How-To Guide: Last Modified: 2/9/2018 Creation Date: 9/12/2017

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1 How-To Guide: Last Modified: 2/9/2018 Creation Date: 9/12/2017

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sign up... 2 Download the app... 6 Logging into the app... 6 Watch a film... 8 Search for a movie? Add captions and subtitles Hook up with my Roku device? Stream on Smart TVs Using filters: Finding another language? Where are my checked out items located? Where can I see how many checkout credits I still have? Show a film in my classroom? Help

3 SIGN UP Before you can watch a film, you must sign up and create your account: 1. Go to the Kanopy page by visiting or navigating there from the KCKPL ecommunity homepage. Select Continue on the welcome screen. 2. On Kanopy s homepage select Sign up in the top right-hand corner. 2

4 3. On the Create your Kanopy account page, choose to sign up with your Facebook account, Google account, or input your name, , and a password to sign up. 4. After selecting Sign up the screen will instruct you to check the you signed up with to verify your account. 5. Navigate to the you previously inputted, (check to make sure the from kanopy didn t end up in your junk folder), and select Verify My 3

5 6. Kanopy will then direct you back to their website where you will need to input your library card or ecard. Select Add library card. 4

6 7. Input your library card # or ecard # and the pin associated with that specific card. 8. Congratulations, you are signed up and can select Watch now to begin viewing thousands of movies. 5

7 DOWNLOAD THE APP If you would like to watch Kanopy on a mobile device, you must download the Kanopy app. 1. Go to either the Google Play or Apple App Store depending on your device. 2. Once the app is installed, you can sign in with your Kanopy account (that you created on the desktop computer) to begin viewing movies. LOGGING INTO THE APP After downloading the app, you will need to log in with the account you created on the desktop computer. It is recommended to first sign up for an account on the desktop and then sign in on the app to avoid errors. 1. Select the three bars in the top left of the screen 2. Choose Log In at the bottom of the list 6

8 3. Input your login credentials that you previously set up on the desktop computer and select Log In 7

9 WATCH A FILM Make sure you are logged in otherwise you will see the following screen on all movies before you can sign in to watch them: 8

10 On the Desktop computer in the Internet Browser: After locating a movie you are interested in, press the play button on screen. On the app: After locating a movie you are interested in, press the play button on screen. 9

11 SEARCH FOR A MOVIE? 1. Browse any of the moving carousels on the homepage. 2. Browse the subject headings by clicking the down arrow to expand the headings list 3. Type in a keyword, series, title, film studio, etc. to search for a specific movie. 10

12 ADD CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLES On the Desktop computer: 1. After you find the film you want to watch and begin watching the film, select the CC logo on the bottom right of the screen. 2. Select what caption language you want that is available. 3. You can also select Caption settings to change font size, color of font, etc. 11

13 On the app: 1. To have captions and subtitles play on all your films automatically, select the three bars on the top left of your app. Select Settings. 2. Select the toggle bar to on for Closed Captions. 12

14 On an individual movie, select the subtitles symbol on the top right of the app to see what captions are available and select the chosen caption. 13

15 HOOK UP WITH MY ROKU DEVICE? STREAM ON SMART TVS If you have a Roku Device and want to set up your Roku with Kanopy, find the Settings on the app and select Link Your Roku to setup. 14

16 You can also stream Kanopy film and video with Apple TV, Chromecast, and AirPlay USING FILTERS: FINDING ANOTHER LANGUAGE? 1. To find a movie in another language, you must first be searching through a subject heading. When you are searching within a subject heading, for example in the World Cinema area 15

17 2. Sroll down on the World Cinema screen to find the filters, select Languages 16

18 3. Select the chosen foreign language Spanish and see the collection that are in that chosen language: WHERE ARE MY CHECKED OUT ITEMS LOCATED? You will find your checked out items by researching for the title you checkout out. You may play a title as many times as you wish within the 3 day rental period without using another checkout credit. WHERE CAN I SEE HOW MANY CHECKOUT CREDITS I STILL HAVE? You can checkout 10 movies per month on Kanopy. To locate how many checkout credits you still have, look in the top right of the home page on the desktop and app. On the Desktop Computer (in the orange circle): On the app (in the orange square): 17

19 SHOW A FILM IN MY CLASSROOM? Kanopy films come with group sharing rights so teachers can show the films to their classroom. Read about the policy here: us/articles/ can-i-show-a-film-in-my-class- HELP Having trouble? econtentlibrarian@kckpl.org for additional help Find helpful troubleshooting tips and tricks on Kanopy s: Support page: For-Viewers Also found on the bottom of every Kanopy page, under Help Center 18