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Kindle User’s Guide 2 Contents Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started .......................................................................... 5 Registering your Kindle ............................................................................. 5 Kindle controls ........................................................................................ 5 Onscreen actions ..................................................................................... 6 Onscreen keyboard .....................
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Kindle User’s Guide 3 Contents Viewing reading progress ......................................................................... 18 Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite....................................... 19 Customizing Your Kindle Settings ................................................................ 19 The Settings contextual menu ...................................................................... 20 Carrying and reading personal documents ............................
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Kindle User’s Guide 4 Contents Product Specifications ............................................................................. 28 KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE ........................................ 28 ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ................................................................. 28 Warranty Provider .................................................................................... 29 Additional Information .....................................................
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Kindle User’s Guide 5 Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Welcome to your new Kindle Paperwhite. This short guide will familiarize you with all of the features and functionality of your Kindle. Some Kindle features may not be available based on your country of residence or location. Please visit www.kindle.com/support for a list of features by country. Registering your Kindle If you bought your Kindle online using your Amazon account, it is already registered to you. To
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Kindle User’s Guide 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started Your Kindle will automatically go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity and a screensaver appears on the display. This static screensaver uses no battery power. To put your Kindle in sleep mode, press and release the Power button. To wake up your Kindle, press the Power button. If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, you can restart it by pressing and holding the Power button for 20 seconds. Micro-USB/powe
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Kindle User’s Guide 7 Chapter 1 Getting Started Tap zones The EasyReach feature of Kindle lets you effortlessly turn pages in a book or periodical while holding the device with just one hand. Tapping almost anywhere in the display area will take you to the next page; the area is large enough to be tapped whether you hold the device with your left or right hand. Tap the left side of the screen to go to the previous page. The EasyReach tap zones differ depending on whether your Kindle is in
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Kindle User’s Guide 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started Toolbars EasyReach also lets you tap the top of the screen to display a toolbar. Toolbar options vary depending on what you are viewing. Standard options include: Home button: This button takes you to the Home screen, where you’ll find a list of books and other content stored on your Kindle. Back button: Use this button to retrace your steps. For example, you can follow a link from a book, then tap the Back button to return to your place in
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Kindle User’s Guide 9 Chapter 1 Getting Started 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.
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Kindle User’s Guide 10 Chapter 1 Getting Started Clip This Article button: Tap to clip an entire periodical article to the My Clippings file. The My Clippings file is located on your Home screen and stores your notes, bookmarks, highlights, and clipped articles. Status indicators At the top of the Home screen, you’ll see indicators that inform you about the status of your Kindle Paperwhite. To view these indicators within a book or document, tap the top of the screen to display the toolba
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Kindle User’s Guide 11 Chapter 1 Getting Started To view available Wi-Fi networks, from the Home screen tap the Menu button and then Settings. Select Wi-Fi Networks and the name of the network you want to use. If you see a lock symbol next to the network name, it requires a password. Tap the Rescan button to recheck for available Wi-Fi networks. Please note that your Kindle does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. Your Kindle will recognize Wi-Fi networks wi
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Kindle User’s Guide 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started Recommended content When in Cover View, your Kindle Home screen displays recommended content from the Kindle Store, such as Editors’ Picks. Tapping the item will direct you to the Kindle Store, where you can view additional details, read customer reviews, and complete purchases. Swipe or tap to view additional content.
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Kindle User’s Guide 13 Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere The Kindle Store offers a wide selection of Kindle books, Kindle Singles, newspapers, magazines, and blogs, as well as popular games and active content. To access the store, tap the top of the screen to display the toolbars, then tap the Shopping Cart button. You can also select Shop Kindle Store from some menus. To navigate within the
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Kindle User’s Guide 14 Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content Removing items from your Kindle To free up space on your Kindle, you can remove items by pressing and holding the item’s name or cover on the Home screen. When the dialog box appears, tap Remove from Device. This option will vary depending upon the content. Your content will remain stored securely in the Cloud for download at a later time. Your personal documents are saved in the Cloud if they have been e-mailed to your
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Kindle User’s Guide 15 Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content To create a new collection: 1. On the Home screen, tap the Menu button. 2. Select Create New Collection. 3. Use the keyboard to type a name for the collection, and then tap OK. A list of the items on your Kindle that can be added to a collection displays. Note that periodicals and blogs cannot be put into collections. 4. Tap the checkbox next to an item’s title to add it to the collection, and tap Done when finished. Y
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Kindle User’s Guide 16 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Understanding Kindle display technology Your Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic ink (E Ink). The display is reflective, which means you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight. E Ink uses ink just like books and newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically. A “flash” may appear when you turn pages. This is part of the process of updating the E I
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Kindle User’s Guide 17 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents 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 center of the screen and move them apart. To zoom out, place two fingers a little apart on the
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Kindle User’s Guide 18 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Notes will appear as superscripted numbers within the text. To view a note the next time you visit that page, simply tap on the number. If several other Kindle users have highlighted a particular passage in the book you are reading, you will see that passage underlined. To turn off these highlights, select Settings from the Home screen menu, then tap Reading Options and change the Popular Highlights setting. You can also display hi
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Kindle User’s Guide 19 Chapter 4 Getting More from Your Kindle Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite Customizing Your Kindle Settings To go to the Settings page, tap the Menu button from the Home screen and select Settings. Your Kindle must be registered to view all settings. The available settings are: Airplane Mode: Allows you to enable or disable wireless connectivity. Wi-Fi Networks: Displays the number of detected Wi-Fi networks and the name of the Wi-Fi network you are
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Kindle User’s Guide 20 Chapter 4 Getting More from Your Kindle Keyboards: Allows you to add keyboards for different languages. If you have multiple keyboards, a Globe key is added to your keyboard. Simply tap to select a different keyboard. Dictionaries: Use to set the default dictionary for each language. Reading Options: Lets you manage your annotations, popular highlights, public notes, page refresh, and social networks. Annotations Backup: Allows you to toggle on and off the automati
