NOOK HD · the Missing Manual by Gralla, Preston -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

NOOK HD: The Missing Manual The Missing Credits

About the Author About the Creative Team Acknowledgements The Missing Manual Series

Introduction

About the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ Buying a NOOK What’s New in the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+

Better Hardware Cleaner Home Screen and Overall Interface Profiles New Video Services Better Web Browsing Better Email Scrapbooks

About This Book About the Outline About→These→Arrows About the Online Resources

Missing CD Registration Feedback Errata

Safari® Books Online

I. The Basics

1. Getting to Know Your NOOK HD

What Your NOOK HD Can Do A Quickie Look at the Hardware The NOOK Button Speaker and Volume Buttons Headphone Jack Power Button Sleeping, Locking, and Waking from Sleep USB Port, Connector, and Charger Microphone High-Resolution Color Touchscreen SD Slot Home Screen

2. Setting Up Your NOOK HD

Charging Your NOOK HD Initial Setup and Connecting to a Network Registering Your NOOK HD Using and Troubleshooting WiFi

Troubleshooting WiFi

Using Your NOOK HD at a Barnes & Noble Store

3. Using Your NOOK HD for the First Time

Using Gestures to Control the NOOK HD The Keyboard

Accented and Special Characters

The Status Bar Quick Settings The System Bar

Recent Drawer My Recent Read

The Active Shelf Customizing Your Home Screen

Adding Items to Your Home Screen Using Multiple Panes Removing Items from the Home Screen Changing Your Wallpaper Customizing the Home Screen Using Quick Settings

Returning Home Searching Your NOOK

4. Creating and Using Profiles

Understanding Profiles

The Three Types of Profiles

Setting Up Profiles

Setting Up an Adult Profile Setting Up a Child Profile

Using Profiles

Assigning Content to Profiles

Editing Profiles

II. Reading Books and Periodicals

5. Reading Books, Newspapers, Catalogs, and Magazines

Opening a Book A Tour of the Book Reader Using the Table of Contents Sharing Your Reading Changing the Text and Display Selecting Text, Taking Notes, Highlighting Text, and More

Handling Notes Handling Highlights

Searching in Books Reading Mode and Zooming in on Images Video Inside Books Tapping Links Reading PDFs Reading Magazines

Using Magazine View Using ArticleView

Reading Newspapers Reading Comic Books Reading Catalogs Using Scrapbooks

Reading Scrapbooks

6. Reading NOOK Kids Books

What Can NOOK Kids Books Do? Buying a NOOK Kids Book Reading a NOOK Kids Book

Read by Myself

Listening to “Read to Me” and “Read and Play” Books

Navigating Kids Books

Record Reading a NOOK Kids Book for Your Kids Editing or Deleting a Recording Backing Up Your Recordings

III. Managing Your Library

7. Buying Books, Magazines, and Newspapers and Managing Your Library

Browsing and Searching for Books in the NOOK Shop

Searching for Books

Sampling and Buying Books

Sampling Books Buying Books

Browsing and Buying Magazines and Newspapers Using the Library to Manage Your Books and Periodicals

Changing the Library View and Re-Sorting the Library Using the Contents Button Contents and Badges Nifty Options for Items in Your Library Organizing Your Library by Using Shelves Sending Items to the Cloud

Using the Wish List Accessing Content on Your SD Card and NOOK HD’s Built-in Storage

SD Cards and Your Library

The Library on BN.com, PCs, Macs, and Mobile Devices Managing Your NOOK Account

8. Borrowing and Lending Books with LendMe and Your Local Library

Both a Borrower and a Lender Be Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe Seeing Your List of Lendable Books

LendMe Privacy Settings

Lending a Book

Making an Offer to Lend a Book Responding to a Borrowing Request

Borrowing a Book

Returning Books Early

Borrowing Books from the Library

How to Borrow and Read NOOK Books

IV. Apps, Media, and Files

9. Streaming Media: NOOK Video, UltraViolet, Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Pandora

Understanding Streaming Media Using NOOK Video

Using the Shop to Find TV Shows and Movies

Using UltraViolet Using Hulu Plus Using Netflix

Watching a Movie or TV Show Browsing and Searching for Movies and TV Shows Managing Your Netflix Queue

