I had a lot of trouble learning to operate certain areas and Pam and I were sending emails back and forth ... and I bought several Kindle user guides to try to learn how to operate my new Kindle.
As the emails on how to do various things began to pile up, I saw that we (Pam and I) had a book here. (The manuals I had purchased were too advanced for me ... I wanted to know such things as how to make the print larger ... how to make screen brighter ... how to operate the camera and various things on the device.)
Of course I prayed ... Should we write a book on how to operate a Kindle ...
I felt we should ... we would graphically illustrate the entire operation ... to lead the Kindle owner from the beginning to the end ... especially for us older Kindle owners ... (I am 78)
We did write this book ... It can now be purchased on Amazon ...
If you are interested you can type name of book into Amazon search box ... A Graphically Illustrated Kindle Fire 8 ...
Graphically Illustrated Kindle usually brings the book up on screen. (or you can type either Pam Padgett or Joan Boney into the Amazon search bar after you get to Amazon.)
I'm sorry that it costs $2.99 ... but to sign exclusive rights with Amazon they had to price it at a minimum price of $2.99 ...
You can get a sample from Amazon and see if it would help you ... It certainly helped me. Now instead of punching buttons on the device, I actually know what I am doing!
Linda Rodgers (our little church group) reported the following concerning her husband who was trying to learn to use a Kindle Fire ... "John is very impressed. He can understand everything as we go along and the pictures of each step are a life saver. What a wonderful concept."
We worked very hard to get good graphics and to get them reproduced in a size we can actually read. I have an idea disease, glaucoma ... also early cataracts .... I can read this book and the graphics without any difficulty.
Some among our blog readers might find this book to be helpful.
We are going to print the table of contents and a sample of the contents (which Amazon allows us to do) ...
Joan Boney
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.-- Initial Setup
- Charging The Battery
- Top Edge Of Unit
- Installation Begins
- Wallpaper (Screen Background)
- The Camera Icon On Cover Page
- Unlocking The Cover Page
- Setting Up Email
- Slippery Surface Of Unit
2.-- Home Page Screen
- Meaning Of Each Symbol On Home Screen
- Name Of Device: (Changing Device Name)
- Wi-Fi Emblem
- Battery Strength
- Time Of Day
- The "Search Box" On Home Screen
- The "Carousel": HOME / BOOKS & More
- Library: Apps That Are Downloaded
- Icons On Home Screen: Highways
3.-- The Home Page: Everything Begins Here
- The Non-Computer Generations
- Highways
- Home Is The Center Of Everything
- Practicing: Home Page To Each Icon
- Your First Shopping Trip
- Getting From Home To The Internet
- All Highways Start At Your Home Page
- Everything Begins / Ends At Home Page
4.-- Settings: 1
- Brightness Of Screen
- Adjusting Size Of Print
- Books
- Internet
- Emails
- Screen Rotation (Vertical / Horizontal)
5.-- Settings:2
- Notification Of Arriving Emails
- Books: Fonts, Screen Color, Margins,
Line Spacing
- Keyboards
6.-- Moving Icons / Setting Wallpaper
- To Move An Icon
- Creating A File Of Icons
- Warning About Removing Icons
- Wallpaper (Screen Background)
7.-- Email Contacts: Create A Contact
- From An Address Inside An Email
- Manually: From Email Address
(With No Email)
8.-- Email Contacts: Editing / Setting Favorites
- Edit A Contact
- Set A Contact As "Favorite"
9.-- Emails: Viewing, Replying To, And Forwarding
- The Inbox Screen
- Reply To An Email
- Forward An Email
- Refresh Inbox (Bring In New Emails)
10.-- Emails: Creating And Deleting
- Create An Email
- Delete Email You Are Viewing
- Delete Multiple Emails
- Delete Emails One At A Time From Inbox
11.-- Books
- Order Book From Amazon Shop
- Bookmarks
- Remove Book From Your Active Library
- Retrieve Book From Storage And
Return To Library
12.-- Internet
- Use Search To Get To A Web Site
- Bookmarks
- Create Multiple Tabs
