Understanding the Kobo eReader icons
Here is a guide to some of the icons you'll use most on your eReader:
Home page icons
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Sync - Tap to sync your eReader. |
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Battery Life - Shows current battery life. |
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Pin - Tap to add books to your Wishlist |
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Brightness Control - Tap to open the ComfortLight brightness controls (Glo only) |
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Menu – Tap to access Wi Fi on/off, sync, battery life, Search and Settings |
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Download– Tap to download your book from the Kobo Cloud and onto your eReader. |
Library icons
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Menu - Tap to see a menu of book-related options. |
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Tool - Tap to change how your library is shown. |
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Search - Tap to search your library. |
Store icons
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Search - Tap to search the Kobo Bookstore or your Library |
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Back - Tap to go back a page. |
Book (EPUB) icons
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Book - Tap to see a menu of reading-related options. |
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Edit - When reviewing highlights, tap to edit your list. |
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Navigate - Tap to see the navigation bar. |
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Page Back - Tap to go back one page. |
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Page forward - Tap to go forward one page. |
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Chapter Back - Tap to go to the start of the previous chapter. |
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Chapter forward - Tap to go to the start of the next chapter. |
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Snap Back - Tap to go back to where you were when you opened the navigation bar. |
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Close - Tap to close the navigation bar. |
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Text Options - Tap to change the way text looks — make it bigger, smaller, or change the style of the text. |
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Tools - Tap for Advanced Settings and more. |
Book (PDF) icons
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Menu - Tap to see a menu of reading-related options. |
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Navigate - Tap to see the navigation bar. |
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Page Back - Tap to go back one page. |
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Page forward - Tap to go forward one page. |
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Chapter Back - Tap to go to the start of the previous chapter. |
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Chapter forward - Tap to go to the start of the next chapter. |
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Snap Back - Tap to go back to where you were when you opened the navigation bar. |
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Zoom - Tap to see zoom options. |
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Zoom out - Tap to make the page smaller. |
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Zoom in - Tap to make the page bigger. |
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Zoom to fit - Tap to fit the width of the page to your screen. |
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Zoom to fit - Tap to fit the height of the page to your screen. |
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Close - Tap to close. |
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Landscape Mode - Tap to turn your page 90°. |
