KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3
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EDITION · 18 ·
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 as well as content archived at
Amazon.
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. Moves the
on-screen highlight or cursor up and down when moved up and down. Moves
the on-screen highlight or cursor side-to-side when moved left or right.
Keyboard — use to enter search terms, notes in your content, URLs for Web sites, 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 and symbols. Move the
5-way controller to select the desired symbol and press the 5-way to select.