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To share a new highlight, follow these steps:
While reading a book, periodical, or personal document, press Menu and choose “Add a Note or Highlight”. If you are zoomed in to a PDF page, press Menu and choose “Place Cursor in Page”. This displays a blinking cursor.
Move the cursor to the location where you want to start highlighting.
Press the 5-way.
Use the 5-way to move the cursor right (or left) to where you want your highlight to end.
Press the Alt+Return keys + .
(Optional) Type the message you want to tweet or share. Keep in mind that your message must be no longer than 100 characters.
Use the 5-way to highlight "share" and press to select it.
To share a note or highlight that you've already created, follow these steps:
While reading a book, periodical, or personal document, press Menu and select "View My Notes & Marks".
Use the 5-way to select the note or highlight that you want to share.
Press the Alt+Return keys + .
3.7 Reading PDF Files
Your Kindle is able to display most PDF documents, including password protected PDFs.
When your Kindle is set to portrait orientation, PDF documents are displayed in their original layout and fit the entire screen of the device. White margins of PDF documents are automatically cropped to maximize the amount of content shown on the screen.
In landscape orientation, Kindle automatically magnifies your document to fit the width of the screen to improve readability.
A black outline defines the limit of the page of the PDF document.
In both portrait and landscape orientations, the bottom of the screen shows how far you have read as an overall percentage and from your start location during the current reading session.The bottom of the screen also displays the current page number, as well as the total number of pages of the current document.
Zooming into PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast
Pressing the Text key will let you choose zoom and contrast options for a PDF page.
fit-to-screen — displays the PDF by matching the width of the page to the width of your Kindle's screen; this is the default (normal) size. Pressing the Back button while zoomed in returns the view to normal size.
150% — displays the PDF contents at one and one half times the normal size.
200% — displays the PDF contents at twice the normal size.
300% — displays the PDF contents at three times the normal size.
actual size — displays the PDF at 100% zoom as it would appear when printed.
After selecting a zoom option, a selection frame appears; you can move the frame using the 5-way. To move the frame in small increments, hold down the Shift key while using the 5-way to move left or right. Once you've selected the area you wish to zoom into, select it by pressing the 5-way.
Once you are zoomed in, you can use the 5-way to pan left, right, up and down within each page. The black bars at the right and bottom of the display indicate which portion of the overall page you are viewing. If you press the Next Page or Prev Page buttons, the page will change and the view will remain zoomed in. Press the Back button to dismiss the zoomed-in view and return to normal size.
Tip: To pan in small increments, hold down the Shift key while using the 5-way.
Contrast — select a contrast option to increase or decrease the contrast of the PDF document for easier reading. The contrast option you choose remains in effect for the current PDF document until you change it.
Using the PDF Menu
The options available while reading a PDF file are slightly different than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle. Options that are not available in PDF files are dimmed in the menu.
Go to … — allows you to move to another location in the PDF document. Choose one of these options:
cover — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading.
beginning — takes you to the beginning of the PDF file.
page — type the number of the page you want to jump to and select this option. Press the Symbol key to enter numbers.
table of contents — this option is not available for PDF documents.
Search This Document — displays the Search box at the bottom of the screen. This allows you search for a word or a combination of words inside the currently opened PDF document. This feature doesn't work in cases where a PDF document was created using image files.
Add a Bookmark — bookmarks the page you are currently on. After selecting this option, the upper right corner of the PDF will be dog-eared and this menu option will change to "Delete Bookmark."
Place Cursor in Page — displays a blinking cursor on the page. Use this option when you are zoomed in to a PDF page and you want to create a note or highlight, or use the dictionary lookup. Move the cursor to a location on the page, then begin typing to create a note or click to start a highlight. You can save your notes and highlights and also tweet or share them with friends in your social networks. For more information, see “Using Highlights”, “Using Notes”, and “Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network”.
View My Notes & Marks — displays a page containing all the notes, highlights, and bookmarks in the PDF document.
