Operation Manual

Kindle User’s Guide
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Chapter 3
Reading Kindle Documents
context, tap the word to display a card with definitions, synonyms, and more. Tap Word Wise
in the bottom right corner of the screen and use the slider to adjust the number of hints you
see. To turn on Word Wise, tap the Menu button and select Word Wise.
You may also see multiple-choice hints for words with more than one possible meaning when
we’re not quite sure which is the right one. For those words, we show you our best guess
above the word. When you tap the hint, a list of all possible meanings of the word display and
you can help let us know which one is most helpful in the given sentence. To turn off Show
Multiple-Choice Hints, tap the Menu button and select Word Wise, then disable Show
Multiple-Choice Hints.
Vocabulary Builder
Words you look up in the dictionary are automatically added to Vocabulary Builder. To view
your word list and quiz yourself with flashcards, tap the Vocabulary Builder item on the
Home screen, or select it from the menu on the Home screen or while reading a book.
To view your word list, tap Words in the top left of the screen. Tap a specific word to view its
definition and a usage example. To view your words by book, tap the Books link.
Each time you tap the Flashcards option, Vocabulary Builder selects a set of words from the
current list and displays them as Flashcards. To view a word’s definition, tap "See Definition"
in the top left corner of the Flashcard. Tap the Learning link on the Vocabulary Builder main
screen to see how many words you are currently learning and how many you have already
mastered.
To turn Vocabulary Builder off, press and hold on the Vocabulary Builder item on the Home
screen and select Turn Off Vocabulary Builder. You can also turn it off or on by tapping Menu
and selecting Settings. On the Settings page, select Reading Options, Language Learning, then
Vocabulary Builder. Note that words you look up are not added to Vocabulary Builder when it
is off.
Kindle FreeTime
Kindle FreeTime lets you create a personalized experience for up to four children, giving you
complete control over what content each child can access. Kids earn achievements that help
them keep track of their personal reading accomplishments.
Kindle FreeTime automatically blocks access to the Kindle Store, the Experimental Web
Browser, Goodreads, and Wikipedia. Children can only read books that you have added to
their library.
Kindle FreeTime Unlimited is an optional monthly subscription that offers thousands of
books, apps, movies, and TV shows for children ages three- to ten-years-old. Tap the
Characters button on the toolbar to view content categories. Apps, Movies, and TV shows are
not available on your Kindle E-reader, but can accessed at no additional charge on your Fire
tablet or Amazon Fire TV. Not all books included in Kindle FreeTime Unlimited are supported
on your Kindle E-Reader due to publisher exclusions, but can be viewed on your Fire tablet.
Setting up Kindle FreeTime