Digital Newspapers & Magazines
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PressReader App Supported Devices • Signing In • Browsing, Searching, & "For You" • Reading: Text Size, Languages, & More • Following Publications & Deleting Downloads • Help
Access over 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines, including The Dallas Morning News, as soon as they’re available at newsstands from PressReader, our digital newspapers and magazines source!
Read online or download in the app on your supported device, or read in your browser.
PressReader App Supported Devices
Devices running the operating systems below have PressReader apps available:
- iOS and iPad OS
- Android
- Windows 10
- Windows (older versions)
- Amazon Fire OS
- Blackberry OS
- Mac (Legacy app via direct download)
- Windows PC (Vista or higher)
Signing In
How to Access Outside the Library
PressReader is always free to use on a Library computer or your own device using the Library's Wi-Fi network. Outside of the Library, you must sign in with your Library account information.
Directions:
Note: Images in these directions are from the latest PressReader app. The PressReader website or legacy apps will look different and may use different wording.
- Tap/click Sign In.
- Tap/click Libraries & Groups (Library or Group in web browser).
- Tap/click Select Library or Group (step not seen in web browser).
- You may see a request to allow PressReader to use your location. This is optional and will not affect your access.
- Start typing Carrollton into the search box then tap/click Carrollton Public Library when it appears.
- Tap/click Sign In button.
- Enter your Library card number OR user name AND your Pin/Password in the verification form and submit.
- You will see this pop-up indicating you have 29 days 23 hours of access left if there were no problems with your Library account.
- The cup icon on screen indicates that you are currently authenticated for access to magazines and newspapers.
- Tap/click the cup to see how many days are remaining before you must sign in again with your Library account information.
Signing in with your Library account information lets you:
- Search or browse for publications, articles, or interests
- Read and download magazines and newspapers
- Listen to articles
- Print articles
- Translate articles
A PressReader account is required to share, bookmark, get notifications, and customize.
PressReader Account
To create your PressReader account you must be signed in already with your Library card or using PressReader at the Library.
Directions:
Note images in these directions are from the latest PressReader app. The PressReader website or legacy apps will look different and may use different wording.
- Tap/click Sign In.
- Tap/click Email.
- Tap/click Don't have an account? on the Sign in screen.
- Complete the Sign up form and then tap/click Sign up button.
- You may see a form asking if you want to receive email updates which is optional.
Browsing, Searching, & For You
PressReader is an international company so there are often multiple versions of a publication displaying in browse or search results. Be sure to limit to United States if you want the American versions of magazines.
Tip: You can "Follow" a favorite publication so the latest issue will display on the "Browse" and "For You" screens.
Browsing
The Browse section iprovides categories that may be of interest to you. Browse is called Catalog on the PressReader website.
Browsing Limits
Limits you can apply while browsing:
- Countries
- Languages
- Magazines (is a section on website)
- Newspapers (is a section on website)
- United States (app only)
Swipe to the side to see all Browse limits in the app on smaller screens
After applying a Browse limit, you will see additional limits. Those second-level limits include the Browse limits you did not select plus:
- Categories
- Region or Province - if you chose country
Searching
In the app, find the Search box at the top of the Browse screen or the For You section,
or click/tap the magnifying glass icon on the PressReader website.
Post-Search Limits
You can view search results by:
- Publications
- Stories
- Interests
For You
The For You section is an article feed with the following sections:
- Top Stories
- Recommended
- Politics
- Business
- Tech
- Health
- Sports
- Science
- Arts
- Entertainment
In the app, any publications you follow will appear at the top in a section called Your Latest Issues.
Reading: Text Size, Languages, & More
Changing Text Size
"For You" Section of App
- Tap the ellipsis icon (...) in the upper right corner
- Slide the dot on the bar to increase or decrease the text size
While Reading Article
- Tap the AA icon in the bottom navigation menu
- Slide the dot on the bar to increase or decrease the text size
Languages
Browse and Search Language Limits
Use the Languages limit when browsing or searching to find magazines in over 60 different languages.
Tip: Since publications in a language may come from many different countries, use the Countries limit FIRST, then apply the Languages limit, especially if the country where the magazine is published is important to you.
Article Translation Languages
Articles can be translated into more than 20 languages.
- Press and hold (long press) the title of an article in a downloaded publication to being up the Article Options menu and tap Translate,
or tap the ellipsis icon (...) in the menu while viewing an article from Search results or the For You section, then tap Translate.
- Select a language.
Interface Language
The PressReader app available in the United States only offers an interface in English.
The PressReader website does offer the option to change the Interface Language.
- Tap the vertical three dots in the upper right corner to open the menu, then tap Interface Language.
- Select the language from the list.
- If you accept the Preferences cookie or all cookies when using the PressReader website, then the site will remember your interface language preference on future visits.
Text View on Mobile
Read newspapers and magazines easily on your phones and tablets with Text View – including images!
- Just tap the title of an article (highlighted in green).
- Scroll down to read the article just like a website.
- Swipe left to move to the next article or right to go to the previous article.
Examples
Default magazine view
Text View
Default newspaper view
Text View
Following Publications & Deleting Downloads
Following Publications
You can follow a publication that you frequently read. Followed publications display in the:
- "My Publications" section on the Browse screen
- "Your Latest Issues" section at the top of For You in the app
- "Following" section on the PressReader website.
To follow a publication:
- Find the publication by searching or browsing.
- In the app, tap Follow on the publication screen.
On the PressReader website, click/tap Add to My Publications
Note: In the app, you can toggle a switch to Auto-download new issues of a publication.
Remember: Downloaded issues remain on your device taking up space until you delete them.
Deleting Downloaded Publications
- Tap Downloaded in the menu.
- Tap and hold (long press) on the cover of the issue you want to delete until it is highlighted in grey.
- Tap another issue to add it to the selection for deletion.
- To remove an issue from the selection, tap the cover again to deselect it.
- Tap the red trash can to delete all selected issues of publications.
- If you change your mind about deleting, tap Done to remove any selections.
Note: If you want to PROTECT a particular downloaded issue from being accidently deleted, tap the lock icon when the issue is selected.
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