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  • Page 2 Kindle Fire Jennifer Kettell 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA...
  • Page 3 My Kindle Fire HDX Editor-in-Chief Greg Wiegand Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. Executive Editor All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or Loretta Yates otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Reading and Sending Email .................. Chapter 10 Managing Your Personal Documents and Data ......Chapter 11 Taking Photos with Your Kindle Fire HDX ..........Chapter 12 Browsing the Web with Silk ................... Chapter 13 Giving Your Kids a Kindle Fire ................

  • Page 5: Getting Started With The Kindle Fire

    Table of Contents Introduction An Overview of the Various Kindle Fire Models ......... What’s New on the Kindle Fire ................What You’ll Find in This Book ................How to Navigate This Book ................... Let’s Light This Fire ......................Getting Started with the Kindle Fire The Hardware ........................

  • Page 6: Accessing Amazon's Cloud Services

    Searching Amazon Stores ................Getting Help ........................Using the Mayday Button ................Accessing the Kindle Fire User Guide ..........Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services Amazon Prime ........................ Setting Up Amazon Prime ................Amazon Cloud Drive ....................Accessing Your Cloud Drive ...............

  • Page 7: Using Amazon's Manage Your Kindle Page

    My Kindle Fire HDX Amazon Instant Video ..................... Getting Videos from Amazon Instant Video ....... Kindle Reader Applications and Kindle Cloud Reader ....Accessing Kindle Reader Applications ..........Accessing Kindle Cloud Reader .............. Opening and Downloading Books ............Reading Books on the Kindle Cloud Reader ......

  • Page 8: Reading On The Kindle Fire

    Table of Contents Reading on the Kindle Fire Finding Content ......................Buying Books ...................... Using the Kindle Lending Library ............. Completing Your Book Collection with MatchBook ..Lending Books to Friends and Family .......... Subscribing to Periodicals ............... Organizing Your Books ..................

  • Page 9: Listening To Music On The Kindle Fire

    My Kindle Fire HDX Immersion Reading ..................Using Text-to-Speech .................. Searching Content and Accessing Reference Materials ..Using X-Ray for Books ................. Searching the Current Item ..............Searching Wikipedia or Bing from Books ........Listening to Music on the Kindle Fire Browsing and Downloading Your Music ..........

  • Page 10: Installing And Using Apps

    Table of Contents Adding a Video to Your Watchlist ............. Removing a Downloaded Video ............Using Second Screen ................... Watching Video with Second Screen ..........Installing and Using Apps The Appstore ....................... Browsing Apps ....................Viewing and Purchasing Apps ............Testing Driving an App ................

  • Page 11: Reading And Sending Email

    My Kindle Fire HDX Sharing Game Achievements with GameCircle ......Identifying GameCircle Games ............Creating a GameCircle Profile .............. Adding Friends on GameCircle ............Accessing Game Achievements ............Accessing Leaderboards ................Reading and Sending Email Email Accounts ......................Accessing the Add Account Page ............

  • Page 12: Taking Photos With Your Kindle Fire Hdx

    ................Editing or Deleting an Event ..............Archiving Old Apps and Data ..............Using the 1-Tap Archive ................Taking Photos with Your Kindle Fire HDX Accessing Personal Photos and Videos ..........Importing Your Facebook Photos ............ Viewing Photos ....................Sharing Individual Photos with Other Apps and Social Media ....................

