My Kindle Fire HDX

Jennifer Kettell is the author of Scrivener Absolute Beginner’s Guide and has written and contributed to dozens of other books about software applications, web design, and digital photography. She also writes fiction. When Jenn isn’t writing, she can usually be found curled up with a good book, reading almost a book a day. Jenn has lived all over the United States but currently calls upstate New York home. Visit her website at www.jenniferkettell.com.

Introduction 1

An Overview of the Various Kindle Fire Models ........2

What’s New on the Kindle Fire ....................3

What You’ll Find in This Book .......................4

How to Navigate This Book ...........................5

Let’s Light This Fire .........................................7

Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Kindle Fire 9

The Hardware..........................10

Initial Setup ............................................11

  Setting Up Your Kindle Fire .........................12

  Connecting to an Unlisted Wi-Fi Network ............14

  Connecting to Facebook and Twitter ..............15

The Home Screen ..............................15

  Downloading Items .........................17

  Removing Downloaded Items from Your Kindle Fire .........18

  Adding an Item to Favorites ......................18

  Removing an Item from Favorites ..................19

  Rearranging Favorites ...............20

Navigating the Kindle Fire .........................20

  Accessing Content Libraries ................22

  Opening Navigation Panels .............24

Notifications and Options ......................25

  Viewing Notifications ..............................26

  Using the Options Bar .............................26

Switching Applications or Content ........................27

Settings ....................................................27

  Locking the Screen Orientation ........................28

  Adjusting Screen Brightness ....................................29

  Enabling Airplane Mode ..............................29

  Using Quiet Time to Disable Notifications .................30

  Changing the Screen Timeout .............31

  Checking Device Information ..................33

Using the Keyboard ...........................35

  Entering Text ..........................................35

  Positioning the Cursor ...........................36

  Selecting and Editing Text .........................36

  Copying/Cutting and Pasting Text ............................37

  Entering Punctuation and Numbers..................37

  Adding Accent Marks and Diacriticals ............38

  Splitting the Keyboard ........................................38

Connecting to Other Hardware..........................39

  Adding Bluetooth Accessories ............................39

Searches ...........................41

 Searching Your Library ...................41

  Searching the Web ..............................42

  Searching Amazon Stores .....................42

Getting Help .................................................44

  Using the Mayday Button ...........................44

  Accessing the Kindle Fire User Guide ....................45

Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 49

Amazon Prime ........................................50

  Setting Up Amazon Prime ...................51

Amazon Cloud Drive ............................................52

  Accessing Your Cloud Drive ......................53

  Creating Folders ......................................................54

  Deleting Folders .............................55

  Recovering Deleted Items ............................55

  Adding Files to Your Cloud Drive ...................56

  Downloading the Cloud Drive Application ..................57

  Accessing Cloud Drive Files from Your Kindle Fire ................58

  Saving Files to Your Device ...........59

Amazon Cloud Player ...........................60

  Launching Cloud Player ................................61

  Importing Your Music .................................62

  Playing Music on Your Computer ..........................67

  Creating Playlists ......................................69

  Downloading Songs to Your Kindle Fire ...............70

Amazon Instant Video ................................72

  Getting Videos from Amazon Instant Video .................73

Kindle Reader Applications and Kindle Cloud Reader ..............74

Accessing Kindle Reader Applications .............74

  Accessing Kindle Cloud Reader..........................75

  Opening and Downloading Books.....................76

  Reading Books on the Kindle Cloud Reader .........77

Transferring Files from Your Computer ............................78

  Transferring Files from a PC .........................79

  Transferring Files from a Mac ................79

Chapter 3 Using Amazon’s Manage Your Kindle Page 83

Managing Your Books and Documents ..............83

  Accessing Manage Your Kindle..............84

  Viewing Books and Docs ...................................85

  Sending Books and Docs to Your Kindle ...................86

  Downloading Books to a Computer ...................87

  Deleting Books and Docs ................88

  Changing Your Kindle Email Address ..........................88

  Adding an Approved Email for Docs ...............89

  Disabling Doc Archiving .................................90

Managing Subscriptions ..........................................91

  Changing Where a Subscription Is Delivered ...............91

  Canceling a Subscription ....................................92

  Reactivating a Canceled Subscription .....................93

  Changing Subscription Privacy Settings ..........94

Updating Kindle Payment Information ............................94

  Changing Amazon Purchases Credit Cards ..................95

  Changing Current Subscriptions Credit Cards...................96

Managing Your Kindle Devices .......................97

  Deregistering a Kindle or Kindle App ...........97

  Renaming Your Kindle Fire ............................98

  Turning Off Special Offers .........................................99

  Turning Off Whispersync ......................... 100

Chapter 4 Reading on the Kindle Fire 103

Finding Content ................................. 103

  Buying Books ................................................ 104

  Using the Kindle Lending Library......................... 106

  Completing Your Book Collection with MatchBook ........ 107

  Lending Books to Friends and Family ........... 109

  Subscribing to Periodicals ............ 110

Organizing Your Books ................................... 111

  Browsing Your Library ............................. 112

  Downloading a Book to Your Device ................... 112

  Removing a Book from Your Device ................. 113

  Creating a Collection ................................. 114

  Editing a Collection ....................................... 115

  Adding a Book to a Collection .......................... 116

  Removing a Book from a Collection ......... 117

Reading on Your Kindle .......................... 118

  Reading a Book ................................. 118

  Navigating a Book ........................... 120

Changing Font Styles .................................. 121

  Looking Up Definitions ................................. 122

Working with Notes and Highlights ....................... 123

  Adding a Note .................................................. 124

  Viewing an Individual Note ........................... 125

  Editing a Note........................................ 125

  Deleting a Note ........................................ 126

  Adding a Highlight ................................................... 126

  Viewing All Notes and Highlights ........................ 127

  Deleting a Highlight .............................. 127

Working with Bookmarks .......................... 128

  Adding a Bookmark ..................................... 128

  Removing a Bookmark ..................................... 129

  Moving to a Bookmark................................................... 129

Reading Magazines and Newspapers .......................... 129

  Reading Magazines ........................................ 130

  Reading Newspapers ...................... 133

Listening to Audiobooks ................................. 134

  Downloading Audiobooks ........................... 134

  Listening to Audiobooks .................................. 135

  Immersion Reading ................................................ 137

  Using Text-to-Speech .................................................................................. 139

