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Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide

Looking Up Words in the Dictionary

It’s easy to look up information about a word or topic when you’re reading. 

Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary

Your NOOK includes the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate

®

 Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.

To look up a word in the dictionary, do this:

1.  Press and hold on a word to select it. 

2. Tap 

the 

A-Z

 button in the Text Selection Toolbar. 

A pop-up window appears, presenting a dictionary definition of  the word. To close the window, tap the

 X 

in the 

upper right corner. 

The picture below shows an example of  a dictionary definition.

A definition from your NOOK’s built-in dictionary.

Summary of Contents for GlowLight Plus

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Page 2: ...re subject to change without notice Content shown may vary from actual available content which may change without notice Digital content sold separately Your use of NOOK is subject to the Terms of Ser...

Page 3: ...The NOOK Navigation Buttons 22 The Status Bar 23 The Left Side of the Status Bar 23 The Right Side of the Status Bar 23 GlowLight 24 Turning GlowLight On or Off and Adjusting Its Brightness 24 The Ho...

Page 4: ...k 65 Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper 66 Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspaper 66 What Happens When You Buy an Item in the Shop 66 Using Your Wishlist 67 Using B N Readouts...

Page 5: ...rmats 100 Appendix B International Use and Languages 101 Appendix C One Year Limited Warranty 103 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 103 Appendix D Trademarks and Copyrights 106 Adobe Reader Mobile Software 10...

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Page 7: ...Books http www facebook com nookBN http www twitter com nookbn Now let s get started with a quick tour of your NOOK and its main features Getting to Know Your NOOK Your NOOK GlowLight Plus is an eRead...

Page 8: ...8 Barnes Noble NOOK User Guide...

Page 9: ...lled the NOOK Home button If your NOOK is already on tap this button to display the Home screen which features navigation controls and your recent reads NOOK Home Icon When the device is on tap the NO...

Page 10: ...OK User Guide Micro USB Port Your NOOK features a micro USB port for charging and for connecting to a personal computer The micro USB port is located on the bottom edge of your NOOK directly below the...

Page 11: ...during the registration step Your Barnes Noble Account A Barnes Noble account allows you to purchase and download books magazines and newspapers on your NOOK and from the Barnes Noble Web site The acc...

Page 12: ...n email eld a password eld and a keyboard at the bottom of the screen 5 Sign in to your BN com account When you register your NOOK you link it to your Barnes Noble account and give it access all the b...

Page 13: ...ploring your NOOK That s it You ve registered your NOOK You re ready to read books magazines and newspapers and to shop in the NOOK Store Tutorial Videos The Barnes Noble Web site offers tutorial vide...

Page 14: ...f Battery life tests conducted using speci c units actual results may vary based on device settings usage and many other factors If you are carrying your NOOK without a cover in a bag or purse you mig...

Page 15: ...ecteur et cables con us uniquement pour votre mod le NOOK N utilisez pas d adaptateurs secteur ou cables micro USB qui ont t effiloch s ou autrement endommag s Si vous connectez votre NOOK un ordinate...

Page 16: ...OOK was turned off it will now turn itself on NOTE Depending on how much power remains in the battery it might take approximately 3 hours to fully recharge your NOOK through an electrical outlet Do no...

Page 17: ...mming pool rst rinse the device and the USB port under fresh water Then shake the device gently with the USB port facing down to remove excess water Then using a micro ber cloth dry the device and the...

Page 18: ...storage Even on a day that is not very hot the passenger compartment or trunk of a car can be extremely hot Do not leave your NOOK in a car High storage temperatures reduce battery life For more info...

Page 19: ...anti glare lm already installed Please don t use any additional screen protector as it will damage the device To protect your NOOK s screen from accidental damage we recommend using a NOOK cover Your...

Page 20: ...gnizes these different gestures Tap Double tap Press and hold Swipe Scroll Tap A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your ngertip It s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a com puter keyb...

Page 21: ...menu offering you choices of things you can do with that book highlight the word write a note look the word up in a dictionary and so on Pressing and holding on a word in a book and then lifting your...

Page 22: ...o the Shop you can simply tap the NOOK Home button to display the Home screen and tap the Shop button to display the Shop screen To open the NOOK Navigation Menu tap the NOOK button on the front bezel...

Page 23: ...icon that indicates whether GlowLight is turned on or off A wireless connection indicator A battery charge indicator The lightbulb icon indicates whether GlowLight is turned on or off If GlowLight is...

Page 24: ...Search screen or in Settings tap the lightbulb icon or Wi Fi symbol in the Status Bar Your NOOK opens the Quick Settings window 2 Change the GlowLight setting as you like If GlowLight is off swipe the...

Page 25: ...At the top of the Home screen the New Recent panel shows the covers of the books or periodicals you have most recently purchased or were most recently reading If you have not read a book or periodical...

