kindle DX user’s guide 1st edition Table of Contents WELCOME 8 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Your Kindle 18 1.1 Views of Kindle DX . 18 Front View . 18 Top View. 21 Bottom View. 22 1.2 Getting Around . 23 Using the Buttons. 23 Using the Menus. 23 The Application Menu. 25 1.3 Entering Text . 26 Lowercase and Uppercase Letters. 26 Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols. 26 1.4 Screen Rotation. 28 1.5 Status Indicators. 29 Whispernet Status Indicators. 29 Battery Status Indicators. 30 Activity Indicator. 30 CHAPTER 2: Getting to Know Kindle Content 31 2.1 The Home Screen . 31 Home Screen Features. 33 Show Options . 35 Sort Options. 37 The Home Screen Menu. 39 KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 1st EDITION Contents · 2 2.2 Managing Your Content . 40 Removing Kindle Content. 40 More about Managing Items . 41 CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle 42 3.1 Types of Content. 42 Books . 42 Newspapers. 42 Magazines . 42 Blogs. 43 Personal Documents. 43 Audiobooks . 43 Background Music. 44 3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle . 44 Progress Indicator. 45 Changing the Text Size. 46 Adjusting the Number of Words per Line. 47 3.3 Moving from Place to Place. 48 Using the Menu to Get Around . 48 Navigating within a Periodical. 52 Selecting Internal Links. 54 Viewing a Table. 55 Reading Across Multiple Kindles. 55 3.4 Looking Up Definitions. 56 The Lookup Feature. 56 3.5 Annotations and Clippings. 56 Using Bookmarks. 57 Using Highlights . 58 Using Notes. 59 Using Clippings. 62 3.6 Reading PDF files. 64 Using the PDF Menu. 66 KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 1st EDITION Contents · 3 3.7 Listening to Audio Materials. 67 Audiobooks . 67 Background Audio. 69 Text-to-Speech. 70 CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle 72 4.1 Introduction to Search. 72 Types of Searches. 72 Performing a Search. 73 4.2 Search Results Page. 74 Search Results for a Specific Item. 75 Search Results for a Definition. 77 4.3 Performing Remote Searches. 78 Searching Wikipedia. 78 Searching the Web . 78 Searching the Kindle Store. 78 CHAPTER 5: The Kindle Store 80 5.1 Getting Started at the Store. 80 Connecting to the Kindle Store . 80 5.2 Kindle Store Pages . 80 The Kindle Storefront. 81 The Store Menu. 82 Browsing the Store . 84 Getting the Details. 86 Saving Items for Later. 88 5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings . 88 Recommended for You. 88 Looking Up Reviews. 88 Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews. 89 Entering a Rating and Review . 90 KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 1st EDITION Contents · 4 5.4 Making Purchases. 91 Trying a Sample Book. 91 Buying Your Selections. 91 Returning an Item. 91 CHAPTER 6: Accessing the Web 92 6.1 Using Basic Web. 92 Entering a URL. 92 Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own. 93 Using Next Page and Previous Page. 93 Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes. 94 Using History. 95 The Basic Web Menu. 95 6.2 Other Features. 96 Text Size. 96 Downloading Files. 96 Basic Web Settings. 97 CHAPTER 7: Settings and Experimental 99 7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings. 99 Registering or Deregistering Kindle. 101 Personalizing Your Kindle. 102 Choosing Your Primary Dictionary. 103 Changing Automatic Backup . 103 The Settings Menu . 103 7.2 Experimental. 105 CHAPTER 8: Kindle and Your Computer 106 8.1 Getting Started. 106 System Requirements . 106 Making the Connection. 106 KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 1st EDITION Contents · 5 8.2 Handling Files through USB. 107 Managing Your Documents . 107 Transferring Your Clippings . 108 8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents. 108 Supported Formats for Conversion. 108 Sending Your Documents for Conversion. 109 8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s . 110 Audiobooks from Audible.com . 110 Transferring MP3s. 111 CHAPTER 9: Your Kindle and Amazon.com 112 9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com. 112 Browsing the Kindle Store. 112 Searching the Kindle Store. 112 Getting the Details. 112 Ordering Content. 113 9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com. 113 Managing Your Device . 114 Managing Your Orders. 114 Downloading Content from Your Computer. 115 9.3 Contacting Kindle Support ..