Amazon Fire HDX User's Guide

ixTable of ContentsAdding a Video to Your Watchlist ... 175Removing a Downloaded Video ...

My Kindle Fire HDXxSharing Game Achievements with GameCircle ... 220Identifying GameCircle Games ...

xiTable of ContentsUsing the Calendar ... 260Viewing the

My Kindle Fire HDXxiiSharing Pages with Email ... 295Copying a Link to the Curren

xiiiAbout the AuthorAbout the AuthorJennifer Kettell is the author of Scrivener Absolute Beginner’s Guide and has written and contributed to dozens of

AcknowledgmentsxivDedicationFor my family—Greg Kettell, Roberta Ackerman, Lorraine and Stephen Ravner, Shari and Norman Back, Marcia and Flynn Ravner,

xvReader ServicesWe Want to Hear from You!As the reader of this book, you are our most important critic and commenta-tor. We value your opinion and wa

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IntroductionYou might have purchased your Kindle Fire primarily to read books and watch movies, but the device you hold in your hands can do so much m

2Introductionthat it remains accessible from other devices—or if you need to download a new copy. If all that sounds a bit confusing right now, don’t

800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USAJennifer KettellMyKindle Fire HDX

3What’s New on the Kindle Fireoffers a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, with either 8GB or 16GB of storage. The battery lasts for up to 10 hours of mixed u

4Introduction • An 8-megapixel rear-facing camera on the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9” to capture photos of the world around you. Both Kindle Fire HDX models

5How to Navigate This BookThis icon means that you tap and hold an object on the screen.This icon means that you drag an item on the screen.This icon

6Introduction • Chapter 2, “Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services,” covers managing and transferring your content between Amazon’s cloud, your personal

7Let’s Light This Fire • Chapter 10, “Managing Your Personal Documents and Data,” covers load-ing, viewing, and editing your personal documents and

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Instant VideoCloud PlayerCloud Drive

2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud ServicesAmazon offers a collection of cloud services that augment the functionality of the Kindle Fire. In fact, your Kindle

50Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud ServicesAmazon PrimeThe key to accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services is your Amazon account. A standard Amazon acco

51Amazon Prime51Setting Up Amazon PrimeWhen you went through the setup process for your Kindle Fire, you either connected to an existing Amazon accoun

iiEditor-in-ChiefGreg WiegandExecutive EditorLoretta YatesDevelopment EditorTodd BrakkeManaging EditorSandra SchroederProject EditorMandie FrankCopy E

52Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud ServicesPrime All the TimeAt the end of your free trial, Amazon automatically bills you for $79 to extend your Pri

53Amazon Cloud Drive53Accessing Your Cloud DriveYou can access your Cloud Drive using Silk on your Kindle Fire or using the web browser on your com

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services54 4. Select Your Cloud Drive from the menu. You might get a prompt to install the desktop application, whi

55Amazon Cloud DriveDeleting FoldersYou can delete folders from your Cloud Drive that you no longer need or to free up some space. 1. Clic

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services56Adding Files to Your Cloud DriveTo add files to your Cloud Drive, you upload them to Amazon. 1. Clic

57Amazon Cloud DriveDownloading the Cloud Drive ApplicationIf you use your Cloud Drive on a regular basis, you might find it easier to download and us

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services58 7. Open the Amazon Cloud Drive application and enter your Amazon account username and password. 8. Clic

59Amazon Cloud Drive 2. Press the Cloud button if it’s not already selected. 3. View a list of the files you have in the cloud for that libr

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services60 3. Tap the menu icon. 4. Select Download.34Amazon Cloud PlayerAmazon Cloud Player is a convenient wa

61Amazon Cloud PlayerLaunching Cloud PlayerYou can also elect to download the Amazon Cloud Player application onto your PC or Mac. 1. Ope

Contents at a Glance Introduction ...

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services62 6. Open the Amazon Cloud Player application and enter your Amazon account username and password. 7. Cli

63Amazon Cloud Player 2. In the menu bar, click File, Import Music to Cloud Library. 3. Click Continue to launch the Cloud Player website.23 4. Cli

64Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 5. Click the Download Now button to download the Amazon Music Importer applica-tion, and follow the inst

65Amazon Cloud Player 8. Click Start Scan. The Amazon Music Importer application scans your hard drive, includ-ing your iTunes folders (if you have o

66Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 10. To select which songs to import into your Cloud Player, check the boxes to the left of the song, alb

67Amazon Cloud PlayerPlaying Music on Your ComputerYou can stream music from the Cloud Player app without downloading the music to your computer

68Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 3. Double-click the song you want to play. You can also press the Play button at the top of the list to

69Amazon Cloud PlayerCreating PlaylistsYou can create playlists of songs to play only the songs you want to hear. Playlists are a great way to ma

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services70Downloading Songs to Your Kindle FireIf you plan to be away from an Internet connection, you can still pla

71Amazon Cloud Player 4. If you want to exclude some songs for an artist or album from being downloaded, select the X to the right of the song title.