Using Pandora

10. Downloading and Using Apps

Running Apps Managing and Deleting Apps Built-in NOOK Apps Getting Apps in the NOOK Shop

Back and Menu Buttons in Apps

Five Great Apps to Download

Pulse News Evernote Fandango Words With Friends Trip Advisor City Guides

Troubleshooting Apps

11. Music, Pictures, Video, and Documents

Getting Files into Your NOOK Playing Music and Audio Files

Browse Mode Now Playing Mode More Options for Playing Music Creating and Managing Playlists Listening to Podcasts and Audiobooks

Using Gallery for Viewing Photos and Playing Video Working with Office Documents

12. Transferring Files Between Your NOOK HD and Your Computer

Installing an SD Card

Types of SD Cards You Can Use Installing the Card Removing the Card

Transferring Files to Your NOOK HD

Transferring with a PC Transferring with a Mac

Troubleshooting Your Connection Finding Books Online to Transfer to Your NOOK HD Browsing and Managing Files on your NOOK HD

V. The Web and Email

13. Surfing the Web

A Tour of the NOOK HD’s Browser The Address Bar Navigating a Web Page Tapping Links Using Tabs Bookmarks

Managing Bookmarks

History, Most Visited, and Saved Pages Lists

Using the Most Visited List Using the History List Using the Saved Pages List

Saving Online Images

Viewing Downloaded Images Reading PDF Files

Web Pages Designed for Mobile Devices Online Privacy and Security

Cookies Other Privacy Settings Pop-Up Blocker

Changing Your Home Page, Text Size, and More Settings

14. Using Email

Setting Up an Account

POP3 and IMAP Accounts

Reading Mail

Handling Pictures in Mail Handling Other Attachments Adding the Sender to Your Contacts

Replying to Messages Composing Email Managing and Searching Mail Managing Multiple Accounts and Advanced Email Options Understanding Gmail’s Organization Gmail’s Labels

VI. Getting Social

15. NOOK Friends, Facebook, Twitter, and Beyond

What Can You Do with NOOK Friends? Getting Started with NOOK Friends Adding Friends to NOOK Friends

Accepting an Invitation Using and Managing Friends

Using Friends Activities Using About Me Using LendMe

LendMe Privacy Settings

Linking Your NOOK HD to Facebook

Unlinking Your Facebook Account

Linking Your NOOK HD to Twitter

Unlinking Your Twitter Account

Using Facebook and Twitter on Your NOOK HD

Using Twitter in Seesmic Using Facebook in Seesmic Using the Twitter App

16. Managing Your Contacts

Getting Started with Contacts

Importing and Exporting Contacts

Importing Facebook Contacts Creating a New Contact Searching and Browsing Contacts Favorites

VII. Advanced Topics

17. Settings

Wireless & Bluetooth General

Battery Life Screen Language Keyboard Speech Mouse/Trackpad Sounds Security Date & Time Notifications

Applications

Home Email Calendar Contacts Browser Magazine/Catalog/Comics Reader Shop Social Accounts and NOOK Friends Reader Search NOOK Video My Apps

Account Settings Storage Management Device Information

18. Rooting Your NOOK

Understanding Rooting What You Need to Know about the NOOK Software and Rooting Rooting Your NOOK Temporarily with a microSD Card

Booting Up from a microSD Card Save Money by Downloading and Burning Using the NOOK as an Android Tablet

Rooting the Built-in Flash Memory

VIII. Appendixes

A. Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Unfreezing a Frozen NOOK Fixing SD Card Woes Cleaning Your NOOK’s Screen Updating the NOOK’s Software Warranty and Repair Where to Get Help NOOK Accessories

B. File Formats

Book Files, Microsoft Office Files, and Multimedia Files

Book Files, Microsoft Office Files, and Multimedia Files Music Files Picture and Photo Files Video Files

C. Visiting B&N with Your NOOK Tablet

Index About the Author Copyright

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