Kindle Paperwhite E-reader 6inch User Manual

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Your personal documents are saved in the Cloud if they were emailed to your Kindle and you 
have enabled Personal Document Archiving. Personal content that was transferred directly to 
your previous Kindle, but was not emailed to it, will need to be transferred manually. 
To download content stored in the Cloud to your new Kindle: 
1. On the Home screen, tap My Library in the...

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 From within the issue, tap the Menu icon, then Keep This Issue. 
You can access all of your back issues, regardless of age, on the Manage Your Content and 
Devices page, accessible from www.amazon.com/devicesupport. 
Managing your Kindle Library 
Your Kindle can store books, personal documents, newspapers, blogs, and magazines, which 
are referred to collectively as content...

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If you have set up an Amazon household and enabled sharing, two new filtering options will 
appear under Books: 
 My Books 
 Shared Books 
To view just your books, tap the My Books filter option. To view just the books that the other 
adult in your household has shared, select the Shared Books filter option. 
You can also filter items that you have stored in the Cloud. To...

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Collections downloaded to the device appear in your All Items, Books, Periodicals, and Docs 
views. To download a collection, tap the Menu icon on the collections cover when in grid 
view, or on the right side of the screen when in list view, then tap Add to Device. You can also 
view this option by pressing and holding on the collections cover (or name if using list view)....

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Chapter 4 
Reading Kindle Documents 
Understanding Kindle display technology 
Your Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper. The display is 
reflective, which means you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight. Electronic paper uses 
ink just like books and newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically. 
On occasion, your screen may seem...

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Childrens books 
Some Kindle childrens books feature Kindle Text Pop-Up for reading text over images. You 
can navigate between Text Pop-Up sections by swiping your finger across the screen or 
tapping the sides of the screen. Childrens books that support this feature will automatically 
open in this view. To exit Text Pop-Up and return to normal reading, double tap the screen. 
Images...

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bookmarks. Smart Lookup enables you to select a word or multiple words and view a number 
of options, such as Highlight, Note, Share, and Search. A series of cards display available 
information, and may include X-Ray, Wikipedia, dictionary definitions, and translation 
options. To switch between cards, simply swipe from side to side. 
About This Book 
Before starting a new book, you can...

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Page Flip 
Page Flip lets you preview other pages in a book without leaving your current page or losing 
your place. To open Page Flip, tap the top of the screen to display the Reading Navigation 
toolbar, then tap one of the Page Flip icons at the bottom of the screen.  
 
The first icon allows you to preview one page at a time. The second icon lets you preview nine 
pages at a time...

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Dictionaries collection either on the Home screen or in the Cloud. Available dictionaries will 
differ depending on the language you select. 
To change your default dictionary: 
1. On the Home screen or when reading, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap 
All Settings. 
2. On the Settings page, tap Language & Dictionaries. 
3. Tap the Dictionaries option. 
4. The currently...

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 Searching will be limited if Parental Controls are enabled, and will not include results from 
the Kindle Store, Goodreads, and Wikipedia. 
 Tap the Clear History link to delete your search history. 
 When searching while using Goodreads on Kindle, the default search is by title and author 
within the Goodreads catalog. To add a book to your Goodreads shelves, tap Want to Read or...