It would be much better if there was
a bold font option or a way to get it to properly refresh.
Not exact matches
In Microsoft Word, I found I could easily tap
options to add
bold or italics to text and change
font size.
I'm just sorry I didn't ask Dr. Kane about the inclusion of an all - text
bolding option in the Kindle — plus a
font optimized for people with dyslexia.
I read mostly library books, and I heard that many of the customizable
options (such as certain
fonts and the ability to make the text
bold) are not available for side loaded content.
There is also an all
bold option, similar to the Amazon developed font Ember B
bold option, similar to the Amazon developed
font Ember
BoldBold.
The second gen also has a number of new software features; such as inverting black and white, a slider bar in the e-reader app that can apply new
bold settings to all
fonts and accessibility
options for vision impaired readers.
With the Kobo's preloaded
fonts, you have the
option to customize the weight so that you can make the text appear
bolder.
I do wish they had given a
bold option to the bookerly
font.
So while the QuickOffice update will allow for editing Microsoft Word and Excel documents, the formatting
options currently available include
options to change the
font type, color, and size, along with underlining, italics, and
bold in Word.
I do like the
bold option on the inkBook but the
fonts don't seem to be optimized for E Ink.
As for software, Amazon is promising several updates such as new
font sizes and
bold settings, a new accessibility
option for dyslexic readers, left - aligned text and automatic light settings facilitated by built - in ambient light sensors.
After playing around with them a bit, I like the sans serif
font (which is
bolder than the normal) with the medium line spacing
option, on the 4th text size.
For good measure the ALA and the FCC should lean on Amazon and other companies to offer a good all -
bold text
option (if possible with adjustable
font weights) to help readers who prefer high - contrast black on white.
Lots of people have been calling for
bolder fonts on Kindles for years so it was nice (and surprising) to see Amazon finally add the
option.
A couple weeks ago Amazon updated the software on Kindle ereaders for the sole purpose of adding the
option to use a new
bold font called Amazon Ember B
bold font called Amazon Ember
BoldBold.
Among the
options are Color Scheme (three
options),
Font Size,
Font Style (seven
options, including three
fonts in
bold), Line Spacing, Margins, Page Animations on / off, Bookmark, Sharing
options for Goodreads & Facebook, and more.
Options include text to speech, enlarged text,
bolder fonts, higher contrast UI, zoom for displayed pictures, invert colors on screen and more.
There are more
font size
options, and additional levels of
bolding.
These categories should be visually emphasized on your document using a combination of
font size,
bold, italics, and underline
options.