User's Manual

Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor User Guide 45
• Lent to You: This book has been lent to you. The number on the cover indicates the number of days left on
the loan.
• Google: This is a Google eBook.
When a book, magazine, or newspaper is being downloaded, a stripped bar appears across its cover, indicating that
the download is in progress.
Organizing Your Library on Shelves
In addition to views of all your Books, Magazines, and Newspapers, your Library also includes a feature called My
Shelves where you create named collections of books, periodicals, and files. A shelf is a named group of items. You
can give a shelf any name you like. Your NOOKcolor includes one shelf by default: Favorites.
You can include any book, periodical, or file in as many shelves as you like. For example, you might include your favor-
ite mystery novel on the Favorites shelf as well as on a shelf you create called Mystery Novels.
Creating a Shelf
To create a shelf, do this:
1. In the Library, tap the My Shelves icon.
2. Tap the Create button.
A dialog box appears.
3. Tap in the text field in the dialog box. When a keyboard appears, type the name of the shelf you want to create.
4. Tap Save.
Your NOOKcolor creates the shelf and returns you to the main My Shelves screen, which displays all your shelves.
Adding or Removing Items
When you create a shelf, it’s empty.
To add items to a shelf or to remove items from a shelf, do this:
1. Tap the Edit button to the right of the shelf ’s name.
A window opens, displaying a list of your books and periodicals.
2. Tap the checkboxes to the left of book and periodical titles to add or remove items, as you like:
• Any item with a checked checkbox is included in the shelf.
• Any item with a blank checkbox is excluded.
3. When you have finished adding or removing items, tap Save.
Renaming a Shelf
To rename a shelf, do this:
1. Tap the Edit bnutton to the right of the shelf ’s name.
A window opens, displaying a list of your books and periodicals. The window also includes buttons for renaming
or removing the shelf.
2. Tap the Rename button.
A dialog box with a text field appears.