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YOU’VE FIRED UP THE
NOOK Tablet, you’ve got it charged and set up, and
you’ve registered it. Now the real fun begins. In this chapter, you’ll get down to
brass tacks, using the NOOK Tablet for the first time. You’ll find out how to con-
trol it using gestures and the keyboard, and learn the ins and outs of the Home
screen and all its nooks and crannies, including how to customize it.
Using Gestures to Control
the NOOK Tablet
You control the NOOK with nothing more than your fingers, whether you’re
reading a book, watching a movie, downloading an app, or navigating around
the screen. Here are the gestures you need to master:
• Tap. Tap something on your screen with your fingertip—don’t push, don’t
press, just a light tap will do. It performs the most basic of actions, like
selecting an app to run, or switching to your Library.
• Double-tap. Tap not once but twice on your screen in quick succession to
perform a wide variety of shortcuts. Double-tap the Home screen, and it’ll
clean up the screen and arrange all the covers of your books, magazines,
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Using Your NOOK
Tablet for the
First Time