On the NOOK Tablet, just like in The Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home. Get used to the Home screen because you’ll be spending plenty of time there, finding books to read, navigating your tablet and checking its status, and much more. Press the NOOK button to get there.
You’ll explore the Home screen in much more detail in Chapter 3, but here’s a brief rundown of what you’ll find:
Reading Now. At the top left of the screen you’ll see an icon of a book, with the words “Keep Reading,” followed by the name of the most recent book you’ve been reading next to that. Tap it and you’ll open the book to the last page you were reading.
More. At the top right of the screen there’s a More button. Tap it to see the most recent books, newspapers and magazines, files, movies, and TV shows you’ve been viewing. Tap anything to jump to it.
Panel indicators. With the NOOK Tablet, you get three different Home panels, not just one. Why more than one panel? You get more room to put books, apps, and icons on the screen. The white button indicates which of the three Home screens you’re currently viewing. Swipe to the left or right to get to another one.
Wallpaper. Your NOOK Tablet’s Home screen has wallpaper on it, just like a computer does. And just as on a computer, you can change the wallpaper. See Changing Your Wallpaper for details.
Daily Shelf. Across the bottom of the Home screen is the Daily Shelf, which holds the books, apps, magazines, and newspapers that you’ve recently bought (or borrowed or downloaded). The shelf is bigger than it looks. Swipe it, and you’ll reveal more content. Tap any book, newspaper, or magazine you want to read or app you want to run.
Media shortcuts. Just below the Daily Shelf you’ll find shortcuts to the various types of media on your NOOK Tablet: Books, Newsstand, Movies, Music, and Apps.
Status bar. As the name says, this area tells you what you need to know about your NOOK Tablet’s status—whether you’re connected to a WiFi network, the time, and your battery life. Any notifications you get appear on the left side of the Status bar. The Status bar also gives you shortcuts to books you’re reading. Depending on the app you’re using, it may also have buttons that when tapped perform a function for the app, such as launching a search bar.
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The Status bar is visible no matter what you’re doing on the NOOK Tablet—whether you’re on your Home screen, reading a book or magazine, or even watching a video.
The seven buttons on this bar, which appears when you press the NOOK button, let you get to the Home screen, open your Library, go shopping, search the NOOK Tablet, access apps, browse the Web, and change your settings. See Chapter 3 for more details on how to Quick Nav.
