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Assigning Display Name
The Display name is how the X-Ray item is shown to readers in your eBook and should be the shortest
name that uniquely identifies the item for the reader.
Adding New Items
To create new characters or terms, click the Add a new item link.
Excluding an Item
If adding content to an item will not add value to customers, you can exclude an item from X-Ray by
changing the Do you want readers to be able to see a description for this item? selection to No.
Amazon encourages you to only exclude items that do not add value to the reading experience.
Classifying Items
To specify whether the item is a Character or Term, select the appropriate option. A character is an
individual, fictional or real, in your book. Examples of characters include "Don Quixote", "Warren
Buffett", and "Darth Vader". Terms are places, organizations, or phrases, and can also be fictional or
real. Examples of terms include "Westeros", "IBM", and "deadlock".
Merging Items
The Spellings or usages section displays variations on the item name. For example, a character named
William can be referred to as Will, Bill, Billy, William Harrison, and/or Mr. Harrison.
To add a Spelling or usage to an item, click Add alternate spelling or usage. Either select the alternate
spelling or usage from the list that appears or start typing a new spelling or usage and then click Add
new.
To remove a Spelling or usage for an item, click the Remove button next to the entries you want to
remove.
If a Spelling or usage was assigned to the wrong item, click the correct item from the list on the left.
Click Add alternate spelling or usage and start typing to find the incorrectly assigned spelling or usage in
the list. When you see the spelling or usage you want, click Add and the spelling or usage to move and it
is reassigned to the correct item.
Choosing Custom or Wikipedia Desciptions
You can also use this pane to edit Descriptions. You can select Write a custom description or Choose a
Wikipedia article, but not both.