TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME
CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Your Kindle
1.1 Views of Kindle
Front View
Back View
Bottom View
1.2 Getting Around
Using the Buttons
Using the Menus
Using the Special Keys
1.3 Entering Text
Lowercase and Uppercase Letters
Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols
1.4 Status Indicators
Whispernet Status Indicators
Battery Status Indicators
CHAPTER 2
Getting to Know Kindle Content
2.1 The Home Screen
Home Screen Features
Show and Sort Options
The Home Screen Menu
2.2 Content Manager
Moving or Removing Kindle Items
The Content Manager Menu
The Show and Sort Menu
More about Managing Items
CHAPTER 3
Reading on Kindle
3.1 Types of Content
Books
Newspapers
Magazines
Blogs
Personal Documents
Audiobooks
Background Music
3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle
Changing the Text Size
3.3 Moving from Place to Place
Using the Menu to Get Around
Selecting Internal Links
3.4 Looking Up Definitions
The Lookup Feature
3.5 Bookmarks, Annotations, and Clippings
Using Bookmarks
Using Highlights
Using Notes
Using Clippings
3.6 Listening to Audio Materials
Audiobooks
Playing Music
CHAPTER 4
Searching on Kindle
4.1 Introduction to Search
Types of Searches
Performing a Search
4.2 The Search Results Page
Showing a Specific Instance
Dictionary Results
4.3 Performing Remote Searches
Searching Wikipedia
Searching the Web
Searching the Kindle Store
Ask Kindle NowNow
CHAPTER 5
The Kindle Store
5.1 Getting Started at the Store
Connecting to the Kindle Store
5.2 Kindle Store Pages
The Kindle Storefront
Browsing the Store
Getting the Details
Saving Items for Later
5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings
Your Recommendations
Looking Up Reviews
Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews
5.4 Making Purchases
Trying a Sample Book
Buying Your Selections
Returning an Item
CHAPTER 6
Accessing the Web
6.1 Using Basic Web
Entering a URL
Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own
Using Next Page and Previous Page
Selecting Links, Buttons and Boxes
Using History
The Basic Web Menu
6.2 Other Features
Text Size
Downloading Files
Viewing Modes
Basic Web Settings
CHAPTER 7
Settings and Experimental
7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings
Registering or Deregistering Kindle
Personalizing Your Kindle
Changing Annotations Backup
Viewing Available Memory
The Settings Menu
7.2 Experimental
CHAPTER 8
Kindle and Your Computer
8.1 Getting Started
System Requirements
Making the Connection
8.2 Handling Files through USB
Managing Your Documents
Transferring Your Clippings
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents
Supported Formats for Conversion
Sending Your Documents for Conversion
8.4 Audiobooks and Music
Audiobooks from Audible.com
Transferring Music
CHAPTER 9
Your Kindle and Amazon.com
9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com
Browsing the Kindle Store
Searching the Kindle Store
Getting the Details
Ordering Content
9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com
Managing Your Device
Managing Your Orders
Your Media Library
9.3 Contacting Kindle Support
Kindle Support Web Address
Kindle Support Phone Numbers
APPENDIX
Safety Information
Maintaining Your Kindle
One-Year Limited Warranty
Notices and Certifications
Product Specifications
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Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle. You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle User's Guide. This guide
provides an overview of Kindle and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible.
You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home key
release one of the Next Page buttons on either side of the display.
on the keyboard. To turn to the next page, press and
Congratulations!
You are reading your first Kindle book.
If you haven't done so already, please follow the instructions on the Start Kindling sticker that was attached to your Kindle
display and plug in your Kindle to charge the battery. The charge indicator light will illuminate on the bottom edge of your
Kindle and a lightning bolt will appear on the battery icon at the bottom of the display. Charging the battery fully should
take less than two hours and you can continue reading while it charges.
Tip: The charge indicator light will turn off when the battery is fully charged and will come back on after the battery has
run down a bit and Kindle "tops off" the charge.
If you prefer to read the Kindle User's Guide side-by-side with the device, you can download and print a PDF copy from
Amazon.com at:
http://www.amazon.com/kindlesupport
Getting Around
You navigate Kindle using the select wheel, the cursor bar, the page turn buttons, the back button, and the keyboard: