Common Questions About Kindle Content – Part II
Q: How do I locate content on the device?
A: Select Menu, then “Home,” there you will find all content currently on kindle.
Q: How do I move content between Kindle and my Media Library?
A: On your Kindle, go to “Menu,” select “Home,” then “Menu” again, select “Content manager.” then the content(s) you want to act on, select “Menu” again, choose your action and you are done.
On your computer, log on to Amazon.com go directly to content manager and follow the instructions.
Q: What tasks can I perform on the Content manager Menu?
A: You can go “Home,” shop at the Kindle store, Check for new items, select items on a page, de-select items on a page, move items to memory card, move content to Kindle memory, and remove items from kindle memory to Media Library.
Q: What content are available for Kindle?
A: Books, newspapers, magazines, blogs from the Kindle store, Audiobooks from Audible.com, and MP3 music. You may also download books from sites such as Guttenberg.org, Mobipocket.com, and manybooks.com among others.
Q: What format does Kindle recognizes?
A: Microsoft Word (.DOC), Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM) , JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG),
GIF (.GIF), PNG (.PNG), BMP (.BMP), PDF (experimental ), Text (.txt), Amazon Kindle (.azw), Unprotected Mobipocket books (.prc, .mobi), Audible Audio books (.aa),
MP3 Music files (.mp3), & compressed ZIP (.ZIP)
Q: How many blogs are available on the device?
A: Hundreds of business, technology, sports, and politics blogs among others.
Q: Do I have to be wirelessly connected to read blogs?
A: Yes when accessing the blog, No when reading the blog. Once feeds are downloaded onto the device you can read them without being wirelessly connected.
Q: Do I have text size options?
A: Yes, you can choose between six text sizes.
Q: Can I add notes to my content?
A: Yes, you can also add bookmarks, highlights and make clippings. All annotations and clippings are saved in the “My Clippings” file (as text) on the Home screen.
Q: Can I use bookmarks to save my place in my reading?
A: Yes, even though Kindle automatically save your place, bookmarking is another way to do it. Once saved, you can use the Menu to access the saved location.
Q: How can I view my annotations?
A: Select “My Notes & Marks” from the menu
Q: Can I remove individual files from “My clippings?”
A: No, you can edit content or remove the entire “My Clipping” file with all its content. When you create new annotations, a new “My Clippings” file will be created.
More to come…
kindle tid bits | Frestech | January 31, 2008 | 
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