Chapter 5. Using your tablet
This chapter provides instructions on how to use some basic applications and many of your tablet’s features.
Browsing the Internet
Use the browser to surf the Internet and search for information on the Web.
Note: If you choose to use a mobile data network, you might have to sign up for a data plan with your service carrier in your area. With some carriers, you can choose a data plan, track your data usage, and change or cancel your plan. With some plans you pay based on the amount of data used, while with other plans you pay a fixed fee for unlimited data use.
Using the browser
To open the browser, do one of the following:
•Touch the Browser icon from the predefined Lenovo Launch Zone.
•Press the Browser button on the right side of your tablet.
•Open the application library and then touch Browser.
When the browser opens, use the following controls to navigate the Web, manage bookmarks, configure the browser’s settings, and so on:
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Back: Go back to the previous Web page.
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Forward: Go forward to a recently visited Web page.
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Refresh: Refresh the current Web page.
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Bookmark: Bookmark the current Web page.
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Search: Use Google Search to search for information.
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Bookmarks: View all bookmarks and the browsing history.
For more options, touch the menu icon 
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Searching the Internet
By typing or speaking, you can use Google Search or Google Voice Search to search for information on the Web.
Google Search
To search by typing, do the following:
1.From a Home screen, touch the Google Search icon.
2.Type a keyword or other text using the onscreen keyboard. As you type, the search results that fully or partially match the text being typed are displayed on a menu below the search box.
3.Do one of the following:
• Touch one of the search results displayed on the menu.
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