User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK
- The Quick Nav Bar
- The Status Bar
- GlowLight
- The Home Screen
- Reading Books on Your NOOK
- Reading Magazines and Newspapers on Your NOOK
- The Library on Your NOOK
- Using the LendMe Program
- Shopping on Your NOOK
- Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store
- Searching Your NOOK
- Configuring Your NOOK
- Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Updating the Software on Your NOOK
- Tips and Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats
- Appendix B: International Use and Languages
- Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty
- Appendix D: Trademarks and Copyrights
- Appendix E: FCC Notices
- Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice
- Appendix G: European Union
- Appendix H: NOOK® Terms of Service
- Appendix I: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy
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Looking Up Words in the Dictionary
It’s easy to look up information about a word or topic when you’re reading.
Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary
Your NOOK includes the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.
To look up a word in the dictionary, do this:
1. Press and hold on a word to select it.
2. Tap the Look Up button in the Text Selection Toolbar.
A pop-up window appears, presenting a dictionary definition of the word. To close the window, tap anywhere
outside the window.
The picture below shows an example of a dictionary definition.
A definition from your NOOK’s built-in dictionary.