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Kindle User’s Guide 

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Chapter 3 Reading on Kindle

 

4.

  Using the 5-way navigate the cursor over “save note” and press the 5-way.

Notice the superscripted number where you inserted your note. Notes are numbered in the 
order they appear in the content, so if you later create another note on an earlier page, the 
numbering of the previously created notes will change.

To edit a note while reading, follow these steps:

 

1.

  Press Menu and choose “Add a Note or Highlight.” This displays a blinking cursor.

 

2.

  Use the 5-way to move the cursor over the note’s number.

 

3.

  The note appears at the bottom of the screen.

 

4.

  Press the Return key 

 to edit the note.

 

5.

  Use the keyboard to make your changes.

 

6.

  Navigate the 5-way over “save note” and press the 5-way.

To edit a note while viewing your notes and marks, follow these steps:

 

1.

  Press the Menu button and select “View Notes & Marks.”

 

2.

  Use the 5-way to select the note you want to edit.

 

3.

  Press the Return key 

 to edit the note.

 

4.

  Use the keyboard to make your changes.

 

5.

  Navigate the 5-way over “save note” and press the 5-way.

To delete a note while reading, follow these steps:

 

1.

  Press Menu and choose “Add a Note or Highlight.” This displays a blinking cursor.

 

2.

  Use the 5-way to move the cursor over the note’s number.

 

3.

  The note appears at the bottom of the screen.

 

4.

  Press the Delete key 

 to delete the note.

To delete a note while viewing your notes and marks, follow these steps:

 

1.

  Press the Menu button and select “View Notes & Marks.”

 

2.

  Move the 5-way down to select the note you want to delete.

 

3.

  Press the Delete key 

 to delete the note.

Tip: 

You can view your own notes and highlights and see Popular Highlights at 

http://kindle.amazon.com

.

Summary of Contents for KINDLE - ANNEXE 225

Page 1: ...user s guide 4th edition...

Page 2: ...2 Adjust Screen Rotation 13 Read PDF Files 13 Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You 13 Look It Up 13 Take It All with You 13 Shop Anytime Anywhere 14 Automatic Delivery 14 Search Your World 14 Collectio...

Page 3: ...cator 24 Monitoring Download Status 24 1 6 Wi Fi and 3G Connectivity 25 Customers Traveling with Kindle 25 1 7 Using Wi Fi 25 Connect to a Wi Fi Network 26 Add a New Wi Fi Network 27 Forget a Wi Fi Ne...

Page 4: ...e and Line Spacing 41 Adjusting the Number of Words per Line 42 Increasing the Size of a Picture 42 3 3 Moving from Place to Place 42 Using the Menu to Get Around 42 Navigating Within a Periodical 45...

Page 5: ...fic 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 Sta...

Page 6: ...s 82 Personalizing Your Kindle 84 Using Voice Guide 84 Password Protecting Your Kindle 84 Setting the Device Time 86 Choosing Your Primary Dictionary 86 Changing Annotations Backup 86 Linking Your Kin...

Page 7: ...erring Audiobooks 100 10 5 Transferring MP3s 101 Appendix A Troubleshooting 102 My Kindle won t turn on My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen 102 My wireless isn t working 102 I m unable to down...

Page 8: ...FCC ID X7N 0610 108 EU Declaration of Conformity 108 Additional Information for Kindle Users Outside the U S and UK 110 Recycling Kindle Properly 110 UL Certification Number 110 Product Specifications...

Page 9: ...vides an overview of Kindle Your Kindle must be registered to an Amazon account in order to shop in the Kindle Store If you bought your Kindle using your Amazon account it is already registered Otherw...

Page 10: ...and you can continue reading while it charges Tip The charge indicator light will turn green when the battery is fully charged If you prefer to read the Kindle User s Guide side by side with the devic...

Page 11: ...page that appears to enter your Amazon user name and password If your Amazon user name or password contains characters not present on the Kindle keyboard press the Symbol key to see a menu of charact...

Page 12: ...nd GPRS networks but will automatically connect to the faster 3G network whenever there is sufficient signal strength Your Choice of Text Size Typeface and Line Spacing To optimize your reading experi...

Page 13: ...adphone jack While Text to Speech is playing the screen will turn the pages automatically so you can follow along while the audio is playing You have the choice of hearing your content spoken with a m...

