NOOK Tablet: The Missing Manual

Description

Combine a world-class e-reader with a top-notch tablet-then add know-how from technology guru Preston Gralla-and you have the perfect recipe for portable entertainment. Packed with clear instructions and helpful illustrations, this book gets you up to speed on the NOOK Tablet so you can enjoy ebooks, magazines, games, apps, TV shows, and movies right away.

 The important stuff you need to know:

* Relax with a book. Load your NOOK library with ebooks, comics, and interactive books for kids.
* Play with apps. Enjoy the games and apps everyone’s talking about.
* Go online. Browse the Web and check your email with built-in WiFi.
* Be social. Share books and recommendations with your NOOK Friends and Facebook and Twitter contacts.
* Take in a show. Watch movies and TV series, and listen to your favorite music anywhere.
* Read all about it. Subscribe to a variety of magazines and newspapers.

CONTENTS:

The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; About the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color; Buying a NOOK; About This Book; About the Outline; About?These?Arrows; About the Online Resources; Safari(R) Books Online; The Basics; Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your NOOK Tablet; 1.1 What Your NOOK Tablet Can Do; 1.2 A Quickie Look at the Hardware; 1.3 The NOOK Button; 1.4 Speaker and Volume Buttons; 1.5 Headphone Jack; 1.6 Power Button; 1.7 Sleeping, Locking, and Waking from Sleep; 1.8 USB Port, Connector, and Charger; 1.9 Microphone; 1.10 VividView Color Touchscreen; 1.11 Home Screen; Chapter 2: Setting Up Your NOOK Tablet; 2.1 Charging Your NOOK Tablet; 2.2 Initial Setup and Connecting to a Network; 2.3 Register Your NOOK Tablet; 2.4 Using and Troubleshooting WiFi; 2.5 Using Your NOOK Tablet at a Barnes & Noble Store; Chapter 3: Using Your NOOK Tablet for the First Time; 3.1 Using Gestures to Control the NOOK Tablet; 3.2 The Keyboard; 3.3 The Quick Nav Bar; 3.4 The Status Bar; 3.5 Quick Settings; 3.6 The Keep Reading and More Menus; 3.7 The Daily Shelf; 3.8 Media Shortcuts; 3.9 Customizing Your Home Screen; 3.10 Changing Your Wallpaper; 3.11 Returning Home; 3.12 Searching your NOOK; Reading Books and Periodicals; Chapter 4: Reading Books, Newspapers, and Magazines; 4.1 Opening a Book; 4.2 A Tour of the Book Reader; 4.3 Using the Table of Contents; 4.4 Sharing Your Reading; 4.5 Changing the Text and Display; 4.6 Selecting Text, Taking Notes, Highlighting Text, and More; 4.7 Searching in Books; 4.8 Reading Mode and Zooming in on Images; 4.9 Video Inside Books; 4.10 Tapping Links; 4.11 Reading PDFs; 4.12 Reading Magazines; 4.13 Reading Newspapers; 4.14 Reading Comic Books; Chapter 5: Reading NOOK Kids Books; 5.1 What Can NOOK Kids Books Do?; 5.2 Buying a NOOK Kids Book; 5.3 Reading a NOOK Kids Book; 5.4 Record Reading a NOOK Kids Book for Your Kids; 5.5 Editing or Deleting a Recording; 5.6 Backing Up Your Recordings; Buying, Borrowing, and Managing Your Library; Chapter 6: Buying Books, Magazines, and Newspapers and Managing Your Library; 6.1 Browsing and Searching for Books in the NOOK Store; 6.2 Sampling and Buying Books; 6.3 Browsing and Buying Magazines and Newspapers; 6.4 Using the Library to Manage Your Books and Periodicals; 6.5 Using The Wishlist; 6.6 Accessing