Can You Highlight and Take Notes on Kindle?
How Do You Highlight in Yellow on Kindle?
To highlight on a Kindle with a touch screen or in the Kindle app for mobile devices:
How Do You Highlight on a Kindle With No Touch Screen?
If you have an older Kindle without a touch screen, place the cursor in front of the first word you want to highlight, then press the Select button. Use the directional pad to start highlighting the text. When finished, press Select again. On some models, you must choose Highlight in the pop-up menu.
How Do You Highlight Pages on a Kindle?
Press and hold the first word of the page and drag your finger to the last word. To highlight across pages, keep dragging your finger after the last word to turn the page. Doing this will highlight the whole next page, so you may want to change where the highlight begins and ends. To bookmark pages, tap the upper-right corner of the screen. Your bookmarks appear as dots on the page slider when you go to page view.
How Do You Add Notes on Kindle?
To add a note, highlight some text (or tap some text you already highlighted) to bring up the toolbar, then tap Note. Type your note and tap Save when you’re finished. When you want to view, edit, share or remove your note, tap the note icon at the end of the highlighted section. To see all notes and highlights for the book you’re reading, go to Menu > Notes or My Notebook. From the Notebook, tap a note to go to the highlighted section. Tap the three dots beside an entry to copy or delete it, and tap the Pencil icon to edit notes.
How Do You Share Highlights and Notes on Kindle?
To share your notes and highlights, tap the note or highlighted text to bring up the pop-up toolbar, then tap Share. You can share your Kindle highlights and notes via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
How Do I Delete Notes and Highlights on a Kindle?
To remove a highlight, tap the highlighted section, then tap the colored circle with an X (it will be the same color as your highlight). For notes, tap the note icon, then tap Delete. You can also delete notes and highlights in your Notebook.
How Do I Hide Popular Highlights on Kindle?
If you don’t want to see popular highlights on Kindle, go to Settings > Other and tap the Popular Highlights switch to disable it. In the Kindle app, go to page view and tap Aa to bring up text options. Tap More, then scroll down and turn off the Popular Highlights toggle. While reading, you may notice some sections are already highlighted with a dotted underline which means it has been highlighted and shared by many users.