Page 14: ...Whispernet delivers the item to your Kindle generally in under a minute Automatic Delivery Since Kindle connects to the Whispernet network we deliver your favorite periodicals over the air to your dev...

Page 15: ...You can see that the upper right corner of the page is dog eared Kindle stores all your bookmarks for the current content in your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button...

Page 16: ...ends using social networks like Twitter and Facebook Whenever you create a note or a highlight press the Alt ENTER keys to share it to your social network To set up your social network accounts on you...

Page 17: ...ined words indicate a link to somewhere else in the material you are reading like a footnote a chapter or a website When you are done using your Kindle you can put it to sleep by sliding and releasing...

Page 18: ...ows Previous Page button takes you to the previous page in your reading material The Previous Page button is located on the right and left side just above the Next Page button Next Page button takes y...

Page 19: ...your place The Back button is located in the bottom right corner of the keyboard just below the 5 way controller and just to the right of the Home button Symbol key presents a menu of punctuation mar...

Page 20: ...that the USB cable is fully inserted into your Kindle and the power adapter or USB port If Kindle still is not charging try another electrical outlet or USB port To transfer content between your compu...

Page 21: ...the Buttons In the Welcome section you learned about the navigation buttons Previous Page Next Page and Back For an explanation of what each button does see Front View Using the Menus In addition to...

Page 22: ...oth hands and use the tips of their thumbs to press the keys Lowercase and Uppercase Letters To enter lowercase letters press the appropriate letter key To enter uppercase letters hold down the Shift...

Page 23: ...ft portrait with the keyboard at the top and landscape with the keyboard on the right 3 Press the 5 way to confirm your choice Note You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait mode 1 5 Status Ind...

Page 24: ...e battery less of the battery indicator will be filled in The battery is too low to power the Whispernet service You must charge your Kindle battery to restore wireless service The battery state canno...

Page 25: ...e Device Info section on the Settings page see Network Capability CustomersTraveling with Kindle For customers travelling outside their country there is no additional charge to have your books periodi...

Page 26: ...Fi networks at periodic intervals To rescan for available networks at any time select rescan 4 Select connect to connect to a network If you see a lock symbol next to connect the network requires a p...

Page 27: ...etworks 5 Use the 5 way controller to navigate down to enter other Wi Fi network and press to select 6 Enter the name of the Wi Fi network that you want to add 7 Enter the Wi Fi password if required P...

Page 28: ...ted to the network that you want to forget press the Home button then press the Menu button 2 Navigate to Settings by moving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to select 3 Selec...

Page 29: ...hase special offers directly from your Kindle Kindle Books Books are shown by title and author Below the book title are a series of dots which give you an approximation of how long the book is Bold do...

Page 30: ...Kindle to your computer For more information on transferring converting and e mailing your personal documents see Chapter 8 Home Screen Features What you see on your Home screen varies depending on w...

Page 31: ...each of the options Moving the 5 way to the right lets you change how to sort these items Most Recent First sorts your content by the most recently added or recently opened items first Title sorts yo...

Page 32: ...e next time you turn wireless on Turning wireless off applies to both 3G and Wi Fi connections Shop in Kindle Store takes you to the Kindle Storefront View Archived Items takes you to Archived Items w...

Page 33: ...is sleeping special offers and sponsored screensavers will be displayed on your screensaver To wake your Kindle simply slide and release the power button To view more details on the special offer or s...

Page 34: ...can create collections to personalize the way you organize your books personal documents and Audible books and to make it easier to find items Creating a Collection You can create as many collections...

Page 35: ...bottom of the screen You can also press the Home or Back buttons and your changes will be saved Adding Multiple Items to a Collection Collections also let you efficiently add multiple items to a sing...

Page 36: ...delete the items in the collection Any item that is in a deleted collection will stay on your Kindle If the item is not associated with another collection it will reappear in the Home screen To delet...

Page 37: ...r Device Collections view you will see a list of all Kindles that are associated with your Amazon account Use the 5 way to select the other Kindle that has the collections you want to add You can repe...

Page 38: ...Kindle will automatically download the item when you re enter Whispernet wireless service When you remove a Kindle book you bought from Amazon we automatically save all of your annotations for the bo...

Page 39: ...ffers an expanding selection of magazines to meet every interest As with newspapers all magazine subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial Blogs The Kindle Store offers thousa...

