Chapter 3
Reading Kindle
Documents
Panning over tables
To pan over a table, press and hold your finger on the table to display a panning icon. Tap
the icon, then drag your finger across the screen in the direction you want to pan. You can
select text in a table by pressing and holding on the text, then dragging your finger across
the screen to select it. A dialog box will appear with options to highlight the text, add a
note, and share. To exit this mode, tap the Done button.
Enhanced viewing mode
Enhanced viewing of images and tables is available for select Kindle books, enabling you
to both pan and zoom. Press and hold your finger on the image or table and then release
to display a magnifying glass icon. Tap the icon to enter enhanced viewing mode. To
zoom in further, place two fingers close together on the centre of the screen and move
them apart. While zoomed, drag your finger across the image or table to move to the area
of interest. To zoom out, place two fingers a little apart on the screen and pinch them
together. To return to reading, tap the X in the top right corner of the table or image.
Interacting with your documents
Your Kindle gives you access to features that are not available with printed materials,
such as instantly viewing word definitions and searching for specific content. Just as with
a traditional book, you can also highlight favourite passages, add notes and create
bookmarks.
Dictionary: Your Kindle includes one or more dictionaries for each supported language.
After you have registered your Kindle successfully, all of your dictionaries will be available
either in the Dictionaries collection on the Home screen or the Dictionaries collection in the
Cloud. Available dictionaries will differ depending on the language you select.
To change your default dictionary:
1. On the Home screen, tap the Menu button and select Settings.
2. On the Settings page, select Device Options, then Language and Dictionaries.
3. Select the Dictionaries option.
4. Tap the dictionary language to view all of the available dictionaries for that language. The
current dictionary displays below the dictionary language. An arrow to the right of the
language indicates that there are multiple dictionary options for that language.
5. Use the radio buttons to select the dictionary that you want to use, then tap the OK button.
To look up the definition of a word while reading, simply press and hold to select the word.
The definition dialog box will display the definition. To see a longer definition, tap Show
Full Definition from the displayed options. You can also highlight the word or tap More to
display additional actions, including sharing the selection, adding a note, looking up the
word in Wikipedia, instantly translating the selected word, or reporting an error with the
content.
Search: To perform a search, tap in the Search field to display the onscreen keyboard.
Enter the text you want to search for and tap the Arrow button to the right of the Search
field to perform the search. The default search is within the current book/document. Tap to
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