Section 5: Web and Social Networking

Browser

Your device is equipped with a full HTML Browser, which allows you to access the internet.

From a Home screen, touch Browser .

Tip: Browser appears by default as a Primary shortcut on the Home screen.

 

Command Keys

    Home                            Menu                              Back

Navigating the Web

• Press the Back Key to return to the previous page.
• Press and hold the Back Key to display a list of bookmarks.
• Touch and hold Menu to display a list of recent pages.
• Touch Page icon to go forward to a recent page.
• Touch and drag your finger on the screen to navigate pages, and to reposition pages within the screen.
• While browsing, touch a text field to display the virtual QWERTY keyboard to enter text.
• Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out.
• Touch an item to select it.
• Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.
• Touch and hold on a hyperlink for these options:

–Open in new window: Open a new window to display the linked page.

–Copy link URL: Save the link’s URL to the clipboard.

–Add link to Bookmarks: Create a bookmark to the page (without loading it).

–Save link: Save the linked page to Download history.

–Share link: Send the link via Bluetooth, Email, or Message.

You can have multiple windows open at one time to easily switch between windows.

 

Zoom

Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out.

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Tip: For convenient browsing, you can rotate the device to landscape mode. Selecting items on a page while browsing, use gestures and menus to navigate:

 

Touch an item to select it.

Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.

Touch and hold on a hyperlink for these options:

• Open in new window: Open a new window to display the linked page.

• Copy link URL: Save the link’s URL to the clipboard.

• Add link to Bookmarks: Create a bookmark to the page (without loading it).

• Save link: Save the linked page to Download history.

• Share link: Send the link via Bluetooth, Email, or Message.

 

Using Browser Windows

1. From a Home screen, touch Browser .

2. To open a new window, touch Menu, then Windows →

3. To switch to another open window, touch  , then touch another open window to display it.

 

Entering a URL

Access a website quickly by entering the URL.

1. From a Home screen, touch Browser .

2. Touch the URL field at the top of the screen,  then enter the URL using the virtual QWERTY keyboard.

3. As you enter characters, potential matches display. Continue entering characters, or touch a match to complete the URL.

4. Touch Go to load the page.

 

Copying Fields or Text

Copy information from a web page to the clipboard for pasting.

Copying text1. From a Home screen, touch Browser .

2. Browse to a web page.

3. On the web page, touch and hold on the text, then touch Copy on the pop-up menu.

4. To paste the copied text, navigate to the desired field (or to another application), then touch and hold

in a text field and touch Paste.

 

Copying a hyperlink or URL

 

1. From a Home screen, touch Browser .

2. Browse to a web page.

3. Touch and hold on the link or URL, then touch Copy on the pop-up menu.

4. To paste the copied link or URL, navigate to the desired field (or to another application), then touch and hold in a text field and touch Paste.

 

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Using Bookmarks

While browsing, bookmark a site to quickly access it later.

Creating a bookmark

1. From a Home screen, touch Browser .

2. Browse to a website, then touch Bookmarks .

3. Touch Add bookmark.

4. At the Add bookmark prompt, confirm the Name and URL for the bookmark, then touch OK to save the bookmark.

 

Accessing bookmarks and history

Launch a bookmarked page, or reload recent pages.

1. From a Home screen, touch Browser .

2. Touch Bookmarks .

3. On the Bookmarks tab, use these options:

Touch a bookmark to load the page.

Touch and hold on a bookmark for these options:

Open: Launch the bookmarked page.

Open in new window: Open the linked page in a new window.

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Browser Menu

Browser Settings

While viewing a web page, press the Menu Key for options:

Add Bookmark: Create a bookmark for the current page.

Find on page: Search for content on the current page.

Download manager: View and manage recent downloads.

Brightness setting: Set the display’s brightness.

Settings: Customize the Browser (see Browser Settings).

More:

• Share page: Send the page’s URL via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, or Messaging.

• Page info: View information about the current page, including the URL.

 

1. From a Home screen, touch Browser.

2. Press the Menu Key Settings:

Page content settings

                         are indicated by a link, which you can touch to download the picture.

• Auto-fit pages: When enabled, the browser automatically sizes web pages to fit your device’s display.

• Landscape view only: When enabled, Browser displays all pages in the wider landscape orientation (rotate your device to view pages in landscape mode).