Browser
Your mobile phone comes with a browser. You can use Browser to access and browse
the Internet.
Opening the Browser
Touch Browser from the Home screen or from the Launcher to go to the
default home page. Open the browser options menu and perform one of the following
operations, press Menu. The URL field is opened at the top of the screen, plus:
New window: Touch to open a new window.
Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks.
Windows: Touch to go to the web preview screen. You can switch to another
web page or open a new web page on this screen.
Refresh: Touch to refresh the current page.
Exit: Touch to exit the web page.
More: Touch to open other menus and perform operations such as selecting
text, downloading, or setting options.
Opening a Web Page
1.
In a browser window, touch Menu, then the URL field at the top of the screen.
2.
Use the keyboard to enter the web page address.
3.
As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear on the
screen. If you see the address you want, touch it and go directly to that web page, or
when you complete entering the address of the web page you want, touch the icon to
the right to open the web page or Go from the keyboard.
Setting a Home Page
1. In a browser window, press Menu.
2. Touch More > Settings > Set home page.
3. Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK. (Or select Use
current page if you are at the page you would like to save.)
Managing Bookmarks
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone.
Adding a Bookmark
1. In a browser screen, go to the web page you want to save as a bookmark.
2. Press Menu, and then touch Bookmarks > Add. The add bookmark screen opens.
3. Edit the bookmark name as needed and then touch OK.
Opening a Bookmark
1. In a browser window, press Menu, and then touch Bookmarks. On the Bookmarks
screen, touch the History tab to view the pages you have visited. Or touch the Most
visited tab to view the pages you have visited most frequently.
2. Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open.
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Opening Browser
Use Browser to surf the web.
Some websites have two versions of their sites: full-size for computer-based web
browsers and another for mobile devices. They may allow you to switch back and
forth. Full-size sites are often harder to navigate on a mobile browser than sites
designed for use on mobile devices.
Open Browser
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Touch the Phone icon
at the bottom of the Home screen or the Phone
application icon the Launcher or on the Home screen.
See “Opening and switching applications” on page 40.
Browser also opens when you touch a web link—for example, in an email or text
message.
When you open Browser, the last webpage you were viewing is displayed. If you
have not used Browser recently, your home page opens.
The web address (URL) of the current page is displayed at the top of the window,
unless a mobile site scrolls the URL bar off the top of the screen (if so, just drag the
page down to bring the URL bar into view).
The address (URL) of the current page.
Some sites scroll the URL bar off the top
of the screen, but you can drag the page
down or press
!"#$
to see it again.
