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Using the Text Selection Toolbar
Once you've highlighted a word or a passage, the Text Selection Toolbar appears. The Toolbar offers you these
choices:
• Highlight - lets you highlight the selected text with a colored background.
• Notes - opens a dialog box for writing a note about the word or passage you selected.
• Share - Lets you share quotes with friends through Facebook, Twitter, and email.
• Look Up - Displays a Dictionary definition of a selected word. Also includes buttons to search Wikipedia or
Google for information about the word. If you select Wikipedia or Google, your NOOKcolor opens a Web
browser to search the site.
If you decide not to take any of these actions, simply tap anywhere else on the screen. Your NOOK Color closes the
Text Selection Toolbar. It will also automatically close the toolbar if you haven't made a selection after 10 seconds.
Looking Up Words in Dictionaries, Wikipedia, and Other Reference Materials
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 Color includes the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
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 icon 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.
Looking Up Information in Wikipedia or Google
To look up a word in Wikipedia or Google, do this:
1. Press and hold on a word to select it.
2. Tap on the Look Up icon in the Text Selection Toolbar.
3. Tap on the button for the reference you would like to use: Wikipedia or Google.
4. Your NOOK Color opens a Web browser and searches on the term you selected.
For more information about using the Web browser on your NOOK Color, see "Using the Web Browser".
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