Notes And Highlights - Amazon Paperwhite User Manual

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For results from the Kindle Store, your Kindle will actively display the suggestions in a
dropdown menu as you type in the search criteria. When you tap the match in the
dropdown, it shows the results in the Kindle Store. Tap the Search Everywhere button to
broaden your search.
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From the Experimental Web Browser, tap to the left of the address field to display all of
the search filter options: Web Address, Google, and Kindle Search.
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Searching will be limited if Parental Controls are enabled, and will not include results from
the Kindle Store, Goodreads, and Wikipedia.
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Tap the Clear History link to delete your search history.
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When searching while using Goodreads on Kindle, the default search is by title and author
within the Goodreads catalog. To add a book to your Goodreads shelves, tap Want to
Read or the Shelf icon
read reviews and view details in the Kindle Store. For more information, see
on Kindle.
To exit search, tap the X on the right side of the search bar.

Notes and highlights

You can add notes and highlights by pressing and holding on text, then dragging your
finger across the screen to select it. Highlighting tips:
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To highlight to the next page, drag your finger to the bottom right corner of the screen and
the page will turn. You can highlight across multiple pages by continuing to drag your
finger to the bottom right corner of the screen.
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To highlight to the previous page, drag your finger to the top left corner of the screen and
the page will turn. You can highlight across multiple pages by continuing to drag your
finger to the top left corner of the screen.
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To edit the range of your highlight after you have selected it, press and hold on the handle
at the start or end of the highlight and drag your finger across the screen to the desired
location. Handles only appear when you have selected two or more words for most device
languages.
If you select a single word and want to add a note, tap More and select Add Note.
Additional options can include highlighting the selected text, sharing with friends on
Goodreads on Kindle and other social networks, searching Wikipedia, translating the
selected word, searching, or reporting an error with the content.
If you select a sentence or multiple words, a dialog box will appear with options to Add
Note, Share, Highlight, and More. Tap More for other options, including Wikipedia,
Translation, and Report Content Error.
Notes will appear as superscripted numbers within the text. To view a note the next time
you visit that page, simply tap on the number. You can view all of your notes and
highlights by tapping the Go To option on the secondary toolbar when reading and tapping
the Notes tab. The notes and highlights closest to your current reading location will display
first in the list. You can also view notes by tapping the Menu button and selecting Notes.
If several other Kindle users have highlighted a particular passage in the book you are
reading, you will see that passage underlined. To turn off these highlights, tap the Menu
button and select Settings. On the Settings page, select Reading Options, Notes & About
next to the book in search results. Tap on a book cover to
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Chapter 3
Reading Kindle Documents
Goodreads