Chapter 1
Getting Started
Kindle Store: Tap to go to the Kindle Store. Your Kindle must have an active Wi-Fi or 3G
connection to use this feature.
Search field: Tap in this field to display the onscreen keyboard. Tap to the left of the
Search field to display search targets: This Book (not available when searching from the
Home screen), My Items (searches your Cloud items as well as the ones on this Kindle by
title and author), Kindle Store, Dictionary, and Wikipedia. After you make your selection,
tap the Arrow button to the right of the Search bar or the Return key on the keyboard to
perform the search. To exit search, tap the X on the right side of the search bar.
Menu button: This button displays a list of options. The menus are contextual, which
means they change to offer appropriate options depending on what you're currently doing
with the device. For example, on the Home screen of a Kindle with Special Offers, menu
options may include Shop in Kindle Store, View Special Offers, List or Cover View, Create
New Collection, Sync and Check for Items, Settings, and Experimental. Note that you can
view content on the Home screen using the default cover view or by the traditional list
view.
When you're reading a book, menu items specific to that task include Book Description,
Portrait or Landscape Mode, Sync to Furthest Page Read, Book Description, Add
Bookmark, View Notes & Marks, Reading Progress, and About the Author. Note that
About the Author is only available for books that support author profiles. A Turn On Text-
to-Speech menu item displays if the book supports Text-to-Speech.
A secondary toolbar appears when you're reading a book.
Text button: Tap to display font and text options for your Kindle books, including font size,
typeface, line spacing, margins and publisher font.
Go To button: The options displayed will vary depending on the content you're reading,
but may include Beginning, Page or Location, and chapter titles.
X-Ray button: The X-Ray feature lets you explore the "bones" of the book with a single
tap. For example, you can see all of the passages in a book that mention specific ideas,
fictional characters, historical figures, and places or topics. If X-Ray is not available for a
book, the button will be disabled or the Sync button will display.
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