Nook color Tips and Tricks

boswd · 12-02-2010, 10:51 AM

I thought it was be nice to have a thread for us to share some tips and ticks that we have discovered using the Nook color or have seen from other forums, websites etc.

so if you have one please post it

Previous Screen/Return :

Along the bottom of the screen there is a black border. In that bottom black border you'll see from right to left the time; battery icon, then the menu arrow; then the reading now icon which looks like an opened book.

along that border swipe your finger from right to left, with a nice simple graze. Anyone who owns the orignal nook, the motion is identical to the page swiping motion.

You finger should be in motion before it grazes the screen, otherwise it may trigger the quick setting dialog box.

this will bring you back back the previous screen you were at. This works very nice.

I must give credit to someone on the Barns and noble nook forum.

SCION · 12-02-2010, 11:03 AM

You don't need to sign out of Pandora for the app to quit. Simply pause the song before leaving the app. After a few minutes of being paused the app will quit on its own. When you return to Pandora you'll be logged in and on the same song that you paused. Just press play and resume.

boswd · 12-02-2010, 11:07 AM

ahh very cool thanks SCION

SCION · 12-02-2010, 02:21 PM

Tired of the stock wallpapers?

I got this link from another forum:

http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_b...oads/date/any/

The person suggested using 1024 x 1024 iPad from the dropdown menu. It looks great. Assuming you're on a computer, click download, the image will open in another window, right click on it and save it to a folder on your computer.

Now transfer the images to the NOOKcolor. Place them in the "Wallpaper" folder which is located in the "My Files" folder.

Bookworm_Girl · 12-02-2010, 10:29 PM

Here is one of my favorites. To capture a screenshot, press the Home "n" button and the minus "-" Volume button at the same time. A camera icon will appear in the lower left corner status bar indicating a Notification that says "Screenshot captured". Click on the notification and it will launch the image in the gallery. A copy of the image is saved to your Library in the folder /media/Screenshots in png format.

Tip: it just needs a quick simultaneous press so don't hold the volume button for too long or it can affect the image.

SCION · 12-02-2010, 10:39 PM

Fab!

Bookworm_Girl · 12-02-2010, 10:49 PM

Here is another tip that was not intuitive to me. When reading a PDF inside the Quickoffice viewer, swipe your finger "up" to move the page forward and swipe your finger "down" to move the page backward.

It took me awhile to figure out that it is not like the book viewer where you swipe left and right (or tap) to change pages!

Lastblade · 12-03-2010, 10:52 AM

Is there a quick shortcut to go back to home screen?

SCION · 12-03-2010, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lastblade

Is there a quick shortcut to go back to home screen?

Do you mean besides pressing the "n"?

ImogenRose · 12-03-2010, 03:58 PM

Thank you!

Lastblade · 12-03-2010, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Do you mean besides pressing the "n"?

LOL, I totally forgot that button since I don't use it.

SCION · 12-03-2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lastblade

LOL, I totally forgot that button since I don't use it.

I tried to respond in a polite way.

Lastblade · 12-03-2010, 10:31 PM

Appreciate It!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

I tried to respond in a polite way.

boswd · 12-04-2010, 06:07 PM

when connecting to the computer make sure it is out of of sleep mode and unlocked
otherwise the computer won't recongnize it.

Rebo · 12-05-2010, 12:00 AM

This is the thread for encoding DVD videos to MP4 format. It helped me a lot and could be useful for others.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=107571&page=4

12-02-2010, 10:51 AM	#1
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	Nook color Tips and Tricks I thought it was be nice to have a thread for us to share some tips and ticks that we have discovered using the Nook color or have seen from other forums, websites etc. so if you have one please post it Previous Screen/Return : Along the bottom of the screen there is a black border. In that bottom black border you'll see from right to left the time; battery icon, then the menu arrow; then the reading now icon which looks like an opened book. along that border swipe your finger from right to left, with a nice simple graze. Anyone who owns the orignal nook, the motion is identical to the page swiping motion. You finger should be in motion before it grazes the screen, otherwise it may trigger the quick setting dialog box. this will bring you back back the previous screen you were at. This works very nice. I must give credit to someone on the Barns and noble nook forum.

12-02-2010, 11:03 AM	#2
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Pandora You don't need to sign out of Pandora for the app to quit. Simply pause the song before leaving the app. After a few minutes of being paused the app will quit on its own. When you return to Pandora you'll be logged in and on the same song that you paused. Just press play and resume.

12-02-2010, 02:21 PM	#4
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Wallpaper Tired of the stock wallpapers? I got this link from another forum: http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_b...oads/date/any/ The person suggested using 1024 x 1024 iPad from the dropdown menu. It looks great. Assuming you're on a computer, click download, the image will open in another window, right click on it and save it to a folder on your computer. Now transfer the images to the NOOKcolor. Place them in the "Wallpaper" folder which is located in the "My Files" folder.

12-02-2010, 10:29 PM	#5
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Screenshot Image Capture Here is one of my favorites. To capture a screenshot, press the Home "n" button and the minus "-" Volume button at the same time. A camera icon will appear in the lower left corner status bar indicating a Notification that says "Screenshot captured". Click on the notification and it will launch the image in the gallery. A copy of the image is saved to your Library in the folder /media/Screenshots in png format. Tip: it just needs a quick simultaneous press so don't hold the volume button for too long or it can affect the image.

12-02-2010, 10:49 PM	#7
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Changing Pages When Viewing PDF in Quickoffice Here is another tip that was not intuitive to me. When reading a PDF inside the Quickoffice viewer, swipe your finger "up" to move the page forward and swipe your finger "down" to move the page backward. It took me awhile to figure out that it is not like the book viewer where you swipe left and right (or tap) to change pages! Last edited by Bookworm_Girl; 12-02-2010 at 10:52 PM. Reason: fixed typo

12-02-2010, 11:07 AM	#3
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	ahh very cool thanks SCION

12-02-2010, 10:39 PM	#6
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Fab!

12-03-2010, 10:52 AM	#8
Lastblade Nookie are we Posts: 175 Karma: 496294 Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC Device: Nooks with and without color	Is there a quick shortcut to go back to home screen?

12-03-2010, 03:58 PM	#10
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Thank you!

12-04-2010, 06:07 PM	#14
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	when connecting to the computer make sure it is out of of sleep mode and unlocked otherwise the computer won't recongnize it. Last edited by boswd; 12-05-2010 at 12:05 AM.

12-05-2010, 12:00 AM	#15
Rebo Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, nook color, kindle 3, Ipad 2nd gen, Nook HD+, Iphone 4S	This is the thread for encoding DVD videos to MP4 format. It helped me a lot and could be useful for others. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=107571&page=4

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