Kindle Paperwhite for Dummies (35 page)

Wikipedia:
View the Wikipedia entry, which provides a more detailed discussion of the word, not just the definition. Note that the wireless must be on to display Wikipedia entries.

Translation:
Translate the word from English to one of sixteen other languages, including Chinese, Hindi, and Norwegian. You can also translate from other languages to English. For example, if the book has a Spanish phrase, you can find out want it means. The Kindle Paperwhite will even determine the source language for you. Figure 9-4 shows the translation of the word
paix
from French to English.

Figure 9-4:
Translation of a word from French to English.

Report Content Error
: This new innovation gives you, the reader, the option to report errors, such as typos, formatting, or other problems directly to Amazon. Is a word misspelled or is incorrect punctuation used? Here’s your chance to report it. Amazon has made a concerted effort to have publishers correct errors in their Kindle Editions so that readers receive the highest quality books available.

The Kindle Paperwhite has two dictionaries: the default,
New Oxford American Dictionary
and
Oxford Dictionary of English
(both from Oxford University Press). You can change the default dictionary as follows:

1. Tap Menu
⇒
Settings.

2. Tap Device Options
⇒
Language and Dictionaries
⇒
Dictionaries.

The active dictionary appears.

3. Tap the active dictionary to change to a different dictionary.

A list of available dictionaries stored on the device appears.

4. Change the default dictionary by tapping the radio button on the right.

The radio button that is darkened (filled in) indicates which dictionary is selected as the default.

Stored in your Kindle Library at your Amazon account are several foreign language dictionaries, including Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Go to
www.amazon.com/myk
to access your library. You can have any (or all) of these dictionaries delivered to your Kindle Paperwhite. If you change the language on your device, the corresponding language dictionary becomes the default. Note that you won’t see the dictionaries if you look at the Cloud on your Kindle Paperwhite; you have to go to your Kindle Library using your computer.

Utilizing Highlights and Notes

As you’re reading, you may want to highlight text to refer to later or add your own notes to a particular passage. You may even want to make a Facebook post or Twitter Tweet that includes an excerpt from the e-book. The touchscreen makes it particularly convenient for you to make these marks, or
annotations:

Highlights
shade a section of text to draw attention to it.

Notes
are the text you type, much like when you jot notes in the margins of a printed book.

These annotations are stored on your Kindle Paperwhite and are backed up at Amazon — as long as the annotations backup feature is turned on. To check if this is the case, tap Menu⇒Settings⇒Reading Options. Make sure the toggle switch next to Annotations Backup is On. This setting enables you to recover your notes if you lose your Kindle Paperwhite or upgrade to another model. If you borrow a book from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library or rent a textbook, your annotations are preserved, even when you return the book. See Chapter 5 to find out more about the library and renting texts.

To make an annotation, select text in your book by touching your finger to a word and dragging it across the screen. As you do so, the selected text turns white on a black background.

When you release your finger, a pop-up window provides these options: Share, Add Note, Highlight, and More. In the following sections, we look at each option.

Annotating is disabled in book samples. You can’t add notes, highlights, or bookmarks or share excerpts when viewing a book sample.

Highlighting text

With the desired text selected (see the preceding section), tap the Highlight button. The text is highlighted in the book — appearing as black text on a gray background.

To delete a highlight, select any of the highlighted words by touching and dragging across them or by using a long-tap. A Delete button appears in a pop-up window; tap it to remove the highlight.