Kindle Paperwhite E-reader 6inch User Manual

                                      Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition  
Chapter 1 
Getting Started  
 
 
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To view all available Special Offers: 
1. Tap the Home icon, then tap the Menu icon. 
2. Tap View Special Offers. 
3. Tap on any available offer to view details about it. 
Note that if you buy a Special Offer when your Kindle is offline, your order will not be 
processed immediately. The purchase will be queued and the transaction will be 
automatically completed the next time you connect to a...

                                      Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition  
Chapter 2 
Navigating Your Kindle  
 
 
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Chapter 2 
Navigating Your Kindle 
Your Kindle Paperwhite features a touchscreen interface that enables you to perform many 
tasks with just a tap or swipe of a finger. To select an item, simply tap it. For example, tap a 
book cover or title to open the book, or tap the Menu icon on the items cover to view 
available options. 
The Kindle Home screen 
Your Kindle Home screen is organized...

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Standard toolbar 
 
Home: Tap to return to the Home screen, where youll find a list of books and other content 
stored on your Kindle. 
Back: Tap to retrace your steps. For example, you can follow a link from a book, then tap the 
Back icon to return to your place in the book. 
Quick Actions: Tap to access screen light controls, Airplane Mode, Sync My Kindle, and All 
Settings. 
Screen...

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Goodreads: Tap to access Goodreads on Kindle. You will be prompted to sign in to Goodreads 
or create a new account if you did not do so when setting up your Kindle. 
Store: Tap to go to the Kindle Store. Your Kindle must have an active Wi-Fi or 3G connection 
to use this feature. 
Search: Tap to initiate a search. To exit search, tap outside of the Search box. 
Menu: Tap to display a list...

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through the clips and view all of the images in one place. If X-Ray is not available for a book, 
the option will not appear. For more information, see X-Ray. 
Display Settings (Aa): Tap to display font and text options for your Kindle books, including 
font size, typeface, publisher font, line spacing, margins, and orientation. You can also select 
your preferred Reading Progress tracking...

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Periodical Home: Tap to display highlights of this issue. 
Sections and Articles: Tap to go to the hierarchical list of sections and articles in a 
newspaper or magazine. This option is not available in blogs. 
A secondary toolbar is available when youre reading a periodical and are on the article detail 
page. Options include: 
Display Settings (Aa): Tap to display font and text options...

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Chapter 2 
Navigating Your Kindle  
 
 
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Portrait Mode 
 
Landscape Mode 
  

                                      Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition  
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Navigating Your Kindle  
 
 
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If you prefer, you can change pages by swiping the screen with your finger. To go to the next 
page, swipe your finger from the right to the left across the screen. To go to the previous page, 
swipe your finger from the left to the right across the screen.  

                                      Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition  
Chapter 3 
Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content  
 
 
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Chapter 3 
Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content 
Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere  
The Kindle Store offers a wide selection of Kindle books, Kindle Singles, newspapers, 
magazines, and blogs. To access the store, tap the top of the screen to display the toolbars, 
then tap the Store icon. You can also select Kindle Store from some menus. 
To navigate within the Kindle...

                                      Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition  
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Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content  
 
 
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Device and Cloud storage 
Content that is purchased from the Kindle Store is securely stored and available in the 
Amazon Cloud. This includes copies of all your books, along with recent issues of newspapers 
and magazines. You can go to the Cloud and select content that you want to download to your 
Kindle. 
To view your content stored in the Amazon Cloud, tap My Library in...