  • Page 13: Giving Your Kids A Kindle Fire

    My Kindle Fire HDX Sharing Pages with Email ................ Copying a Link to the Current Page ..........Copying and Opening Hyperlinks ........... Searching the Web ..................Working with Tabs ....................Navigating Tabs ....................Using Bookmarks and History ..............Bookmarking the Current Page ............
  • Page 14 About the Author xiii About the Author Jennifer Kettell is the author of Scrivener Absolute Beginner’s Guide and has written and contributed to dozens of other books about software applications, web design, and digital photography. She also writes fiction. When Jenn isn’t writing, she can usually be found curled up with a good book, reading almost a book a day.
  • Page 15 Acknowledgments Dedication For my family—Greg Kettell, Roberta Ackerman, Lorraine and Stephen Ravner, Shari and Norman Back, Marcia and Flynn Ravner, and Sharon Ravner, as well as Mandy, Zach, Erica, Jordan, Madison, Reese, Joey, Heather, and Rachael. And in memory of Dan Ravner. Acknowledgments My deepest gratitude and thanks to the many people at Que Publishing who have worked so hard to support me.
  • Page 16 Reader Services We Want to Hear from You! As the reader of this book, you are our most important critic and commenta- tor. We value your opinion and want to know what we’re doing right, what we could do better, what areas you’d like to see us publish in, and any other words of wisdom you’re willing to pass our way.
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  • Page 18: Introduction

    The Kindle Fire is primarily intended for consuming content—that is, for reading, listening, or watching. Much of that content is stored in the cloud, on Amazon’s servers, and you access it over a Wi-Fi or 4G connection. Even if you download content to your device, at...
  • Page 19 32, or 64GB of storage and either Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi plus 4G LTE access (which requires an annual data plan through AT&T or Verizon). Pricing for the Kindle Fire HDX starts at $229 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only and ranges up to $409 for the 64GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE option.
  • Page 20 $514 for the 64GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE device. Note Amazon displays what they call “Special Offers” on the lock screens of the device. These ads may offer discounts on items and content purchased on Amazon or contain promotions for movies, music, or video games. You can per- manently disable these offers for an additional $15.
  • Page 21 My Kindle Fire HDX was written with that same mindset. I show you how to get the most fun out of your Kindle Fire HDX and teach you how to access your personal documents when you need to work.

  • Page 22: Chapter 1 Getting Started With The Kindle Fire

    How to Navigate This Book This icon means that you tap and hold an object on the screen. This icon means that you drag an item on the screen. This icon indicates that you pinch on the screen. This icon means that you spread your thumb and finger on the screen. This icon indicates that you swipe on the screen.

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon's Cloud Services

    Kindle Fire to play music in your music library (both on your device and in the cloud) and use Amazon’s MP3 Store to add to your music col- lection. You also learn about using playlists and how to view song lyrics.

  • Page 24: Chapter 10 Managing Your Personal Documents And Data

    Kindle Fire. You also learn how to add and manage contacts and calen- dars, turning your device into an efficient personal management system. • Chapter 11, “Taking Photos with Your Kindle Fire HDX, ” explains how to use the front- and rear-facing cameras on certain models of the Kindle Fire.
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  • Page 26 Cloud Instant Player Video Cloud Drive...

  • Page 27: Accessing Amazon's Cloud Services

    Internet. You can get a movie or TV show from Amazon on your computer or set-top box, watch part of it on your television, and then pick right up to watch the rest on your Kindle Fire while in bed or while traveling.

  • Page 28: Amazon Prime

    To get the full value from your Kindle Fire, however, consider upgrading to an Amazon Prime account. An Amazon Prime account costs $79 per year. For that price, you get the following: • Prime Instant Videos: Unlimited, instant streaming of more than 40,000 movies and television shows.

  • Page 29: Setting Up Amazon Prime

    Amazon Mom as a member of Amazon Prime. Browse to www.amazon.com/prime for details. If you are a college student, you can get a free 6-month subscription to Amazon Prime and then continue for $39 per year, a 50% discount over the regular membership fee.

  • Page 30: Amazon Cloud Drive

    Amazon. If you need additional stor- age, Amazon offers plans from 20GB for $10 a year to 1,000GB for $500 a year. As a frame of reference, a typical HD movie is approximately 2GB (2,000MB).

  • Page 31: Accessing Your Cloud Drive

    1. Open your web browser and go to www.amazon.com. 2. Hover over Shop by Department. If you access the Amazon website from Silk, tap Shop by Department. 3. When the Shop by Department menu opens, point to Amazon...

  • Page 32: Creating Folders

    Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 4. Select Your Cloud Drive from the menu. You might get a prompt to install the desktop application, which I explain later in this chap- ter. You can install it at this time or click Continue to Your Cloud Drive.

