Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle; Customizing Your Kindle Settings - Amazon Kindle Kindle Touch User Manual

Chapter 4
Getting More From Your Kindle

Customizing Your Kindle Settings

To go to the Settings page, tap the Menu button from the Home screen, then tap Settings
from the displayed menu. The available settings are:
Registration: Indicates the Amazon account name to which your Kindle is registered. Use
this option to register and deregister the device.
Wi-Fi Networks: Displays the number of detected Wi-Fi networks and the name of the Wi-Fi
network you are currently connected to, if any.
Device Options: Lets you set a passcode, set the time, personalize the device name, add
personal info, and view your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address.
Device Passcode: Allows you to restrict access to your Kindle by setting a passcode.
You'll subsequently be prompted to enter the passcode whenever you turn on the
device or wake it from sleep. If you don't remember your passcode, you must contact
Kindle Customer Service.
Device Time: Lets you set the current local time to be displayed on your Kindle. The
time displays at the top of the screen. On Kindle models that include 3G, you can have
Kindle keep the current time updated by choosing "set automatically. " To view the time
from within a book, tap the top of the screen.
Device Name: Lets you change the name displayed at the top of the Home screen.
Personal Info: Lets you enter contact information such as an address or phone number,
in case you lose your Kindle.
Send-to-Kindle E-mail: Indicates the address to which documents should be e-mailed
so that they can be sent to your Kindle. Unsupported document formats will be
automatically converted to Kindle format. (Charges may apply.) To learn more about this
feature, go to www.kindle.com/support
Reading Options: Lets you manage your annotations, Popular Highlights, Public Notes, and
social networks.
Annotations Backup: Allows you to toggle the automatic backup on Amazon's servers
of your annotations, last page read, and collections.
Popular Highlights: Allows you to toggle the display of passages highlighted by others.
Public Notes: Allows you to toggle the display of notes and highlights made by people
you follow on https://kindle.amazon.com
Page Refresh: Allows you to set your Kindle to refresh the display every time you turn
the page.
Social Networks: Allows you to link your Kindle to your social network accounts (such
as Twitter and Facebook) so you can share highlights with your friends.
Dictionaries: Lets you select the default dictionary.
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