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Page 1: ...Palm Web Browser Pro Handbook ...

Page 2: ...ulting from the use of this handbook Palm Inc assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software Palm Inc assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction dead battery or repairs Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss IMPORTA...

Page 3: ...m or cell phone connection to the Internet 9 Uninstalling Web Browser Pro 9 Chapter 3 Browsing the Web on Your Handheld 11 Visiting a web page 11 Following a link 12 Returning to a web page you just visited 13 Returning to your home page 13 Downloading a file to your handheld 13 Stopping the download process 14 Refreshing a page 15 Viewing information about a web page 15 Using passwords 16 Disconn...

Page 4: ...ting a saved page 31 Chapter 8 Finding Web Pages You Recently Visited 33 Returning to a page you visited 33 Clearing the History list 34 Chapter 9 Customizing Palm Web Browser Pro 35 Changing the default size of text 35 Changing your home page 35 Changing how images are downloaded 36 Changing link colors 38 Enabling or disabling autofill 38 Enabling or disabling cookies 39 Enabling or disabling Ja...

Page 5: ...eld such as the basic applications and HotSync technology You know how to enter text and select onscreen items using the available controls on your handheld such as a built in keyboard a Graffiti writing area an icon area or a navigator button You have all the elements you need to connect to the Internet For example you may need a data enabled phone an Internet service provider and so on You know ...

Page 6: ...About This Book 2 ...

Page 7: ...s designed with the knowledge that you may be viewing web pages using a slow connection Web Browser Pro processes each web page to make the download as fast as possible compressing the text removing some large images and compressing other images In addition you can adjust preferences to make downloading even faster Because wireless Internet connections tend to be slower than the wired connections ...

Page 8: ...ion about Certicom s encryption technology visit the Certicom web site www certicom com It s not unusual to experience an additional delay of several seconds when a transaction is being encrypted What Web Browser Pro looks like The Web Browser Pro screen has four parts The title bar displays the name of the current web page or shows the status of actions such as Searching Saving Receiving and so f...

Page 9: ...og boxes in Web Browser Pro have help about the options in the dialog box To see that information tap the Tips icon For an onscreen keyboard to help you input text open the menus tap Edit and then tap Keyboard For help with drawing Graffiti characters open the menus tap Edit and then tap Graffiti Help NOTE Graffiti Help may not apply to your handheld some handhelds do not support Graffiti writing ...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 Introducing Palm Web Browser Pro 6 ...

Page 11: ... following A radio built into your handheld A wireless connection made through peripheral hardware attached to your handheld A connection using a cell phone and appropriate software such as Palm Mobile Connectivity software or a Palm Bluetooth card A modem for your handheld NOTE Web Browser Pro is not supported on the following Palm handhelds Palm m100 series handhelds Palm m500 series handhelds a...

Page 12: ...e Communications tab click Web Browser Pro and follow the onscreen instructions 3 Connect your handheld to the cradle cable and press the HotSync button To install Web Browser Pro Mac computer 1 Insert the Software Essentials CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Open the Software Essentials folder open the Communications folder double click the Web Browser Pro Installer icon and follow the o...

Page 13: ... always consider disconnecting from your modem or cell phone when you are done using Web Browser Pro in order to reduce usage charges Uninstalling Web Browser Pro Web Browser Pro is easy to uninstall from your handheld To uninstall Web Browser Pro 1 Open the Applications Launcher 2 Open the menus 3 Tap Delete in the App menu 4 Tap Web Pro 5 Tap Delete A confirmation dialog box appears 6 Tap Yes 7 ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 2 Installing and Opening Palm Web Browser Pro 10 ...

Page 15: ...b page You can visit web pages using the Open URL dialog box or using the URL Entry field To visit a web page using the Open URL dialog box 1 Tap the Open URL icon 2 Enter the URL of the web page you want to visit The field in the Open URL dialog box already contains the characters www If the web address you want to enter starts with another set of letters just drag over the www and backspace to e...

Page 16: ...d Web Browser Pro completes the URL for you For more information on autofill see Enabling or disabling autofill in Chapter 9 Following a link Many web pages contain links which are text or pictures that when clicked take you to another web page or to another part of the same page Like many other web browsers Web Browser Pro highlights these links by underlining them To follow a link Tap the link I...

Page 17: ...arlier page and Right to go forward through the cache Returning to your home page Your home page is the web page that is displayed first every time you start Web Browser Pro No matter where you navigate on the Internet you can always return to your home page quickly and easily To return to your home page Tap the Home Page icon in the Web Browser Pro action bar If you want a different web page to b...

Page 18: ...ad 4 When the file download is complete a message is displayed 5 Tap OK Stopping the download process If you decide that the download process is taking too long you can stop it To stop a web page from downloading Tap the Stop icon in the Web Browser Pro action bar To stop a file from downloading Tap Cancel in the Download dialog box You can make changes to improve the download speed such as not do...

