Amazon D00111 Personalizing Your Kindle, Changing Automatic Backup, Viewing Available Memory

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change to None. You will not be able to buy or download samples from the store, use Basic Web or use Kindle NowNow if your Kindle is not registered.

You can also deregister your Kindle from the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com.

Personalizing Your Kindle

Your Kindle acquires a default name when it is ﬁrst registered. This name is based on your Amazon.com account name, and is displayed at the top of your Home screen. If you want to edit this name on your Kindle only, follow these steps:

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

2.Scroll to the Menu selection, and press the select wheel.

3.Select "Settings" from the menu.

4.Select "Edit" from the Device Name section.

5.You will see a text entry box with your current device name. Use the keyboard to type in the name that you want to use.

6.When you have ﬁnished, scroll up to the Done selection to submit the change or Cancel to cancel the change, and press the select wheel.

Tip: To add any personal information such as your contact information, follow the same procedure, but select "Edit" from the Personal Info section.

Changing Automatic Backup

Automatic Backup will backup your last location read, all of your notes, and bookmarks you make to Amazon.com on any of your purchased content. If you delete an item from your Kindle or your Kindle is lost, stolen, or damaged, you can automatically restore your annotations, bookmarks, and the last location you read by downloading the item from Your Media Library.

You can enable or disable automatic backup by following the steps below:

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

2.Scroll to the Menu selection, and press the select wheel.

3.Select "Settings" from the menu.

4.Select "Enable" or "Disable" from the Annotations section.

Viewing Available Memory

You can store reading materials on your Kindle or on an inserted SD card. Your Kindle can hold about two hundred items and you can add an SD memory card to hold hundreds more depending on the size of each item. You can see how much space is available on your Kindle memory and any inserted SD memory card by following the steps below:

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

2.Scroll to the Menu selection, and press the select wheel.

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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