Apps, iPads, Make Tech Easier, More, Student, Students

Kindle App – how to use

amazon-kindle-app

Here is some info from the web
on using the Kindle app.

 

 

To download titles your device must be connected to a wireless or data network, but you do not need to connect your device to a wireless or data network to view titles that you have already downloaded.

View all content in your Kindle library:

Tap the Menu icon and then tap All Items.

Switch between content stored in the cloud and on the device:

While in a content library, tap the Cloud and Device option at the bottom of the screen.

Check for recent content:

Tap the Menu icon and then tap Sync.

Remove content from your device:

While in a content library, press and hold an item, and then select the Remove from Device option. This does NOT delete the document from your account – it can be downloaded again later.

Sort content on your home screen:

  • Sort by content type:
    Tap the Menu icon to sort content by All Items, Books, Newsstand, Docs, or Collections.
  • Filter by title, author, or recent:
    Tap the Sort icon to sort titles by Recent, Title, or Author.

Change the display of your content:

  • Display title covers in a grid: Tap the Grid icon.
  • Display the title covers in a list: Tap the List icon.

 

CLICK HERE to learn more, including how to

  • change font/size/etc.
  • Add bookmarks
  • Change locations in the book
  • Explore the book with X-ray [may not work with all documents]
  • Add highlights
  • Add notes
  • Look up words in a dictionary
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iPad not working? Can’t get on the Web?

If your iPad

  1. can’t get on the web
  2. can’t access your eText
  3. can’t fetch email

….or do anything else that required network access to the outside world, most likely your subscription to the MDS network has expired. This happens every 30 days – it’s a network security thing.

Here’s what to do:

  • Try to access a website that is OFF-campus [moodle is on-campus, so it won’t help] AND that you haven’t visited before. Maybe this one?
    OR
  • Go to Settings–>Wi-Fi–>MDS-student and click FORGET THIS NETWORK. Go back to the list of networks and select it again.
    OR
  • Swipe out of all your running apps. REboot the iPad by holding down the Power button until the “Swipe here to turn off your iPad” slider comes up. Swipe it. Once it is done shutting down – it takes about 60 seconds – turn it back on.

What you are trying to do with all of this is to get the “Welcome to the MDS Network” screen to come up. Once it does, you login with your MDS number and your Moodle password.

CLICK HERE to see what to do if you keep getting the “Access Denied” message when logging in.

This is what the signin screen looks like
This is what the signin screen looks like. Click to see a bigger version.
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iBooks account setup – credit card issue

For the classes using a book from the iBooks store, you must setup an iTunes store account before you can receive the book. Mr. Rule recommends using a PERSONAL AppleID when setting this up – that way you can “take it with you” when you leave this fine institution.

However, sometimes Apple asks for a credit card on the account. According to an article on Apple’s support site, it IS possible to setup an account with no credit  – SOMETIMES.

If the account is a NEW account, then you have the option of selecting “None” as a payment option.

HOWEVER, if the AppleID account already existed, Apple requires a credit card when setting up the new iTunes account. Here are some articles on how to work around this requirement:

  • If you’ve already created your Apple ID, you’ll need to add a payment method when you first use it to sign in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. But you can optionally remove the payment method after you sign in to the store. You won’t be asked for a payment method again until you make your first purchase.
  • https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201266 has the details on how to remove the credit card from the account.

 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203905 has some more details about AppleIDs, iTunes Store, and credit cards – complete with links to detailed instructions.

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