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Chapter 6 Accessing the Web
Optimizing Web Browser for Reading Articles
While viewing articles on a web page, you can switch to Article Mode to make the text on the page easier to read. Article Mode makes reading articles more enjoyable by allowing you to focus on the main text on the page.
To switch to Article Mode, follow these steps:
1.While viewing articles on a web page, press Menu.
2.Choose “Article Mode.” The view switches to display the main article (including the article’s text and images) on the page.
3.Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to scroll up or down on the page.
4.To return to the standard Web Browser view, press Menu and choose “Web Mode.”
Using History
You can easily return to websites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and selecting “History.” You will then see a list of recently visited websites to select from. You can add a site to your Bookmarks by using the
The Web Browser Menu
The Web Browser menu contains other items you can select, many of which also appear in the browser’s navigation bar. To view the menu, press the Menu button when Web Browser is on the screen.
Turn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn the wireless off, you will not be able to use the browser.
Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront.
Enter URL — takes you directly to the URL field where you can enter a web address to visit.
Zoom In — magnifies the web page view. Choose this menu item again (up to three times) to magnify the view up to three times the normal size. Once you are zoomed in, you can use the