How do I turn off active canvas on a kindle scribe?

wordyxxx · 03-23-2025, 10:09 AM

I have a kindle scribe and have sent myself a pdf form that I want to use while out working next week. It's basically a crib sheet I can fill in while I'm on site. I've sent the form over but the scribe wants to set it as an active canvas, so gives me a box with a tick or cross. When I press the tick, it moves all the text around on my form which completely messes it up. I just want to write directly onto the pdf as it is. Is there anyway to do this?? Can I turn the active canvas off??

Frogm4n · 03-23-2025, 05:00 PM

Re-send it, but choose "original layout".

wordyxxx · 03-24-2025, 03:44 AM

Thanks for the reply! Really appreciate that. How would I go about doing that?? I normally send via the send to kindle function on the Amazon website but there doesn't appear to be that option there?? If I send another way do I get that option?? TIA

rantanplan · 03-24-2025, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by wordyxxx

Thanks for the reply! Really appreciate that. How would I go about doing that?? I normally send via the send to kindle function on the Amazon website but there doesn't appear to be that option there?? If I send another way do I get that option?? TIA

Have you ever tried pressing the little ">" button that is on the left-hand side of the document title? There you'll find the option in question.

wordyxxx · 03-24-2025, 06:35 AM

Thanks, I'll take a look

03-23-2025, 10:09 AM	#1
wordyxxx Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: scribe 2024	How do I turn off active canvas on a kindle scribe? I have a kindle scribe and have sent myself a pdf form that I want to use while out working next week. It's basically a crib sheet I can fill in while I'm on site. I've sent the form over but the scribe wants to set it as an active canvas, so gives me a box with a tick or cross. When I press the tick, it moves all the text around on my form which completely messes it up. I just want to write directly onto the pdf as it is. Is there anyway to do this?? Can I turn the active canvas off??

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03-23-2025, 05:00 PM	#2
Frogm4n Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 3456807 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Scribe, OA2, Glo HD, PRS-350	Re-send it, but choose "original layout".

03-24-2025, 03:44 AM	#3
wordyxxx Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: scribe 2024	Thanks for the reply! Really appreciate that. How would I go about doing that?? I normally send via the send to kindle function on the Amazon website but there doesn't appear to be that option there?? If I send another way do I get that option?? TIA

03-24-2025, 06:35 AM	#5
wordyxxx Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: scribe 2024	Thanks, I'll take a look

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