Status Indicators; Wireless Status Indicators; Special Offers And Sponsored Screensavers; Understanding Kindle Display Technology - Amazon kindle paperwhite Getting Started

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Clip This Article button: Tap to clip an entire periodical article to the My Clippings file. The My Clippings

file is located on your Home screen and stores your notes, bookmarks, highlights, and clipped articles.

Status indicators

At the top of the Home screen, you'll see indicators that inform you about the status of your Kindle

Paperwhite. To view these indicators within a book or document, tap the top of the screen to display the

toolbars.

The Amazon Whispernet service wirelessly delivers content to the Kindle whenever and wherever you want it. Your

Kindle can connect to Whispernet via its built-in Wi-Fi capability; he more bars on the Wi-Fi status indicator that are

filled, the stronger the signal.

The Kindle is connected to Whispernet using Wi-Fi.

Your Kindle is in Airplane Mode and you have no wireless connectivity.

Battery status indicator. The Kindle battery indicator shows the various states of the battery as

it discharges. Note that a weak wireless signal can increase power consumption. To turn wireless off,

from the Home screen tap the Menu button, select Settings, and enable Airplane Mode.

For Kindle with Special Offers devices, you will receive Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers that

display only on the Home screen or screensaver—not within a book.

Reading Kindle Documents

Your Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic ink (E Ink). The display is

reflective, which means you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight. E Ink uses ink just like books and

newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically.

A "flash" may appear when you turn pages. This is part of the process of updating the E Ink. By default,

your Kindle features fast, smooth page turns, minimizing the number of flashes. To refresh the page

with every page turn, from the Home screen tap the Menu button and select Settings. Tap Reading

Options and use the Page Refresh setting to set your preference.

Customizing your text display

Your Kindle provides a quick way to adjust the appearance of books and periodicals. To access those

settings when reading, tap the top of the screen to bring up the toolbars, then tap the

Text button (Aa). A dialog box will appear that lets you change the font size, typeface, line spacing, and

margins of the content on the Kindle screen. The Publisher Font option is available on select books that

include the ability to view the fonts embedded by the publisher.

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