Searching Content and Accessing Reference Materials ....... 140

  Using X-Ray for Books ...................................... 140

  Searching the Current Item .............................. 141

  Searching Wikipedia or Bing from Books ......................... 143

Chapter 5 Listening to Music on the Kindle Fire 145

Browsing and Downloading Your Music .............. 145

  Browsing Music ................................ 146

  Scrolling Through Your Music ................................ 149

  Monitoring Downloads from an Album ............... 150

  Searching Your Music Collection............. 150

Playing Music ........................ 151

  Listening to Music .................. 151

  Viewing Song Lyrics ............................... 153

  Accessing Music Controls ............. 154

Managing Playlists............................. 155

  Creating a Playlist ..................................... 155

  Editing a Playlist ..................................... 156

  Adding Artists or Albums to a Playlist .............. 157

  Playing a Playlist................................. 158

  Downloading a Playlist .............................. 159

  Deleting a Playlist ............................. 160

Chapter 6 Watching Video on Your Kindle Fire 163

Navigating the Video Store .......................... 163

  Browsing the Video Store .......................... 164

  Viewing Movie Details ........................................ 165

  Renting or Purchasing a Movie ................... 166

  Purchasing TV Show Episodes .............................. 168

  Purchasing Complete TV Show Seasons ................ 169

  Accessing Movies and TV Shows from Prime Instant Video .. 170

  Buying a Season TV Pass ................... 171

Working with Your Video Library ................ 172

  Watching a Movie or TV Show ................. 172

  Using X-Ray for Video ............................... 174

  Adding a Video to Your Watchlist ........... 175

  Removing a Downloaded Video .................. 176

Using Second Screen ........................................ 177

  Watching Video with Second Screen ....................... 178

Chapter 7 Installing and Using Apps 181

The Appstore ................................ 181

  Browsing Apps ............................ 183

  Viewing and Purchasing Apps ................... 184

  Testing Driving an App ............... 186

  Viewing Subscriptions ........................ 187

Your Apps Library ....................................... 188

  Browsing Your Apps Library .................. 188

  Installing a Purchased App............................ 189

  Adding an App to Favorites ................. 190

  Uninstalling an App ....................... 191

  Updating an Application .......................... 191

Application Settings .......................................... 193

  Force-Stopping an Application ........................ 193

     Clearing Application Data ...... 195

Games for Your Kindle Fire ....................... 196

  Accessing Games .................... 196

Chapter 8 Using Social Media and Chat 201

Sharing with Social Networks .................... 201

     Setting Up Your Social Networks ......... 202

  Using the Facebook App ................ 204

  Using the Twitter App ................ 206

Talking Books with the Goodreads Community ............ 209

  Sharing General Comments About Books ................ 209

  Sharing Highlights from Books ......... 210

  Before You Go in Books.............. 210

  Accessing Goodreads from Your Books Library ...... 211

Video Chatting Over Skype ............... 214

  Setting Up Skype ................................... 214

  Adding Skype Contacts ............... 217

  Communicating via Skype ....................... 218

Sharing Game Achievements with GameCircle .............. 220

  Identifying GameCircle Games ................... 220

  Creating a GameCircle Profile ........... 221

  Adding Friends on GameCircle...................... 222

  Accessing Game Achievements ................... 223

  Accessing Leaderboards .......................... 223

Chapter 9 Reading and Sending Email 227

Email Accounts ................................ 227

  Accessing the Add Account Page ..................... 228

  Adding a Gmail, Microsoft, AOL, or Yahoo! Account ....... 229

