Teach Yourself VISUALLY Fire Tablets

Elaine Marmel (Phoenix, AZ) is President of Marmel Enterprises, LLC, an organization that specializes in technical writing and software training. Elaine has an MBA from Cornell University and worked on projects to build financial management systems for New York City and Washington, D.C and trained more than 600 employees to use these systems. This prior experience provided the foundation for Marmel Enterprises, LLC to help small businesses manage the project of implementing a computerized accounting system. Elaine spends most of her time writing; she has authored and co–authored over seventy books. She left her native Chicago for the warmer climes of Arizona (by way of Cincinnati, OH; Jerusalem, Israel; Ithaca, NY; Washington, D.C. and Tampa, FL) where she basks in the sun with her PC, her cross stitch projects, and her dog Jack.

Chapter 1 Getting Started


Understanding Fire Tablet Functionality 4


Unbox and Charge the Fire Tablet 6


Create an Amazon Account 8


Examine the Hardware 10


Turn the Tablet On and Off 11


Set Up the Fire Tablet 12


Explore the Tablet Home Screen 18


Understanding the Fire HDX Mayday Feature 19


Navigate a Content Library 20


Using Quick Settings 22


Display Battery Charge Percentage 24


Handle Notifications 26


Using the On–Screen Keyboard 27


Copy and Paste Text 28


Dictate Text 30


Using the User Guide 32


Chapter 2 Shopping for Content


Buy Amazon Coins 36


Shop for Physical Products 38


Shop for Games 40


Shop for Apps 42


Buy Books 44


Buy or Subscribe to Publications 46


Buy Music 48


Buy or Rent Movies 50


Buy Audio Books 52


Chapter 3 Working with Apps


Add an App to Favorites 56


Remove Fire Tablet Content 57


Install a Printer Plug–In 60


Using Goodreads on the Fire Tablet 62


Set Clocks and Alarms 64


Using Other Clock Features 68


Set Up Kindle FreeTime 72


Using Kindle FreeTime 78


Explore the IMDb Movies & TV App 80


Find Movie Times and Buy Tickets 82


Read about Celebrities 84


Examine Yelp 86


Chapter 4 Playing Games, Music, and Movies


Work with Amazon GameCircle 90


Turn Off In–App Purchasing 92


Listen to Music 94


Transfer Music from Your PC 96


Watch a Movie or a TV Show 98


Chapter 5 Managing Photos and Personal Videos


Upload to Cloud Drive via PC 102


Copy Media from Your PC 106


View Photos or Personal Videos 108


Edit Photos 110


Take Pictures or Videos 112


Delete Photos or Videos 114


Share Photos 116


Chapter 6 Reading Books


Read a Book 120


Change the Reading View 124


Listen to Books with Text–to–Speech 128


Experience Immersion Reading 131


Using X–Ray to Explore a Book 134


Look Up Information While Reading 136


Add, Edit, or Remove Highlights 138


Add, Edit, or Remove Notes 140


Add or Remove Bookmarks 142


Read without Buying 143


Work with Cloud Collections 144


Chapter 7 Reading Magazines and Newspapers


Learn about Subscriptions 150


Manage Magazine or Newspaper Subscriptions 152


Change Privacy Settings for Subscriptions 154


Keep an Issue on Your Device 155


Chapter 8 Working with Email


Set Up an Email Account 158


Set Up an Email Account Manually 160


Explore the Email app 162


Work with Multiple Email Accounts 164


Read a Message 166


Delete Messages 167


Move a Message to Another Folder 168


Search for an Email 170


Manage Messages from the Inbox 171


Create and Send an Email Message 172


Check for New Messages 174


Forward an Email Message 175


Add an Attachment to an Email 176


Reply to an Email 178


Open an Email Attachment 180


Receive Documents via Email 182


Review General Email Settings 184


Review Settings for Specific Accounts 186


Chapter 9 Maintaining Contacts


Open the Contacts App 190


Set Up Your Contact Profile 192


Add a Contact 194


Add a Contact from an Email Message 196


Import Contacts 198


Edit or Delete a Contact 200


Combine Contacts 202


Search for a Contact 205


Establish Settings for Contacts 206


Chapter 10 Using the Calendar


Open the Calendar App 210


Change Calendar Views 212


View or Hide Calendars 214


View an Event 215


Create an Event 216


Edit an Event 218


Include Facebook Events 220


Chapter 11 Going Online


Open Silk 224


Understanding the Silk Screen 225


Open a New Tab 226


Bookmark a Page 227


Navigate Using a Bookmark 228


Using Reading View 229


Request Another View 230


Search a Page 232


Search the Web 234


Set the Default Search Engine 236


View Browsing History 238


Review Silk Settings 239


Clear Browser Information 240


Download and Open a Document 242


Make Phone Calls Using Skype 244


Connect to Social Networks 246


Chapter 12 Customizing Settings


Open Settings 250


Manage Display and Sounds Settings 251


Show or Hide Home Screen Recommendations 252


Manage Notifications 254


Connect to a Wireless Network 258


Work with a Lock Screen Password 260


Check for Software Updates 262


Index 264