3.8 Listening to Audio Materials
There are three types of audio materials that you can listen to on your Kindle. You can listen to audiobooks from Audible.com, transfer MP3 files from your computer to play as background music while you read, or turn on Text-to-Speech in your reading material (where allowed by the rights holder). Due to their large file size, audiobooks you purchase in the Kindle Store can only be transferred wirelessly to your Kindle using Wi-Fi. Alternatively, you can purchase and download audiobooks from the Kindle Store using your computer's Internet connection and then transfer them to your Kindle using USB. (For information about transferring audiobooks or MP3 files from your computer to your Kindle, see Chapter 8.)
Audiobooks
On your Home screen, your audiobooks list the title and author, but they also have the word "audible" next to the title to indicate that they are audiobooks. To listen to one of your audiobooks, select it from your Home screen. You will see a page similar to the one shown below. Kindle provides a standard set of controls that are explained below.
Progress Indicator — indicates how far you have come in the audiobook, the elapsed time, and the section you are in.
Pause/Play — pauses or plays the audiobook (there is no Stop control).
Forward 30 Seconds — moves ahead thirty seconds from the current location.
Beginning — takes you back to the beginning of the audiobook.
Previous Section — moves backwards in the audiobook to the previous section.
Back 30 Seconds — moves backwards thirty seconds from the current location.
Next Section — moves ahead to the next section in the audiobook, which is usually the next chapter.
Background Audio
To play background audio (MP3 files) that you have transferred to your Kindle, follow the steps below:
If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
Press the Menu button.
Use the 5-way to navigate down until "Experimental" is underlined and press the 5-way to select it.
Use the 5-way to navigate down until "play music" is underlined and press down to select it.
The songs are played in order, by the date you added them to your Kindle. You can adjust the volume of the music using the volume controls on the bottom of your Kindle. You can continue to listen to the audio while reading content; the background audio continues to play unless you open an audio book, turn on text-to-speech, all of the files have been played, or if you stop the playback as indicated below.
To turn off background audio:
If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
Press the Menu button.
Use the 5-way to n
avigate down until "Experimental" is underlined. Press the 5-way to select.
Use the 5-way to navigate down until "pause music" is underlined. Press the 5-way to select.
Tip: You can also play or stop background audio by holding down the Alt key and pressing the space bar. You can forward to the next track by holding down the Alt key and pressing the F key.
Text-to-Speech
Your Kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application, Text-to-Speech.
To turn on Text-to-Speech, follow these steps:
Press the Text key .
Use the 5-way to navigate down so that the "Text-to-Speech" option is underlined. Press the 5-way to select "turn on." In a few moments, you will hear your content spoken aloud. You can either listen to it through the Kindle's external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack.
By default, content is spoken with a male voice, but using the 5-way, you can select a female speaking voice. You can also slow down or increase the rate of speech as well as pause or turn off Text-to-Speech.
While Text-to-Speech is playing, the screen will update to the corresponding page of text.
For PDF files and books which the rights holder does not allow Text-to-Speech to read aloud their content, then "Text-to-Speech" will be dimmed and you will not be able to select it.
By default, Text-to-Speech starts reading at the beginning of the page currently displayed. To start reading at a particular spot, move the cursor where you'd like the reading to begin before starting Text-to-Speech.
Tip: You can also play or stop Text-to-Speech by holding down the Shift key and pressing the Symbol key . You can pause and resume Text-to-Speech by pressing the Spacebar. Text-to-Speech continues playing even if you put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and releasing the power button. Sleeping your Kindle while Text-to-Speech is playing allows you to continue listening but locks all of the keys and buttons so you don't inadvertently press one.
CHAPTER 4
Searching on Kindle
Kindle allows you to take advantage of powerful search capabilities. You can search locally on Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the Web.
4.1 Introduction to Search
This section describes the types of searches that you can perform using Kindle and how to use search.
Types of Searches
Kindle supports several types of search as summarized below.
Searching What You are Currently Reading
You can limit a search to only what you are currently reading. You enter your search term or phrase and Kindle searches in the body of the text in the current item.