(Switching Between Internet Sites)
- Setting The Default Search Engine
- Refreshing The Screen
(To See Current Information)
- Removing A Tab
13.-- Playing Internet Radio Through Kindle
- Public Radio Stations
- Loading The "TuneIn" App
- Bringing In Music After App Is Installed
- Browse: Selecting A Category
(Music & Talk)
14.--Amazon Prime: Music, Video, Books
- Introduction To Amazon Prime
15.-- Music: Categories (Amazon Prime)
- Recent Activities, Prime Music, Library
- Finding Main Menu
- To Get From Music Screen
Back To Main Menu
16.-- Music: Compositions (Amazon Prime)
- Downloading Music
- To Locate Downloaded Music
- Excellence Of Classical Music Selections
17.-- Music: Locations (Amazon Prime)
- Recent Activities Category
- Prime Music Category
- Library (Cloud Library) Category
- To Create A Playlist
18.-- TV Streaming
- Locating The Streamer
- To Obtain The App
19.-- Camera
- Taking Picture With Kindle Camera
- Using The Front-Facing Camera
- Camera Settings
- Viewing Photos
- Editing A Photo
- Email Photos
- Deleting Photos
20.-- Screen Print: Reproduction Of Kindle Screen
- Create A Screen Print
- Email A Screen Print
21.-- Microphone: Dictation On Kindle
- Practice Using The Microphone
22.-- Rebooting ... Correcting Problems
23.-- Removing Advertisements
24.-- Deregistering A Kindle
A Lighter Touch For Animal Lovers
Special Treats
More ...
- Charging The Battery
- Top Edge Of Unit
- Installation Begins
- Wallpaper (Screen Background)
- The Camera Icon On Cover Page
- Unlocking The Cover Page
- Setting Up Email
- Slippery Surface Of Unit
2.-- Home Page Screen
- Meaning Of Each Symbol On Home Screen
- Name Of Device: (Changing Device Name)
- Wi-Fi Emblem
- Battery Strength
- Time Of Day
- The "Search Box" On Home Screen
- The "Carousel": HOME / BOOKS & More
- Library: Apps That Are Downloaded
- Icons On Home Screen: Highways
3.-- The Home Page: Everything Begins Here
- The Non-Computer Generations
- Highways
- Home Is The Center Of Everything
- Practicing: Home Page To Each Icon
- Your First Shopping Trip
- Getting From Home To The Internet
- All Highways Start At Your Home Page
- Everything Begins / Ends At Home Page
4.-- Settings: 1
- Brightness Of Screen
- Adjusting Size Of Print
- Books
- Internet
- Emails
- Screen Rotation (Vertical / Horizontal)
5.-- Settings:2
- Notification Of Arriving Emails
- Books: Fonts, Screen Color, Margins,
Line Spacing
- Keyboards
6.-- Moving Icons / Setting Wallpaper
- To Move An Icon
- Creating A File Of Icons
- Warning About Removing Icons
- Wallpaper (Screen Background)
7.-- Email Contacts: Create A Contact
- From An Address Inside An Email
- Manually: From Email Address
(With No Email)
8.-- Email Contacts: Editing / Setting Favorites
- Edit A Contact
- Set A Contact As "Favorite"
9.-- Emails: Viewing, Replying To, And Forwarding
- The Inbox Screen
- Reply To An Email
- Forward An Email
- Refresh Inbox (Bring In New Emails)
10.-- Emails: Creating And Deleting
- Create An Email
- Delete Email You Are Viewing
- Delete Multiple Emails
- Delete Emails One At A Time From Inbox
11.-- Books
- Order Book From Amazon Shop
- Bookmarks
- Remove Book From Your Active Library
- Retrieve Book From Storage And
Return To Library
12.-- Internet
- Use Search To Get To A Web Site
- Bookmarks
- Create Multiple Tabs
(Switching Between Internet Sites)
- Setting The Default Search Engine
- Refreshing The Screen
(To See Current Information)
- Removing A Tab
13.-- Playing Internet Radio Through Kindle
- Public Radio Stations
- Loading The "TuneIn" App
- Bringing In Music After App Is Installed
- Browse: Selecting A Category
(Music & Talk)
14.--Amazon Prime: Music, Video, Books
- Introduction To Amazon Prime
15.-- Music: Categories (Amazon Prime)
- Recent Activities, Prime Music, Library
- Finding Main Menu
- To Get From Music Screen
Back To Main Menu
16.-- Music: Compositions (Amazon Prime)
- Downloading Music
- To Locate Downloaded Music
- Excellence Of Classical Music Selections
17.-- Music: Locations (Amazon Prime)
- Recent Activities Category
- Prime Music Category
- Library (Cloud Library) Category
