. Safety, regulatory, and warranty information Important safety, regulatory, and warranty details about your eReader can be found at kobo.com/userguides. Note: The Declaration of Conformity may vary for different models of the Kobo eReader. Kobo.com/userguides includes information about how to find your Kobo eReader's model number.
