NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box

Email

With the groundwork already laid with Android, the NOOK gets email right. Unlike other major features of the operating system, email doesn’t get title billing in the Quick Nav Bar. Instead, it’s a kind of a second-class citizen, sitting in your Apps library. To find it, press the Nook Button and tap “apps” in the Quick Nav Bar. Look for the app with an envelope icon, called Email, and tap it to open.

Your first screen will be a welcome to email setup. Here’s how to get connected.

Create an account

To begin the quick set-up process, which works with most popular email services (you might need to have your system administrator help you with Manual Setup for your work or other privately hosted email), type your email address and password in the corresponding fields (as shown in Figure 8-12) and tap Next.

Figure 8-12. Enter your email address

The email app will automatically log you into your account, but before dumping you into your inbox, you have the option of giving your account a description (helpful, as you’ll see later, if you’re going to set up a second account) and adding your name (which will personalize the From: line in your outgoing emails), as shown in Figure 8-13.

Figure 8-13. Give your account a description and a name

After tapping Done, you’ll see everything in your inbox, ...