Perhaps the following will help for future reference:
Kindle 3 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Almost everyone who uses a Kindle loves it. If you’re a proud Kindle owner,
discover quick and useful keyboard shortcuts, way to protect your kindle from
loss or theft, and the answers to some frequently asked questions that Kindle
owners have.
Kindle Key board Shortcuts
The Kindle is a cinch to use, and the buttons are very intuitive, Even so, a
few shortcuts make using a Kindle even more convenient and can further enhance
your reading experience.
Keyboard Shortcut What It Does
Alt+Q Types 1
Alt+W Types 2
Alt+E Types 3
Alt+R Types 4
Alt+T Types 5
Alt+Y Types 6
Alt+U Types 7
Alt+I Types 8
Alt+O Types 9
Alt+P Types 0
Alt+Del When typing, delete all the characters you typed
Alt+B Sets or removes a bookmark
Alt+Home Goes to the Kindle Store
Menu button Displays the time and available memory
Right on the 5-Way Controller Moves to next chapter (when you are within a
book). On the Home screen, pressing the right arrow on the 5-Way Controller
brings you to the information screen about the book, blog, or other content
that you are viewing.
If your Home page is sorted alphabetically by either Title or Author, press a
letter key and then press the 5-way to go to the first item starting with that
letter.
In Home, to search for a word in all your books and periodicals: Type a word,
then press Return .
Shift+Spacebar toggle Voice Guide on and off
Shift+Sym Turns on Text-to-Speech
Spacebar Pauses Text-to-Speech
Back button Turns off Text-to-Speech
Alt+spacebar Plays or stops MP3s
Alt+F Skips to the next MP3
Alt+G Refreshes the screen
Shift+Alt+M Plays Minesweeper
Shift+Alt+G Takes a screenshot of the current screen
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Kindle 3 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
How to Protect Your Kindle
Help protect your Kindle in case of loss or theft by adding your contact
information and a password on the Kindle Settings page. Protecting your Kindle
in these ways means you could get the book reader back — if you're lucky!
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Add your name and phone number to the Personal Info section of the Settings
page by pressing the Menu button and selecting Settings. Press the Next Page
button until you see the Personal Info option. Select Personal Info and use the
keyboard to enter your name and phone number.
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To set a password, press the Menu button and select Settings. Press the Next
Page button until you see the Device Password option. Select Device Password,
and use the keyboard to type a password in the Password and Confirm text boxes.
You can then type a hint in the Hint text box to remind you what your password
is if you forget it. The password comes up when you wake your Kindle out of
Sleep mode. You aren't required to enter a password to open every e-book you
want to read.
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To remove password protection, press the Menu button and select Settings-->Turn
Off next to Device Password.
Frequently Asked Kindle Questions
Whether you've been using a Kindle for minutes or years, you're likely to have
some questions about it. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions
from Kindle users:
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What's better — putting the Kindle in Sleep mode or turning it off completely?
The consensus is that it's best to leave the Kindle in Sleep mode. The Kindle
doesn't consume any power while asleep (if the wireless is off), and it will
instantly awaken when turned back on.
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What's better — leaving the wireless on or off? Leaving the wireless on
consumes power, so you have to charge your Kindle more often. Because most
people don't have content being delivered continuously to the Kindle, it makes
sense to leave the wireless off until you need it. However, some folks who
have newspaper or blog subscriptions like to leave the wireless on at night, so
the fresh content will be waiting for them when they wake up in the morning.
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How often does the Kindle need to be charged? In general, you need to charge
the Kindle when the battery indicator shows approximately 25 percent power
remaining. If the battery gets too low, the Kindle may not be able synchronize
and download content through the wireless.
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Does the Kindle have a built in light? No. E-ink technology is different from
an LCD screen, found on
computers and smartphones. Because of this, you need an external light source
to read the Kindle, just as
you would with a traditional book.
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Will an e-book bought from Amazon be in the archive forever? Theoretically,
yes. Amazon has made a commitment to its Kindle customers to maintain their
purchases in their online archive for an indefinite period of time. Even so,
you'd be wise to back up all your e-books, whether from Amazon or other
sources, on your computer.
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Can a Kindle e-book be lent or borrowed? Yes, if the lending feature is turned
on for the e-book. This availability varies by publisher and e-book. If the
feature is available, the lending period is two weeks. An e-book can be lent
only once. While the e-book is being lent, the lender doesn't have access to it
on his or her Kindle
or Amazon archive.
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From: Larry Lumpkin
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 8:14 AM
To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: I have forgotten how to start reading an article in my
kindle keyboard
Thanks. I found a keyboard layout and some infor and finally figured it out.
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 20, 2015, at 8:14 AM, Russ Kiehne <russ94577@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Shift plus Sym key Turns on Text-to-Speech
From: Larry Lumpkin
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:03 AM
To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vi-kindle] I have forgotten how to start reading an article in my
kindle keyboard
I waited too long between sessions on my old keyboard. Can someone please
refresh my memory on which keys to press to start the text reading in a
newspaper article once you have entered on it? Thanks.
