Kindle for Mac keyboard shortcuts

You'll probably want to use some keyboard shortcuts when reading a Kindle book. To avoid distractions because of using the mouse, take a look at the shortcuts below.

Kindle for Mac

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You'll probably want to use some keyboard shortcuts when reading a Kindle book. To avoid distractions because of using the mouse, take a look at the shortcuts below.

This shortcut list is sorted by user, meaning that original structure (headings) is disregarded. You can see the original page here: Kindle for Mac keyboard shortcuts.

0	Del	Back
0	→	Next Page
0	→	Move the focus of the book to the right of the current selection
0	←	Move the focus of the book to the left of the current selection
0	←	Previous Page
0	Space	Next Page
0	Space	Pause or resume reading (while in a book)
0	↓	Next Page
0	↓	Move the focus of the book below the current selection
0	↑	Move the focus to the book above the current selection
0	↑	Previous Page
0	⤶ Enter	Open selected book to last (go to last page read)
0	⤶ Enter	Next Page
0	Page Up	Previous Page
0	Page Up	Scroll the list of books up one page (but do not change the current focus)
0	Page Down	Scroll the list of books down one page (but do not change the current focus)
0	Page Down	Next Page
0	⌘ Cmd + G	Go to Location
0	⌘ Cmd + W	File: Close book
0	⌘ Cmd + R	Actions: Sync and check for new items
0	⌘ Cmd + R	Go: Sync to furthest page read
0	⌘ Cmd + R	Sync
0	⌘ Cmd + T	Toggle Text-to-Speech
0	⌘ Cmd + F	Search
0	⌘ Cmd + S	Read the current sentence
0	⌘ Cmd + Q	Quit Kindle for Mac
0	⌘ Cmd + B	Open Notes and Marks (if closed)
0	⌘ Cmd + B	Close Notes and Marks (if opened)
0	⌘ Cmd + Y	Open and close X-Ray for Textbooks (only works on eligible Textbooks)
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + N	Export to Flashcards from Notebook (when using the Notebook)
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + F	Open Flashcard side panel
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + C	Toggle continuous reading
0	↑ Shift + Space	Previous Page
0	or ↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter
0	or ⌘ Cmd + ↑
0	⌘ Cmd + ↓	Bookmark
0	⌘ Cmd + ↓	Next Page
-1	⌘ Cmd + O	Open selected book to last (go to last page read)
0	↑ Shift + +	Increase speech rate
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ↓	Skip forward one sentence
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ↑	Read the previous sentence
0	↑ Shift + -	Decrease speech rate
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + L	Open Library
0	⌘ Cmd + -	Increase Font Size
0	⌘ Cmd + I	Text-to-Speech read instructions
0	⌘ Cmd + ,	Preferences
0	⌘ Cmd + +	Increase Font Size
0	Backspace	Back
0	⌘ Cmd + Alt + E	Export notes from Notebook

To use these shortcuts, you must enable Text-to-Speech first. Press "Cmd + T" or select the Tools menu and chose Start Text-to-Speech.
Note: This feature only works on eligible Kindle content. You can configure the Text-to-Speech language from the System Preferences on your computer.

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