Page 26: ...of related titles and a button for purchasing the book or periodi cal The details page of a book might also include a button for downloading a free sample The picture below shows an example of a detai...

Page 27: ...of titles in the Library tap on the book s title NOTE The rst time you open a book on your NOOK you will be presented with a brief tutorial on using gestures to turn pages and to open reading tools Pa...

Page 28: ...he upper right corner of the screen as shown in the gure below The Reading Tools menu There are three tools on the right side of the Reading Tools menu Here s a quick look at what they do Contents ope...

Page 29: ...you have looked up in this book or in all your books Tap on any title highlighted passage summary or bookmark on these tabs to jump to that location in the book The Contents tool When the Contents to...

Page 30: ...particular passage tap on it To erase all the notes and clear all the highlights tap the Clear all button You can control whether or not your NOOK shows highlighted passages and note symbols in the NO...

Page 31: ...ists the page number and either the chapter number if you bookmarked the rst page of a chapter or the rst line of text that appears on the page if you bookmarked any page other than the rst page of a...

Page 32: ...p the word Tap on a word to see its dictionary de nition To erase the list of lookups tap the Clear all button If you are viewing the lookups just for this book only those lookups are deleted If you a...

Page 33: ...de NOTE Some publishers have de ned default settings for the display of NOOK Books This settings specify a speci c type font font size line spacing and margin setting If these defaults have been de ne...

Page 34: ...ply tap in the upper right corner of the page Or you can tap in the center of the page to open the Reading Tools tap the More icon and tap the Add Bookmark menu choice In either case your NOOK display...

Page 35: ...to open the Reading Tools 2 Tap the More icon 3 Tap the Jump to Page menu choice Your NOOK opens a page number dialog box with a numerical keyboard 4 Type the number of the page you want to move to Th...

Page 36: ...f the page to open the Reading Tools 2 Tap the More icon 3 Tap the Find in Book menu choice A keyboard appears on the screen See the image below 4 Type the word or phrase you want to nd Then tap the s...

Page 37: ...Barnes Noble NOOK User Guide 37 The image below shows an example of search results Search results within a book...

Page 38: ...ce of the word or phrase to another Viewing a search result and using the mini toolbar To jump to the next appearance of this search term in the book tap the right arrow To jump back to the previous a...

Page 39: ...p View Details Your NOOK displays a Details page for the book The More screen The Details screen presents details about the book you are reading Use the up and down arrows at the bottom of the screen...

Page 40: ...the page number you are looking for appear on the right end of the slider bar If the book is divided into chapters the slider bar will list chapter numbers and titles as you slide through them 3 When...

Page 41: ...ing a NOOK application and your NOOK has access to the Internet through its Wi Fi connection then when you open a book or periodical your NOOK will compare the last page you read on the NOOK to the la...

Page 42: ...ark on the page you are reading do this 1 Tap in the upper right corner of the page A dark ribbon appears in the corner of the page indicating that a bookmark has been placed A bookmark symbol appears...

Page 43: ...ow Removing a Bookmark To remove a bookmark on the current page tap on the ribbon in the upper right corner of the page The ribbon disappears and the bookmark is cleared Clearing All Bookmarks To clea...

Page 44: ...a dictionary You can also select words or passages for highlighting making notes or sharing through email or social media networks such as Facebook To select a word or a passage of text press and hol...

Page 45: ...ar When you lift your ngers after resizing the text selection the Text Selection Toolbar re appears Using the Text Selection Toolbar Once you have highlighted a word or a passage the Text Selection To...

Page 46: ...er s Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition To look up a word in the dictionary do this 1 Press and hold on a word to select it 2 Tap the A Z button in the Text Selection Toolbar A pop up window appea...

Page 47: ...row in the upper left corner of the window NOTE By default your NOOK displays a note icon next to any passage of text about which you ve written a note However you can con gure your NOOK not to displa...

Page 48: ...f you have linked your NOOK to Facebook you can share quotations from the book you re reading with your friends NOTE You must have linked your NOOK to the primary pro le s Facebook account before you...

Page 49: ...publisher NOTE Some publishers de ne recommended settings for their eBooks other publishers do not If the Pub lisher Settings toggle switch is grayed out the publisher of the eBook you are reading ha...

Page 50: ...More icon For details see Reading Tools More Opening DRM protected Files DRM stands for Digital Rights Management DRM software protects books from being copied sold or distributed in an unauthorized m...

Page 51: ...lar to reading books You use the same gestures tapping and swiping to turn pages You have access to the same Reading Tools such as Contents and GoTo Some periodicals may include their own table of con...

