Kindle 2 User’s Guide 3
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Edition 11
To try it now, press the Text key , move the 5-way controller to choose the size you prefer and
press the 5-way to select. The text changes to the new size. Repeat the same steps to change the
text size back or to change it to a size comfortable for you to read.
Let Kindle Read to You
You can also choose to turn on the experimental application, Text-to-Speech, which will read
aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, blogs, and personal
documents. You can either listen through your Kindle's external speakers or plug in earphones
into the headphone 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 male or female voice and can also further optimize the listening
experience by slowing down or increasing the rate of speech.
Look It Up
Your Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary. You can easily look up a particular
word without leaving the content. Simply use the 5-way controller to navigate the cursor in front
of the word you want defined. A definition of the word appears at the bottom of the screen. To
view the full definition, press the Return key on the keyboard. To return to the text you were
reading, press the Back button.
Take It All with You
Although Kindle is about the size of a paperback book, it can store over a thousand digital books,
newspapers, blogs, and magazines, which are referred to collectively as "content" throughout this
guide. A copy of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from
the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon.com.
To open content on your Kindle, press the Home button. This displays a list of the content on
your Kindle. Move the 5-way controller up or down to underline the item you want to open and
then press the 5-way to open the item. To delete content on your Kindle, move the 5-way
controller up or down to underline the item you want to delete. Move the 5-way to the left and
then press the 5-way to complete the removal of the item.
To move previously deleted content from Amazon.com back to your Kindle, Whispernet must be
on. From Home, select "Archived Items." This shows all of the content stored at Amazon.com.
Underline the item you want to move back to your Kindle and move the 5-way to the right to
start the transfer. In under a minute, the item re-downloads into your Kindle and appears in the
list of content in Home.
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