User's Guide

KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 3
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EDITION Chapter 3 · 64
Once you turn synchronization off, your books will still open to the last page read
on that device, but Whispersync will no longer sync bookmarks, notes, highlights
or the furthest page read with other devices. If you would like to sync the book
manually, press the Menu button and select “Sync to Furthest Page Read.”
3.4 Looking Up Definitions
While reading a book, periodical, or personal document (except PDF), you can see
a brief definition of a word using the Lookup feature. You can choose the dictionary
you want to use when you look up words while you are reading. The default is The
New Oxford American Dictionary included on your Kindle, but you can change
your dictionary choice by purchasing a different dictionary from the “Kindle Default
Dictionaries” category in the Kindle Store only at Amazon.com (not from your Kindle).
See Chapter 7 for details on how to change your default dictionary.
THE LOOKUP FEATURE
To see the definition of a particular word in your reading content, follow these steps:
1. Move the 5-way controller up or down to display the cursor.
2. Move the 5-way in front of the word you want to look up.
3. If the word is found in the dictionary, a definition extract appears at the bottom
of the screen.
4. To see the complete definition, press the Return key . You will now be
placed in the dictionary and can use Previous Page and Next Page to view other
word definitions.
5. Press the Back button to return to your reading.
Tip: If you want to expand your search beyond the dictionary on your device,
you can use the Search feature to look for the word on Wikipedia or the Web.
See Chapter 4 for more information.