Page 52: ...e Newsstand magazines and newspaper you have purchased from the NOOK Store Free books you have downloaded from the NOOK Store EPUB les and PDFs you have transferred onto NOOK using a USB connection fr...

Page 53: ...y magazines this menu choice appears only if you have purchased magazines Newspapers shows only magazines this menu choice appears only if you have purchased newspapers My Shelves shows any books maga...

Page 54: ...books magazines and newspapers Author Title Subject To search your Library for a particular author title or subject do this 1 Tap the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the Library scr...

Page 55: ...w magazines in these arrangements a grid a list which includes titles publisher names and publication dates Opening Books Magazines and Newspapers You can tap on any cover you see to open it If you ta...

Page 56: ...can give a shelf any name you like A book periodical or le can appear in as many shelves as you like For example if your favorite book is a mystery novel you could include it on your Favorites shelf a...

Page 57: ...or removing items tap Save Renaming a Shelf To rename a shelf do this 1 Tap the EDIT button to the right of the shelf s name A window opens displaying a list of your books and periodicals The window a...

Page 58: ...ears 2 On the details page tap the Archive button Your NOOK archives the book or periodical It lists the book or periodical on a shelf in your Library called Archived NOTE You must be in the Library t...

Page 59: ...this dialog box You do not need to install a special driver to transfer les to your NOOK 3 To organize the les open the NOOK drive You ll see several folders on your NOOK Move your personal les in th...

Page 60: ...lending offer to any email address but to accept the offer the other person must have an email address associated with a Barnes Noble online account a valid credit card number associated with the onli...

Page 61: ...ou can lend a book a LendMe badge is pres ent below the date added Click the badge to lend the book If you have lent a book it appears in the list of books you have lent and a Lent badge appears on it...

Page 62: ...he Wishlist on your NOOK is independent of the Wishlist for your account on BN com or NOOK com A Search icon a magnifying glass appears in the upper right corner of the screen Tap this eld to open a S...

Page 63: ...p this button to con rm that you want to buy the item When you buy an item in the Shop Barnes Noble charges the credit card associated with your Barnes and Noble account When shopping you can always r...

Page 64: ...ries The Shop displays a menu showing lists such as BN Top 100 and categories such as books magazines and newspa pers Tapping the CATEGORIES link on the Shop home screen displays a list of book catego...

Page 65: ...results by dragging your nger up or down Buying a Book Once you re in the Shop you can buy any book you see that has a button displaying the book s price If you do not see a button with a price next t...

Page 66: ...e Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspaper Your NOOK offers free 14 day trials of magazines and newspapers You are eligible for one free trial for each news paper and magazine To start your fr...

Page 67: ...ist do this 1 Tap on the book or periodical s cover to display the details page for the item 2 On the details page tap on the heart icon with plus sign in it at the top of the screen Your NOOK adds th...

Page 68: ...ular genres and topics refreshed daily Excerpts from popular books and sneak peeks at upcoming releases Exclusive bonus content from authors and publishers Seamless sharing to Facebook Customizable to...

Page 69: ...outs displays several pages of content from the book or article you selected An example of content in B N Readouts Use the up and down arrows at the bottom of the screen to scroll through the selectio...

Page 70: ...ing Content Tap the SHOP NOW button to display the Shop page for this item and purchase the content through the NOOK Store In addition you can do any of the following Display the Shop Details page wit...

Page 71: ...am tap Topics in the upper right B N Readouts displays a list of topics such as My Picks Romance and Mysteries Thrillers The My Picks topics are curated based on your purchases in the NOOK Store and t...

Page 72: ...My Picks open the Topics menu and select My Picks 3 Tap the Edit link to the right of the title MY PICKS B N Readouts displays a screen for customizing the content in My Picks See the example below A...

Page 73: ...o use your NOOK without connecting to the store s network tap the Dismiss button Read In Store Reading Books in a Barnes Noble Store When you use your NOOK in a Barnes Noble store you have access to a...

Page 74: ...Menu When the Search tool displays a list of results tap on any result to see more information about it Searching in Your Library If you search while you re in your Library the Search tool initially...

Page 75: ...ion of your NOOK To access the Settings screens tap Settings in the NOOK Navigation Menu at the bottom of the Home screen Your NOOK opens the Settings screen which looks like this The Settings screen...

Page 76: ...e To con gure GlowLight do this 1 On the Settings screen tap GlowLight A dialog box for adjusting the brightness of GlowLight opens 2 To adjust the brightness of GlowLight slide your nger along the sl...

Page 77: ...torage is left on your NOOK s internal storage for books and periodicals you purchase through the NOOK Store the Model number of your NOOK the Language setting of your device such as U S English The D...

Page 78: ...erred to your NOOK from your personal computer Be sure to back up these les before erasing and deregistering if you want to have access to them after deregistering your NOOK NOTE Be very cautious usin...

