Amazon Kindle Keyboard Shortcuts

A list of keyboard shortcuts for Kindle Keyboard.

Kindle 3 Keyboard. Click to See a Bigger Picture.

Some keyboard shortcuts are only available on specific screen. The titles below indicate the screen modes. Go to Amazon Kindle Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet to download a single page printable friendly shortcuts cheat sheet.

Global (works in all screens / modes)

1. Numbers from 1 to 0
• Alt + Q = 1
• Alt + W = 2
• Alt + E = 3
• Alt + R = 4
• Alt + T = 5
• Alt + Y = 6
• Alt + U = 7
• Alt + I = 8
• Alt + O = 9
• Alt + P = 0
2. Redraw or Refresh screen = Alt + G
3. Take Screenshot = Alt + Shift + G or Alt + Shift + H
4. Display device barcode or serial numbers = Alt + Shift + .

Home Screen

1. Rescan files in Kindle 3 = Alt + Z
2. Start hidden Minesweepr / GoMoKu game = Alt + Shift + M
3. Goto Amazon Store = Alt + Home

Reading Screen

1. Add or Remove bookmark = Alt + B
2. Goto next or previous chapters = right or left of the 5-way controller buttons
3. Turns on/off the Text-to-Speech = Alt + Shift
4. Turns off the Text-to-Speech = Back
5. Pause or Continue Text-to-Speech = Spacebar
6. Turns on/off Music Player = Alt + Space
7. Skip to next track = Alt + F

Settings Screen

1. Change 3G provider = Alt + EQQ
2. Kindle Information = Alt + RQQ
3. 3G Modem Information = Alt + YQQ
4. Wi-Fi Modem Information = Alt + UQQ

Web Browser Screen

1. Nudge to the left = Alt + H
2. Nudge to the right = Alt + J
3. Clear Address = Alt + Del

Photo Album Viewer Screen
(Refer to How to Create Photo Albums in Your Kindle 3)

1. Zoom in = Q
2. Zoom out = W
3. Reset Zoom = E
4. Rotate photo = R
5. Toggle fullscreen = F

Update:

• 12 Decmber 2011: Change "Kindle 3" to "Kindle Keyboard".
• 6 January 2012: Added a link to the shortcut cheat sheet.