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Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle
Chapter 4
Getting More From Your Kindle
Customizing your Kindle settings
To go to the Settings page, select Settings from the Home screen menu. Use the Next page and Previous Page buttons to view all the options. The available settings are:
Registration: Indicates the Amazon account name to which your Kindle is registered. Use this option to register and deregister the device.
Device Name: Lets you change the name displayed at the top of the Home screen.
Device Info: The
Device Language: Shows the current language for menus, alerts, and dialog boxes, and allows you to change to a different language.
Device Password: Allows you to restrict access to your Kindle by setting a password. You’ll subsequently be prompted to enter the password whenever you turn on the device or wake it from sleep. If you forget your password, try looking at the hint you entered when you created it. If you still don’t remember your password, you must contact Kindle Customer Service.
Device Time: Lets you set the current local time to be displayed on your Kindle. Pressing the Menu button from any Kindle screen will display the time at the top of the screen.
Dictionaries: Lets you choose which of the installed dictionaries to use for word lookups.
Social Networks: Allows you to link your Kindle to your social network accounts (such as Twitter and Facebook) so you can share your notes and highlights with your friends.
Popular Highlights: Allows you to enable or disable the display of passages highlighted by others.
Public Notes: Allows you to toggle the display of notes and highlights made by people you follow on kindle.amazon.com.
Annotations Backup: Allows you to toggle the automatic backup on Amazon’s servers of your annotations, last page read, and collections. Disable this feature if you do not want your annotations backed up or shared in Popular Highlights.
Personal Info: Lets you enter contact information such as an address or phone number, in case you lose your Kindle.