Reading Options; Language & Dictionaries - Amazon kindle 2nd edition User Manual

Kindle User's Guide, 2nd Edition
Chapter 7 Settings
Update Your Kindle: Installs the latest software for your Kindle. This option is disabled if there are
currently no software updates available on your Kindle.
Restart: Restarts your Kindle. You will not lose the books, clippings or other files stored on your
Kindle. In the event your Kindle freezes, press and hold the Power button for 7 seconds until the
Power dialog box displays and then select Restart. If the Power dialog box does not display, press
and hold the Power button for 30 seconds. After the LED light turns amber and blinks 4 times, you
can release the Power button.
Reset Device: Resets your Kindle to its original settings and restarts it. You should select this
action only if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service. Before you reset your Kindle to default
settings, you must back up any personal documents that you'd like to keep. Once your Kindle
restarts, you will need to register and download your items from the Cloud. If you want to passcode-
protect your Kindle, you must also set up a passcode again.
Advanced Options: Lets you manage the Home screen view, Whispersync for Books and Special
Offers.
Home Screen View: This option allows you to display or hide recommended content
from the Kindle Store and to enable/disable reading lists.
Whispersync for Books: Enable and disable the automatic backup of your annotations,
most recent page read, furthest page read, and collections to Amazon's servers.
Delete Saved Wi-Fi Passwords: Delete Wi-Fi passwords saved to Amazon from this
device. For more information, see

Reading Options

Page Refresh: Configure your Kindle to refresh the display every time you turn the page.
Next in Series: Select to display an option to buy the next title in the series when nearing the end
of a book.
Language Learning: Lets you manage Word Wise and Vocabulary Builder preferences.
Word Wise: Display hints above challenging words in many popular English-language
titles. To turn off multiple hints for a word, disable the Show Multiple-Choice Hints option.
Use the Language option to choose between English and Simplified Chinese Word Wise
hints.
Vocabulary Builder: Use to toggle Vocabulary Builder on and off. When turned on,
words that you look up are added to Vocabulary Builder.
Notes & About This Book: Lets you manage popular highlights, public notes and About This Book.
Popular Highlights: Toggle on to display passages that are most frequently highlighted
by others.
Public Notes: Toggle on to display notes and highlights made by people you follow on
https://kindle.amazon.com.
About This Book: Toggle on to display information about the book when you open it.
Language & Dictionaries
Language: Displays the current language for menus, alerts and dialog boxes, and lets you change
to a different language.
Keyboards: Enables you to add keyboards for different languages. If you have multiple keyboards,
a Globe key is added to your keyboard. Simply tap to select a different keyboard.
Managing your saved Wi-Fi passwords.
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