How to Use the Nook
Get the data cable and power adapter that came with your Nook package., Connect the adapter and the Nook., Charge the Nook., Connect your Nook to a computer using its data cable., Access the storage of the Nook on your computer., Start copying the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get the data cable and power adapter that came with your Nook package.
The Nook’s data cable looks very rather similar to the 30-pin data cable of iOS devices like iPads and iPhones. -
Step 2: Connect the adapter and the Nook.
Attach the bigger end of the cable to the allocated port at the bottom of your Nook.
Plug the smaller end of the cable, the one with the male USB head, to the power adapter. , Connect the power adapter to an active power outlet.
Check the LED status light of your Nook while charging.
The LED light should be orange while charging and will turn green once its battery is full. , Plug the larger end of the cable to the port on the Nook and attach the USB end to a USB port on your PC. , Open My Computer (for Windows) or Finder (for Mac) and select the Nook from the list of devices.
Click on its drive icon to view its content.
Once inside, navigate inside the Nook and open the “My Documents” folder. , Navigate to the location on your computer of the eBook you want to copy.
Click and drag the eBook file from its location on your PC to the “My Documents” folder inside the Nook. , Once all the eBook files have been copied to the “My Documents” folder, safely eject Nook from your computer.
Disconnect the data cable from the USB port once it’s safe to remove. , Press the “n” button at the bottom of your Nook’s screen to activate it.
Then, swipe across the bottom of the screen to the right to unlock the Nook.
Its home section will appear right after you unlock it. , Press the “n” button again to display the navigation menu at the bottom of the screen and select “Library” from the menu.
This will take you to the list of books currently saved on your Nook. , Swipe up or down across the screen to see the complete list of all the books in your library.
Once you’ve found the book you want to read, simply tap the book to open it. , To navigate around the book while reading, simply swipe either left or right across the screen to turn pages.
You can also use the “Previous” and “Next” button located on both the left and right side of the devices to change pages.
At the the bottom of the screen, you’ll see the current page number of the book you’re reading. , If you’d like to get to a specific page without having to turn each page one by one, simply tap the small triangle on top of the page number you’re reading (near the bottom of the screen), select “Go To,” and enter the page number that you want to go to, to immediately jump on to that specific page. , If you don’t want to forget what page you left off, you can bookmark it.
Highlight some of the words on a page and select “Bookmark” from the pop-up menu to bookmark that page.
When you open this eBook again, you’ll immediately be taken back right to the page where you left. , If you want to be more specific and get back on the same exact words where you left off, press, hold, and drag your fingers across the screen to select the word or group of words you want to highlight.
A small menu will pop up.
Tap “Highlight” from the menu and the words you selected will be highlighted. , If you’d like to make a short note about a particular word, sentence, or paragraph in a book, highlight the words just like in the step above, and tap “Add Note” from the pop-up menu.
A text field will appear, and you can go ahead and type in the notes you want to add using the Nook’s keyboard.
Once you’re finish, hit “Done” on your keyboard to add the notes you typed in, and you’ll be back to the page of the book.
The words you selected will now be highlighted, and you’ll notice a small notepad icon along the words.
Tap this icon to view the note you added. , Press the “n” button once more to show the navigation menu and tap “Home” to go back to the Nook’s Home screen. -
Step 3: Charge the Nook.
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Step 4: Connect your Nook to a computer using its data cable.
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Step 5: Access the storage of the Nook on your computer.
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Step 6: Start copying the book to the Nook.
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Step 7: Disconnect the Nook.
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Step 8: Unlock the Nook.
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Step 9: Go to the library.
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Step 10: Open a book.
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Step 11: Turn pages.
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Step 12: Jump to a different page.
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Step 13: Bookmark a page.
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Step 14: Highlight notes.
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Step 15: Add notes.
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Step 16: Go back to the Home screen.
Detailed Guide
The Nook’s data cable looks very rather similar to the 30-pin data cable of iOS devices like iPads and iPhones.
Attach the bigger end of the cable to the allocated port at the bottom of your Nook.
Plug the smaller end of the cable, the one with the male USB head, to the power adapter. , Connect the power adapter to an active power outlet.
Check the LED status light of your Nook while charging.
The LED light should be orange while charging and will turn green once its battery is full. , Plug the larger end of the cable to the port on the Nook and attach the USB end to a USB port on your PC. , Open My Computer (for Windows) or Finder (for Mac) and select the Nook from the list of devices.
Click on its drive icon to view its content.
Once inside, navigate inside the Nook and open the “My Documents” folder. , Navigate to the location on your computer of the eBook you want to copy.
Click and drag the eBook file from its location on your PC to the “My Documents” folder inside the Nook. , Once all the eBook files have been copied to the “My Documents” folder, safely eject Nook from your computer.
Disconnect the data cable from the USB port once it’s safe to remove. , Press the “n” button at the bottom of your Nook’s screen to activate it.
Then, swipe across the bottom of the screen to the right to unlock the Nook.
Its home section will appear right after you unlock it. , Press the “n” button again to display the navigation menu at the bottom of the screen and select “Library” from the menu.
This will take you to the list of books currently saved on your Nook. , Swipe up or down across the screen to see the complete list of all the books in your library.
Once you’ve found the book you want to read, simply tap the book to open it. , To navigate around the book while reading, simply swipe either left or right across the screen to turn pages.
You can also use the “Previous” and “Next” button located on both the left and right side of the devices to change pages.
At the the bottom of the screen, you’ll see the current page number of the book you’re reading. , If you’d like to get to a specific page without having to turn each page one by one, simply tap the small triangle on top of the page number you’re reading (near the bottom of the screen), select “Go To,” and enter the page number that you want to go to, to immediately jump on to that specific page. , If you don’t want to forget what page you left off, you can bookmark it.
Highlight some of the words on a page and select “Bookmark” from the pop-up menu to bookmark that page.
When you open this eBook again, you’ll immediately be taken back right to the page where you left. , If you want to be more specific and get back on the same exact words where you left off, press, hold, and drag your fingers across the screen to select the word or group of words you want to highlight.
A small menu will pop up.
Tap “Highlight” from the menu and the words you selected will be highlighted. , If you’d like to make a short note about a particular word, sentence, or paragraph in a book, highlight the words just like in the step above, and tap “Add Note” from the pop-up menu.
A text field will appear, and you can go ahead and type in the notes you want to add using the Nook’s keyboard.
Once you’re finish, hit “Done” on your keyboard to add the notes you typed in, and you’ll be back to the page of the book.
The words you selected will now be highlighted, and you’ll notice a small notepad icon along the words.
Tap this icon to view the note you added. , Press the “n” button once more to show the navigation menu and tap “Home” to go back to the Nook’s Home screen.
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