Using Notes on NOOK Color/Tablet

Just as you might write a note in the margins of a printed book, you can make notes about specific passages in a book on your NOOK Color or Tablet.

Adding Notes

1. Press and hold on a word at the beginning or end of the passage you want to write a note about. The Text Selection Toolbar appears.

2. Lift your finger, then drag one of the vertical bars to other end of the passage. The Text Selection Toolbar appears again.

3. Tap the Notes icon in the toolbar. An “Add Note” window appears with a keyboard for typing notes.

4. Type the text of the note.

5. Tap the Post button to close the editing window and post the Note. The Note window with the keyboard disappears. In your book, an icon now appears in the margin, indicat­ing that a note has been written about this passage.

Viewing Notes

1. To open a note and read it, tap the Note icon in the margin.
2. When you’re done viewing the note, you can close the Note window by tapping the X in the upper right corner of the window.

3. By default, your NOOK Color is configured to display a Note icon next to any passage of text about which you’ve written a note. However, you can configure your NOOK Color not to display Notes icons. If you have configured the Reader not to display Note icons, you can still read, edit, and remove notes:

   • Tap the center of the page to display the Reading Tools.
   • In the Reading Tools menu, tap the Con­tents item, and then tap the Notes & Highlights tab.
   • Select any note for viewing.

Editing Notes

1. Tap the Note icon to open the note you want to edit. Your NOOK Color displays the note, along with buttons labeled Cancel and Edit.

2. In the Note window, tap the Edit button. A window opens, displaying the text of the note and a keyboard.

3. Use the keyboard to edit the note as you like.

4. When you have finished editing the note, tap the Post button.

To change the color of highlighting used for a note, do this:

1. Tap on a highlighted word or phrase in the passage associated with the note. A pop-up menu appears.

2. Tap the highlighting color you want to use: blue, green, yellow. Your NOOK Color highlights the passage in the color you selected.

If you tap on the word, and a bubble opens above it, showing the word in larger type, then you’re hold­ing your finger on the screen too long when you tap. To open the pop-up menu for a note, tap quickly on the word, rather than holding your finger on the screen.

Removing Notes

1. Tap on the highlighted word or phrase associated with the note. A pop-up menu appears.

2. Tap the Remove Note menu choice. Your NOOK Color deletes the note.

If you tap on the word, and a bubble opens above it, showing the word in larger type, then you’re hold­ing your finger on the screen too long. To open the pop-up menu for a note, tap quickly on the word.

Viewing All Notes

1. Tap the page to display the Reading Tools.

2. Tap the Contents icon.

3. Tap the tab labeled “Notes & Highlights.”

Making Notes Visible or Invisible

You can control whether or not your NOOK Color displays a Note icon next to any text about which you’ve written a note.

To make notes visible or invisible in the text:

1. Tap the page to display the Reading Tools.

2. Tap the Contents icon.

3. Tap the tab labeled “Notes & Highlights.”

4. Tap the On/Off switch labeled “Notes & Highlights.” Tap the switch On to display notes and highlights, or tap it off to hide notes and highlights.