As a substitute of sharing your handwritten notes, the Scribe can now convert your handwriting to textual content and share your word as a textual content file. Matthew Miller/ZDNET
Amazon is slowly checking off options that the Kindle Scribe lacked at launch. The corporate on Monday introduced yet one more replace for the Scribe that brings a number of new options to the mix e-reader and digital pocket book.
The newest replace addresses considered one of my largest gripes in regards to the Scribe at launch — the shortage of a range device for transferring photos and textual content on web page in a pocket book. The brand new lasso device is discovered within the toolbar and, when activated, means that you can draw round no matter content material you need to transfer. When you elevate the pen, you possibly can then drag and drop the choose, or use the copy-and-cut instruments that present up. You’ll be able to even resize the choice.
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The replace additionally features a new choice you may see when sharing a pocket book or doc. As a substitute of sharing your handwritten notes, the Scribe can now convert your handwriting to textual content and share your word as a textual content file. (I examined it, and it was quick and correct.)
The brand new lasso device is discovered within the toolbar and, when activated, means that you can draw round no matter content material you need to transfer. Jason Cipriani/ZDNET
One other new characteristic Amazon added to the Scribe is a brand new class of books and titles that you need to use the pen to put in writing on. Beforehand, in the event you needed to put in writing in a Kindle e-book to make a remark, you’d solely have the choice to create a digital sticky word. Amazon has revealed a curated model of the Kindle retailer that has books which are prepared for the brand new characteristic. You’ll be able to take a look at these books right here, a range that already consists of at the very least just a few crossword puzzle books. Alternatively, you possibly can search for “write-on books” or “on-page writing” within the description of any suitable books within the Kindle Retailer.
There have been additionally a number of enhancements to how one can work together with PDF information on the Scribe within the replace.
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Might’s replace comes after an replace in April that added the flexibility to ship paperwork from Microsoft Phrase to the Scribe, improved pocket book navigation, PDF studying enhancements, and a two-column studying choice.
Amazon additionally introduced a brand new web site particularly for Kindle Scribe customers that is designed to show them how you can use and get essentially the most out of their pill.
The replace is at present rolling out and can robotically set up in your Scribe within the coming weeks. Nevertheless, if you wish to set up the replace proper now, there’s a easy method of manually putting in it. You may must observe the directions on this web page after downloading the replace from right here.
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