Charging the Kindle

You can charge your Kindle by connecting it to your computer via the Kindle micro-USB cable, or by connecting it to a wall socket using the Kindle micro-USB cable and the Kindle U.S. power adapter plug. The light on your Kindle next to the USB socket will appear yellow when charging and change to green when Kindle is fully charged.

Using the Controls

Volume controls: controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks, background music, and Text-to-Speech.
Previous Page button: takes you to the previous page in your reading material.
Home button: shows content stored on your Kindle and directs you to your Archived Items.
Next Page button: takes you to the next page in your reading material. To accommodate different ways of holding the Kindle, there is a Next Page button on both sides.
Menu button: displays application and navigation choices that are related to the screen you are viewing. 5-way controller: selects an item or action when pressed down. Use the arrows to control the on-screen highlight or cursor up,down, left, or right. Use the left or right arrows to skip to the next or previous chapter, section or article.
Keyboard: use to enter search terms, notes in your content, URLs for websites, etc. Back button: retraces your steps on Kindle just like the back button on a web browser. For example, you can follow a link in a book and then press the Back button to return to your place.
Symbol key: presents a menu of punctuation marks, numbers and symbols. Move the 5-way controller to select the desired symbol and press the 5-way to select.
Text key: changes the size of the text and number of words per line while you are reading and presents available controls for Text-to-Speech. Move the 5-way controller to select the optimal text size, words per line or a Text-to-Speech action.

For more information, follow this link to the Kindle website.

Call the interlibrary loan office for further assistance, 847.543.2465.

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