Amazon’s Kindle Scribeis not only the biggest Kindle the company sells, but it’s also the only Kindle that you can use as adigital notebookfor sketches and taking notes. Included with every Kindle Scribe is a Basic Pen, or you can pay a little bit more for the Premium Pen that brings with it extra features to enhance your note-taking experience.
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Regardless of which pen you end up with, you should know a few things about using it to get the most out of the Scribe. Below, I’ll walk you through all the pen’s tips and tricks, including how to use the shortcut button to do anything you want.
1Use the toolbar to get custom digital ink
After creating a new notebook on the Scribe, you’re left staring at a blank page, ready for your next sketch, journal entry or notes from class or a meeting. The first time you put the tip of the pen to the screen, you’ll see a small line of digital pen ink streaking across it. But you don’t have to stick to using the pen, or that line thickness, if you don’t want to.
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You can tap on any of the tools once to select them, but if you tap on a selection, like the pen tool, a second time, you’ll see another menu that gives you all sorts of options.
I’ve found that the toolbar feels like it’s in the way a lot of the time when I’m using the Scribe, so what I do is tap on the toolbar button to change pens or use the undo button, and then tap on the toolbar button again to minimize it
2Erase your mistakes on the Scribe
For those who own the Kindle Scribe and the Basic Pen, you won’t be able to flip the pen over and use the other end as an erasure like you can on a traditional pencil. Instead, you’ll need to select the eraser from the toolbar and use its various settings. However, if you have a Premium Pen, you can simply flip the pen over and use the other end to erase whatever’s on your screen. It’s a natural feeling that I’m sure most people can relate to; when you make a mistake, you flip the pen over, erase, and keep going.
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3Change how the shortcut button works
There’s a $30 difference between the Basic Pen and the Premium Pen, but for that added cost, you get extra features, such as the ability to use its built-in eraser feature. But there’s also a shortcut button on the side of the Premium Pen that gives you even more capabilities that are worth noting. To change how the shortcut button works, you’ll need to go into your Scribe’s settings.
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