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If you’re one of those who prefers accessing their Kindle collection via their Mac, it’s always a better idea to get used to the keyboard shortcuts in order to get the work done in a jiffy. Be it browsing the application, library, using text-to-speech, while reading a book or navigating within tables, there is a keyboard shortcut for every need, making Kindle app on Mac even more accessible. Kindle keyboard shortcuts for Mac Application-wide Open Library: Command, ALT, L Sync: Command R Apple menu systems Kindle for Mac: Preferences: Command , Kindle for Mac: Quit Kindle for Mac: Command Q File: Close Book: Command W Actions: Sync and Check for New Items: Command R Go: Sync to Furthest Page Read: Command R In the library Move the focus of the book above the current selection: Up Arrow Move the focus of the book to the right of the current selection: Right Arrow Move the focus of the book to the left of the current selection: Left Arrow Move the focus of the book below the current selection: Down Arrow Scroll the list of books up one page: Page Up, Command, Up Arrow Scroll the list of books down one page: Page Down, Command, Down Arrow Open selected book (go to last page read): Return, Command, O While reading a book Next Page: Page Down, Command Down Arrow, Enter, Right Arrow, Space, or Down Arrow Previous Page: Shift Enter, Shift Space, Page Up, Command Up Arrow, Left Arrow, or Up Arrow Back: Delete, Backspace Increase font size: Command + Decrease font size: Command - Bookmark: Command D Open/Close Notes and Marks: Command B Go to Location: Command G Search: Command F Open Flashcard side panel: Command, Shift, F Export to Flashcards from Notebook: Command, Shift, N (when using the Notebook) Export Notes from Notebook: Command, Alt, E (when using the Notebook) While using text-to-speech This feature is only supported with Mac OSX 10.10 or higher. To use the Kindle keyboard shortcuts for Mac, you must enable text-to-speech first. To do that, press Command T or select the Tools menu and choose Start Text-to-Speech. Toggle Text-to-Speech: Command T Pause or resume reading: Spacebar (while in a book) Read the current sentence: Command S Read the previous sentence: Command, Shift, Up arrow Skip forward one sentence: Command, Shift, Down arrow Increase speech rate: Shift + Decrease speech rate: Shift - Toggle continuous reading: Command, Shift, C Text-to-Speech Read Instructions: Command I This feature only works on eligible Kindle content. The text-to-speech language can be configured via the System Preferences on your computer.

What to do if your Kindle won’t charge?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 11:30 pm IST | January 31, 2024Updated on 11:04 pm IST | January 31, 2024

A child holding an Amazon Kindle displaying the booting screen.

Why won’t the Kindle turn on?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 9:00 pm IST | January 22, 2024Updated on 4:24 pm IST | January 22, 2024

A smartphone on a wooden table with an audiobook open and headphones plugged in.

Does Kindle Unlimited have audiobooks?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 11:00 pm IST | January 5, 2024Updated on 1:30 pm IST | January 5, 2024

Kindle keyboard shortcuts for Windows PC

How to get to the home screen on Kindle?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 9:00 pm IST | January 3, 2024Updated on 1:34 pm IST | January 3, 2024

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Can you return Kindle books?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 7:00 pm IST | January 2, 2024Updated on 12:55 pm IST | January 2, 2024

Amazon announces Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and refreshes Paperwhite

How to remove books from Kindle?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 7:00 pm IST | December 28, 2023Updated on 2:44 pm IST | December 28, 2023

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How to turn off Kindle?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 7:00 pm IST | December 27, 2023Updated on 1:43 pm IST | December 27, 2023

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How to exit a book on Kindle?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 7:00 pm IST | December 19, 2023Updated on 1:28 pm IST | December 19, 2023

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How to change the font size on Kindle?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 9:00 pm IST | December 17, 2023Updated on 1:56 am IST | December 20, 2023

Is Kindle Unlimited worth it?

by Vanashree Chowdhury
Published on 11:00 pm IST | December 15, 2023Updated on 1:26 am IST | December 28, 2023

How to export highlights from Kindle?

by Akash Singh
Published on 9:00 pm IST | October 12, 2023Updated on 3:09 pm IST | October 12, 2023

Amazon announces Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and refreshes Paperwhite

Amazon announces Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and refreshes Paperwhite

by Editorial Team
Published on 9:30 pm IST | September 21, 2021Updated on 10:56 pm IST | September 22, 2021