  • Page 33: Deleting Folders

    Amazon Cloud Drive Deleting Folders You can delete folders from your Cloud Drive that you no longer need or to free up some space. 1. Click Your Cloud Drive so that your folders are visible. 2. Check the box to the left of the folder(s) you want to delete.

  • Page 34: Adding Files To Your Cloud Drive

    After step 1, you might see a notice about the Amazon Cloud Drive appli- cation. You can choose to follow the prompts and download this applica- tion or proceed uploading your files...

  • Page 35: Downloading The Cloud Drive Application

    Drive Application If you use your Cloud Drive on a regular basis, you might find it easier to download and use the Amazon Cloud Drive application. You can download and install it when you see the prompt as you attempt to upload from your web browser, or you can install it at any other time.

  • Page 36: Accessing Cloud Drive Files From Your Kindle Fire

    Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 7. Open the Amazon Cloud Drive application and enter your Amazon account username and password. 8. Click Sign In. 9. Click Create Cloud Drive Folder. Using the Amazon Cloud Drive Application To add files and folders to your...

  • Page 37: Saving Files To Your Device

    Amazon Cloud Drive 2. Press the Cloud button if it’s not already selected. 3. View a list of the files you have in the cloud for that library. Folders and Subfolders Folders and subfolders keep your documents organized. When you...

  • Page 38: Amazon Cloud Player

    4. Select Download. Amazon Cloud Player Amazon Cloud Player is a convenient way to manage music on your Cloud Drive. You can also use it to listen to your music when you don’t have your Kindle Fire with you, because it is available from any computer with Internet access or on most mobile devices.

  • Page 39: Launching Cloud Player

    3. Click Play Your Music at Home. 4. Click Download for PC and Mac. 5. When the download is complete, double-click the file to initiate the installation procedure and fol- low the instructions to install the Amazon Cloud Player app on your computer.

  • Page 40: Importing Your Music

    Importing Your Music You can easily upload your music from iTunes and other music apps to Amazon Cloud Player, which then makes it available on your Kindle Fire. You can upload up to 250 songs for free or upgrade to a Premium account that stores up to 250,000 songs for $24.99 a year.
  • Page 41 Amazon Cloud Player 2. In the menu bar, click File, Import Music to Cloud Library. 3. Click Continue to launch the Cloud Player website. 4. Click Import Your Music.
  • Page 42 Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 5. Click the Download Now button to download the Amazon Music Importer applica- tion, and follow the installation instructions. 6. Open the Amazon Music Importer application, and enter your Amazon account infor- mation. 7. Press Sign In Using Our Secure Server.
  • Page 43 Amazon Cloud Player 8. Click Start Scan. The Amazon Music Importer application scans your hard drive, includ- ing your iTunes folders (if you have one), for music. 9. After the scan is complete, you might be prompted to choose to upgrade to Cloud Player Premium for $24.99 a year or to select up to 250 songs free.
  • Page 44 Music that you purchase directly from Amazon’s MP3 Store is automatically added to your Amazon Cloud Player, which makes it almost instantly available on your Kindle Fire. It also does not count against the 250 song or Premium storage limitation on your Amazon account.

  • Page 45: Playing Music On Your Computer

    Amazon Cloud Player CONVERTING YOUR MUSIC The Amazon Cloud Player can import music in either MP3 or unprotected AAC (iTunes) format. If your music is in some other format, you can find free converters by searching the Internet. Playing Music on Your Computer You can stream music from the Cloud Player app without downloading the music to your computer.
  • Page 46 Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 3. Double-click the song you want to play. You can also press the Play button at the top of the list to play all the songs that are displayed. 4. To play the songs in a list in a random order, press the Shuffle button.

  • Page 47: Creating Playlists

    Playlists you create in Cloud Player are also available on your Kindle Fire. 1. In the Amazon Cloud Player app, drag the songs you want to add to a playlist to the playlist sidebar.

