FAQ Kindle
Yes, the Kindle Scribe can read PDF files. Here are some more details on the Kindle Scribe's PDF support:
- The Scribe has built-in support for PDFs, so you can send PDF documents to your Scribe by email or via USB and read them natively.
- You can adjust the text size, fonts, and line spacing when reading PDFs for better customization.
- It supports zooming into PDFs using pinch-to-zoom gestures on the touchscreen.
- You can also annotate and take notes on PDFs using the included Premium pen. Any annotations will be saved separately from the original PDF.
- The Scribe screen is 10.2" so it's well-suited for reading PDF documents without too much scrolling or zooming.
- However, the monochrome display means you won't see color in PDFs, just black and white.
- For PDFs with complex formatting, tables or graphics, the reading experience may not be as seamless as on a color tablet. But it's quite usable for standard text-based PDFs.
- You can sync PDFs from cloud storage like Dropbox or email them to your Kindle Scribe email address for easy access.
So in summary, the Kindle Scribe has robust support for viewing, reading, annotating and navigating PDF files thanks to its big screen and pen input. The monochrome display provides a paper-like PDF reading experience.
Digital Planners are customizable, so you can change the start date and first day of week (Sunday or Monday), exclude layouts that you don't need, and select daily, or weekly layout types. It's easy to use. Just set parameters to have your own unique planner.
Firstly you have to select general options like starting date and orientation. Then press on "Planner settings and layouts" button to configure it deeper. For every section—be it yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily—you can choose the pages that best fit your needs. Simply click on the layout name and pick your desired pages from the list. A preview of the template is displayed on the left. If you require fewer pages in a section, such as 3 instead of 4, simply deselect the unwanted page.
Then look at special templates for health, wellness, meal, budget, work, studying etc. You can remove some templates from planner if you are not interested in them. Click on “?” to see what templates available in this section.
Here are a few ways you can add PDFs to your Kindle Scribe:
- Send PDFs via email: You can email PDF file attachments to your unique Kindle Scribe email address (found on your Scribe under Settings). Amazon will automatically sync these PDFs to your Scribe library over WiFi.
- Transfer via USB cable: Connect your Scribe to a computer using a USB-C cable. You can then drag and drop PDF files directly into the Scribe documents folder. The PDFs will sync when you eject and disconnect.
- Send from Kindle desktop app: Download the Kindle app for PC or Mac. You can send PDFs and other documents directly to your Scribe from within this app.
- Upload to cloud drive: Add PDFs to your Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox etc. and you can access them on your Scribe after linking the accounts in Settings.
- Buy on Amazon: Purchase PDFs/ebooks directly from the Kindle Store and they will be delivered to your Scribe and account automatically.
- Send to Kindle apps: Open PDFs in the Kindle app on another tablet or phone, and use the Share menu to send it to your Scribe.
- Copy via WiFi file sharing: Turn on WiFi file sharing in Settings on your Scribe to allow direct wireless transfer of files from a computer.
The key is that all transferred PDFs get synced to your Kindle library and Scribe via WiFi, so you don't need to manually load individual files once transferred.
Here are a few ways you can add PDFs to your Kindle Scribe:
- Send PDFs via email: You can email PDF file attachments to your unique Kindle Scribe email address (found on your Scribe under Settings). Amazon will automatically sync these PDFs to your Scribe library over WiFi.
- Transfer via USB cable: Connect your Scribe to a computer using a USB-C cable. You can then drag and drop PDF files directly into the Scribe documents folder. The PDFs will sync when you eject and disconnect.
- Send from Kindle desktop app: Download the Kindle app for PC or Mac. You can send PDFs and other documents directly to your Scribe from within this app.
- Upload to cloud drive: Add PDFs to your Amazon Cloud Drive. and you can access them on your Scribe after linking the accounts in Settings.
- Buy on Amazon: Purchase PDFs/ebooks directly from the Kindle Store and they will be delivered to your Scribe and account automatically.
- Send to Kindle apps: Open PDFs in the Kindle app on another tablet or phone, and use the Share menu to send it to your Scribe.
- Copy via WiFi file sharing: Turn on WiFi file sharing in Settings on your Scribe to allow direct wireless transfer of files from a computer.
The key is that all transferred PDFs get synced to your Kindle library and Scribe via WiFi, so you don't need to manually load individual files once transferred.
Here is a step-by-step manual for uploading a planner PDF to your Kindle Scribe via computer:
How to Upload a Planner PDF to Your Kindle Scribe via Computer
- Connect your Kindle Scribe to a computer using the included USB-C cable.
- On your computer, you should see the Kindle Scribe drive mount. Open the drive folder.
- Locate or create a folder titled "documents" within the Kindle folder.
- Find the planner PDF file you want to transfer on your computer.
- Drag and drop the planner PDF file into the "documents" folder on the Kindle Scribe drive.
- Eject the Kindle Scribe drive on your computer safely.
- Disconnect your Kindle Scribe from the computer.
- On your Scribe, sync your library by pulling down to refresh your documents list.
- The planner PDF should now appear in your Kindle Scribe documents or library ready to be opened.
- You can view, annotate and take notes on this planner PDF directly on your Kindle Scribe.
Remember that all documents transferred via USB will need to be synced on your Scribe via WiFi or manual syncing before they are available in your library.
This is several reasons why you can't navigate throw the planner using hyperlinks.
At first, Kindle allows you clicking on hyperlinks only using finger, not a stylus. So please be sure you don't use your pen. Fingers are only one option.
The second reason might be associated with downloading issues.
- Please download planner again using Web Browser like Chrome or Safari;
- Try to click on links.
If links work properly, please just import file to device again. Then:
- Find Planner on computer disk (in most cases, the file is being placed to "Downloads" folder.
- Connect your Kindle to the computer with a USB cable.
- Access the Kindle Scribe drive on your computer.
- Drag and place PDF files into the 'Documents' directory on your Kindle drive.
We hope this manual was helpful for you.