Kindle Fire User’s Guide
Chapter 1 AboutYour Kindle Fire
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Search
Tap to activate the Search field. You can search your Content libraries or the web.
Content
Access the web or one of your Content libraries by tapping the corresponding name at the top of the Home screen: Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs, Apps, or Web.
Carousel
Recently accessed books, music, videos, newspapers, magazines, web pages, and apps are automatically added to the Carousel. Swipe your finger to advance through the Carousel to view items in chronological order, with the most recent appearing first. Press and hold on an item to display the contextual menu. Options include Add to Favorites, Remove from Carousel, and Remove from Device. Select Remove from Carousel if you no longer want to show an item in the Carousel. Your item will not be deleted from your device and will reappear on the Carousel the next time you access it.
Favorites
To add a book, magazine, newspaper, album, playlist, video, website, or app to Favorites, press and hold on the item to display the contextual menu, then select Add to Favorites. Favorites will still appear in the library for that content type. To remove an item from Favorites, press and hold on the item to display the contextual menu, and then select Remove from Favorites.
Kindle Fire hardware
To turn on your Kindle Fire, press and release the power button.
To put it in sleep mode, press and release the power button. To turn off your Kindle Fire, press and hold the power button until a message displays asking if you want to shut it down. If your device becomes unresponsive during use, you can shut it down by pressing and holding the power button for 20 seconds. You can then press the power button to restart it.