Page 19: ...accesses the Internet in Chapter 9 Web Browser Pro lets you know you re looking at old content by displaying a dialog box when you open the web page Tap Yes to view the stored version or force the latest content to be downloaded by tapping Update Content Viewing information about a web page Because of the limited space on the handheld screen sometimes the current web address URL gets truncated To ...

Page 20: ...enter a password 1 Open the web page where you must enter the password The password field contains the word Unassigned 2 Enter your sign in name in the appropriate field 3 Tap the password field 4 Enter your password and tap OK NOTE Your password is visible only when you enter it 5 The password field now contains the word Assigned Tap the sign in button Enter Go and so forth on the web page to gai...

Page 21: ...wser Pro such as saved pages stored versions of pages and so forth you can disconnect from the Internet in order to reduce usage charges You can connect to the Internet again when you need access again To disconnect from the Internet 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Disconnect in the Page menu To connect to the Internet 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Connect in the Page menu ...

Page 22: ...Chapter 3 Browsing the Web on Your Handheld 18 ...

Page 23: ... the last Cut Copy or Select All action Select Undo from the Edit menu Cut Removes the selected text from a field in a web page or dialog box and stores it temporarily in the memory of your handheld If you select text on a web page rather than in a field Cut functions just like Copy Copy Copies selected text from a field or web page and stores it temporarily in the memory of your handheld Select A...

Page 24: ... tap Paste To paste text in another application 1 Open the application 2 Place the cursor where you want the text pasted 3 Use the paste option in the application For example in Address Book open the menus tap Edit and then tap Paste To undo a Paste action Do one of the following In Web Browser Pro open the menus tap Edit and then tap Undo In other applications if available choose the undo option ...

Page 25: ...ault e mail application on your handheld is the VersaMail application or another application that supports this functionality To send e mail 1 Tap a mailto link in a web page The e mail application opens and a new e mail message is created The message is already addressed to the mailto address and the subject line may be filled out for you as well 2 Compose your e mail message in the e mail applic...

Page 26: ...evice 4 Tap Beam URL in the Page menu The receiver can choose to accept the beamed URL or not If they choose not to accept the URL the beaming process ends 5 While the URL is prepared for beaming a message is displayed 6 While the URL is being beamed a message is displayed When the message closes the URL is finished being beamed to the receiving handheld E mailing a URL You can also e mail the URL...

Page 27: ...menu The e mail application opens 4 Compose your mail message in the e mail application 5 Tap Send to send the e mail message Outbox to send the e mail message later or Cancel You are returned to Web Browser Pro and to the web page you were viewing ...

Page 28: ...Chapter 5 Communicating with Other Users 24 ...

Page 29: ...n t store the actual page instead it stores a reference to the page s URL Adding a bookmark If you would like to visit the current page again add a bookmark to the Bookmark list To add a bookmark for the current page 1 Do one of the following Tap the Bookmark icon Open the menus and then tap Bookmark URL from the Page menu 2 Optional Change the bookmark name URL or category 3 Tap Save Tap here to ...

Page 30: ...d Down to scroll through the list of bookmarks and then press Select to visit the bookmarked page you ve chosen Editing information about a bookmark You can edit the name and URL of a bookmark and change its category To edit information about a bookmark 1 Do one of the following Tap the Bookmark icon and then tap Bookmarks Open the menus and then tap View Bookmarks from the Page menu If your handh...

Page 31: ...hat you no longer want To delete a bookmark 1 Do one of the following Tap the Bookmark icon and then tap Bookmarks Open the menus and then tap View Bookmarks from the Page menu If your handheld includes a navigator press Select 2 Do one of the following to select the bookmark you want to delete Tap the name of the bookmark you want to delete If your handheld includes a navigator press Up and Down ...

Page 32: ...Chapter 6 Bookmarking Your Favorite Pages 28 ...

Page 33: ...d until you delete it NOTE By default Palm Web Browser Pro only has a certain amount of memory allocated to storing saved pages To increase or decrease the amount of memory allocated see Changing the size and content of the cache in Chapter 9 Saving a page To save a web page 1 Open the web page you want to save 2 Open the menus 3 Tap Save Page in the Page menu 4 Optional Change the page name or ca...

Page 34: ...d Pages in the Page menu 3 Tap the name of the saved page you want to open 4 Tap Go Editing information about a saved page You can edit the name of a saved page and change its category To edit information about a saved page 1 Open the menus 2 Tap View Saved Pages in the Page menu 3 Tap the name of the saved page you want to edit 4 Tap Edit Shows when you saved the page If you saved it today it sho...

Page 35: ...og box appears 7 Tap Yes 8 Tap Done Deleting a saved page You can delete saved pages you no longer want in order to make more free space available on your handheld To delete a saved page 1 Open the menus 2 Tap View Saved Pages in the Page menu 3 Tap the name of the saved page you want to delete 4 Tap Delete A confirmation dialog box appears 5 Tap OK 6 Tap Done Tap here to enter a new name Tap here...

Page 36: ...Chapter 7 Saving Pages 32 ...

