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Thiba
01-14-2011, 07:35 AM
I purchased the Kobo for my 93 year old mother as it seemed to be the simplest of the ebooks. She just wants to read a book. However, navigating the menu is a challange. Does anyone have a visual of the menu tree or screen shots that I can label? I haven't found any yet and Borders doesn't have any and, well, you know what the kobo site is like.:chinscratch:

I had to buy one for myself so I could play tech support, as we are not in the same state. I update her kobo when I visit. She does not use a computer.

jbcohen
01-14-2011, 07:43 AM
What I would recommend is put masking tape above the buttons that she has to push to get to an ebook labled one, two and three. Then tell her to push buttons one then two then three. Perhaps a number on the button and tell her to push three to the left.

taming
01-14-2011, 08:29 AM
Although the PDF of the User Manual (http://koboereader.com/user-guide) (also on the reader as an ePUB) does not have screen shots, it does have very good explanations. The issue is finding them easily. If you have a PDF reader that lets you copy and paste (I use FoxIt reader for this), then you can create a custom user guide for her with only the sections she will need to use.

PS: I'm thinking you would create it using a program like Word and then mail it to her :)