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KINDLE DX
USER’S GU
IDE 4
th
EDITION
Chapter 5
•
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W
r
iti
ng Y
our Own Rat
ings and Review
s
Y
ou can s
hare your opini
ons with other
r
eaders by rating and
reviewing the
materials
that you have read. T
o get to this page, select "Customer Reviews
" from the product
detail page for the item you w
ant to critique, and then select "W
rite a Review
."
The sample screen below shows you the type of informat
ion you can enter
.
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
2
Kindle DX User's Guide
4
Getting Around
12
Product View
13
Easy-To-Read Display
15
Wireless Access with Amazon Whispernet
15
Your Choice of Text Size
15
Adjust Screen Rotation
16
Your Choice of Number of Words Per Line
16
Let Kindle Read to You
17
Read PDF Files
17
Bookmark Your Reading
20
Clip Your Favorite Passages
20
Collections
20
Add Your Own Notes
21
Convert Your Own Documents
21
Stay in Sync
21
Learning more
22
Popular Highlights
22
Social Networks
22
Getting Assistance
23
Front View
24
Getting Started with Your Kindle
24
Views of Kindle DX
24
Power Switch
27
Top View
27
Bottom View
28
Micro-Usb/Power Port
28
Getting Around
30
Using the Buttons
30
Using the Menus
30
The Application Menu
31
Entering Text
33
Lowercase and Uppercase Letters
33
Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols
33
Screen Rotation
35
Status Indicators
37
Whispernet Status Indicators
37
Activity Indicator
38
Battery Status Indicators
38
International Wireless Delivery
39
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Kindle Content
40
Kindle Books
40
Periodicals
40
The Home Screen
40
Audible Audiobooks
41
Blogs
41
PDF Files
41
Personal Documents
41
Home Screen Features
42
Sort Options
43
Changing How the Home Screen Is Sorted
45
The Home Screen Menu
45
Adding an Item to a Collection
48
Creating a Collection
48
Organizing with Collections
48
Adding Multiple Items to a Collection
49
Renaming a Collection
50
Viewing Collection Details
50
Adding Collections from Another Kindle
51
Deleting a Collection
51
Managing Your Content
53
More about Managing Items
53
Removing Kindle Content
53
Books
55
Newspapers
55
Reading on Kindle
55
Types of Content
55
Magazines
56
Audiobooks
57
Background Music
57
Content Formatting on Kindle
58
Changing the Text Size
59
Progress Indicator
59
Adjusting the Number of Words Per Line
60
Increasing the Size of a Picture
61
Moving from Place to Place
62
Using the Menu to Get Around
62
Navigating Within a Periodical
66
Selecting Internal Links
68
Reading Across Multiple Kindles or Supported Devices
69
Viewing a Table
69
Looking up Definitions
71
The Lookup Feature
71
Annotations and Clippings
72
Placing a Bookmark
73
Using Bookmarks
73
Removing a Bookmark
74
Viewing Your Bookmarks
74
Deleting a Highlight
75
Highlighting a Passage
75
Using Highlights
75
Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books
76
Viewing Popular Highlights in a Book
77
Updating Popular Highlights in a Book
78
Using Notes
78
Viewing Your Annotations
80
Using Clippings
81
More about My Clippings
82
Sharing Your Notes and Highlights
84
Reading PDF Files
86
Zooming into PDF Files
87
Using the PDF Menu
89
Listening to Audio Materials
92
Background Audio
94
To Turn off Background Audio
94
Text-To-Speech
95
Introduction to Search
97
Searching on Kindle
97
Searching What You Are Currently Reading
97
Types of Searches
97
Performing a Search
98
Searching for Definitions
98
Search Results Page
99
Search Results for a Specific Item
100
Search Results for a Definition
101
Performing Remote Searches
103
Searching the Kindle Store
103
Searching the Web
103
Searching Wikipedia
103
Chapter 5 The Kindle Store
105
Connecting to the Kindle Store
105
Getting Started at the Store
105
Kindle Store Pages
106
The Kindle Storefront
106
The Store Menu
107
Browse Listings Sample
108
Browsing the Store
108
Getting the Details
109
Product Detail Page Example
110
Adding Items to Your Wish List
111
Additional Details for Periodicals
111
Looking up Reviews
113
Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews
114
Entering a Rating and Review
115
Buying Your Selections
116
Making Purchases
116
Returning an Item
116
Trying a Sample Book
116
Accessing the Web
118
Entering a URL
119
Using Basic Web
119
Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own
120
Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes
121
Using Next Page and Previous Page
121
The Basic Web Menu
122
Using History
122
Basic Web Settings
125
Downloading Files
125
Other Features
125
Text Size
125
Adjusting Your Kindle Settings
128
Chapter 7 Settings and Experimental
128
Registering or Deregistering Kindle
130
Registering Your Kindle
130
Deregistering Your Kindle
131
Personalizing Your Kindle
131
Password Protecting Your Kindle
132
Changing Annotations Backup
134
Choosing Your Primary Dictionary
134
Linking Your Kindle to Your Social Network Accounts
135
The Settings Menu
136
Experimental
139
Kindle and Your Computer
140
Making the Connection
140
System Requirements
140
Managing Your Documents
142
Transferring Files from Your Computer
142
Transferring Your Clippings
142
Converting and Transferring Your Documents
144
Supported Formats for Conversion
144
Sending Your Documents for Conversion
145
Activation, Purchase, Download, and Transfer
147
Audiobook Formats for Kindle
147
Audiobooks and Mp3S
147
Audiobooks from Audible.com
147
Transferring Mp3S
148
Browsing the Kindle Store
150
Chapter 9 Your Kindle and Amazon
150
Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon
150
Ordering Content
151
Managing Your Kindle on Amazon
152
Downloading Content from Your Computer
153
Transferring Content to Your New Kindle
155
Transferring Periodical Subscriptions
157
Transferring Personal Documents
158
Transferring Audiobooks
159
Appendix A Troubleshooting
161
My Wireless Isn't Working
162
My Kindle Doesn't Charge When Using the Power Adapter
164
Text-To-Speech Sounds Distorted
164
Appendix B Product Information
167
Battery Safety
168
Maintaining Your Kindle
168
Servicing Your Device
168
Headphone Safety
169
Turn off Wireless When Flying
169
Wireless Safety and Compliance
169
Steps to Minimize Interference
170
Watch for Signs
170
Product Specifications
172
Wireless Connectivity
173
Digital Content
174
Software
175
General
176
Contact Information
179
Patent Notices
182
Copyright and Trademark Notices
183
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Brand
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Model
KINDLE DX
Category
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Language
English
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