Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide 61Reading a NOOK Comics BookYour NOOK supports NOOK Comics books, specially formatted for rich-color, touch-screen displays. You can viewthese books in portrait mode or landscape mode (a two-page spread) based on your preference.To open a NOOK Comics book, tap on its cover.Moving from Page to PageTo turn to the next page in a NOOK Comics book:• swipe to the left (drag your finger from right to left across the screen), or• tap anywhere along the right edge of the screenTo turn back to the previous page:• swipe to the right, or• tap along the left edge of the screenTo skip from one part of the book to another, do this:1. Tap in the center of the screen to call up Reader Tools, which display thumbnail images of pages in the lower halfof the screen.A progress bar beneath the pictures of pages shows your current position in the book. A slider beneath thethumbnail images lets you move quickly forward or backward through the book.2. Drag the slider to the part of the book you want to read next.The Reader Tools also include controls at the bottom of the screen that let you:• Display a table of contents for the book.• Display a slider tool for adjusting the brightness of the screen.To view a page without the Reader Tools and thumbnail images, tap in the center of the current page or tap on thethumbnail of the page you want to read nextEnlarging Text and ImagesTo zoom in on text and images, simply double-tap or pinch out to stretch the image on screen. Tap and slide to moveyour focus around the screen. Double-tap to return to viewing the page at its normal size and position.Using BookmarksYou can bookmark a page by tapping the + icon in the upper right corner of the screen.To view a list of bookmarks, open the Reader Tools, tap the Content icon, and tap the Bookmarks tab.To jump to a page that has been bookmarked, tap on the page where it is listed in Bookmarks list. To clear the list ofbookmarks, tap the Clear all bookmarks button at the bottom of the bookmarks list.
