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Once you've had time to spend a while with your new Amazon Kindle 2 you really begin to
appreciate the enjoyable reading experience provided by this great device. If you've had a chance
to download some e-books into your Kindle 2 you also have enjoyed an additional benefits of a
great audio book listening experience. But, your Kindle 2 is capable of so much more! Here are
five cool things you can do with your Amazon Kindle 2:
Cool Capability #1) - You're spending a relaxing afternoon reading an e-book on your new Kindle
2 e-book reader and the thought strikes you - "I need to check my e-mail to see if I've heard back
from my daughter!" Now normally that means that you have to stop reading, put down your Kindle,
and check your e-mail account on your computer. But, if you have a Gmail account you can read
and respond to e-mails right on your Kindle!
First, go to your Kindle's built-in basic web browser (Home > Menu > Experimental > Basic
Web). Next, make sure that Javascript for your Kindle's browser is turned on (Browser > Menu
> Settings > Enable Javascript). Finally, go to the Gmail Internet address (Browser >
Menu > Enter URL > Gmail address - see below), enter your Username and Password.
IMPORTANT - use the standard Gmail URL and not the Google URL provided by default in the
Kindle's bookmark folder. If you try to access your Gmail from the URL provided in your Kindle you
will be prompted to load a Google Gmail application. Applications cannot be loaded onto your
Kindle so this will fail - you need to use the URL provided above to be able to use your Gmail
account.
Cool Capability #2) - Are you a Twitter user? If you'd like to send a "Tweet" to your friends and
followers about the great new book your reading on your Kindle you can do it right from your
Kindle. This popular microblogging service offers a mobile version that works great on your Kindle.
Go to your Kindle's built-in basic web browser (Home > Menu > Experimental > Basic
Web). Next, make sure that Javascript for your Kindle's browser is turned on (Browser > Menu
> Settings > Enable Javascript). Finally, go to the Twitter Mobile URL (Browser > Menu
> Enter URL > [http://www.m.twitter.com]), enter your Username and Password.
IMPORTANT - The standard Twitter URL is too complex for your Kindle to display properly. Use
the URL above for best results on your Kindle.
Cool Capability #3) - Have you ever wanted to "save" a page you were reading to share with a
friend? The Kindle has two different ways to do this. The first way is to take a screen shot of the
page you wish to share. To take a screen shot hold down the and the keys then press the "G"
key. You will notice that the Kindle screen will "flash" showing that the Kindle created the screen

2. shot.
The screen shots are stored in your Kindle's "documents" folder as image files with a .gif
extension. You can get them by plugging your Kindle into your computer using the USB cable that
you got with your Kindle. Open "My Computer" and look for the Kindle drive icon. Double click on
the icon to open up your Kindle and then double-click on the "documents" folder. Look for files that
end with .gif and you'll find the screen shots you just made.
To share them with your friends you can save the files to your computer and then attach them to
an e-mail message. You also can print-out the screen shots by opening them in a graphic program
such as Windows Paint or Windows Internet Explorer. The quality is not great - but is certainly
acceptable for sharing several pages.
Cool Capability #4) - There is another way to capture and share passages from Kindle e-books.
When you highlight passages from Kindle e-books and make notes your Kindle saves them to a
file in the "documents" folder called "My Clippings.txt". You can open this file with a program like
Windows Notepad and copy your highlights to save in another program or share.
To do this, go to the passage you wish to share. Move the Kindle cursor to the beginning of the
passage you want to save and click the navigation button. Now move the cursor to the end of the
passage you want to save and press the navigation button again once all of the text is highlighted.
This will save the highlighted text to the "My Clippings.txt" file.
Plug your Kindle into your computer then look for the Kindle icon in "My Computer." Double- click
on the Kindle drive icon then double-click on the "documents" folder. Locate the "My Clippings.txt"
file and double-click on it to open it in Windows Notepad. Find the text you highlighted on the
Kindle. It should be at the bottom of the file. You can copy the text and paste it into a program like
Microsoft Word to save it. Or you can copy and paste the text into an e-mail message.
Cool Capability #5) - Up to now we've been talking about text - now let's talk about graphics. If you
haven't noticed, your Kindle 2 offers the ability to enlarge graphics so you can actually see them!
To do this simply move your cursor over the graphic and it will change to a magnifying glass.
Press the navigator button and your Kindle will zoom-in on the image so that it fills the Kindle's
screen.
This is very handy when you are reading books with technical graphics or screen shots. The
Kindle 2's screen is enough better quality that these graphics are worthwhile reviewing as you
read through your books. To return to the original page view, press the button or the button.
Congratulations! You now know about five cool things you can do with your Kindle 2. You can use
your Kindle 2 to check your Gmail and send "Tweets" with Twitter, take screen shots to save or
share, save or share passages from Kindle e-books, and make graphics in your e-books more
relevant by using the Kindle's "zoom" feature.
Got a Kindle? Then you need to go directly to http://www.guidetokindle.com for the best
information, tips, and how-to advice for owners of the Amazon Kindle wireless reading device. Be

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