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Amazon Kindle Keyboard Shortcuts

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A list of keyboard shortcuts for Kindle Keyboard. Kindle 3 Keyboard. Click to See a Bigger Picture. Some keyboard shortcuts are only available on specific screen. The titles below indicate the screen modes. Go to  Amazon Kindle Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet  to download a single page printable friendly shortcuts cheat sheet. Global (works in all screens / modes) Numbers from 1 to 0 Alt + Q = 1 Alt + W = 2 Alt + E = 3 Alt + R = 4 Alt + T = 5 Alt + Y = 6 Alt + U = 7 Alt + I = 8 Alt + O = 9 Alt + P = 0 Redraw or Refresh screen = Alt + G Take Screenshot = Alt + Shift + G or Alt + Shift + H Display device barcode or serial numbers = Alt + Shift + . Home Screen Rescan files in Kindle 3 = Alt + Z Start hidden Minesweepr / GoMoKu game = Alt + Shift + M Goto Amazon Store = Alt + Home Reading Screen Add or Remove bookmark = Alt + B Goto next or previous chapters = right or left of the 5-way controller buttons Turns on/off the Text-to-Speech = Alt + Shift Turns off the Text-to-Speech

Play Minesweeper and GoMoKu in Amazon Kindle Keyboard

This is one of the hidden features of Amazon Kindle Keyboard hidden features. Other than reading eBooks, you can play some game to kill your time. Steps: Press alt , shift and M buttons on your keyboard simultaneously. Once in the Minesweeper game, you can start GoMoKu by pressing G on your keyboard. References: http://www.geoplanit.co.uk/2010/09/kindle-3-some-hidden-features.html Update: 12 December 2011: Change "Kindle 3" to "Kindle Keyboard".

How to Take Screenshot with Amazon Kindle Keyboard

A useful feature to capture your Kindle Keyboard screen. Steps: Press alt , shift and G on your keyboard simultaneously. Screenshots taken are saved in GIF formats under the documents folder. Update: 12 December 2011: Change "Kindle 3" to "Kindle Keyboard".

How to Create a Photo Album in Your Amazon Kindle Keyboard

This is one of the Amazon Kindle Keyboard hidden features. It was not publicized at all by Amazon but never the less it's kind of cool to see eReading device can other than reading texts. Steps: Connect your Kindle Keyboard to your computer with the provided USB cable. A new removable drive named "Kindle"  will appear in your computer. Create a folder named "pictures"  directly under the Kindle drive. Create a sub folder under the "pictures" folder. This sub folder will be your photo album. Named your sub folder, which is also naming your photo album to your liking.  Transfer your pictures/photos into the sub folder / photo album. Safely remove the Kindle drive from your computer. Go to your Home screen. Refresh it by pressing " alt" and " z" buttons simultaneously. Your newly created photo album will appear as an eBook entry in your home screen. You open the photo album and browse the photos like reading a book. You can even org