Amazon D00111 manual Keep Track of Your Favorites, Add Your Thoughts, Stay in Sync, Learning More

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The search feature can be used anywhere on Kindle; press the Search key on the keyboard, and the Search line appears. Type in what you are looking for and select "Go". Kindle will automatically search for the phrase in your books, newspapers, blogs, personal documents, and annotations. It will also provide a link to The New Oxford American Dictionary definition of the phrase you entered. You can also extend your search to the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, and the Web.

Keep Track of Your Favorites

Have you ever been reading a book or a newspaper and wanted to clip and save a few words to refer to later? With Kindle, simply go to the page you want to save, and select "Save Page as Clipping" from the menu. The clipping is then added to a book in Home called "My Clippings." You can review your clippings later, search for words or terms you clipped, and even transfer the "My Clippings" file to your computer. This is a great way to capture your favorite quotes and share with others.

Kindle automatically saves your place in whatever you are reading, but you can also add a bookmark to any page by selecting the dog-eared icon at the top of the page or by selecting "Add Bookmark" from the menu. Kindle stores all your bookmarks so you can view them at any time by selecting "Go to Bookmark..." from the menu.

At the bottom of every page of your reading material you can see where you are by glancing at the series of dots along the bottom of the page called the progress bar. As you progress further into the material, you will see the dots turning bold. In addition, below the progress bar, Kindle shows your numeric location in what you are reading, so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends. Locations are the digital answer to page numbers. Since you can change the text size on Kindle, the page numbers would change too, but with locations, you can be confident that you return to the same place every time regardless of the text size you prefer.

Add Your Thoughts

Do you like to take notes and make comments while reading? You can highlight lines of text and add notes to any of the content on Kindle. Amazon automatically stores all of your annotations in the "My Clippings" file and even backs them up on Amazon servers so they will never be lost even if you lose your Kindle.

As an example, this paragraph has a highlight and note attached as indicated by the surrounding box and small note icon to the right of the text. Using the select wheel, move the cursor to the note icon, press the select wheel, and choose "Edit Note" from the menu to see the note. To add your own note, simply move the cursor to the line where you want to add your thoughts, press the select wheel, and choose "Add Note" from the menu. Then type your note using the keyboard and select "Done". You can later view the note, edit it, remove it or see all of your annotations in something you are reading by selecting "My Notes & Marks" from the menu.

Stay in Sync

If you own multiple Kindles, Whispersync makes it easy to synchronize the furthest page read in your book and your bookmarks among your devices. With Whispersync turned on, you can start a book on your Kindle, and pick up where you left off on your Kindle 2.

Convert Your Own Documents

In addition to all of the great reading material you can get from the Kindle Store, Amazon can also convert your own documents so you can read them on Kindle. You can e-mail Microsoft Word, TXT, HTML, or image files like JPEGs and GIFs to your dedicated Kindle e-mail address (found on the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com). We will convert the document into Kindle format and wirelessly deliver it directly to your Kindle for a small fee or back to your computer for free.

Learning More

This ends your brief introduction to just some of the capabilities on Kindle. The chapters that follow give a more complete

overview of these and other features. Remember, you can always press the Search key on the keyboard from anywhere on Kindle and use Search to look up a particular feature or learn more about how to do a particular task.

The Table of Contents for the Kindle User's Guide shows you all of the topics covered in this guide. You can get there by

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Contents Page Table of Contents Reading on Kindle Searching on Kindle Accessing the Web Settings and Experimental Appendix Getting Around You are reading your first Kindle bookChoice of Text Size Easy-to-Read DisplayAutomatic Delivery Search Your World Look It UpTake It All with You Shop Anytime, AnywhereConvert Your Own Documents Keep Track of Your FavoritesAdd Your Thoughts Stay in SyncPage Front View ChapterBack View Page Bottom View Getting AroundUsing the Menus Using the ButtonsOther Menus Using the Special KeysEntering Text Lowercase and Uppercase Letters Numbers, Punctuation, and SymbolsBattery Status Indicators Whispernet Status IndicatorsHome Screen Getting to Know Kindle ContentHome Screen Features Deleting Content From Home Show and Sort Menu Selecting a Different Sort Option Show and Sort OptionsHome Screen Menu Selecting a Different Show OptionContent Manager Moving or Removing Kindle Content Content Manager Menu Show and Sort Menu More about Managing Items Page Reading on Kindle Types of ContentBackground Music Content Formatting on KindleAudiobooks Changing the Text Size Moving from Place to Place Using the Menu to Get AroundPage Zooming Images Selecting Internal LinksReading Across Multiple Kindles Looking Up DefinitionsLookup Feature Placing a Bookmark Using BookmarksBookmarks, Annotations, and Clippings Viewing Your Bookmarks Using HighlightsRemoving a Bookmark Viewing Your Annotations Using NotesHighlighting a Passage Deleting a HighlightMore about My Clippings Using ClippingsListening to Audio Materials Page Playing Background Music Performing a Search Searching on KindleIntroduction to Search Types of SearchesSearch Results Page Dictionary Results Showing a Specific InstanceSearching the Kindle Store Performing Remote SearchesSearching Wikipedia Searching the WebAsk Kindle NowNow Page Kindle Store Pages Connecting to the Kindle StoreKindle Store Getting Started at the StoreStore Menu Browse Listings Sample Browsing the StoreProduct Detail Page Example Getting the DetailsPage Looking Up Reviews Recommendations, Reviews, and RatingsSaving Items for Later Your RecommendationsWriting Your Own Ratings and Reviews Entering a Rating and Review Making PurchasesTrying a Sample Book Buying Your SelectionsReturning an Item Entering a URL Accessing the WebUsing Basic Web Using Next Page and Previous Using Bookmarks and Adding Your OwnSelecting Links, Buttons and Boxes Basic Web Menu Using HistoryDownloading Files Other FeaturesDefault Mode/Advanced Mode see the description below Text SizeBasic Web Settings Adjusting Your Kindle Settings Settings and ExperimentalDeregistering Your Kindle Registering or Deregistering KindleRegistering Your Kindle Viewing Available Memory Changing Automatic BackupPersonalizing Your Kindle Settings Menu Experimental Making the Connection Kindle and Your ComputerGetting Started System RequirementsTransferring Your Clippings Handling Files through USBConverting and Transferring Your Documents Managing Your DocumentsSending Your Documents for Conversion Supported Formats for ConversionActivation, Purchase, Download, and Transfer Audiobooks and MusicAudiobooks from Audible.com Audiobook Formats for KindleTransferring Music Browsing the Kindle Store Managing Your Orders Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.comManaging Your Device Kindle Support Web Address Kindle Support Phone Numbers Contacting Kindle SupportYour Media Library Page Turn Off Wireless When Flying Safety InformationBattery Safety Wireless SafetyWatch for Signs Headphone SafetyRecycling Kindle and the Battery Properly Maintaining Your KindlePage Radio Frequency Exposure Information SAR Government Standards for Radio Frequency SignalsFCC Notice Trademark Notices Patent NoticesCopyright Notices Product Specifications