How To Using The Kindle Menus And Entering Text

In addition to the physical buttons, you also navigate your Kindle Keyboard using the menus. Kindle's menus are context sensitive, but they all work the same way.

Use the 5-way controller to navigate within the menu and press the 5-way to select an item.
The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under "Shop in Kindle Store" indicates that it is ready to be selected.

You can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle. When you press the Menu button, it displays choices related to the screen you are viewing. The sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book.

Entering Text Of Kindle

To use the Kindle Keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the device in both hands, and use the tips of their thumbs to press the keys.

Lowercase and Uppercase Letters

To enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key. To enter uppercase letters, hold down the Shift key, and then press the desired letter key like you do on your computer keyboard. Alternatively, you can press and release the Shift key and then press the desired letter. Only the next letter will be capitalized.

Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols

Press the Symbol key to access numbers, punctuation marks and symbols.Use the 5-way controller to select any character.