Tips, Tricks, and Hints - Page 2

tsgreer · 11-28-2007, 04:35 PM

Some things I have found handy (may have been discussed elsewhere):

Alt-B (automatically bookmarks page--for me faster than using scroll wheel)

Alt-"number" (allows faster navagation if you have several home pages. Rather than clicking 7 times to get to the 7th page of book listings, I would Alt-7. Way faster.)

zartemis · 11-28-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tsgreer

Alt-"number" (allows faster navagation if you have several home pages. Rather than clicking 7 times to get to the 7th page of book listings, I would Alt-7. Way faster.)

You don't need the Alt, just press the number.

tsgreer · 11-28-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by zartemis

You don't need the Alt, just press the number.

Oh wow really? For some reason that doesn't work for me. Hmmm....

tsgreer · 11-28-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zartemis

You don't need the Alt, just press the number.

I reset and now it works. Thanks!

zartemis · 11-28-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tsgreer

I reset and now it works. Thanks!

Excellent. Your experience prompted me to retry playing mp3s via the audible folder after a reset. I copied both a music file and another Economist recording (spoken word) to the Audible folder. The music file played but the Economist recording did not.

I looked at the mp3s to see what was different and the Economist recording is in mono. To see if that was the problem I edited the mp3 and created a fake stereo version of it (just duplicating the sound to both left and right channels) and sure enough, now the Kindle would play it.

Silly bug. They should play mono mp3s. I'll report it to them.

Nate the great · 11-30-2007, 08:38 AM

If you scroll up one notch from the bottom and click, you will be able to use the Next/Previous page buttons to jump through the bookmarks in the ebook.

Alisa · 12-06-2007, 07:44 PM

This may seem like a no-brainer to some but I notice quite a few complaints on various sites about the kindle not staying in the case while reading. You can loop the elastic strap over the bottom right corner. Keeps it in place nicely. I fold it a tiny bit to keep it from bumping the font button.

zartemis · 12-18-2007, 11:58 PM

In addition to the menu bar, which lets you page through the bookmarks, or pick a number [1, 2 ..., 9, 0] to go to that tenth of the book, there are two shortcuts to jump ahead and back: ALT-Next Page will jump ahead 5% of the book and ALT-Prev Page will jump back 5%.

Found the shortcuts listed on the Amazon site forums and tested them out.

igorsk · 12-21-2007, 11:23 AM

Check out the features and shortcuts I discovered ("Bonus content" section of the post):
http://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/h...shell-and.html

Nate the great · 12-21-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Check out the features and shortcuts I discovered ("Bonus content" section of the post):
http://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/h...shell-and.html

I don't usually say this to anyone, but igorsk, I love you!!!

P.S. The Google Maps shortcut takes me to the right page, but says my location is not available.

Hadrien · 01-02-2008, 05:39 PM

Another useful feature on the Kindle: you can create hyperlinks in a Mobipocket file
That's how I created the Kindle download guide: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17465

Unfortunately, this doesn't work with oeb:redirect, you cannot create a link to another book on your device.

markbot · 01-05-2008, 09:23 AM

anyone figure out way to edit the screen saver pictures? as in add more.

igorsk · 01-07-2008, 09:14 AM

Use picture viewer and then press Alt-Shift-0 on desired image to add it to user screensaver list.

tsgreer · 01-07-2008, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Use picture viewer and then press Alt-Shift-0 on desired image to add it to user screensaver list.

This works great if you are using your picture viewer. Just be aware that it will make only that pic your screen saver--it won't cycle through them.

To get back your regular default rotating screen saver pics, you just reset the Kindle.

Nate the great · 01-07-2008, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tsgreer

This works great if you are using your picture viewer. Just be aware that it will make only that pic your screen saver--it won't cycle through them.

To get back your regular default rotating screen saver pics, you just reset the Kindle.

Oh, goody! I'm going to use it to make a "property of" screen.

11-28-2007, 04:35 PM	#16
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	Some things I have found handy (may have been discussed elsewhere): Alt-B (automatically bookmarks page--for me faster than using scroll wheel) Alt-"number" (allows faster navagation if you have several home pages. Rather than clicking 7 times to get to the 7th page of book listings, I would Alt-7. Way faster.) Last edited by tsgreer; 11-28-2007 at 04:39 PM.

11-30-2007, 08:38 AM	#21
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	If you scroll up one notch from the bottom and click, you will be able to use the Next/Previous page buttons to jump through the bookmarks in the ebook. Last edited by Nate the great; 12-02-2007 at 08:44 AM.

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12-06-2007, 07:44 PM	#22
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	This may seem like a no-brainer to some but I notice quite a few complaints on various sites about the kindle not staying in the case while reading. You can loop the elastic strap over the bottom right corner. Keeps it in place nicely. I fold it a tiny bit to keep it from bumping the font button.

12-18-2007, 11:58 PM	#23
zartemis Addict Posts: 283 Karma: 2002 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle3, Kindle2, Nook, NookColor	In addition to the menu bar, which lets you page through the bookmarks, or pick a number [1, 2 ..., 9, 0] to go to that tenth of the book, there are two shortcuts to jump ahead and back: ALT-Next Page will jump ahead 5% of the book and ALT-Prev Page will jump back 5%. Found the shortcuts listed on the Amazon site forums and tested them out.

12-21-2007, 11:23 AM	#24
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Check out the features and shortcuts I discovered ("Bonus content" section of the post): http://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/h...shell-and.html

01-02-2008, 05:39 PM	#26
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Another useful feature on the Kindle: you can create hyperlinks in a Mobipocket file That's how I created the Kindle download guide: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17465 Unfortunately, this doesn't work with oeb:redirect, you cannot create a link to another book on your device.

01-05-2008, 09:23 AM	#27
markbot Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 7511929 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	anyone figure out way to edit the screen saver pictures? as in add more.

01-07-2008, 09:14 AM	#28
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Use picture viewer and then press Alt-Shift-0 on desired image to add it to user screensaver list.

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