Page 37: ...History list to view a list of the pages you visited and go directly to any page in that list The History list contains a record of the last 50 pages you have visited and is saved even when you exit Palm Web Browser Pro Returning to a page you visited To return to a page you visited 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Options and then tap History 3 Tap the name of the web page you want to visit 4 Tap Go ...

Page 38: ...Pro action bar If you want to save the location or content of a web page indefinitely create a bookmark or a saved page for that page before clearing the History list For more information on the cache see Changing the size and content of the cache in Chapter 9 For more information on the Back and Forward icons see Returning to a web page you just visited in Chapter 3 To clear the History list 1 Op...

Page 39: ...enus 2 Tap Options and then tap Font 3 Choose Small Standard or Large and check the sample text 4 When you re satisfied with your choice tap OK Changing your home page Your home page is the web page that appears when you first open Web Browser Pro You can change your home page to any web address NOTE Your service provider has the option to disable this choice If the choice is disabled your changes...

Page 40: ... last five home pages you ve used as your home page 5 Tap OK Changing how images are downloaded Images in web pages can be very large You can make web pages download faster by reducing image quality or removing images altogether Alternatively if you have a fast Internet connection you can have images downloaded so that they appear at their highest quality Tap here to enter a new web address Option...

Page 41: ...Low Quality Images are compressed and shown in grayscale rather than color This makes downloading faster but results in reduced image quality Normal Quality Image quality is average This is the default setting and the best compromise between speed and image quality High Quality Image quality is better than average This setting sacrifices some speed for better image quality Best Quality Images are ...

Page 42: ...our name address phone number and so on By default Web Browser Pro stores the information you entered in these fields The next time you use that order form and type the first few letters in a field Web Browser Pro remembers the last item you entered in that field that started with those letters and fills in the field This also applies to URLs If autofill is enabled when you enter the first few let...

Page 43: ... cookies To enable or disable cookies 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 3 Tap Advanced 4 In the Accept cookies check box do one of the following To not store cookies tap to remove the checkmark To accept cookies tap to select it 5 Tap OK Enabling or disabling JavaScript Web Browser Pro supports JavaScript code on web pages JavaScript is often used on web pages for interactive...

Page 44: ...an choose to clear the cache each time you exit Web Browser Pro so it starts fresh at the beginning of each session To change the size and content of the cache 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 3 Tap Advanced 4 Use one or more of the following options NOTE Remember that most Palm OS handhelds have a limited amount of memory Choose a cache size that lets you store at least a f...

Page 45: ... can help reduce your access costs To change connection settings 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 3 Tap General 4 Tap the check box next to the following options to enable or disable that option By default these options are disabled that is there are no checks in the check boxes 5 Tap OK Ask before connecting You re notified each time before you access the Internet Offer old...

Page 46: ... change your host server IMPORTANT You should not change this setting from its default webpro palm com unless you are told to do so by your system administrator To access a new host server 1 Open the menus 2 Tap Options and then tap Preferences Service Select the ISP you use to connect to the Internet User Name Tap to set the user name you send to the ISP when you connect to the Internet Password ...

Page 47: ...Tap the Host Address field 5 Enter the Internet Protocol IP address or host name of the new server NOTE If you enter the IP address of the new server make sure you enter the address exactly including periods 6 Tap OK to save your changes 7 Tap OK ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 9 Customizing Palm Web Browser Pro 44 ...

Page 49: ...7 9 Certicom See Encryption Changing bookmark information 26 cache size 40 home page 35 host server 42 image download preferences 36 saved page information 30 text size 35 Clearing cache 40 History list 34 Compression basic compression of information 3 of images 37 Connecting to the Internet 17 Connection Bluetooth 7 cell phone 7 9 changing type 42 Internet 7 17 modem 7 9 modifying preferences 41 ...

Page 50: ...oaded 13 Finding Palm OS version 7 visited pages 33 Font size See Text size G Graffiti help 5 Graphics pick list 37 Graphics See Images H Handheld system requirements 7 Help Graffiti Help 5 onscreen keyboard 5 Tips 5 History list clearing 34 definition 33 effect of Palm Web Browser Pro removal on 9 limit 33 Home page changing 35 returning to 13 Host name 43 Host server changing 42 Hyperlink See Li...

Page 51: ...keyboard 5 Opening bookmarked pages 26 Palm Web Browser Pro 8 saved pages 30 Overview of Palm Web Browser Pro 3 5 P Pages See Web pages Palm OS application See Applications databases downloading 13 finding version used on handheld 7 Passwords entering 16 for ISP 42 Paste 20 PDBs 13 Phone preferences 42 Pictures See Images PQAs 13 PRCs See Applications Proxy server changing 42 Q Query applications ...

Page 52: ... See URL Uninstalling Palm Web Browser Pro 9 URL beaming 22 changing home page 35 definition 3 e mailing 22 entering in Palm Web Browser Pro 11 Entry field 4 12 truncated 15 User name for ISP 42 V VersaMail application 21 Viewing a web page 11 page information 15 Visiting bookmarked pages 26 web pages 11 W Web address See URL Web page displaying old content 15 41 list of visited 33 refreshing 15 r...

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