To highlight on the Kindle and Kindle Keyboard, use the five way controller to move the cursor in the text click the center button of the controlled to start to highlight the text, move the cursor to the end point you want to highlight, then click the center button again. Highlight portions of documents on your Kindle. On the Kindle Fire, select 'Web' on the Home screen to open the Amazon Silk browser. On the Kindle, Kindle Keyboard and Kindle Touch the browser is included along with other experimental features, which you can access from the menu. Other Functionsīrowse the Internet using your Kindle's built-in Wi-Fi connection or 3G, if your model supports it. Select 'Download & Transfer via USB.' Open your Kindle's drive from 'My Computer,' and copy the downloaded book file to the 'Documents' folder on your Kindle. Go to Amazon's 'Manage Your Kindle' page and click the 'Actions' beside the book you want to transfer. Your device's email address is listed beside the Kindle's name, usually in the form of Click 'Add a New Approved E-mail Address' to add your email address to a whitelist that allows you to email documents to your Kindle.Īdd Amazon content manually by connecting your Kindle to your computer via USB. Go to Amazon's 'Manage Your Kindle' page and click 'Personal Document Settings' on the sidebar. Kindle Fire users can also access movies, music and games.Įmail personal documents to your Kindle, using the Kindle email settings.

If you have a basic Kindle, this only includes books, magazines and newspapers. Anything you purchase on Amazon is saved to your account and sent automatically to your Kindle - so long as your Kindle has an active Internet connection. Purchase your Kindle content through Amazon. Turn pages by either swiping your fingers on the touch screen, tapping the right or left sides on the touch screen, or using the page turning buttons on the left or right side of the Kindle.Ĭhange your Kindle by plugging the small micro-B USB end into the Kindle, and the normal USB plug end into either a powered-on computer or a wall adapter. All models of Kindle except the Kindle Fire have a 'Home' button to take you back to the main menu.Ĭhoose a book by either clicking the center button of the five-way controller or by tapping on the touch screen. Navigate your Kindle menu using either the directional buttons - also called the five-way controller, referring to the four direction buttons and the 'Enter' button in the center - on the Kindle and Kindle Keyboard models, or by swiping your fingers across the touchscreen on the Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch models.

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