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# Use Explore by Touch Shortcut Menus

Shortcut menus allow you to access menus, settings, and items on your Fire tablet quickly when Screen Reader and Explore by Touch are enabled. Help for Kindle Fire HD (3rd Generation), Kindle Fire HDX 7" (3rd Generation), and Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" (3rd Generation).

- Local Context Menu - Swipe up then right in a continuous motion with a finger to activate the Local Context Menu. With the Local Context Menu open, you can explore the following items:
  - Reading Granularity Options – Switch between character, word, line, paragraph, page, and default reading levels. Depending on the content being read, some reading granularity options may not be available.
  - Navigation Options – Switch between section, list, control, and special content navigation levels when browsing a webpage in the Silk Browser.
  - Cursor Control Options (for editing text)
    - Move cursor to beginning – Moves the cursor before the first character in a text edit box.
    - Move cursor to end – Moves the cursor after the last character in a text edit box.
- Device Menu - Swipe down then right in a continuous motion with a finger to activate the Device Menu. With the Device Menu open, you can explore the following items:
  - Read from top - Read all items on the screen, starting with the top item.
  - Read from next item - Read all items on the screen starting with the next item.
  - Spell last utterance - Spell the last utterance read to you.
  - Quick Navigation – Cycle through a radial list of all selectable items on screen. Without lifting your finger, draw a circle to hear a list of items. Lift your finger to select the item.
  - Pause feedback - Suspend the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch. Your device will not provide audio feedback, and Explore by Touch will be disabled. Pause feedback is located in the upper left portion of the Device Menu. To resume feedback, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Actions, and then tap the Screen Reader is Suspended notification.
  - Accessibility Settings - Return to the Accessibility Settings screen to select your accessibility options. Accessibility Settings is located in the upper right portion of the Device Menu.

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