KINDLE USER’S GUIDE Chapter 7   •   134
Personalizing Your Kindle
Your Kindle acquires a default name when it is first registered. This name is based on 
your Amazon account name, and is displayed at the top of your Home screen. Before 
you edit this name on your Kindle, make sure that wireless is turned on. 
If you want to edit this name from your Kindle, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. 
2. Press the Menu button. 
3. Move the 5-way down until "Settings" is underlined and press to select. 
4. Press Next Page to navigate to the "Device Name" setting, underline "edit", and 
press to select. 
5. Use the keyboard to change the device name. 
6. When you have finished, move the 5-way down to highlight "save" and press the 
5-way to submit the change. 
Tip: To add any personal information such as your contact information, navigate with 
the 5-way so that "edit" next to Personal Info is underlined, and then press the 5-way. 
Use the keyboard to add your information, then select "ok" when you have finished.
Using Voice Guide
Voice Guide lets you navigate your Kindle with spoken menus, selectable items, and 
descriptions. For example, when you open a book, Kindle speaks your current location 
and how far you’ve read. 
To turn Voice Guide on or of
f, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home but
ton.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way to underline "Set
tings" and press to select.