The Kindle is a cinch to use, and the buttons are very intuitive. Even so, a few shortcuts make using a Kindle even more convenient and can further enhance your reading experience.
| Keyboard Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Alt+Q | Types 1 |
| Alt+W | Types 2 |
| Alt+E | Types 3 |
| Alt+R | Types 4 |
| Alt+T | Types 5 |
| Alt+Y | Types 6 |
| Alt+U | Types 7 |
| Alt+I | Types 8 |
| Alt+O | Types 9 |
| Alt+P | Types 0 |
| Alt+B | Sets or removes a bookmark |
| Alt+Home | Goes to the Kindle Store |
| Menu button | Displays the time and available memory |
| Right on the 5-Way Controller | Moves to next chapter (when you are within a book). On the Home screen, pressing the right arrow on the 5-Way Controller brings you to the information screen about the book, blog, or other content that you are viewing. |
| Shift+Sym | Turns on Text-to-Speech |
| Spacebar | Pauses Text-to-Speech |
| Back button | Turns off Text-to-Speech |
| Alt+spacebar | Plays or stops MP3s |
| Alt+F | Skips to the next MP3 |
| Alt+G | Refreshes the screen |
| Shift+Alt+M | Plays Minesweeper |
| Shift+Alt+G | Takes a screenshot of the current screen |
