Amazon Paperwhite User Manual

Kindle User’s Guide
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 5
Registering your Kindle ............................................................................................................................ 5
Kindle controls ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Touchscreen interface ............................................................................................................................... 6
Keyboard ............................................................................................................................. 7
Tap zones ........................................................................................................................... 7
Toolbars .............................................................................................................................. 9
Status indicators ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Wireless status indicators .................................................................................................. 14
Battery status indicator ...................................................................................................... 14
Activity indicator ................................................................................................................ 14
Parental Controls indicator ................................................................................................ 14
Setting up your Kindle Paperwhite .................................................................................................... 14
Network connectivity ......................................................................................................... 15
Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers.................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content ............................................................................ 17
Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere ....................................................................................... 17
Recommended content............................................................................................................................ 17
Device and Cloud storage ....................................................................................................................... 18
Removing items from your Kindle ...................................................................................................... 18
Periodicals ......................................................................................................................... 18
Managing your Kindle Library ............................................................................................................. 19
Cloud Collections .............................................................................................................. 20
Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents ............................................................................................ 22
Understanding Kindle display technology ....................................................................................... 22
Customizing your text display .............................................................................................................. 22
Comic and manga books ......................................................................................................................... 22
Children's books ........................................................................................................................................ 22
Zooming images ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Panning and zooming tables ................................................................................................................. 23
Interacting with your documents ........................................................................................................ 23

Amazon Paperwhite Specifications

General

Display Size	6.8 inches
Resolution	300 ppi
Storage Options	8GB
Waterproof	IPX8
Front Light	adjustable warm light
Battery Life	Up to 10 weeks (based on 30 minutes of reading per day)
Connectivity	Wi-Fi
Weight	205 g (7.2 oz)
Dimensions	174 mm x 125 mm x 8.1 mm (6.8" x 4.9" x 0.32")
Supported File Types	AZW3, AZW, TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG through conversion