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A list of Keyboard Shortcuts for the Amazon Kindle.

edit] Keyboard Shortcuts

Note on syntax: Keys separated by "+" should be held. Keys separated by "-" should be pressed and released.

edit] Global Keys

Alt+G refresh screen (anti-ghosting)

refresh screen (anti-ghosting) Alt+Shift+R reboot Kindle

reboot Kindle Alt+Shift+. restart GUI and show your Serial Number with Bar code

restart GUI and show your Serial Number with Bar code Alt+Shift+G screenshot An SD card is required to store screenshots; they are saved in .GIF format in the card's root. No SD card required for the Kindle 2 Intl or Kindle3.

screenshot

edit] Home Page

Alt+Shift+M Minesweeper game (and GoMoku in Kindle3 by pressing G in Minesweeper)

Minesweeper game (and GoMoku in Kindle3 by pressing G in Minesweeper) Alt+Z rescan picture directories

rescan picture directories Alt+T show time (does not work in Kindle 3 but you can hit Menu button to see time)

show time (does not work in Kindle 3 but you can hit Menu button to see time) Number Keys flip to entered book list page (e.g. entering 1-0 will take you to page 10)

flip to entered book list page (e.g. entering 1-0 will take you to page 10) Alt+Home Open Amazon Store

edit] Reader

Alt+B toggle bookmark

toggle bookmark Alt+T spell out time (does not work in Kindle 3 but you can hit Menu button to see time)

spell out time (does not work in Kindle 3 but you can hit Menu button to see time) Alt+0 (zero) enable/disable slideshow (note that this will also work with text. There is no control for speed but changing font size will help somewhat.)

enable/disable slideshow (note that this will also work with text. There is no control for speed but changing font size will help somewhat.) Alt+1 start slideshow (if enabled)

start slideshow (if enabled) Alt+2 stop slideshow

stop slideshow Alt+PageForward/PageBackward go to next/previous annotation or one "chunk" (1/20th of a book) forward or backward

edit] Settings Page

Alt+(3-1-1) search for and switch wireless provider

search for and switch wireless provider Alt+(4-1-1) show diagnostics data

show diagnostics data Alt+(5-1-1) run loopback call test

run loopback call test Alt+(6-1-1) diagnostic data service call c/e/s

diagnostic data service call c/e/s Alt+(1-2-6) Lab126 team members

edit] Font List

J show/hide justification options

edit] Picture Viewer

Alt+Shift+o set current picture as screensaver.

set current picture as screensaver. F toggle fullscreen mode. This is a bit buggy, whenever you wake the Kindle up or reload the picture collection the screen will redraw wrong. Press F twice to straighten this out.

toggle fullscreen mode. This is a bit buggy, whenever you wake the Kindle up or reload the picture collection the screen will redraw wrong. Press twice to straighten this out. R toggle rotating images 90°, or back upright. This rotation is added to whichever direction the Kindle has set with the Aa key. Useful with the next 2..

toggle rotating images 90°, or back upright. This rotation is added to whichever direction the Kindle has set with the key. Useful with the next 2.. 0-9 Press any number to show a 1/10ths of the screen ruler. The ruler is along the "bottom" of the screen, if you want the ruler to display the other way, then rotate via both the Aa settings and R key. On models without proper number keys, pressing Alt+# works.

Press any number to show a 1/10ths of the screen ruler. The ruler is along the "bottom" of the screen, if you want the ruler to display the other way, then rotate via both the settings and key. On models without proper number keys, pressing Alt+# works. Alt + 1-9 When the screen is only showing part of a larger image, this will shift the view by less than a screenful. Ex: press Alt+3 , and the invisible line at ruler position 3 will be shifted to the left edge.

When the screen is only showing part of a larger image, this will shift the view by less than a screenful. Ex: press , and the invisible line at ruler position 3 will be shifted to the left edge. Q Zoom in

Zoom in W Zoom out

Zoom out E Reset the zoom level

edit] Text to Speech

The up arrow + SYM turns on/off Text To Speech

edit] Minesweeper

I,J,K,L up, left, down, right

up, left, down, right M mark mine/unmark mine

mark mine/unmark mine R restart

restart Space/ScrollWheelClick open cell

open cell ScrollWheel move cursor left/right or up/down depending on mode

move cursor left/right or up/down depending on mode Alt toggle scrollwheel mode for left/right or up/down movement

toggle scrollwheel mode for left/right or up/down movement H return to Home screen

edit] Text Input

Alt+Backspace clear all

clear all Alt+H/Alt+J cursor left/right

Note: The following shortcuts do not work in search fields.

Alt+6 ?

? Alt+7 ,

, Alt+8 :

: Alt+9 "

" Alt+0 '

edit] Browser

Alt+1 show current location in Google Maps

show current location in Google Maps Alt+2 find gas station nearby

find gas station nearby Alt+3 find restaurant nearby

find restaurant nearby Alt+5 find custom keyword nearby

find custom keyword nearby Alt+D dump debug info to the log and toggle highlight default item

dump debug info to the log and toggle highlight default item Alt+Z toggle zone drawing and show log

edit] Audio Player

Alt+F next

next Alt+P play/stop (Kindle)

play/stop (Kindle) Alt+Space play/stop (Kindle 3)

edit] Search Commands

Note: These commands are to be entered into a search box, followed by keywords (e.g. "@wiki amazon kindle" will search Wikipedia for articles about the Kindle).

@help

@web

@wiki/@wikipedia

@store

@time

Special thanks to Igor Skochinsky and his Reversing Everything blog for discovering and compiling the majority of the undocumented keyboard shortcuts.

As a precaution, all commands that may damage the Kindle's functionality have been removed.