Amazon launches new functionality in the Kindle Scribe e-reader

 Amazon has announced the launch of a new update for its e-book reader, “Kindle Scribe”. This American company stated that the new update provides many advanced functions such as handwriting recognition for notes in texts, as well as the new Lasso selection function and formatting. Horizontal view of PDF files.

Handwriting recognition

Thanks to the handwriting recognition function, handwritten notebooks can be converted to text when exporting, and this function does not work directly, but by sending. And when the user sends the notebook to himself, friends or colleagues, it can be edited more easily.

To do this, the user has to select the “Transcript and Quick Send” option in the share menu, after which the notebook is sent to the Amazon account associated with the email address, and a preview of the converted notebook is generated by the “Transcript and Send as Email” option Plus you can check and edit your notebook if needed before emailing it.

The notebook can be sent to up to 5 email addresses, and in all cases the notebook will be sent as a text (.txt) file.

“Lasso” selection function

The Lasso selection function allows you to circle handwritten text or graphics in notebooks, sticky notes, or PDF files imported from the Kindle library via the Send to function. Kindle) to change the font size or make selections within notebooks, sticky notes, or PDFs.

Improved PDF display

The new firmware update improves the display of PDF files in horizontal format, as owners of the Kindle Scribe e-book reader can easily choose between vertical and horizontal formatting, cropping edges to increase the font size, in addition to the ability to highlight text and add notes or Look up definitions related to the text in dictionaries, translation tools, and Wikipedia.

It should be noted that the Kindle Scribe is the first e-book reader equipped with a 10.2-inch Paperwhite screen with a resolution of 300 pixels per square inch, a front light and an electronic pen, in addition to many functions such as the ability to adjust color grading and the automatic adjustment function. for front light.