PW: changeing pages on the home screen

BeccaPrice · 01-21-2013, 11:52 AM

I now have something like 17 collections on my Paperwhite. The only way I can seem to look at pages other than page 1 is to use the go to feature. If I tap on the right side of the screen or swipe, it opens a collection. Is there an easier way to find additional pages of collections than by using Go To? (I can't imagie having to use that feature if I didn't have my books in collections - I'd have 30 pages of books in my list, and would have to guestimate where to find my books!)

HarryT · 01-21-2013, 12:05 PM

Swipe left or right to change pages on the home screen; tap to open an item.

Skydog · 01-21-2013, 12:15 PM

This, as well as other helpful information, is in the User Guide.

HarryT · 01-21-2013, 12:22 PM

It's also in the initial tutorial, I believe.

BeccaPrice · 01-21-2013, 12:35 PM

I've tried swiping, and it seems to open the first collection where my finger first touches down. Clearly I need to change my swiping technique.

I didn't see an initial tutorial. I had the Welcome letter and the user's guide, but that's all (well, I also had 2 dictionaries)

is there a video I can watch to improve my swiping technique? (this is my first touch screen, so I'm still a neophyte with it.)

HarryT · 01-21-2013, 01:07 PM

Hmmm - I really don't know what to advise; swiping's one of those things that just works for me. The key thing is that your finger's moving. Don't touch the screen and then swipe, but swipe and touch the screen as you're doing so.

BeccaPrice · 01-21-2013, 01:35 PM

Thanks, Harry - I'll try that when I get home. Maybe if I start my finger moving before it touches the screen (does that make sense?) it'll be interpreted as a swipe rather than a tap.

HarryT · 01-21-2013, 01:40 PM

Yes, that's exactly what you need to do! The fact that your finger's moving is what distinguishes a swipe from a tap.

poohbear_nc · 01-21-2013, 03:39 PM

Swipe your moving finger BELOW the list of collections - there is a blank white space between the last line of the collections and the Advertisement on the bottom of the screen. Until I found this "safe" space, I was going crazy too.

BeccaPrice · 01-21-2013, 03:48 PM

I don't have advertisements - i got rid of the special offers first thing - but when I get home I'll look for that empty space below the list of collections (I have list view).

(who says touch screens are "intuitive"? I'm having to learn a whole new way to approach this thing.)

HarryT · 01-21-2013, 04:00 PM

You don't have to swipe in an empty space. As I say, it's the fact that your finger's moving that distinguishes a swipe from a tap.

poohbear_nc · 01-21-2013, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

You don't have to swipe in an empty space. As I say, it's the fact that your finger's moving that distinguishes a swipe from a tap.

True - but for us "touch-impaired" folk - finding that empty space saved a PaperWhite's life! I too initially kept pressing too hard rather than swiping - and opening up stuff - until I found the "safe" empty space to swipe!

BeccaPrice · 01-22-2013, 02:58 PM

ok, I tried it and I think I've got the motion down now. thanks for advice, all!

tomsem · 01-22-2013, 04:38 PM

Swipe up/down works also.

01-21-2013, 11:52 AM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,736 Karma: 10671603 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	PW: changeing pages on the home screen I now have something like 17 collections on my Paperwhite. The only way I can seem to look at pages other than page 1 is to use the go to feature. If I tap on the right side of the screen or swipe, it opens a collection. Is there an easier way to find additional pages of collections than by using Go To? (I can't imagie having to use that feature if I didn't have my books in collections - I'd have 30 pages of books in my list, and would have to guestimate where to find my books!) __________________

01-21-2013, 12:05 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,661 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Swipe left or right to change pages on the home screen; tap to open an item. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

01-21-2013, 12:22 PM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,661 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	It's also in the initial tutorial, I believe. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

01-21-2013, 12:35 PM	#5
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,736 Karma: 10671603 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I've tried swiping, and it seems to open the first collection where my finger first touches down. Clearly I need to change my swiping technique. I didn't see an initial tutorial. I had the Welcome letter and the user's guide, but that's all (well, I also had 2 dictionaries) is there a video I can watch to improve my swiping technique? (this is my first touch screen, so I'm still a neophyte with it.) __________________

01-21-2013, 01:07 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,661 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Hmmm - I really don't know what to advise; swiping's one of those things that just works for me. The key thing is that your finger's moving. Don't touch the screen and then swipe, but swipe and touch the screen as you're doing so. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

01-21-2013, 12:15 PM	#3
Skydog Wizard Posts: 1,271 Karma: 1119654 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Kindle 3/PW/DXG, FireHD 8.9, Nexus 7, 10, Kobo Mini	This, as well as other helpful information, is in the User Guide.

01-21-2013, 01:35 PM	#7
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,736 Karma: 10671603 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Thanks, Harry - I'll try that when I get home. Maybe if I start my finger moving before it touches the screen (does that make sense?) it'll be interpreted as a swipe rather than a tap. __________________

01-21-2013, 01:40 PM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,661 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Yes, that's exactly what you need to do! The fact that your finger's moving is what distinguishes a swipe from a tap. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

01-21-2013, 03:39 PM	#9
poohbear_nc Spring Chicken! Posts: 22,640 Karma: 36892274 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made + KoboGlo + Kobo Aura!	Swipe your moving finger BELOW the list of collections - there is a blank white space between the last line of the collections and the Advertisement on the bottom of the screen. Until I found this "safe" space, I was going crazy too. __________________ "If possible please provide picture of Mr. Chickens new home or field. Proof that you will not eat him would help too." (Craigslist)

01-21-2013, 03:48 PM	#10
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,736 Karma: 10671603 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I don't have advertisements - i got rid of the special offers first thing - but when I get home I'll look for that empty space below the list of collections (I have list view). (who says touch screens are "intuitive"? I'm having to learn a whole new way to approach this thing.) __________________

01-21-2013, 04:00 PM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,661 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	You don't have to swipe in an empty space. As I say, it's the fact that your finger's moving that distinguishes a swipe from a tap. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

01-22-2013, 02:58 PM	#13
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,736 Karma: 10671603 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	ok, I tried it and I think I've got the motion down now. thanks for advice, all! __________________

01-22-2013, 04:38 PM	#14
tomsem Wizard Posts: 2,041 Karma: 1889878 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPod Touch, Nook STR, Xoom, Kindle Touch, PW & Fire, Sony PRS-T1, iPad	Swipe up/down works also.

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