- To Create A Playlist
18.-- TV Streaming
- Locating The Streamer
- To Obtain The App
19.-- Camera
- Taking Picture With Kindle Camera
- Using The Front-Facing Camera
- Camera Settings
- Viewing Photos
- Editing A Photo
- Email Photos
- Deleting Photos
20.-- Screen Print: Reproduction Of Kindle Screen
- Create A Screen Print
- Email A Screen Print
21.-- Microphone: Dictation On Kindle
- Practice Using The Microphone
22.-- Rebooting ... Correcting Problems
23.-- Removing Advertisements
24.-- Deregistering A Kindle
A Lighter Touch For Animal Lovers
Special Treats
More ...
Preface: Case Studies
This guide is written for people who have little or no experience operating a computer.
The goal is to provide a step by step plan for the reader to have success in operating a Kindle Fire (5th generation) and to experience the many joys and helps that come from this magnificent device.
One 77-year-old man was in our test group using this book to learn to use the Kindle. He is confined to wheelchair after a very serious heart operation. One hand ended up partially paralyzed and he reported he was having difficulty lifting his paper Bible. He had very limited experience with a computer. His wife reported the following: "John is very impressed. He can understand everything as we go along and the pictures of each step are a life saver. What a wonderful concept."
One of our test group is an 80-year-old woman who has many physical handicaps, walks with a walker, and her 94-year-old husband died about 2 weeks before she began trying to learn to use the Kindle. She took this book we wrote and used it to teach herself the basic principles. It provided valuable therapy for her in a serious time of adjustment. It helped occupy her mind and gave her a new mental project. One of our authors called her almost daily for the first month and coached her. The author lives in Colorado and this woman is life-long New Yorker (NYC). She is really doing well in using the Kindle. Can you image how much this can mean to her?
This is exactly why we compiled this material ... to help people, especially older people and physically handicapped people, who are confined to one physical space (wheelchair / bed). This gives each person an opportunity to get books and read books without going to library or book store. This device stores music, books, video in a unit which can be held in the hand and should be easily within reach of confined individuals. It helps each of us pass time and even enjoy time on this present earth in difficult periods of life. All we have to do is learn to use it. And we can!
CREATED BY:
Pam Padgett
Joan Boney
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1. Initial Setup
Remove battery cable from box.
Plug into top edge of Kindle and electrical outlet on wall to fully charge the unit.
(Note: On top of one side of the plug that goes into the Kindle, you will see a small design. This is the up side of the plug. You might put a white sticker on this side of plug to help you see up side. You cannot reverse the direction. Up is toward the face of the screen when the cable is plugged into the battery charge outlet.)
When battery charge gets low, screen will look similar to following:
Short battery cord: The battery recharge cord that comes with the Kindle is very short. What I do is use an extension cord, putting the extension cord into wall outlet and plugging the Kindle into the extension cord. This allows me to use the Kindle from my recliner while the battery is recharging.
Top Edge Of Unit
To turn the unit on/off: press/release on the single silver bar on right top edge of Kindle.
Installation Begins
When you plug in your Kindle for the first time and press the On/Off button, you will see a message letting you know that your Kindle is starting. After this the screen may be completely black for a few seconds. Don't panic.
Before long installation information will appear on screen. Installation is very easy to do. Just follow the directions as they appear on the screen. There are several steps involved.
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