Page 79: ...settings page displays a list of the Wi Fi networks it detects The list includes the name of the network and a wireless connection icon a stack of curved lines The darker the lines in the wireless co...

Page 80: ...OOK should wait when no activity is taking place before turning off the screen Select the screensaver your NOOK displays when it turns off the screen and goes into sleep mode To display the Screen set...

Page 81: ...hoice listing the amount of time you want your NOOK to wait The dialog box closes Your change takes effect right away Selecting a Screensaver The Screen Saver is the image your NOOK displays after it...

Page 82: ...een To return to the main Settings page tap the back arrow in the upper left corner of the screen Switching to a 24 hour Format To switch to a 24 hour format in which hours after 12 noon are added to...

Page 83: ...ime Settings screen Your NOOK displays a scrollable list of time zones A list of time zones 2 When you see the time zone you want to select tap it Your NOOK switches its clock to the time zone you sel...

Page 84: ...t to the primary pro le s Facebook account NOTE If you don t have a Facebook account and would like to set one up launch a Web browser on your personal computer and navigate to www facebook com To lin...

Page 85: ...t authorized by the primary pro le or through parental controls con gured by an adult pro le A child pro le does not have the ability to create or edit other pro les It cannot override parental contro...

Page 86: ...ointing out the link to the Barnes Noble Privacy Policy Tap the Privacy Policy link if you would like to review it 7 Tap the check box indicating that you accept the Device Terms Store Terms and Priva...

Page 87: ...le including the pri mary pro le Overview of Parental Controls Simple to use parental controls help create a kid safe experience on your NOOK Using parental controls you can limit the types of content...

Page 88: ...simply has to touch its cover to download it to the pro le s storage area on your NOOK Annotations such as notes and highlights are speci c to a pro le If one pro le makes notes and highlights in a bo...

Page 89: ...on to access that item 4 Use checkboxes to grant or rescind permission to books and periodicals To move from one Library category to another tap the category menu in the upper left 5 When you have nis...

Page 90: ...e To delete a pro le do this 1 On the main Settings page tap Pro le The Pro le settings screen lists all the pro les available on your NOOK 2 If the primary pro le is not selected select it The primar...

Page 91: ...N com Account To purchase books or periodicals you must have a credit card associated with your BN com account You can assign a credit card to your BN com account through the Manage Credit Card featur...

Page 92: ...t card or certi cate If your gift card begins with the number 349 you do not need to enter a PIN for the gift card You can skip the next step 5 Tap the PIN entry eld Type the PIN of the card or certi...

Page 93: ...K to require a password for purchases and you want to be able to pur chase an item in the Shop without entering your password do this 1 On the Settings screen tap Shop Purchases 2 Tap the line reading...

Page 94: ...can simply select the network and connect to it Secured Wi Fi Networks Your NOOK will also detect secured Wi Fi networks A secured Wi Fi network requires users to enter a password before they can conn...

Page 95: ...ftware doesn t affect the contents of your Library or the titles listed in your Keep Reading list Once the software installation is complete you can continue reading or shopping or doing whatever else...

Page 96: ...on your personal computer You do not need to back up the books magazines and newspapers you have purchased through the NOOK Store These items will be restored to your NOOK automatically when you re re...

Page 97: ...ut any dust or dirt from the small lip around the edges of the display Then turn your NOOK back on I m trying to lend a book through Facebook but the Post button doesn t seem to be working Make sure y...

Page 98: ...le spacing and everyone else in the group is using large type and double spacing Page Numbering and File Formats There are several different formats for eBooks and these different formats treat page n...

Page 99: ...the United States including Alaska and Hawaii When you travel outside of these areas you can download digital content to your NOOK that you have already purchased if you have a Wi Fi connection but yo...

Page 100: ...Book or digital content le Examples of supported languages include Afrikaans Basque Catalan Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Hungarian Icelandic Indo nesian Italian Norwegian Portuguese Roma...

Page 101: ...nty Period This express warranty is not transferable to subsequent owners of the product If your NOOK was originally purchased by someone else as a gift for you as shown by a gift receipt you will be...

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Page 121: ...ur Barnes Noble account 11 12 customizing your NOOK using the Settings screens 75 D de registration 78 dictionary displaying a list of words you have looked up 32 looking up a word in a book 46 downlo...

Page 122: ...K content 92 registering your NOOK 12 resetting your NOOK 16 S screen adjusting the timeout interval 81 screen orientation 80 screensavers 81 Settings credit card for your account 91 device info 77 Gl...

Page 123: ...es Noble NOOK User Guide 123 W warranty 101 waterproof safety and care instructions for exposure to water 17 Wi Fi hotspots 94 Wi Fi networking connecting to a network 79 turning on or off 79 WishList...

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