Kindle User's Guide, 3rd Ed. by Amazon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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

Front View Bottom View Back view

Getting Around

Using the Buttons Using the Menus The Application Menu

Entering Text

Lowercase and Uppercase Letters Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols

Screen Rotation Status Indicators

Whispernet Status Indicators Battery Status Indicators Activity Indicator Monitoring Download Status

Wi-Fi and 3G Connectivity

Customers Traveling with Kindle

Using Wi-Fi

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network Add a New Wi-Fi Network Forget a Wi-Fi Network

Getting to Know Kindle Content The Home Screen

Kindle Books Periodicals Collections Blogs Audible Audiobooks PDF files Personal Documents Home Screen Features Sort Options Changing How the Home Screen is Sorted The Home Screen Menu

Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers

Screensaver Home Screen View Special Offers

Organizing With Collections

Creating a Collection Adding an Item to a Collection Adding Multiple Items to a Collection Viewing Collection Details Renaming a Collection Deleting a Collection Adding Collections from Another Kindle

Managing Your Content

Removing Kindle Content More about Managing Items

Reading on Kindle Types of Content

Books Newspapers Magazines Blogs Personal Documents Audible Content Background Music

Content Formatting on Kindle

Progress Indicator Changing the Text Size, Typeface, and Line Spacing Adjusting the Number of Words per Line Increasing the Size of a Picture

Moving from Place to Place

Using the Menu to Get Around Navigating within a Periodical Selecting Internal Links Viewing a Table Reading Across Multiple Kindles or Supported Devices

Looking Up Definitions

The Lookup Feature

Annotations and Clippings

Using Bookmarks Placing a Bookmark Viewing Your Bookmarks Removing a Bookmark Using Highlights Highlighting a Passage Deleting a Highlight Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books Displaying Public Notes in Your Books Viewing Popular Highlights or Public Notes in a Book Updating Popular Highlights in a Book Using Notes Viewing Your Annotations Using Clippings More about My Clippings

Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network

Sharing Your Notes and Highlights

Reading PDF Files

Zooming into PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast Using the PDF Menu

Listening to Audio Materials

Audiobooks Background Audio Text-to-Speech

Searching on Kindle Introduction to Search

Types of Searches Searching What You are Currently Reading Searching All Your Content Searching Remotely Searching for Definitions Performing a Search

Search Results Page

Search Results for a Specific Item Search Results for a Definition

Performing Remote Searches

Searching Wikipedia Searching the Web Searching the Kindle Store

The Kindle Store Getting Started at the Store

Connecting to the Kindle Store

Kindle Store Pages

The Kindle Storefront The Store Menu Browsing the Store Browse Listings Sample Getting the Details Product Detail Page Example Additional Details for Audible Audiobooks Additional Details for Periodicals Adding Items to Your Wish List

Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings

Recommended for You Looking Up Reviews Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews Entering a Rating and Review

Making Purchases

Trying a Sample Book Buying Your Selections Returning an Item

Accessing the Web Using Web Browser

Entering a URL Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own Using Next Page and Previous Page Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes Zooming into Web Pages Optimizing the Web Browser for Reading Articles Using History The Web Browser Menu

Other Features

Downloading Files Web Browser Settings

Settings and Experimental Adjusting Your Kindle Settings

Registering or Deregistering Kindle Registering Your Kindle Deregistering Your Kindle Wi-Fi Network Settings Entering Network Information Personalizing Your Kindle Using Voice Guide Password Protecting Your Kindle Setting the Device Time Choosing Your Primary Dictionary Changing Annotations Backup Linking Your Kindle to Your Social Network Accounts The Settings Menu

Experimental Kindle Shortcuts

Global Shortcuts Home Shortcuts Reading Shortcuts PDF Shortcuts Browser Shortcuts Audio Shortcuts

Kindle and Your Computer Getting Started

System Requirements Making the Connection

Transferring Files from Your Computer

Managing Your Documents Transferring Your Clippings

Converting and Transferring Your Documents

Supported Formats for Conversion Sending Your Documents for Conversion

Audiobooks and MP3s

Audible Audiobooks Audiobook Formats for Kindle Transferring Audiobooks Transferring MP3s

Your Kindle and Amazon Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon

Browsing the Kindle Store Searching the Kindle Store Getting the Details Ordering Content

Managing Your Kindle on Amazon

Downloading Content from Your Computer

Contacting Kindle Support

Kindle Support Web Address Kindle Support E-mail Address Kindle Support Phone Numbers

Transferring Content to Your New Kindle Transferring Books Transferring Periodical Subscriptions Transferring Personal Documents Transferring Audiobooks Transferring MP3s Troubleshooting My Kindle won't turn on/My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen. My wireless isn't working. I'm unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength. I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems to be corrupted. I'm having problems transferring content from my computer to my Kindle. Text-to-speech sounds distorted. My Kindle doesn't charge when using the power adapter. I can't open any of my books and receive an error message instead. I can't create or share annotations or receive new content. None of my problems are listed above. What should I do? Product Information Safety and Compliance Information Maintaining Your Kindle

Servicing Your Device Battery Safety Headphone Safety Wireless Safety and Compliance Turn Off Wireless When Flying Be Careful Around Other Electronic Devices Steps to Minimize Interference Watch for Signs Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy EU Declaration of Conformity Additional Information for Kindle Users Outside the U.S. and U.K. Recycling Kindle Properly UL Certification Number

Product Specifications

AMAZON.COM KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE* Digital Content Wireless Connectivity Device and Software General AMAZON.CO.UK KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE** Digital Content Wireless Connectivity Device and Software General

ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

Additional Information

Patent Notices Copyright and Trademark Notices

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