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...

 

 

 

Move back

Tap

or make the back gesture from right to left

through previously

anywhere in the gesture area.

viewed pages

 

 

Table 1. Web page navigation

To do this...

Do the following...

 

 

 

 

Move forward

Tap

or make the forward gesture from left to

through previously

right anywhere in the gesture area.

viewed pages

 

 

 

Refresh

Tap

.

 

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

Double-tap the column to centre it and enlarge it.

column

Double-tap again to zoom out to see the whole

 

page again.

 

Pan

Tap, hold, and drag the page.

Enter information

Tap the form field. Enter or select information and

in a form

press Enter .

 

Share a web

Open the application menu, tap Page, and tap

address as a link

Share. Create the email message.

in an email

 

 

 

message

 

 

 

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.

 

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: Double-tap it.

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