Searching All Your Content
You can alternatively search all the reading material that you have stored on Kindle, including books, newspapers, magazines, and other items. You enter your search term or phrase and Kindle searches in the body of the text, in the metadata (for example, the title or author), and in your "My Clippings" file. For PDFs, Kindle searches for the term in the metadata only (author's name and file name). Additionally, Kindle also keeps and searches the metadata for the content you have stored on Amazon.
Searching Remotely
Kindle can perform remote searches in several different locations using Whispernet. Each of these remote location searches are described in the final section of this chapter.
Searching for Definitions
You can limit a search to the dictionary. Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you have entered.
Performing a Search
To perform a search in a book, follow these steps:
Type in your search term; the Search line will automatically appear. You can use whole words, and no distinction is made between lower and upper case.
To find the word or phrase in the content you are currently reading, use the 5-way to navigate to the right to highlight "find." Or, to choose the type of search, continue navigating to the right. You can search all your items, the Kindle Store, Google, Wikipedia, or the dictionary.
Press the 5-way to submit your search.
If you select "Search" from the Home page menu, the screen will display a full Search page.
4.2 Search Results Page
When searching all your content, Kindle looks in the reading materials you have on your Kindle and the metadata (like title and author) of the materials you have in Archived Items. This includes purchased items, personal documents, and annotations that you have created.
The example below shows a typical Search Results page.
The screen shows the titles of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs. The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item. If the term appears in a title of an archived item, then that item is listed first and does not include the number of occurrences.
Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the current page.
Search Results for a Specific Item
To see the results for one of the items listed:
Use the 5-way to underline the item.
Press the 5-way to view the matches.
A page appears showing all instances of the search term in that particular title. Each occurrence lists its location number and is shown in context so you can see how the search term is used.
Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the Search Results page.
To go to a specific location in the content where the search term occurs, use the 5-way to underline the location and press the 5-way to select. If the search results encompass multiple pages, then use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages.
To close the Search Results, move the 5-way to highlight "Close Search Results" and press the 5-way.
Search Results for a Definition
When you want to look up the meaning of a word, you can limit a search to the dictionary. Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you enter.
To find a definition, follow these steps:
Type in the word you want defined.
Navigate right with the 5-way to highlight "dictionary."
Press the 5-way to submit your search.
You will see a complete definition of the word.
4.3 Performing Remote Searches
To search remotely, you must have Whispernet switched on. You can select any of the remote searches described in this section.
If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button. Use the 5-way controller to underline "Turn Wireless On" and press the 5-way to select and turn on Whispernet.
Searching Wikipedia
To search Wikipedia, enter your term and use the 5-way to select "wikipedia." This opens Web Browser and displays the Wikipedia page.
Searching the Web
To search the Web, enter your term and use the 5-way to select "google." This opens Web Browser and submits your search term to Google.
Searching the Kindle Store
To search the Kindle Store, enter your term and use the 5-way to select "store." Your Kindle connects to the Kindle Store and displays the search results page for the store sorted by relevance, as shown in the example below. You can page through the results just like you would do in the content on your Kindle.
You can narrow results by categories by clicking on the drop-down list located in the upper right corner of the Search Results page.
Tip: You can also narrow a search in the Kindle Store to an author's name by typing "@author" followed by the author's name. For example, to search the Kindle Store for books by Agatha Christie, enter "@author Agatha Christie" in the Search line. This will narrow your Kindle Store search to find only books written by Agatha Christie.
CHAPTER 5
The Kindle Store
The Kindle Store is the place to purchase titles
such as Kindle books, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Find an item in the store, select "Buy," and you will typically receive your item wirelessly in under a minute. All of your Kindle purchases use Amazon 1-Click for easy purchasing and Amazon automatically backs up all of your purchases and the most recent issues of your periodicals in case you lose your Kindle or want to download a title again. To help other Amazon users decide what to buy, you can also add your own ratings and reviews.
5.1 Getting Started at the Store
This section tells you how to connect to the Kindle Store on your Kindle, and provides some ideas about the best ways to look for content once you are connected.
Connecting to the Kindle Store
You connect to the Kindle Store using your device's built-in Whispernet service. To go to the Kindle Store, follow these steps:
If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button, use the 5-way controller to underline "Turn Wireless On", and then press the 5-way controller to turn on Whispernet.