Kindle Skills - Contacts on your Kindle

I just read a message from someone who read the Contacts on Your Kindle article and was wondering if he or she could use something other than Word to make the working file. They were referring to a .wpd file which is a WordPerfect file.

Kindle will only recognize certain file types, and if you want to keep your pictures (if you want to use any) in your file you will need to save it as a .doc file or a .rtf file (rich text format) to retain the images etc. WordPerfect will do this... just click the word File at the top of the main window, then the words Save as, and choose the format you want to save it in. You can convert the file to a .pdf file if you like but I think you may prefer the a doc or rtf file conversion for your Kindle at the end of the day. Experiment though... that is what it is all about, and what makes this all so much fun!

Then you can take that saved file and use something like Mobipocket Reader or Calibre to convert it finally to a Kindle file for you. Choose the file type (only available ones will show) you want to save it as, then make sure you know where your final saved file is going so you can easily find it later. Take your time. Your computer isn't going anywhere.

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