Table of Contents Introduction 1An Overview of the Various Kindle Fire Models ...2What’s New on the Kindle Fire ...

72Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud ServicesPurchases To, select None if you don’t want your Amazon music automatically imported into iTunes.Changing

73Amazon Instant VideoGetting Videos from Amazon Instant VideoYou can use your computer to buy, rent, or stream Amazon Instant Video. Videos t

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services7474Accessing Kindle Reader ApplicationsBefore you can read Kindle books on your computer, tablet, or smart-

75Kindle Reader Applications and Kindle Cloud ReaderAccessing Kindle Cloud ReaderThe Kindle Cloud Reader makes it possible to read your Kindle

76Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud ServicesOpening and Downloading BooksWhen you select a book, the Kindle Reader app or Amazon Cloud Reader automati

77Kindle Reader Applications and Kindle Cloud ReaderReading Books on the Kindle Cloud ReaderThe Kindle Cloud Reader has many features to make read

78Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services 10. To add Notes or Highlights, use your mouse to select the passage you want to mark; then right-click

79Transferring Files from Your ComputerTransferring Files from a PCIf you’re using Windows Vista or later, the Kindle Fire automatically shows up as a

Chapter 2Accessing Amazon’s Cloud Services80 3. Use the micro-USB cable to con-nect your Kindle Fire to your Mac. 4. Double-click the Android File T

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vTable of ContentsUsing the Keyboard ...35Entering Tex

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IndexSymbols1-Tap Archive, 268-269Aaborting setup, 13accent marks, 38accessoriesBluetooth, connecting, 39covers, 10accountsAmazon Primecancelling, 52c

Index322AmazonCloud Playerapplication, down-loading, 61-62downloading music to computers, 71downloading music to Kindle Fire, 70features, 60importing

323browsingpurchasing, 185Quickoffice Pro, 254sideloading, 198Silk. See SilkSkypecommunication, initi-ating, 218-219contacts, adding, 217setting up, 2

Index324buttonsbuttonsMayday, 44power, 10volume, 10buying. See purchasingCcalendarscolor-coding, 262eventsadding, 263-264editing, 267Facebook, adding,

325emailsynchronizing, 257syncing from Facebook, 259viewing, 254-255contentarchiving, 268-269controlling by ratings, 316FreeTimemanaging, 308-309remov

Index326emailgeneral settings, edit-ing, 236IMAP, 230-231POP3, 230-231settings, editing, 232-235signature lines, 235storage options, 235webmail provid

327kidsGoodreads, 211-214accounts, setting up, 202-203comments, sharing, 209highlights, sharing, 210ratings/reviews, 210-211Google Chrome website, 75H

Index328kidsvideo playback, 318Wi-Fi, 319Kindleapps, deregistering, 97Cloud Readeraccessing, 75books, reading, 77-78email addresseschanging, 88non-Ama

329orientation (screen)micro-USB port, 11movies. See also videosbrowsing, 164-165details, viewing, 165-166expirations, 167Prime Instant Video, accessi

My Kindle Fire HDXviAmazon Instant Video ...72Getting Videos

Index330page numbers (books)Ppage numbers (books), 121panoramic photos, taking, 287-288parental controlsFreeTimeaccessing, 304-305child profiles, sett

331sharingmusic, 148password protecting, 318periodical subscriptions, 110-111TV showscosts, 170episodes, 168seasons, 169TV passes, 171-172QQuick Links

Index332sharingweb pagesemail, 295Facebook, 294sideloading, 78Linux, 80Macs, 79PCs, 79third-party apps, 198signatures (email), 235Silk, 291bookmarkscu

333viewingtapscanceling, 20double-tapping, 21test driving apps, 186textaccent marks, 38copying/cutting/pasting, 37cursor positioning, 36diacriticals,

Index334viewingdevice information, 33-34docs, 85downloaded playlists, 159email attachments, 243highlights, 127notes, 125-127notifications, 26PDFs, 248

viiTable of Contents 4 Reading on the Kindle Fire 103Finding Content ......

My Kindle Fire HDXviiiImmersion Reading ...................... 137Using Text-to-Speec