KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION Table of Contents WELCOME 9 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Your Kindle 20 1.1 Views of Kindle . 20 Front View . 20 Top View. 24 Bottom View. 25 1.2 Getting Around . 26 Using the Buttons. 26 Using the Menus. 26 The Application Menu. 28 1.3 Entering Text . 29 Lowercase and Uppercase Letters. 29 Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols. 29 1.4 Screen Rotation. 31 1.5 Status Indicators. 32 Whispernet Status Indicators. 32 Battery Status Indicators. 33 Activity Indicator. 33 CHAPTER 2: Getting to Know Kindle Content 34 2.1 The Home Screen . 34 Home Screen Features. 36 Sort Options. 38 The Home Screen Menu. 40 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION Contents · 2 2.2 Organizing With Collections . 42 Creating a Collection. 42 Adding an Item to a Collection. 43 Adding Multiple Items to a Collection. 44 Viewing Collection Details . 44 Renaming a Collection . 45 Deleting a Collection. 45 Adding Collections from Another Kindle. 46 2.3 Managing Your Content . 47 Removing Kindle Content. 47 More about Managing Items . 48 International Wireless Delivery . 48 CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle 49 3.1 Types of Content. 49 Books . 49 Newspapers. 49 Magazines . 49 Blogs. 50 Personal Documents. 50 Audiobooks . 51 Background Music. 51 3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle . 52 Progress Indicator. 53 Changing the Text Size. 53 Adjusting the Number of Words per Line. 55 Increasing the Size of a Picture . 55 3.3 Moving from Place to Place. 56 Using the Menu to Get Around . 56 Navigating within a Periodical. 61 Selecting Internal Links. 64 Viewing a Table. 64 Reading Across Multiple Kindles. 64 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION Contents · 3 3.4 Looking Up Definitions. 65 The Lookup Feature. 65 3.5 Annotations and Clippings. 66 Using Bookmarks. 67 Using Highlights . 68 Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books. 70 Using Notes. 72 Using Clippings. 75 3.6 Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network . 77 Linking Your Kindle to Your Twitter Account. 77 Unlinking Your Kindle From a Social Network Account. 78 Sharing Your Notes and Highlights. 78 3.7 Reading PDF Files. 80 3.8 Listening to Audio Materials. 85 Audiobooks . 86 Background Audio. 87 Text-to-Speech. 88 CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle 90 4.1 Introduction to Search. 90 Types of Searches. 90 Searching for Definitions . 91 Performing a Search. 91 4.2 Search Results Page. 92 Search Results for a Specific Item. 93 Search Results for a Definition. 95 4.3 Performing Remote Searches. 96 Searching Wikipedia. 96 Searching the Web . 96 Searching the Kindle Store. 96 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION Contents · 4 CHAPTER 5: The Kindle Store 98 5.1 Getting Started at the Store. 98 Connecting to the Kindle Store . 98 5.2 Kindle Store Pages . 98 The Kindle Storefront. 99 The Store Menu. 100 Browsing the Store. 101 Getting the Details. 103 Adding Items to Your Wish List. 105 5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings . 105 Recommended for You. 105 Looking Up Reviews. 105 Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews. 106 Entering a Rating and Review . 107 5.4 Making Purchases. 108 Trying a Sample Book. 108 Buying Your Selections. 108 Returning an Item. 108 CHAPTER 6: Accessing the Web 109 6.1 Using Basic Web. 109 Entering a URL. 110 Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own. 110 Using Next Page and Previous Page. 111 Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes. 111 Using History. 113 The Basic Web Menu. 113 6.2 Other Features. 114 Text Size. 114 Downloading Files. 114 Basic Web Settings. 115 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION Contents · 5 CHAPTER 7: Settings and Experimental 117 7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings. 117 Registering or Deregistering Kindle. 120 Personalizing Your Kindle. 121 Password - Protecting Your Kindle. 122 Choosing Your Primary Dictionary. 123 Changing Annotations Backup. 124 The Settings Menu . 125 7.2 Experimental. 127 CHAPTER 8: Kindle and Your Computer 128 8.1 Getting Started. 128 System Requirements. 128 Making the Connection. 128 8.2 Transferring Files from Your Computer. 130 Managing Your Documents . 130 Transferring Your Clippings . 130 8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents. 131 Supported Formats for Conversion. 131 Sending Your Documents for.