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Chapter 1 Getting Started withYour Kindle

The Application Menu

You can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle. When you press the Menu button, it displays choices related to the screen you are viewing. The sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book.

1.3 Entering Text

To use the Kindle keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the device in both hands, and use the tips of their thumbs to press the keys.

Lowercase and Uppercase Letters

To enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key. To enter uppercase letters, hold

down the Shift key

, and then press the desired letter key like you do on your computer

keyboard. Alternatively, you can press and release the Shift key

and then press the

desired letter. Only the next letter will be capitalized. The Shift key is located at the bottom left corner of the keyboard.

Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols

While typing, to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number, press the Symbol key located in the second row from the bottom of the keyboard.

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