More About My Clippings - Amazon KINDLE DX User Manual

and clippings you have made across all your content. Later, you can view the file or
copy it to your computer as a text file. Once on your computer, you can edit it or send
your clippings to someone else. Clipping and highlighting are a great way to capture
your favorite quotes and share them with others.
To clip an article in a periodical:
1. Go to the periodical article that you want to clip.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Use the 5-way controller to navigate down until "Clip this Article" is underlined.
Press the 5-way to select.
Kindle adds your clipping to the "My Clippings" file. You can review your clippings later,
search for words or terms you clipped, and transfer the "My Clippings" file to your
computer.
To view your clippings, press the Home button to display the Home screen. Use the
5-way to navigate down until "My Clippings" is underlined. Press the 5-way to open it.
While viewing the file, you cannot navigate through to the materials referenced in the
file.

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You can edit the "My Clippings" file on your computer.
To edit the "My Clippings" file:
1. Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable.
2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would
normally find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled Documents. Transfer the "My
Clippings" file out of this folder.
4. Open the "My Clippings" file on your computer using an application that can read
or import a .txt file.
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