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Old 10-26-2017, 08:37 PM   #219
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Originally Posted by rashkae View Post
Jim: Your Calibre is probably configured to prefer mobi over azw3 when sending to kindle. As a result, even though you convert your mobi to AZW3, it's still the mobi file that gets uploaded to your kindle.

With the Kindle plugged connected, in Calibre, click on the Device Down arrow, select "Configure This Device". Find and hightlight AZW3 in the list of available formats, click on the green up arrow to movie it to the top of the list.
I figured I was getting a mobi file, but didn't know what to do about it. Thanks for the heads-up. With AZW3 at the head of the list, converting from mobi to AZW3 does produce the boldness slider. Nice not to have to go through all that rigamarole.

Again, many thanks.

Jim
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