Page 40: ...them to Kindle using USB For more information on transferring Audible content from your computer to your Kindle see Chapter 8 Background Music If you like to listen to music while you use your Kindle...

Page 41: ...s indicator will show a numeric location of where you are reading and when available the page number corresponding to a printed version of the book so you can easily find a particular passage or refer...

Page 42: ...umber of words per line in PDF files or in Web Browser Increasing the Size of a Picture If you d like to see a larger size of a picture or image you encounter in your reading material simply follow th...

Page 43: ...to the table of contents if available for the item you are reading This option is dimmed if a table of contents is not available cover takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading This is u...

Page 44: ...a Note or Highlight displays a cursor so you can highlight a passage or create a note See Using Highlights and Using Notes for additional details on how to create a note or highlight View Notes Marks...

Page 45: ...rticle View Sections Articles takes you to the section list of a newspaper or magazine when you press the 5 way View Articles List takes you to the article list of a newspaper magazine or blog when yo...

Page 46: ...ink 4 Kindle takes you to the linked location 5 Press the Back button to go back to where you were Your reading material may also contain external links that take you to locations on the web Viewing a...

Page 47: ...ss Menu and choose Place Cursor in Page to display the cursor 2 Use the 5 way to move the cursor in front of the word you want to look up 3 If the word is found in the dictionary a definition extract...

Page 48: ...marks in whatever book you are reading When you add a bookmark it is associated with the first location on the page If you change text size the bookmark will still be associated with that location You...

Page 49: ...ld use a highlighter pen on paper Kindle stores all your highlights for the current content in your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting View Notes Marks...

Page 50: ...ge in a book we will highlight that passage and display the name s of the people that highlighted that passage If someone that you follow has written a note at a location we will display an sign in th...

Page 51: ...s Backup your notes highlights and bookmarks will not be backed up by Amazon and they will not be displayed on other devices registered to your Amazon account Also if you lose or damage your device th...

Page 52: ...e 5 way To edit a note while viewing your notes and marks follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button and select View Notes Marks 2 Use the 5 way to select the note you want to edit 3 Press the Return...

Page 53: ...ippings file The My Clippings file contains all of the bookmarks highlights notes and clippings you have made across all your content Later you can view the file or copy it to your computer as a text...

Page 54: ...the 5 way to navigate to the left to highlight delete 3 Press the 5 way to confirm 4 Press the 5 way to select ok Kindle adds a new My Clippings file the next time you add a clipping or annotation to...

Page 55: ...s Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight If you are zoomed in to a PDF page press Menu and choose Place Cursor in Page This displays a blinking cursor 2 Move the cursor to the location where you want...

Page 56: ...to maximize the amount of content shown on the screen In landscape orientation Kindle automatically magnifies your document to fit the width of the screen to improve readability A black outline defin...

Page 57: ...ou can move the frame using the 5 way To move the frame in small increments hold down the Shift key while using the 5 way to move left or right Once you ve selected the area you wish to zoom into sele...

Page 58: ...or a combination of words inside the currently opened PDF document This feature doesn t work in cases where a PDF document was created using image files Add a Bookmark bookmarks the page you are curre...

Page 59: ...ur computer to your Kindle see Chapter 8 Audiobooks On your Home screen your audiobooks list the title and author but they also have the word audible next to the title to indicate that they are audiob...

Page 60: ...d below To turn off background audio 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Use the 5 way to navigate down until Experimental is underlined Press t...

Page 61: ...and you will not be able to select it By default Text to Speech starts reading at the beginning of the page currently displayed To start reading at a particular spot move the cursor where you d like t...

Page 62: ...tle or author and in your My Clippings file For PDFs Kindle searches for the term in the metadata only author s name and file name Additionally Kindle also keeps and searches the metadata for the cont...

Page 63: ...s of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item If the term appears in a titl...

Page 64: ...ge and Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages To close the Search Results move the 5 way to highlight Close Search Results and press the 5 way Search Results for a Definition When you want to...

Page 65: ...and submits your search term to Google Searching the Kindle Store To search the Kindle Store enter your term and use the 5 way to select store Your Kindle connects to the Kindle Store and displays th...

Page 66: ...To go to the Kindle Store follow these steps 1 If Whispernet is not already on press the Menu button use the 5 way controller to underline Turn Wireless On and then press the 5 way controller to turn...

