For manual focusing with the 18–140mm kit lens or a similarly featured Nikon lens, just set the A/M switch to M. The camera automatically changes the Focus mode setting to MF. For other lenses, refer to the lens instruction manual to find out how to set the lens to manual focusing. Then rotate the lens focusing ring to bring the scene into focus. But note a few quirks:
Even with manual focusing, you still see the focusing frame; its appearance depends on the current AF-area mode setting. In Face Priority mode, the frame automatically jumps into place over a face if it detects one. And if you press OK when Subject Tracking mode is enabled, the camera tries to track the subject under the frame until you press OK again.
These two behaviors can be irritating, so you can set the AF-area mode to Wide Area or Normal Area for manual focusing.
The focusing frame doesn't turn green to indicate successful focusing as it does with autofocusing.
You can press the Zoom In button to check focus in manual mode just as you can during autofocusing. Press the Zoom Out button to reduce the magnification level.