The Sort Menu

The sort menu is a pull-down menu that lets you sort the content shown on the screen according to rules such as Most Recent, Title (an alphabetical listing of titles), or Author (an alphabetical listing of authors’ last names).

The Sort Menu.

The Sync Button

In the upper right corner of the Library is a button with two curved arrows forming a circle. This is the Sync button. Sync’ing your NOOK downloads any books and periodicals that you have purchased from other devices, such as a smartphone or a personal computer.

Searching Your Library

You can search your library to find any of the following for books, magazines, and newspapers:

AuthorTitleSubjectTo search your Library for a particular author, title, or subject do this:

1.Tap the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the Library screen. A keyboard appears.

2.Type the word or phrase you want to search for.3.Tap the search button.

Your NOOK displays a list of any items it finds matching the word or phrase you typed. To open an item in the list, tap on its name.

Searching for Words with Accents and Other Diacritical Marks

To type a word that contains accents or diacritical marks (such as a French cedilla ç), do this:

1.Press and hold on the letter you want to select a diacritical mark for.

A pop-up window appears, offering additional keyboard buttons for diacritical marks.

2.Tap on the letter-mark combination you want.

The pop-up window disappears, and the letter you selected appears in the text field where you were typing.

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