Kindle Fire HD For Dummies E-Book

Nancy C. Muir

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 187

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Movies, apps, games, e-books, and more - enjoy them all on the hottest device in town - the Kindle Fire HD!

From its stunning color touchscreen to its ultrafast speed, the Kindle Fire HD is sparking everyone's interest. This full-color guide will have you blazing through the web, staying entertained with the latest apps and games, watching your favorite TV shows and movies, and, of course, reading magazines, newspapers, and books to indulge all your interests. Whether this is your first tablet or you're upgrading from another device, you'll get to know your Kindle Fire HD and rekindle your love of reading with Kindle Fire HD For Dummies!

• Covers the Kindle Fire HD and original Kindle Fire
• Helps you navigate the interface, customize your settings, get connected, and take advantage of Amazon Cloud
• Shows you how to work with the built-in apps and find new ones to to try out from the Amazon Appstore
• Explains how to fill your Kindle Fire with cool stuff - from movies and music to videos, photos, apps, e-books, and more
• Walks you through using Amazon's incredibly smooth Amazon Silk web browser to find anything you need online and keep in touch with e-mail, Skype, Facebook, and Twitter

Light 'er up and unleash the fun with Kindle Fire HD For Dummies!

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Kindle Fire™ HD For Dummies®

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Why Buy This Book?

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Making the Kindle Fire HD Yours

Part II: Taking the Leap Online

Part III: Having Fun and Getting Productive

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Get Going!

Part I: Making the Kindle Fire HD Yours

Part I: Chapter 1: Overview of the Kindle Fire HD

A Quick Rundown of Kindle Fire HD Hardware Features

Key Features of Kindle Fire HD

Storage on Earth and in the cloud

App appeal

Check out the price

Pre-installed functionality

The magic of Whispersync

Content, content, content!

Browsing with Amazon Silk

A world of color on the durable display

Understanding the value of Amazon Prime

Part I: Chapter 2: Kindle Fire HD Quickstart

Get Going with Kindle Fire HD

Opening the box

Turning your Kindle Fire HD on and off

Getting to know the touchscreen

Setting up your Kindle Fire HD

Charging the battery

Getting to Know the Interface

Accessing Kindle Fire HD libraries

Playing with the Carousel

Organizing Favorites

Getting clues from the Status bar

The often-present, ever-changing Options bar

Using a Micro USB Cable to Transfer Data

Part I: Chapter 3: Kindle Fire HD Settings

Opening Quick Settings

Finding Other Settings

Help & Feedback

My Account

Parental Controls

Controlling sounds and display

Location-Based Services

Making security settings

Working with applications

Adjusting date and time

Setting up Wi-Fi

Working with the onscreen keyboard

Looking at device settings

Part II: Taking the Leap Online

Part II: Chapter 4: Going Shopping

Managing Your Amazon Account

Visiting the Amazon Appstore

Exploring the world of apps

Searching for apps

Buying apps

Buying Content

Buying publications through Newsstand

Buying books

Buying music

Buying video

Shopping for Anything Else

Part II: Chapter 5: Going Online

Getting Online by Using Wi-Fi

Browsing the Internet with Silk

Using navigation tools to get around

Bookmarking sites

Searching for content on a page

Searching the web

Reviewing browsing history

Working with web page content

Personalizing Silk

Making Privacy Settings

Working with E-Mail

Setting up an e-mail account

Sending e-mail

Receiving e-mail

Forwarding and replying to e-mail

Sending E-Mail to Your Kindle Account

Part III: Having Fun and Getting Productive

Part III: Chapter 6: E-Reader Extraordinaire

So Many Things to Read!

Buying books

Using the Amazon Lending Library

Borrowing from your local library

Reading Books

Going to the (Books) library

Opening a book

Navigating a book

Searching in a book

Bookmarking a page and highlighting text

Modifying the appearance of a page

Sharing with others

Managing Publications

Buying and Reading Periodicals

Reading docs on Kindle Fire HD

Part III: Chapter 7: Playing Music

Exploring the Music Library

Uploading Music to the Cloud

Playing Music

Opening and playing a song

Creating playlists

Part III: Chapter 8: Playing Video

Streaming versus Downloading

Looking at Your Videos Library

Opening and Playing a Video

Using X-Ray for Movies

Part III: Chapter 9: Going Social

Managing Contacts

Importing contacts

Creating new contacts

Viewing contacts

Using Integrated Facebook and Twitter

Making Calls with Skype

Part III: Chapter 10: Getting Productive with Kindle Fire HD

Understanding Kindle Docs

Getting docs onto Kindle Fire HD

Opening docs

E-mailing docs

Taking documents further

Staying on Time with Calendar

Calendar views

Syncing with a calendar account

Create a new Calendar event

Viewing Photos

Getting photos onto Kindle Fire HD

Viewing photos

Managing photos in the Amazon Cloud Drive

Using the New Oxford American Dictionary

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Part IV: Chapter 11: Ten Apps That Add Functionality to Kindle Fire HD

SketchBook Mobile

Fast Food Nutrition Lite

Alarm Clock Xtreme Free

Astral Budget

ColorNote Notepad Notes

Cube Calculator

Handrite Note Pro

Exchange by TouchDown

Units

Wi-Fi Analyzer

Part IV: Chapter 12: Ten (or So) Top Gaming Apps

Cut the Rope

Plants vs. Zombies

Fruit Ninja

Quell Reflect

Airport Mania for Kindle Fire

Jetpack Joyride

Chess Free

Jewels

Wordsmith

Solitaire Free Pack

Asphalt 7: Heat

Cheat Sheet

Kindle Fire™ HD For Dummies®

by Nancy C. Muir

Kindle Fire™ HD For Dummies®

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com

Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

Published simultaneously in Canada

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