This hidden Kindle setting helped me enhance my studying pace

I purchased my very first Kindle e-reader about 5 months in the past, and up to now, I’ve cherished utilizing it for studying. It is a lot much less distracting than my iPad or telephone, and for the reason that Kindle retailer has an enormous choice of books, I can simply discover no matter I am on the lookout for. Moreover, as a Prime member, Amazon provides a free book every month via its First Reads program, which is a pleasant bonus.

After all, one of many spotlight options of Amazon’s Kindle collection is its E Ink displays, which give the display a paper-like look. This makes studying not solely simpler in your eyes, however the show can also be way more seen within the daylight, permitting you to take pleasure in studying exterior simply as you’d with an everyday e-book. On an iPad, that is not all the time straightforward, particularly on vivid summer time days.

Moreover, I recognize the numerous customization choices out there on my Kindle. You’ll be able to select between totally different themes, fonts, format kinds, and extra to tailor your studying expertise and make it extra pleasurable for you.

With that in thoughts, not too long ago, Amazon released an update for the Kindle that went largely unnoticed. The replace, model 5.18.3, was made out there for eleventh and twelfth era Kindles, in addition to the Kindle Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe, earlier this summer time. Within the update notes, Amazon solely acknowledged that it up to date the Kindle with “Efficiency enhancements, bug fixes, and different basic enhancements,” omitting the truth that it additionally added some incredible new spacing choices that make studying on the machine considerably simpler. Here is how I’ve taken benefit of this new hidden setting, and the way it can profit you as nicely.

Find out how to use your Kindle’s new spacing choices

You may discover them below the Spacing tab in Font choices

Earlier than I clarify methods to use these new Kindle spacing settings, ensure your Kindle is up to date and has this function. It was added with the 5.18.3 software program replace in June, however the newest model is 5.18.4, launched in July. To find out which model your Kindle is working, navigate to Settings > Gadget Choices > Software program Updates. When you choose this, it is going to show your present model and replace it if vital. So long as it says 5.18.3 or greater, you are all set.

That stated, previous to this new Kindle software program replace, there have been solely three line spacing choices on the Kindle. Now, there’s a plethora of choices, and you’ll customise not solely line spacing but additionally paragraph spacing, phrase spacing, and character spacing to numerous ranges (as proven within the picture above). So, in the event you favor your phrases to be nearer collectively or additional aside, you possibly can regulate that, and in addition fine-tune the character spacing to precisely the way you prefer it.

To take a look at these new spacing choices, comply with these steps:

1. Open a e-book in your Kindle.

2. Faucet the highest of the display to disclose the toolbar.

3. Within the toolbar, choose the “Aa” possibility.

4. Choose Fonts from the choices that seem.

5. Then select Spacing.

6. You may now see all of the totally different spacing choices out there so that you can select from, together with: Line spacing, Paragraph spacing, Phrase spacing, and Character spacing.

Every house possibility has 5 totally different settings. The default, which is none, after which 4 ranges to select from. The upper the quantity, the extra spaced out the choice you have chosen can be, with bigger gaps. I like to recommend attempting every setting till you discover the one which works greatest for you. Fortunately, you possibly can preview the way it seems in your e-book above the settings.

I have been utilizing these new settings for a couple of month now, and so they’ve had a extremely constructive affect on my studying expertise. I initially began sporting glasses for distance, however over time, my close to imaginative and prescient additionally received worse, so now I battle to see my pill or iPhone up shut with out my glasses. Fortunately, with the brand new Kindle spacing choices, studying with out my glasses is far simpler, which is sweet once I’m in mattress and by chance go to sleep whereas studying, one thing that occurs very often. Apart from altering the spacing choices on my Kindle, I’ve additionally barely adjusted the font measurement, making the textual content bigger, which helps so much as nicely. For those who’ve been struggling to learn with the default spacing choices in your Kindle, it is positively value giving these new settings a shot.

For those who’re on the lookout for extra Kindle insights, Pocket-lint not too long ago coated the new Kindle Colorsoft and what number of books you possibly can truly store on your Kindle. Additionally, in the event you’re an Amazon Prime member, bear in mind to say your free Kindle e-books for the month via Amazon First Reads.