Amazon D00701, D00511 manual More about MY Clippings

MORE ABOUT MY CLIPPINGS

You cannot edit the “My Clippings” file from within Kindle, but you can edit the file on your computer.

To edit the “My Clippings” file:

1.Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable.

2.Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive.

3.Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled Documents. Transfer the “My Clippings” file out of this folder.

4.Open the “My Clippings” file on your computer using an application that can read or import a .txt file.

5.Make the changes and save the edited file.

6.Transfer the “My Clippings” file back to the “Documents” folder on your Kindle.

7.Unmount your Kindle from your computer before removing the USB cable.

Changing your “My Clippings” file does not affect any notes, bookmarks, or highlights you’ve made in the actual content. The next time you read the content, you can still use them for navigation and reference.

To remove the “My Clippings” file from your Kindle:

1.Press the Home button and move the 5-way down until “My Clippings” is underlined.

2.Move the 5-way to the left.

3.Press the 5-way to select “delete.”

4.Press the 5-way to select “ok.”

Kindle adds a new “My Clippings” file the next time you add a clipping or annotation to any content.

The amount of text you can add to the “My Clippings” file from each item may be limited. The “My Clippings” file will include a note informing you if a clipping limit has been reached for a given item.

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