User's Guide

Kindle User’s Guide
Chapter 3
Reading Kindle Documents
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X-Ray
The X-Ray feature lets you explore the "Bones of the Book" with a single tap, enabling you
to see all of the passages in a book that mention specific ideas, fictional characters,
historical figures, places, topics, and terms. X-Ray also extracts notable clips and images
from a book and presents them in a stack of digital cards organized on a timeline,
enabling you to quickly skim through the clips and view all of the images in one place.
When you're reading a book, press and hold on a character’s name or a place mentioned
in the book to view the corresponding X-Ray topic. You can also tap the top of the screen
to display the secondary reading toolbar, and then tap the X-Ray button. If X-Ray is not
available for a book, the button will be disabled. X-Ray will scan your entire book and a
dialog box will display. Tap the People, Terms, or Image links to view the results. Tap the
timeline to view notable clips in other parts of the book. Additional excerpts beyond your
furthest page read are hidden until you tap to show all excerpts. Note that X-Ray is not
available for all Kindle books or in all countries. Look for X-Ray Enabled in the Kindle
Store description of the book to find out if a book has X-Ray.
Word Wise
Word Wise, available on many popular English-language titles, makes it easier for readers
learning English and kids reading their first chapter books to understand challenging
books more quickly. When Word Wise is on for an enabled title, short and simple
definitions automatically display above difficult words so you can keep reading without the
need to look words up. To learn more or see the various meanings the same word can
have in a different 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.