Read on to find out how to check out and read eMagazines from the Toowoomba Regional Library Service!

1. How do I check out and read
eMagazines on my PC or MAC?

2. • What are eMagazines?
• What do I need?
• A recognised device
• Zinio Reader 4 (will need to be installed on your pc)
• TRC Library membership and an email address
• Creating your Zinio account and checking out an eMagazine
• Installing Zinio Reader 4 on your pc
• Setting up Zinio Reader 4 to access your eMagazines
In this “How do I” we will cover

3. • Complete digital editions of popular magazines
• Experience anytime, anywhere availability on
mobile devices, PCs and Macs
• No checkout periods – keep the magazine as long
as you want
• No checkout limits
• Current and back issues
What are eMagazines?

4. What do I need?
1. A recognised device – Windows PC or laptop
or MAC PC or laptop
2. An internet Connection
3. TRC Library Membership
4. An email address and password
5. Zinio Reader 4 (installed after magazine checkout)

5. Creating a Zinio Account
• Open your web browser and type
www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au into the
search bar

6. • Select Libraries under Facilities and Recreation
link

7. • Select eBooks and eResources

8. • Select eMagazines link

9. • Select the “Go to the emagazine platform” link
located in Getting Started - New Users

10. • The “Welcome to Toowoomba Regional Library
Service’s Zinio eMagazine window will appear
• Click Create New Account

11. The “Create New Account” window will open

12. Type your Library Card Number
• Then click Next

13. • When the Create New
Account window open –
enter your First Name,
Last Name, Email and
Password
• Then click Create
Account
Write down your email address and password as you
will require them in a later step
Joe
Bloggs
joebloggs@mail.com
Password
Password
IMPORTANT

14. • Once you complete the create account setup, this
screen should open in your browser confirming
that you are a registered user

15. • Now click on a magazine you would like to checkout

16. • Click Checkout
• Optional – For new issue notification click “Email me
when the next issue is available”
Optional
Click the checkbox
if you would like
to be notified
when the next
issue is available

17. • You can click “Keep Browsing” to check out more
magazines or Start Reading if you want to read it
online OR close this window and. . . . . .

18. To read your eMagazine OFFLINE
• you need to download and install ZINIO READER 4
Reading OFFLINE on your PC or MAC

19. • Select either Option 1 or 2 to download Zinio Reader 4
• Option 1 - Using your web browser go to
http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/eb
and select the eMagazine article and follow the instructions on the next
slide to start the download for Zinio Reader
OR
• Option 2 - Click on the image below "Zinio Reader click here to Download
Zinio Reader 4" and follow the installation process. Or, you can download
directly from http://www.zinio.com/apps/desktop.jsp. If your pc doesn't
recognise Adobe Air files, you may need to install Adobe Air prior to
installing Zinio Reader 4. Click here to download Adobe Air.

20. • If you selected Option 1 on the previous slide, scroll
down and click ZINIO READER (Skip this slide if you selected Option 2)

21. • The Zinio.com website will open
• Click on the ZINIO READER image to start the
download process.

22. • When the file has downloaded, a popup window will
appear “Do you want to open or save
ZinioReader4.Air” click OPEN to start the install

23. • The progress of the install process will be displayed

24. • Click Continue to confirm the install preferences for
Zinio Reader 4

25. • When the “sign in to zinio” window opens click
create account

26. • Enter your first name, last name, email address and
password into the corresponding panels (Note you
must use the email address & password you recorded
earlier)
• Then click signup

27. • (Optional) Click Update Now to install updates, or
• Click Update Later
• Then follow the prompts

28. • In the Zinio reader 4 library setup, select the
frequency/preferences for Zinio Reader 4 to check
your account and download your eMagazines for
offline access
• Click continue

29. • Click no thanks for the Zinio Alert Messenger install

30. • Once the Zinio
Reader 4 install
completes, the app
will open at my
magazines
• (Optional) Click X
to close zinio help
tips

31. • The eMagazine(s) that you
checked out previously will
appear
•  shows that the
eMagazine has not been
downloaded to your PC or
MAC
• Click  to download the
eMagazine whilst you are
connected to the internet

32. • Once the download
process commences a
download metre will
appear so that you can
monitor the download
progress

33. • The images below show eMagazines that have
been downloaded for offline reading (the 
disappears)

34. • The image below shows an eMagazine that hasn’t
been downloaded completely to enable offline
reading

35. • Within the my magazine
window you can view the
Title, Date and other details
of your eMagazines
• New – means that the
magazine hasn’t been
opened yet from your PC
• To delete downloaded
eMagazines click the X button
and the eMagazine will be
removed.

36. • Once you go offline, you
can read eMagazine by
the clicking the right
arrow key

37. • Click on the cog symbol
to view, set or change
preferences for your
account, organising your
library and reading
preferences
• Setting and changing preferences

38. • To change the view, click the button to change it to LIST view
Changing VIEWS

39. • The image below shows all the e-magazines in LIST view
• To change the view, click the button to change it to GRID
view

40. • The image below shows eMagazines in a LIST view
• These can be arranged by name (as pictured) or by date
• If you want to change the arrangement by date, click the arrow down
() and select by date

41. • The image below shows eMagazines in a LIST view
• These can be arranged by date (issue date) of the magazine
• If you want to change the arrangement by name (title), click the arrow
down () and select by name

42. Select TITLE Column – click on the first letter of
the name of the magazine you want to view
GRID View

43. Select ISSUE DATE column – click the month of
the issue date of the magazine you want to view
GRID View

44. Reading Indicator Column – this
columns shows :
•NEW if the magazine hasn’t
opened from your PC yet OR
• If the magazine has been
opened from your PC
LIST View

45. Issue Date Column
LIST View

46. Actions column – click X if you want to delete the
downloaded magazine from your PC
LIST View

47. Remember to return to our
Zinio eMagazines collection on
our web platform at any time to
add more titles to Zinio Reader