Kindle User’s Guide 2
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started ..........................................................................5
Registering your Kindle .............................................................................5
Kindle controls ........................................................................................ 5
Onscreen actions ..................................................................................... 6
Onscreen keyboard .................................................................................... 6
Tap zones ...............................................................................................7
Toolbars .................................................................................................8
Status indicators ....................................................................................10
Wireless status indicators ...........................................................................10
Battery status indicator ..............................................................................10
Activity indicator ......................................................................................10
Parental Controls indicator ...........................................................................10
Setting up your Kindle Paperwhite ..............................................................10
Network connectivity ................................................................................10
Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers ...................................................11
Screensaver ...........................................................................................11
Special Offer banners ................................................................................11
Recommended content ............................................................................12
Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content .............................................13
Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere .....................................................13
Device and Cloud storage .........................................................................13
Removing items from your Kindle ...............................................................14
Managing your Kindle Library ....................................................................14
Using collections .....................................................................................14
Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents ..........................................................16
Understanding Kindle display technology .....................................................16
Customizing your text display ....................................................................16
Comic and Manga books ..........................................................................16
Children’s books .....................................................................................16
Zooming images ....................................................................................16
Panning tables .......................................................................................16
Enhanced viewing mode ..........................................................................17
Interacting with your documents ................................................................17