Amazon Kindle 2 tips & tricks
These tips are for the Kindle 2. You can also check out the tips for the Kindle and the Kindle DX
Read To Me Shortcuts
Use these shortcuts with the Text To Speech feature -
Shift + Sym button to start and to stop TTS. But remeber, you have to keep Shift pressed down and then press Sym.
While TTS is on – you can switch between male and female voices, and change the voice speed by using the Alt + Aa keys and then using the 5 way controller.
While TTS is on – Use the Shift button to Pause or Resume it. Note: this might be Space (spacebar).
To start TTS at a particular place on a page just move the cursor to the spot BEFORE starting TTS.
Restart your Kindle 2 in just a couple of seconds.
Go to the Home Page.
Press the Menu button to go to the Menu.
Navigate to Settings and press 5-way to go to Settings.
Press Menu button Again.
Navigate to the ‘Restart’ option, and press 5-way to select it.
Done!
Mp3 Player Shortcuts
Alt+Space – play or stop background audio.
Alt-F – Skip to the next audio track.
Show pictures on your Kindle 2.
Connect your Kindle 2 to your computer via USB.
Go to the Kindle 2.
Create a folder on your Kindle 2 names pictures.
Now create sub-folders for your photo albums.
Copy your images into these sub-folders.
The images that you put into a sub-folder will become part of the photo album.
Unplug your Kindle 2 and go to the Home Page.
Press Alt-Z on home page to see photo albums among books.
When you select one of these photo albums, the experimental Image Viewer starts.
While you are viewing pictures in the Image Viewer:
Zoom In on the Picture – Q key.
Zoom Out – W key.
Reset Zoom Level for the Image – E key.
Toggle Picture to Actual Size – C key.
Toggle Picture to Full Screen Mode – F key.
Pan Photo if its larger than the Kindle 2’s screen – With 5-way controller.
Rotate the Image – R key.
Also, do not press the ‘1′ key in the image viewer as that brings up a bug.
Change the Spacing and Number of Lines Per Page
By using the Alt+Shift+ numbers 1 through 9 buttons you can change the spacing between the lines on the Kindle 2 and also the number of lines per page.
Press down the Alt and Shift buttons.
Keeping Alt+Shift pressed, Press a number button like 1, or 2, right up to 9 to cycle through the various spacing options.