Page 67: ...ile you are connected to the Kindle Store allows you to go to other places in the store easily and includes the selections listed below Turn Wireless Off turns the Whispernet connection off If you tur...

Page 68: ...Fiction Nonfiction Advice How to etc Each browse page shows the path that you have taken at the top so you can easily retrace your steps Browse Listings Sample The example below shows you the type of...

Page 69: ...e Audiobooks In some countries you can purchase Audible audiobooks directly from the Kindle Store Your audiobook purchases can only be downloaded to your Kindle using a Wi Fi connection If Wi Fi is no...

Page 70: ...o your wish list that you want to look at or purchase later To add an item to your wish list select Add to Wish List from the product detail page for the item If you have more than one wish list you w...

Page 71: ...you the type of information you can enter Entering a Rating and Review To enter your own rating and review follow these steps 1 Indicate the rating you think this item deserves by selecting the line w...

Page 72: ...ption is dimmed then downloading is complete and your items are available in Home Once downloading is complete items automatically appear in Home If the download is not successful or if it is interrup...

Page 73: ...earch box will pop up at the bottom of the screen and you can use the 5 way controller to navigate to the right and select google or wikipedia from the menu to search those sites directly for the word...

Page 74: ...nd Previous Page Most web pages you find on the Internet will have more content than can be displayed on one page Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to scroll up or down to see more of the cu...

Page 75: ...web page by matching the width of the page to the width of your Kindle s screen this is the default normal size Pressing the Back button while zoomed in returns the view to normal size 150 displays t...

Page 76: ...o select from You can add a site to your Bookmarks by using the 5 way to navigate to the right and choosing add to bookmarks The Web Browser Menu The Web Browser menu contains other items you can sele...

Page 77: ...r list of settings where you can change the options for Web Browser 6 2 Other Features As you become more familiar with the Web Browser the following topics may be of interest to you Downloading Files...

Page 78: ...s removes cookies from your Kindle Move the on screen highlight to Clear Cookies and press the 5 way to remove the cookies Disable JavaScript enables or disables JavaScript to be executed on the pages...

Page 79: ...me screen Use the 5 way controller to underline Settings and press to select Registration this is the Amazon account name to which your Kindle is registered All Kindle Store and other charges will be...

Page 80: ...o uk manageyourkindle UK customers Device Password secure your Kindle and restrict access to your content by setting a password If you set a password you will be prompted to enter it when you turn you...

Page 81: ...not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button Make sure that Whispernet is turned on 3 Move the 5 way down until Settings is underlined and press to select 4 Press the...

Page 82: ...Fi network to connect to Amazon Whispernet Connecting to Whispernet through a Wi Fi network offers fast downloads free delivery of your personal documents and allows your Audible audiobook purchases...

Page 83: ...e Menu button 3 Navigate to Settings using the 5 way controller then press the 5 way controller to select 4 Select view next to Wi Fi Settings to display the list of detected Wi Fi networks 5 Navigate...

Page 84: ...ptions For example when you open a book Kindle speaks your current location and how far you ve read To turn Voice Guide on or off follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press t...

Page 85: ...rompted to enter your password 2 Type in your password and press the Return key to submit it To change your password follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home butto...

Page 86: ...dictionary you want to use when you look up words while you are reading The default is The New Oxford American Dictionary You can change the default dictionary choice by following these steps 1 If yo...

Page 87: ...select The Manage Your Social Networks screen appears 7 To link your Kindle to your Twitter account select Link Account under Twitter 8 Use the 5 way to navigate to Username or e mail and type your T...

Page 88: ...ast one additional dictionary on your Kindle besides the default dictionary The New Oxford American Dictionary Update Your Kindle installs the latest software for your Kindle When an update is loaded...

Page 89: ...the Experimental page so let your thoughts be known 7 3 Kindle Shortcuts Global Shortcuts While typing you can use the top row of the keyboard to enter numbers From left to right starting with Q the l...

Page 90: ...up down left or right Browser Shortcuts To reload a web page press the Return key To return the zoomed in view to normal size press the Back button If the view is not zoomed in pressing the Back butto...

Page 91: ...en your Kindle is plugged into your computer your Kindle will appear as a removable mass storage device If your computer is Windows based you need to be using Windows 2000 or later If your computer is...

