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# Using Your Kindle Voyage

Most actions on your Kindle Voyage are controlled with the touchscreen or hardware buttons.

Tips to navigate your Kindle Voyage (7th Generation). See Which Kindle E-reader Do I Have? if you're not sure which Kindle e-reader model you're using.

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Turn your Kindle Voyage on / off | Press and hold the Power button on the back of the device for seven seconds. If you're turning off your Kindle Voyage, tap Screen Off in the Power dialog that appears.
Turn pages | To go to the next or previous page, squeeze either side of the screen. Use the line to PagePress Forward, and the dot to PagePress Back. You can squeeze the PagePress controls to turn book pages and navigate through pages of the Home screen. If you prefer, you can also turn pages by tapping the left or right side of the screen, or swiping your finger across the screen to the left or to the right. You should swipe and tap to navigate other screens on your device.
Make a selection | If you're on the Home screen, tap the screen to select options or open a book. If you're reading a book, press and hold a word to bring up options for the dictionary, Wikipedia, X-Ray (if available), and translation. Select more than five words at a time to automatically highlight that text. Tap the top of the screen while reading to display the reading toolbar.
Set the screen orientation | With Panel View, you can magnify comic and graphic novel panels to read them fully. To enter Panel View while reading, double tap the top of the screen. Double tap the screen again to exit Panel View.

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