Add a web search engine
When you browse to some websites that use search functionality, such as dictionary.com, you may see the notification Web Search Engine Available. This means that you can add this website to the list of search engines your smartphone uses when you use Just Type to enter a search term while in the Launcher or Card view.
1Tap at the bottom of the screen and then tap the Tap to add as Search Engine notification.
2Tap the website name listed in the Recently Visited Search Engines section in the Just Type preferences to add this website as a search option in Just Type.
Open another browser
If you are looking at one web page and need to check something on a different one, simply open another browser.
1Open the application menu and tap New card.
2Enter the address or search term for the second instance of the browser.
3To move between the two pages, tap the centre of the gesture area to display Card view. The web pages are displayed in a stack. Tap the one you want.
Navigate a web page
Table 1. Web page navigation
To do this... | Do the following... | |
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Move back | Tap | or make the back gesture from right to left |
through previously | anywhere in the gesture area. | |
viewed pages |
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Table 1. Web page navigation
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Move forward | Tap | or make the forward gesture from left to | |
through previously | right anywhere in the gesture area. | ||
viewed pages |
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Refresh | Tap | . |
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Scroll | Drag or flick up/down on the screen. | ||
View in landscape | Turn the smartphone on its side. When the display | ||
| is in landscape orientation, flick up/down on | ||
| either the screen or the gesture area to scroll. | ||
Zoom in/out | Pinch out to enlarge items onscreen. Pinch in to | ||
| decrease the size of items onscreen. | ||
Zoom in on a | |||
column | |||
| page again. |
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Pan | Tap, hold, and drag the page. | ||
Enter information | Tap the form field. Enter or select information and | ||
in a form | press Enter . |
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Share a web | Open the application menu, tap Page, and tap | ||
address as a link | Share. Create the email message. | ||
in an email |
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message |
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Display the | Start typing a search term or web address, or | ||
address bar | scroll to the top of the page. If the page title is | ||
| displayed, tap it to view or edit the URL. | ||
Save a photo to | Press and hold Option | and tap the photo. Tap | |
Photos | Copy to Photos. |
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Use Flash content
When you open a web page, Flash content on the page appears with a play button on a black background. Do either of the following:
•To play the Flash content at its current size: Tap .
•To play and zoom in on the Flash content:
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