Originally posted March 2, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal
The
Home Screen is the first thing you see when you turn on or wake up your Kindle. It is a list of all the content on your little machine, including books, magazines, blogs, personal files, pdf files and even audio books. Think of it as your personal bookshelf on your Kindle. It is also the starting screen for some of your more interesting menu choices.
You can get to your Home Screen at any time by pressing the Home button, clearly marked on the right side of your Kindle. If your list is becoming a little over the top and making you anxious when you look at it, it may be time to do a little sorting to take back control.
Your Home Screen is (by default), sorted with the most recently accessed or received item at the top. There are other options you may want to utilize from time to time. You can always choose to sort by date again. Here's how you can check out the Sort Options for your Kindle:
- Press the Home button (if you're not already there)
- Toggle the 5-way switch up or down until Show and Sort Options are underlined (almost at the top of the screen)
- Toggle 5-way to the right or left to see choices. Stop when the choice you want is underlined.
- Press in on 5-way switch to make it happen (remember you can always put it back the way it was by choosing sort by date.
Here is a screenshot so you can get an idea where the Sort Options are and your different choices. I moved the switch and took screenshots of the other choices and layered it on top (to the right of the arrow) so you could see them all. As you move your 5-way switch to the left or right something different will be underlined.
Underlined is
selected on your Kindle. Once something is selected, press the switch in to make something happen.
