Opening Files On The Sd Memory Card; Transferring Files From Your Personal Computer To Your Nook Color - Barnes & Noble NOOK Color User Manual

4. Tap the Unarchive menu choice.
Your NOOK Color unarchives the item, restores its contents, and removes it from the Archived shelf.

Opening Files on the SD Memory Card

To open a files stored on an SD Memory Card, do this:
1. Make sure that the SD Memory Card is installed in your NOOK Color. If the card is installed, you'll see a large
button that says Memory Card at the top of the Library when you tap the My Files icon.
2. In the Library, tap the My Files icon in the Media Bar to displays a list of files.
Your NOOK Color displays a hierarchical list of the files and folders on your microSD Memory Card.
3. To open a file, press and hold on the name of the file.
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Tap Open.
NOTE: You can use the steps above to access any files on the SD Memory Card. To transfer files from an SD
Memory Card to internal memory of your NOOK Color, connect your NOOK Color to your personal
computer, following the directions below. Transfer the files from the SD Memory Card to your personal
computer, and then from your personal computer to the My Files folder on your NOOK Color.

Transferring Files from Your Personal Computer to Your NOOK Color

You can transfer files, including EPUB files, Microsoft Office files, photos, and music files, from your personal com-
puter to your NOOK Color. Transferring files this way is sometimes called "sideloading."
To transfer files, do this:
1. Using the custom microUSB cable provided with your NOOK Color, connect your NOOK Color to your per-
sonal computer.
NOTE: Use only the microUSB cable provided with your NOOK Color. Using any other cable might damage
your NOOK Color.
2. When you connect your NOOK Color to your personal computer, your NOOK Color will appear as a new disk
drive called "MyNOOKcolor" on your personal computer. Drag the files you want to transfer onto the "My-
NOOKcolor" drive.
NOTE: If you connect your NOOK Color to a Windows PC, the PC might display a dialog box asking if you
want to install a driver for a "Nook." Click Cancel to close this dialog box. You do not need to install a
special driver to transfer files to your NOOK Color.
3. To organize the files, open the "MyNOOKcolor" drive. You'll see several folders on your NOOK Color. Move
your personal files in the My Files folder. Within the folder, you can sort files into these folders:
• Books
• Documents
• Magazines
• Music
• Newspapers
• Music
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