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4.Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings.

5.Use the 5-way to underline “turn off/turn on Annotations Backup” and press to select.

If you turn off annotations backup, then your annotations will not be backed up at Amazon and they will not be included in Popular Highlights.

Linking Your Kindle to Your Social Network Accounts

If you are not yet a member of social networks such as Twitter or Facebook, visit their website and create an account with them before you link your Kindle to them. They may require you to accept their terms of use before creating an account or using their service. The following steps describe the process for linking to your Twitter account, but you use the same process to link to other social network accounts.

To link your Amazon account to your Twitter account, follow these steps:

1.If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.

2.Make sure Whispernet is turned on.

3.Press the Menu button.

4.Use the 5-way to navigate to “Settings” and press to select it.

5.Press Next Page to go to Page 3 of Settings.

6.Use the 5-way to navigate to “manage” next to the “Social Networks” setting and press to select. The “Manage Your Social Networks” screen appears.

7.To link your Kindle to your Twitter account, select “Link Account” under Twitter.

8.Use the 5-way to navigate to “Username or e-mail” and type your Twitter user name or e-mail

address. To enter a capital letter, press and hold the Shift key	down while pressing the
letter.

9.Use the 5-way to navigate to “Password” and type your password.

10.Use the 5-way to navigate to “Sign in” and press to select it.

11.If this is the first time you are linking your Amazon account to your Twitter account, select “Allow” to confirm that you want to allow your Kindle to access your Twitter account.

12.You will return to the “Manage Your Social Networks” screen, where your Twitter user name is now displayed. Your Kindle can now share to your Twitter account.

Your Kindle remains linked to a social network account until you unlink it.

To unlink your Kindle from a social network account, follow these steps:

1.If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.

2.Press the Menu button.

3.Use the 5-way to navigate to “Settings” and press to select it.

4.Press Next Page to go to Page 3 of Settings.

5.Use the 5-way to navigate to “manage” next to the “Social Networks” setting and press to select it. The “Manage Your Social Networks” screen appears.

6.Use the 5-way to navigate to “Unlink Account” for the social network (for example, Twitter) and press to select it.