  • Page 48: Downloading Songs To Your Kindle Fire

    Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services Downloading Songs to Your Kindle Fire If you plan to be away from an Internet connection, you can still play your music by first downloading it to your Kindle Fire. 1. On the Navigation bar of your Kindle Fire, press Music.
  • Page 49 If you do, after it downloads a song, it automatically imports that song into iTunes. This saves you the trouble of importing music you purchase on Amazon into your iTunes library. If you don’t like this behavior, you can change it. You can also change the folder where Amazon Cloud Player saves the songs you download.

  • Page 50: Amazon Instant Video

    Kindle Fire, or vice versa. When you rent or purchase a video, it becomes available on any computers and devices that are connected to your Amazon account. To view free Prime Instant Videos, however, you must order them directly from the computer or...

  • Page 51: Getting Videos From Amazon Instant Video

    Prime Instant Videos on your computer if you’re offline. The Kindle Fire HDX, however, allows you to download select Prime Instant Videos so you can watch them later, even when you’re not connected to...

  • Page 52: Kindle Reader Applications And Kindle Cloud Reader

    Kindle Reader Applications and Kindle Cloud Reader In addition to reading on your Kindle Fire, Amazon offers free Kindle Reading apps for the PC, the Mac, and most mobile and tablet devices. All these appli- cations enable you to access your Kindle books from the Amazon Cloud and save them to your computer or device to read offline.

  • Page 53: Accessing Kindle Cloud Reader

    Kindle from the Shop by Department menu, and then select Kindle Cloud Reader. 2. Click the Get Started Now button. 3. Enter your email address and Amazon password, and then click Sign In. 4. View your Kindle Library in your browser window. Downloaded...

  • Page 54: Opening And Downloading Books

    Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services Opening and Downloading Books When you select a book, the Kindle Reader app or Amazon Cloud Reader automatically begins downloading it to your device or computer. This makes the book available even if you continue reading offline.

  • Page 55: Reading Books On The Kindle Cloud Reader

    Kindle Reader Applications and Kindle Cloud Reader Reading Books on the Kindle Cloud Reader The Kindle Cloud Reader has many features to make reading a book more enjoyable. The other Kindle Reader applications are similar but might have slight differences in the loca- tion and method for accessing some features.

  • Page 56: Transferring Files From Your Computer

    Transferring Files from Your Computer Most of the content you view on your Kindle Fire is available directly from Amazon and can be easily accessed from the Amazon Cloud. You can also transfer books, videos, music, and other files from additional online sources or your personal library.

  • Page 57: Transferring Files From A Pc

    Transferring Files from Your Computer Transferring Files from a If you’re using Windows Vista or later, the Kindle Fire automatically shows up as an available external USB drive. After connecting your Kindle Fire to your PC using the micro-USB cable, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 58 Chapter 2 Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 3. Use the micro-USB cable to con- nect your Kindle Fire to your Mac. 4. Double-click the Android File Transfer app to open it. After you’ve opened it for the first time, it automatically opens whenever you connect your Kindle Fire to your Mac.
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  • Page 61 Adobe PDF reader, 248 Bluetooth, connecting, 39 ads (apps), 190 covers, 10 Airplane Mode, 29-30 accounts Album Only songs, 148 Amazon Prime cancelling, 52 albums caregiver benefits, 51 adding to playlists, 157-158 college student benefits, 51 information, viewing, 147 costs, 50...
  • Page 62 Kindle nonreader navigation, apps devices/Kindle apps, adding to Favorites, 190 parental controls ads, 190 downloading books to passwords, changing, Amazon Cloud Drive, computers, 87 311-312 downloading, 57-58 features, 83 profiles, 304 Amazon Cloud Player. Kindle email addresses, removing content, 314...
  • Page 63 browsing purchasing, 185 moving to, 129 lending to friends/family, Quickoffice Pro, 254 removing, 129 109-110 sideloading, 198 MatchBook service, current pages, 298 Silk. See Silk 107-108 Skype editing, 300 navigating, 120 communication, initi- following, 299 notes ating, 218-219 hyperlinks, 298-299 adding, 124 contacts, adding, 217 removing, 300...
  • Page 64 267 creating, 114 puters, 71 viewing, 260-262 editing, 115 downloading to Kindle camera, 271 Fire, 70 college student Amazon Camera Roll, viewing, 286 importing, 62-66 Prime accounts, 51 taking photos, 285-288 playing, 67-68 color flash, 286 playlists, creating, 69...
  • Page 65 112-113 Documents to Go app, 254 accessing, 228-229 removing, 113 double-tapping, 21 checking frequency, deregistering, 97 downloading, 17 information, viewing, Amazon Cloud default, 234 33-34 Device files, 59 deleting, 235 items, 17 Drive application, Exchange, adding, double-tapping, 21 57-58...
  • Page 66 309-311 importing, 272-273 229-230 exiting, 315 sharing, 275-277 addresses in-app purchases, 303 web pages, sharing, 294 approved, 89 interface, 313-314 non-Amazon online Favorites nonreader navigation, bookstores, 90 apps, adding, 190 editing, 88 contacts, 255 parental controls pass- attachments, viewing, items...

