Use gestures to edit handwriting on your eReader

Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Elipsa 2E, and Kobo Libra Colour recognizes gestures made with your Kobo Stylus to make editing and writing notes easy.

Note: Kobo Stylus only works with Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa , Kobo Elipsa 2E, and Kobo Libra Colour.

Illustration of a hand holding a Kobo eReader and scribbling on the screen using a Kobo Stylus.

You can use gestures to edit your handwriting.

Note: You can only use handwriting gestures when you select an Advanced notebook. Learn more here: Use Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa as a notebook.

Erase text

Cross out or scribble over the word or letter you want to erase.
You can also press the Erase button on your Kobo Stylus and erase the word or letter.

Scribbling a word using a Kobo Stylus.

Join text

To join two words together, draw a line from the bottom of the word to the top.

Gesture:

The word Therefore with an arrow pointing up between the word There and fore.

Result:
The word Therefore written in cursive.

Add a space in between letters

To add a space in between two letters, draw a line from the top of the letter to the bottom.

Gesture:

The word Read More with an arrow in between the word Read and More.

Result:
The word Read More.

Headings

Create bolded headings by drawing one or two lines underneath the word. The headings will appear after you convert your handwriting into text.

To create a main header, draw two lines under your word:

The word Read More with two underlines underneath it.

To create a sub-header, draw one line under your word:

The word Read More with a single underline under the word.

For example, to create a sub-header:

Draw a line under your word.
Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen.
Tap Convert All.
Your handwriting will be converted into a header.

Highlight

To highlight a word or a sentence, draw a box around the word or sentence.

For example, if you want your converted text to have a highlight:

Draw a box around the word or sentence you’d like to highlight.
Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen, then tap Convert All.
Your converted text will appear as a highlight.

Add text after you've converted your handwriting

Replace a word

If you've converted your handwriting into text, you can still edit what you've written. For example, you can edit one word in a sentence.

Use your finger and double-tap on the word that you'd like to edit.
The fonts will be come bigger so that you can start editing.
Use your stylus and scribble over the word to delete it.
Write the new word using your Kobo Stylus.
Double-tap on the sentence using your finger to save your changes.

Final result:

Replace and add multiple words

You can combine multiple gestures to further edit your sentence. For instance, if you want to add a space and a word into your sentence, you can do the following:

Use your finger and double-tap on the word that you'd like to edit.
The fonts will be come bigger so that you can start editing.
Use your stylus and scribble over the word to delete it.
Write the new word using your Kobo Stylus.
To add a space, draw a line from the top of the letter to the bottom.
Write your new word using your stylus.
Double-tap on the sentence using your finger to save your changes.

Final result: