Kindle fire hdx for dummies / Nancy C. Muir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muir, Nancy, 1954-

Series:

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muir, Nancy, 1954-.

Muir, Nancy.

Kindle Fire (Computer).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spark your interest in Kindle Fire HDX and start burning through books, movies, music, and more with this bestselling guide! The Kindle Fire HDX is Amazon's premiere tablet. With its new, more powerful Android operating system, this latest version has some exciting bells and whistles along with the features that have made the Fire a tablet fan favorite: access to the amazing Amazon Appstore, online music storage, a large music and video store, a huge e-book library, and easy one-step ordering from Amazon. This full-color, For Dummies guide shows you how to take advantage

Contents:

Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Kindle Fire HDX; Chapter 1: Overview of the Kindle Fire HDX; What's New in Kindle Fire HDX; A Quick Rundown of Kindle Fire HDX Hardware Features; Key Features of Kindle Fire HDX; Chapter 2: Kindle Fire HDX Quickstart; Getting to Know the Interface; Using a Micro USB Cable to Transfer Data; Chapter 3: Kindle Fire HDX Settings; Opening Quick Settings; Finding Other Settings; Part II: Taking the Leap Online

Chapter 4: Going ShoppingManaging Your Amazon Account; Visiting the Amazon Appstore; Buying Content; Shopping for Anything Else; Chapter 5: Going Online; Getting Online by Using Wi-Fi; Browsing the Internet with Silk; Choosing Privacy Settings; Working with E-Mail; Sending E-Mail to Your Kindle Account; Part III: Having Fun and Getting Productive; Chapter 6: E-Reader Extraordinaire; So Many Things to Read!; Reading Books; Diving In with Immersion Reading; X-Ray for Books; Managing Publications; Buying and Reading Periodicals; Reading Docs on Kindle Fire HDX; Chapter 7: Playing Music

Exploring the Music LibrarySearching for Music; Uploading Music to the Cloud; Playing Music; Chapter 8: Playing Video; Streaming versus Downloading; Looking at Your Videos Library; Opening and Playing a Video; Using Second Screen to Fling a Movie to Your TV; Using X-Ray for Video and Music; Chapter 9: Going Social; Managing Contacts; Using Integrated Facebook and Twitter; Making Calls with Skype; Chapter 10: Getting Productive with Kindle Fire HDX; Understanding Kindle Docs; Getting Docs onto Kindle Fire HDX; Understanding Document File Formats; Working with OfficeSuite Pro

Staying on Time with CalendarTaking and Viewing Photos and Video; Using the Oxford Dictionary of English; Part IV: The Part of Tens; Chapter 11: Ten Apps That Add Functionality to Kindle Fire HDX; SketchBook Mobile; Calorie Counter and Diet Tracker; Alarm Clock Xtreme Free; Astral Budget; ColorNote Notepad Notes; Calculator Plus Free; AccuWeather; Bloomberg (Kindle Tablet Edition); Convertr; Wifi Analyzer; Chapter 12: Ten (or So) Top Gaming Apps; Contre Jour; Monsters Ate My Condo; Where's My Perry?; Quell Memento; Blood and Glory: Legend; Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story; Chess Free; Bejeweled 2

WordsmithSolitaire Free Pack; Asphalt 8: Airborne; Words with Friends Free; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-77266-0

OCLC:

869281987