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Old 08-24-2011, 03:26 PM   #16
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Wow... OK, mine shows the Progress bar and percentage only. No page number, and no position number.

However, as best I can tell, there is no way to make it "jump to" a certain percentage. Instead, if you want to go directly to a certain part of a book, you need to enter either a page number or position number. So showing the percentage is not helpful in this sense.

This comes up if two people are reading the same book. When one finishes reading, they have to remember where they are - in case the other person wants to read from a different position. If the position numbers are displayed, it is easier to remember where you are. Jeez, I'll even take the page numbers but on my kindle, neither is displayed...
to use the "jump to" function you must first press menu and when you do that then the page number and location number show up along the progress bar.
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Old 08-24-2011, 03:29 PM   #17
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Wow... OK, mine shows the Progress bar and percentage only. No page number, and no position number.

However, as best I can tell, there is no way to make it "jump to" a certain percentage. Instead, if you want to go directly to a certain part of a book, you need to enter either a page number or position number. So showing the percentage is not helpful in this sense.

This comes up if two people are reading the same book. When one finishes reading, they have to remember where they are - in case the other person wants to read from a different position. If the position numbers are displayed, it is easier to remember where you are. Jeez, I'll even take the page numbers but on my kindle, neither is displayed...
To see the position/page number, just press the "Menu" key.
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Old 08-24-2011, 04:57 PM   #18
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Yeah, one has to remember to press the Menu button. Not as convenient.

alansplace - yes, but I am usually doing that after someone else has moved my position!
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Old 08-24-2011, 05:14 PM   #19
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R22, you could make a "bookmark" before you close the e-book, so you can find your place more easily next time.

To do that, when the book's open, press the Menu button, then go down to "Add a Bookmark" and select. When you want to find that place later, open the book, press Menu, then select "View Notes & Marks." You'll see your bookmarks there (the latest one will be listed last).
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Yeah, one has to remember to press the Menu button. Not as convenient.

alansplace - yes, but I am usually doing that after someone else has moved my position!
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R22, you could make a "bookmark" before you close the e-book, so you can find your place more easily next time.

To do that, when the book's open, press the Menu button, then go down to "Add a Bookmark" and select. When you want to find that place later, open the book, press Menu, then select "View Notes & Marks." You'll see your bookmarks there (the latest one will be listed last).
what he said.
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DreamWeaver -- Thanks! Great idea. I did not know how to do that.
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R22, you could make a "bookmark" before you close the e-book, so you can find your place more easily next time.

To do that, when the book's open, press the Menu button, then go down to "Add a Bookmark" and select. When you want to find that place later, open the book, press Menu, then select "View Notes & Marks." You'll see your bookmarks there (the latest one will be listed last).
Alternatively, just press "Alt+B" to add (or remove) a bookmark.
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Alternatively, just press "Alt+B" to add (or remove) a bookmark.
And I did not know that! Thanks, Harry!
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Old 09-02-2011, 12:39 AM   #24
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Great info. Glad I posted here!
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