  Adding a POP3, IMAP, or Exchange Account ............. 230

  Modifying Your Account Settings .......... 232

Managing Your Email Inbox ........................ 236

  Choosing an Inbox .................. 237

  Choosing a Folder or Label ........................ 237

  Searching Email ....................... 239

  Synchronizing Email and Loading More Messages ......... 240

  Selecting and Managing Multiple Messages ......................... 241

Reading Email .................................. 241

  Reading a Message .......................... 242

  Viewing Attachments .................... 243

  Composing a New Email Message ..................... 244

Chapter 10 Managing Your Personal Documents and Data 247

Managing Personal Documents ................ 247

  Viewing PDF Documents ................................. 248

  Viewing Word Documents ............. 250

  Viewing Spreadsheets ...................... 252

Using the Contacts App .......................... 254

  Viewing Contacts and Marking VIPs ........................ 254

  Adding a Contact ........................... 255

  Editing a Contact ........................ 257

  Changing Contact Sort Order and Name Display ............. 258

  Joining Contacts ........................... 259

  Deleting Contacts ................... 260

Using the Calendar ................................ 260

  Viewing the Calendar .................... 260

  Adding an Event ............................... 263

  Adding Facebook Events .................. 266

  Editing or Deleting an Event......................... 267

Archiving Old Apps and Data .................. 268

  Using the 1-Tap Archive ..................... 268

Chapter 11 Taking Photos with Your Kindle Fire HDX 271

Accessing Personal Photos and Videos .............. 272

  Importing Your Facebook Photos .................. 272

  Viewing Photos ........................... 273

  Sharing Individual Photos with Other Apps and Social Media ........ 275

  Sharing Photos from the Photos Library Screen ...... 276

  Sharing Multiple Photos ............. 277

Editing Photos .................... 278

  Entering Editing Mode ............ 278

  Enhancing a Photo ................. 279

  Cropping a Photo ............... 279

  Rotating a Photo ............... 280

  Fixing Redeye ................. 280

  Using Filters .................... 281

  Adding Stickers, Text, or Drawings to a Photo ........... 281

  Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Warmth.... 283

  Changing the Focus of an Image ........... 283

  Adding a Splash of Color to an Image ...... 284

Using the Cameras ......... 284

  Taking Photos ............ 285

  Taking Panoramic Images ............. 287

  Taking Videos ............. 288

Chapter 12 Browsing the Web with Silk 291

Browsing the Web ............ 291

  Browsing to a Website ............. 292

  Navigating a Page........ 293

  Sharing Pages with Social Networks and Other Apps... 294

  Sharing Pages with Email ................... 295

  Copying a Link to the Current Page ................ 295

  Copying and Opening Hyperlinks ............... 296

  Searching the Web ............ 296

Working with Tabs ............... 297

  Navigating Tabs .............. 297

Using Bookmarks and History .................... 298

  Bookmarking the Current Page .............. 298

  Bookmarking a Hyperlink ............ 298

  Viewing and Following Bookmarks ............... 299

  Editing a Bookmark ............... 300

  Viewing History....................... 300

Chapter 13 Giving Your Kids a Kindle Fire 303

Setting Up Kindle FreeTime .............. 303

  Accessing Kindle FreeTime .............. 304

  Setting Up Child Profiles......................... 306

  Manage Content on FreeTime ............... 308

  Setting Daily Time Limits ............................. 309

  Changing the Parental Controls Password ................. 311

Teaching Your Kids How to Use Kindle FreeTime ................ 312

  Using the FreeTime Interface ................ 313

  Navigation for Nonreaders ............... 315

  Exiting FreeTime .................. 315

Parental Controls for Older Children ............. 316

  Setting a Parental Controls Password .................... 317

  Managing Parental Controls Settings ............... 318

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