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When you release your finger, two vertical bars appear at each end of the word,
and the Text Selection toolbar pops up as well. If you want to select more than
the single word you just highlighted, drag one or both of the bars to highlight
more text. The Text Selection toolbar stays above the highlighted section.
Now tap an icon on the toolbar to do one of the following:
• Highlight.
Does what the name says. After you highlight the text, as
explained earlier, you can see a list of all your highlights by tapping
Reading Tools
➝
Contents.
• Notes.
Highlights the text and adds a note, as explained on page 103. As
you read a book, you see a blue note icon where you’ve added a note. Tap
a note to read and edit it. As with highlights, you can see a list of all your
notes by tapping Reading Tools
➝
Contents.
• Share. Tap and you can share the highlighted text (what the NOOK
calls a quote) with your contacts, or with others on Facebook or Twitter.
You’ll have to first link your NOOK account to your Facebook and Twitter
accounts (page 376) if you want to share on those services. When you
share via Contacts, a window opens where you can choose a contact or
multiple contacts with whom to share the highlighted text via email; tap
the Add Contacts button to select them. When you select Facebook, a