Kindle 5th Edition User's Guide

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user's guide

5th edition

Contents

Congratulations! ..... 10
Getting Around ..... 10
Getting Registered ..... 12
Easy-to-Read Display ..... 12
Wireless Access with Amazon Whispernet ..... 12
Your Choice of Text Size, Typeface, and Line Spacing ..... 12
Your Choice of Number of Words per Line ..... 13
Adjust Screen Rotation ..... 13
Read PDF Files ..... 13
Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You ..... 13
Look It Up ..... 14
Take It All with You ..... 14
Shop Anytime, Anywhere ..... 14
Automatic Delivery ..... 15
Search Your World ..... 15
Collections ..... 15
Clip Your Favorite Passages ..... 15
Bookmark Your Reading ..... 15
Add Your Own Notes ..... 16
Stay in Sync ..... 16
Convert Your Own Documents ..... 16
Loan Books ..... 16
Social Networks ..... 16
Popular Highlights ..... 16
Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers ..... 17
Learning More ..... 17
Getting Assistance ..... 17

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Kindle ..... 18
1.1 Views of Kindle ..... 18
Front View ..... 18
Bottom View ..... 20
Back View ..... 21
1.2 Getting Around ..... 21
Using the Buttons ..... 21
Using the Menus ..... 21
The Application Menu ..... 22
1.3 Entering Text ..... 22
Lowercase and Uppercase Letters ..... 22
Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols ..... 22
1.4 Screen Rotation ..... 23
1.5 Status Indicators ..... 23
Whispernet Status Indicators ..... 23
Parental Controls Indicator ..... 24
Battery Status Indicators ..... 24
Activity Indicator ..... 24
Monitoring Download Status ..... 24
1.6 Wi-Fi and 3G Connectivity ..... 25
Customers Traveling with Kindle ..... 25
1.7 Using Wi-Fi ..... 26
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network ..... 26
Add a New Wi-Fi Network ..... 27
Forget a Wi-Fi Network ..... 28
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Kindle Content ..... 29
2.1 The Home Screen ..... 29
Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers ..... 29
Kindle Books ..... 29
Periodicals ..... 29
Collections ..... 29
Blogs ..... 29
Audible Audiobooks ..... 30
PDF Files ..... 30
Personal Documents ..... 30
Home Screen Features ..... 30
Sort Options ..... 31
Changing How the Home Screen Is Sorted ..... 31
The Home Screen Menu ..... 32
2.2 Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers ..... 33
Screensaver ..... 33
Home Screen ..... 33

View Special Offers ..... 33
2.3 Organizing With Collections ..... 34
Creating a Collection ..... 34
Adding an Item to a Collection ..... 35
Adding Multiple Items to a Collection ..... 35
Viewing Collection Details ..... 36
Renaming a Collection ..... 36
Deleting a Collection ..... 36
Adding Collections from Another Kindle ..... 36
2.4 Managing Your Content ..... 37
Removing Kindle Content ..... 37
More About Managing Items ..... 38
Chapter 3 Reading on Kindle ..... 39
3.1 Types of Content ..... 39
Books ..... 39
Newspapers ..... 39
Magazines ..... 39
Blogs ..... 39
Personal Documents ..... 39
Audible Content ..... 40
Background Music ..... 40
3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle ..... 40
Progress Indicator ..... 41
Changing the Text Size, Typeface, and Line Spacing ..... 41
Adjusting the Number of Words per Line ..... 42
Increasing the Size of a Picture ..... 42
Panning and zooming tables ..... 43
3.3 Moving from Place to Place ..... 43
Using the Menu to Get Around ..... 43
Navigating Within a Periodical ..... 45
Selecting Internal Links ..... 46
Viewing a Table ..... 47
Reading Across Multiple Kindles or Supported Devices ..... 47
3.4 Looking Up Definitions ..... 47
The Lookup Feature ..... 47
3.5 Annotations and Clippings ..... 48
Using Bookmarks ..... 48
Placing a Bookmark ..... 48
Viewing Your Bookmarks ..... 49
Removing a Bookmark ..... 49
Using Highlights ..... 49
Highlighting a Passage ..... 49
Deleting a Highlight ..... 50
Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books ..... 50
Displaying Public Notes in Your Books ..... 50
Viewing Popular Highlights or Public Notes in a Book ..... 51
Updating Popular Highlights in a Book ..... 51
Using Notes ..... 52

Viewing Your Annotations ..... 53
Using Clippings ..... 53
More About My Clippings ..... 54
3.6 Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network ..... 54
Sharing Your Notes and Highlights ..... 55
3.7 Reading PDF Files ..... 56
Zooming In to PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast ..... 56
Using the PDF Menu ..... 57
3.8 Listening to Audio Materials ..... 59
Audiobooks ..... 59
Background Audio ..... 60
Text-to-Speech ..... 60
Chapter 4 Searching on Kindle ..... 62
4.1 Introduction to Search ..... 62
Types of Searches ..... 62
Searching What You Are Currently Reading ..... 62
Searching All Your Content ..... 62
Searching Remotely ..... 62
Searching for Definitions ..... 62
Performing a Search ..... 62
4.2 Search Results Page ..... 63
Search Results for a Specific Item ..... 63
Search Results for a Definition ..... 64
4.3 Performing Remote Searches ..... 65
Searching Wikipedia ..... 65
Searching the Web ..... 65
Searching the Kindle Store ..... 65
Chapter 5 The Kindle Store ..... 66
5.1 Getting Started at the Store ..... 66
Connecting to the Kindle Store ..... 66
5.2 Kindle Store Pages ..... 66
The Kindle Storefront ..... 66
The Store Menu ..... 67
Browsing the Store ..... 68
Browse Listings Sample ..... 68
Getting the Details ..... 68
Product Detail Page Example ..... 69
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