Page 92: ...tal reading materials like books newspapers your My Clippings file etc The audible directory is for your audiobooks and music is for your MP3 files You can add Kindle compatible files to these directo...

Page 93: ...le or computer as specified SendingYour Documents for Conversion Every Kindle is associated with an e mail address When you e mail personal documents to your Kindle they will need to be converted to a...

Page 94: ...o Speech For details on fees see the topic Fees for Personal Document Service at Amazon s website The conversion service is meant for the receipt of personal non commercial documents only You may not...

Page 95: ...on the keyboard Press the Space bar again to resume Transferring MP3s You can transfer your MP3 files to Kindle by copying them to the music folder on your Kindle over USB For more information on con...

Page 96: ...by categories by clicking on the drop down list located on the right side of the Search Results page Getting the Details The product detail page for Kindle content provides the most pertinent informa...

Page 97: ...ur Kindle set the maximum charge allowed for a single personal document sent wirelessly to your Kindle Any personal document exceeding this charge will be sent to your free kindle com address and a no...

Page 98: ...ttp www amazon co uk kindlesupport UK customers Kindle Support E mail Address kindle feedback amazon com U S and other countries kindle support amazon co uk UK customers Kindle Support Phone Numbers U...

Page 99: ...manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle UK customers This page lists the Kindle books and other items you have purchased Mousing over the Actions button next t...

Page 100: ...in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 3 Open your Kindle drive You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer your personal documents from this folder to the compute...

Page 101: ...to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle 2 Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 3 Open your Ki...

Page 102: ...turn on My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen Recharge your Kindle using the power adapter that came with the device and plug it into an AC outlet Make sure that the charging light next to the m...

Page 103: ...USB port then try a different port on your computer If you have anti virus software installed on your computer turn it off temporarily prior to transferring content from your computer to your Kindle...

Page 104: ...new content This issue can typically be resolved by deleting some content to create more free space on your Kindle Deleting audiobooks will typically free up the most disk space Make sure you have ba...

Page 105: ...is unresponsive then try resetting it by doing the following 1 Disconnect your Kindle from any power source 2 Slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing Note that the screen will...

Page 106: ...hes Don t expose your Kindle to extreme heat or cold For example don t leave it in the trunk of your car in sub zero or high heat conditions ServicingYour Device If your device needs service consult o...

Page 107: ...dequately shielded electronic operating systems entertainment systems and personal medical devices While most modern electronic equipment is shielded from external RF signals if in doubt check with th...

Page 108: ...for your Kindle which can be found on the back of the device EU Declaration of Conformity Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle WA 98109 5210 United States Declaration of Con...

Page 109: ...the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R TTE 1999 5 EC Directive and the following standards 1 Health Article 3 1 a of the R TTE Directive Applied Standard s EN62311 2008 FCC OET Bulletin 65 S...

Page 110: ...com kindle recycling UK customers http www amazon co uk kindle recycling UL Certification Number The UL Certification Number for this Kindle can be found on the back of the device Product Specificati...

Page 111: ...and manage your Digital Content and account settings Other Device means a computer or device other than a Kindle on which you are authorized to operate a Reading Application Periodicals means Digital...

Page 112: ...Availability If your Kindle is located in an area in which it cannot maintain wireless connectivity you may not be able to use some or all of the Service We are not responsible for the unavailability...

Page 113: ...by one or more patents or pending patent applications Changes to Service We may modify suspend or discontinue the Service in whole or in part at any time Termination Your rights under this Agreement...

Page 114: ...are provided to the U S Government as commercial items commercial computer software commercial computer software documentation and technical data as defined in the U S Federal Acquisition Regulation a...

Page 115: ...ount settings Other Device means a computer or device other than a Kindle on which you are authorized to operate a Reading Application Periodicals means Digital Content made available to you on a subs...

Page 116: ...ity you may not be able to use some or all of the Service We are not responsible for the unavailability of wireless connectivity for your Kindle or any corresponding loss of Service Events beyond our...

Page 117: ...cable data protection laws Information Provided To Others You are responsible for any information you provide to others using a Kindle or a Reading Application Patents The Kindle Software and Service...

Page 118: ...y Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 410 Terry Ave North Seattle WA 98109 5210 United States However if this Device was purchased in the United Kingdom then this Warranty is provided by Amazon EU S r l 5...

Page 119: ...CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have additional rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and this limite...

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