5 super-handy Kobo options that make studying...

I have been a Kobo consumer for so long as I’ve owned an e-reader.

I’ve all the time most well-liked the extra open nature of the corporate’s e-reader platform in comparison with Amazon’s closed Kindle ecosystem (that is set to get a lot more siloed soon). With that in thoughts, I’ve observed that lots of people are making the jump from the Kindle to the Kobo, and whereas each e-reader platforms are very related, there are additionally a couple of key settings that may enhance your studying expertise on Rakuten’s e-readers.

In the event you’ve been utilizing the Kobo ecosystem for some time, you would possibly already pay attention to these fast methods, however if you happen to simply acquired your palms on a more recent Kobo just like the Libra Color, this record will turn out to be useful.

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1 Hook your Kobo as much as your Wi-Fi for syncing

This may appear apparent, however I’ve forgotten to do it

Make certain to all the time join your Kobo to Wi-Fi for simple syncing with any books you might have bought by means of Rakuten’s book retailer. This additionally goes for stories you’ve added to Pocket to learn in your Kobo. I’ve typically forgotten to hook up with my dad and mom’ Wi-Fi or lodge Wi-Fi and have been confused why no matter article I saved that day hasn’t proven up on my Kobo Libra Color but.

You will discover your Wi-Fi settings by navigating to Settings > Wi-Fi Connection, and becoming a member of a brand new community. When you’re on a community, faucet the 2 round arrows between the battery and the search image on the high of your Kobo to sync.

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2 Activate auto pure gentle adjustment

Give your eyes a break

One of many causes I like e-readers and, specifically, my Kobo Libra Color, is E Ink is manner simpler to take a look at than an LCD or OLED display screen, particularly after looking at my monitor all day for work. Including to this, there is a setting that makes the Kobo Libra Color’s 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 display screen even simpler on the eyes.

Turning on Pure Gentle adjustment and setting it to Auto has been a game-changer for me. It takes the already easy-to-look-at E Ink display screen and adjusts its tint primarily based on the ambient gentle round you. For instance, at night time beneath low gentle, it tints the show a hotter yellow. However, beneath daylight circumstances, the show maintains a bluer hue.

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4 Use this trick to regulate your Kobo’s brightness

I uncovered this swiping gesture a couple of months in the past

I do most of my studying in mattress at night time when my companion is asleep, so I typically attempt to not wake her up with the brilliant gentle of my e-reader. Naturally, this implies I set my Libra Color’s brightness right down to the bottom potential brightness setting. Earlier than I realized about this trick, I might faucet the brightness icon and slide the typically finicky dial right down to no matter degree I am aiming for.

Then I realized you may regulate your Kobo’s brightness by swiping up and down on the left-hand facet of the display screen. It is not fairly as exact because the slider, however if you happen to’re in a ebook and have to decrease the brightness degree rapidly, it is a helpful trick I want I had recognized about months in the past. Most Kobo fashions assist this brightness adjustment shortcut.

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5 Regulate the font measurement, line spacing, and margins precisely the way you need

You possibly can even change the font sort

That is one other apparent one, however it’s straightforward to overlook if you happen to aren’t accustomed to how Kobo’s interface works. To vary numerous font settings in your Kobo, open a ebook, then faucet the chapter data on the high of the display screen. Subsequent, press on the Aa icon. Beneath this panel, you may change the font sort, measurement, line spacing, margins, and textual content justification.

You may make that occur with a couple of swipes if you happen to favor bigger textual content. Or, if you happen to’re like me and like an expertise just like studying a paperback ebook, you may flip down the road spacing and reduce the font.

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6 Rapidly skip pages if you happen to’ve misplaced your spot

The variety of occasions I’ve used this characteristic is embarrassing

Generally I am going to go to sleep with my ebook nonetheless in my palms, and as a rule, earlier than my Kobo Libra Color turns off, a minimum of a couple of pages will unintentionally get turned. Which means that the following time I choose up my ebook, I typically haven’t any clue the place I left off. To activate the skip pages characteristic, faucet the center of the display screen when you’ve gotten a ebook open, after which seize the circle icon in the direction of the underside of the show.

In the event you faucet on the web page preview in the midst of the display screen, it will immediately open. I do not use this characteristic typically, however it’s a good way to seek out the place you have left off if you happen to’re misplaced.

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