Content on Your SD Card and NOOK Tablet’s Built-in Storage; 6.7 The Library on BN.com, PCs, Macs, and Mobile Devices; 6.8 Managing your NOOK Account; Chapter 7: Borrowing and Lending Books with LendMe and Your Local Library; 7.1 Both a Borrower and a Lender Be; 7.2 Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe; 7.3 Seeing Your List of Lendable Books; 7.4 Lending a Book; 7.5 Borrowing a Book; 7.6 Borrowing Books from the Library; Apps, Movies, TV Shows, Music, Photographs, and Files; Chapter 8: Streaming Media: Pandora, Netflix, and Hulu Plus; 8.1 Understanding Streaming Media; 8.2 Using Netflix; 8.3 Using Hulu Plus; 8.4 Using Pandora; Chapter 9: Downloading and Using Apps; 9.1 Running Apps; 9.2 Managing and Deleting Apps; 9.3 Built-in NOOK Apps; 9.4 Getting Apps in the NOOK Store; 9.5 Five Great Apps to Download; 9.6 Troubleshooting Apps; Chapter 10: Music, Pictures, Video, and Documents; 10.1 Getting Files into Your NOOK; 10.2 Playing Music and Audio Files; 10.3 Using the My Media App for Viewing Photos and Playing Video; 10.4 Working with Office Documents; Chapter 11: Transferring Files Between Your NOOK Tablet and Your Computer; 11.1 Installing an SD Card; 11.2 Transferring Files to Your NOOK Tablet; 11.3 Finding Books Online to Transfer to Your NOOK Tablet; 11.4 Browsing and Managing Files on your NOOK Tablet; The Web and Email; Chapter 12: Surfing the Web; 12.1 A Tour of the NOOK Tablet’s Browser; 12.2 The Address Bar; 12.3 Navigating a Web Page; 12.4 Tapping Links; 12.5 Multiple Windows; 12.6 Bookmarks; 12.7 Most Visited and History Lists; 12.8 Finding Text, Getting Page Information, and More; 12.9 Refreshing Pages, Going Forward, and More; 12.10 Saving Online Images; 12.11 Web Pages Designed for Mobile Devices; 12.12 Online Privacy and Security; 12.13 Changing Your Home Page, Text Size, and More Settings; 12.14 Disabling the Browser; Chapter 13: Using Email; 13.1 Set Up an Account; 13.2 Reading Mail; 13.3 Replying to Messages; 13.4 Composing Email; 13.5 Managing and Searching Mail; 13.6 Managing Multiple Accounts and Advanced Email Options; 13.7 Understanding Gmail’s Organization; 13.8 Gmail’s Labels; Getting Social; Chapter 14: NOOK Frrrrrriends, Facebook, Twitter, and Beyond; 14.1 What Can You Do with NOOK Friends?; 14.2 Getting Started with NOOK Friends; 14.3 Adding Friends to NOOK Friends; 14.4 Using Friends Activities; 14.5 Using About Me; 14.6 Using LendMe; 14.7 Linking Your NOOK Tablet to Facebook; 14.8 Linking Your NOOK Tablet to Twitter; 14.9 Using Facebook and Twitter on Your NOOK Tablet; Chapter 15: Managing Your Contacts; 15.1 Importing Your Google and Gmail Contacts; 15.2 Importing Facebook Contacts; 15.3 Creating a New Contact; 15.4 Searching and Browsing Contacts; Advanced Topics; Chapter 16: Settings; 16.1 Device Info; 16.2 Wireless; 16.3 Screen; 16.4 Sounds; 16.5 Time; 16.6 Security; 16.7 Power Save; 16.8 Keyboard; 16.9 Home; 16.10 Shop; 16.11 Reader; 16.12 Search; Chapter 17: Rooting Your NOOK; 17.1 Understanding Rooting; 17.2 What You Need to Know about the NOOK Software and Rooting; 17.3 Rooting Your NOOK Temporarily with a MicroSD Card; 17.4 Rooting the Built-in Flash Memory; 17.5 Unrooting Your NOOK; Appendixes; 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; File Formats; Visiting B&N with Your NOOK Tablet;