Amazon D00111 manual Show and Sort Options, Home Screen Menu, Selecting a Different Show Option

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Sort by Author — sorts your content alphabetically by the author’s last name or publisher’s name.

Show and Sort Options

To make it easier to find particular content, you can decide to show only certain types of content, or to sort the content in a different order.

Selecting a Different Show Option

By default, all of your content is shown on the Home screen. To display some types of content and not others, follow these steps:

1.If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home key.

2.Scroll the cursor to the Show and Sort menu, and press the select wheel.

3.In the top portion of the Show and Sort menu, select the types of content you want to display.

4.The menu will close. The new display option will show immediately.

Selecting a Different Sort Option

By default, your content is sorted by most recent first, meaning all of the new items and the content you are currently reading are at the top. To change this option, follow these steps:

1.If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home key.

2.Scroll the cursor to the Show and Sort menu, and press the select wheel.

3.On the bottom portion of the menu, select the sort criteria you want to use.

4.The menu will close. The new sort option will be active immediately.

Tip: If you change your mind about choosing different options, select "Close" at the top of the menu to leave your display the way it is.

The Home Screen Menu

The Home screen menu allows you to navigate to other places in Kindle or to perform specialized tasks. The definition list below explains the selections.

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