  • Page 67: Initial Setup

    Goodreads, 211-214 Navigation bar, 16 J–K accounts, setting up, Amazon Stores, search- 202-203 ing, 42 joining contacts, 259 comments, sharing, 209 content libraries, highlights, sharing, 210 accessing, 22-23 ratings/reviews, 210-211 items, finding, 17 keyboards navigation panels, accent marks, 38...
  • Page 68 88-90 magazines, 130-132 immersion reading, payment information newspapers, 133-134 137-138 updates, 94 Reader applications text-to-speech, 139 Amazon purchases, 95 accessing, 74 music, 67-68, 151 subscriptions, 96 books, reading, 76 playback controls, 154 renaming Kindle devices, Store playlists, 158-159 books, 104-106...
  • Page 69 OfficeSuite app double-tapping, 21 157-158 Professional, 254 pinch/reverse pinch, information, viewing, spreadsheets, 252-254 21-22 Word documents swiping, 21 Amazon Music Store, editing, 254 FreeTime nonreaders, accessing, 147-148 navigating, 251 browsing, 146 printing, 251 panels, opening, 24 Cloud Player searching, 251...
  • Page 70 URLs, 295 287-288 page numbers (books), 121 viewing, 273-274 payment information, panoramic photos, taking, updating, 94 pinching, 21-22 287-288 Amazon purchases, 95 playing parental controls subscriptions, 96 music, 67-68, 151 FreeTime PCs, transferring files from, playback controls, 154 accessing, 304-305...

  • Page 71: Searches

    148 registration, 13 screen password protecting, 318 brightness, adjusting, 29 regular parental controls periodical subscriptions, orientation, 28 Amazon Store, 318 110-111 timeout, 31-32 content control by rat- TV shows ings, 316 scrolling, 21, 149 costs, 170 content libraries, 318...
  • Page 72 Index sharing web pages connecting, 15 storage, 34 email, 295 contacts, syncing, 259 archiving content, Facebook, 294 events, adding to cal- 268-269 endar, 266 books/docs, 90 sideloading, 78 photos, importing, email, 235 Linux, 80 272-273 Macs, 79 streaming web pages, sharing, PCs, 79 music, 67-68 third-party apps, 198...
  • Page 73 11 Meme, 282 browsing, 164-165 apps, 191-192 Splash, 284 details, viewing, payment information 165-166 transferring files from com- Amazon purchases, 95 expirations, 167 puters, 78 subscriptions, 96 renting/purchasing, Linux, 80 URLs 166-167 Macs, 79 copying, 295 Prime Instant videos,...

  • Page 74: Amazon Cloud Player

    153 webmail email provider viewing, 250 spreadsheets, 252-253 accounts, adding, 229-230 words, counting, 251 subscriptions, 187 websites video details, 165-166 Amazon X–Z web browsing history, Cloud Player, 62 300-301 Manage Your Kindle Word documents, 250 xls/xlsx documents, viewing, page, 85...

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