Mini Search function?

AndrewH · 12-21-2013, 01:25 AM

I just picked up a Kobo Mini, having exclusively used Sonys till now. Great little machine!

Perhaps I'm missing the obvious, but does the Mini not have a search function for the library? I can sort the library by title, author, etc and scroll through the list, but on my Sony I can hit search and am presented with an on-screen keyboard to enter a search string. I don't see anything like that on the Kobo Mini...

davidfor · 12-21-2013, 02:34 AM

It should have a search function. I don't have one to check, but in the library list, there should either be a magnifying glass in the top left corner, or it is an option when you press the menu icon in the top right.

filmo · 12-21-2013, 10:14 AM

Search is option is shown from home or library screen by touching 4line icon at top left corner. Menu icon?

RobertJSawyer · 12-21-2013, 11:03 AM

There are three ways to access search on the Kobo Mini. To search your library or the Kobo bookstore, do as Filmo suggests: select "Search" from the menu that appears when you touch the menu key (the four horizontal line sin the upper left corner) of the home screen.

But I rather suspect you're actually looking for "search within the current book." That's easy and works well. To find other occurrences of a word on the current page, simply highlight a word, and the third icon from the left in the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen (the magnifying glass icon -- which is not a "make image bigger" button, as it is in some apps, but is "search for like a detective" icon).

To find a word that's NOT on the current page, bring up the in-book menu. On the bottom of the screen you'll see an icon of an open book. Touch that. "Search in Book" is one of the choices.

AndrewH · 12-21-2013, 11:20 AM

Aha! Thank you everyone! It's in the four horizontal line icon in the upper right. I've accessed the settings several times, I don't know why I didn't notice it before. (Missing the obvious).

@RobertJSawyer: Thank you as well for details on how to search within a book. I was actually looking for details on how to find a particular book within my library, but how to search the text within a book is good to know too!

I give props to Kobo, overall this is a very intuitive device to use.

12-21-2013, 01:25 AM	#1
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	Search function? I just picked up a Kobo Mini, having exclusively used Sonys till now. Great little machine! Perhaps I'm missing the obvious, but does the Mini not have a search function for the library? I can sort the library by title, author, etc and scroll through the list, but on my Sony I can hit search and am presented with an on-screen keyboard to enter a search string. I don't see anything like that on the Kobo Mini... Last edited by AndrewH; 12-21-2013 at 02:00 AM.

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12-21-2013, 02:34 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	It should have a search function. I don't have one to check, but in the library list, there should either be a magnifying glass in the top left corner, or it is an option when you press the menu icon in the top right.

12-21-2013, 10:14 AM	#3
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Search is option is shown from home or library screen by touching 4line icon at top left corner. Menu icon?

12-21-2013, 11:03 AM	#4
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	There are three ways to access search on the Kobo Mini. To search your library or the Kobo bookstore, do as Filmo suggests: select "Search" from the menu that appears when you touch the menu key (the four horizontal line sin the upper left corner) of the home screen. But I rather suspect you're actually looking for "search within the current book." That's easy and works well. To find other occurrences of a word on the current page, simply highlight a word, and the third icon from the left in the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen (the magnifying glass icon -- which is not a "make image bigger" button, as it is in some apps, but is "search for like a detective" icon). To find a word that's NOT on the current page, bring up the in-book menu. On the bottom of the screen you'll see an icon of an open book. Touch that. "Search in Book" is one of the choices.

12-21-2013, 11:20 AM	#5
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	Aha! Thank you everyone! It's in the four horizontal line icon in the upper right. I've accessed the settings several times, I don't know why I didn't notice it before. (Missing the obvious). @RobertJSawyer: Thank you as well for details on how to search within a book. I was actually looking for details on how to find a particular book within my library, but how to search the text within a book is good to know too! I give props to Kobo, overall this is a very intuitive device to use.