46
Use Browser to view web pages and search for
information.
Opening the Browser
Press the
Home Key
>
. The last web page you
were viewing is displayed. If you have not used Browser
recently, your home page opens.
Browser also opens when you tap a web link—for
example, in an email or a text message.
Opening a Web Page or Searching
the Web
1. Open the Browser app.
2. Tap the address box at the top of the web page. If
the address box isn’t visible, swipe down a little to
show it.
3. Enter the address (URL) of a web page. Or, enter
terms you want to search for. You can also tap to
search by voice.
4. Tap a URL or search suggestion or tap
Go
on the
keyboard to open the web page or search results.
NOTES:
• Tap at the bottom of the screen if you want to
stop opening the page.
• Tap at the bottom of the screen if you want to
open a new page.
Setting the Home Page
Your home page opens when you open a new browser
tab, when you start Browser after restarting your phone,
or after not using the app for a while.
1. Open the page you want to set as your home page.
2. Tap
>
Settings
>
General
>
Set homepage
.
3. Tap
Current page
or one of the following options:
•
Blank page:
Open browser tab without opening
a web page by default. This can make new
Browser tabs open more quickly.
•
Default page:
Set the factory default URL as the
homepage.
•
Most visited sites:
Every new browser tab
displays a list of your frequently visited sites for
you to choose from.
•
Other:
Type a URL as the homepage.
Get Information About the
Current Page
Tap
>
Page info
.
Working With an
Opened Page
While viewing most web pages, you can do the
following operations:
•
Scroll:
Swipe the screen in any direction.
•
Zoom out:
Tap the screen or pinch two fingers
together.
47
•
Zoom in:
Tap the screen or spread two fingers
apart.
•
Go back:
Tap to return to the page you’ve
viewed previously in the same window.
•
Go forward:
Tap
.
•
Refresh the page:
Tap beside the address bar.
•
Find text on the page:
Tap
>
Find on page
and type the terms you want to search for.
•
Send the page URL to friends:
Tap
>
Share
page
and select how you want to send the URL.
•
Follow a link:
Tap a link on the web page to
open it.
•
Save the page for offline reading:
Tap
>
Save for offline reading
. You can tap
>
Bookmarks
>
SAVED PAGES
to read them.
NOTE:
Besides links, Browser also recognizes some
phone numbers, addresses, and similar information for
you to act on. Try tapping them and see what happens.
Using Multiple Browser Tabs
You can open several web pages at the same time (one
page in each tab) and switch between them freely.
Opening a New Browser Tab
Tap at the bottom of the screen. A new browser
window opens and the homepage is loaded.
Switching Between Tabs
1. Tap
at the bottom of the screen.
2. Swipe vertically to scroll through the list of
opened tabs.
3. Tap the thumbnail of the tab you want to open.
NOTE:
Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or tap its
X
to
close the tab.
Downloading Files
Tap and hold an image or a link to a file or to another
webpage. In the menu that opens, tap
Save image
or
Save link
>
OK
.
The downloaded files are saved to your phone or
the memory card. You can view or open them in
the Downloads app (
Home Key
>
Apps icon
>
Downloads
).
Using Bookmarks
Save web URLs as bookmarks to open them easily in
the future.
To open a bookmark, tap
>
Bookmarks
in a
browser tab and then tap the bookmark.
Bookmarking a Web Page
1. Open the web page.
2. Tap
>
Save to bookmarks
.
3. Edit the bookmark label and address if necessary,
or choose a different account. Tap the name beside
Add
to
to change the place where the bookmark
will be stored.
4. Tap
OK
.
Browser
Browser
