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BROWSING THE INTERNET
NOTE: You can only browse the Internet if you have an active wi-fi
connection.
The Internet browser on your tablet works in exactly the same way
as the Internet browser on a computer.
You can search for a subject that interests you and browse the
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results that you see (for example, ‘tennis’).
Alternatively, if you know the web address (URL) of the site
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you want to visit (for example, ‘www.tesco.com’), you can
enter this directly.
Searching for a subject of interest:
Navigate to the Home Page
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Touch the ‘Browser’ icon.
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The Google search screen will open.
Touch the Search bar in the centre of the page.
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Type in your search query on the keyboard.
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Touch the Search button next to the Search bar to search.
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The search results will be displayed.
Click on a search result to visit the website.
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The website will be displayed.
Click links within the website to explore further into the site.
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Remember that you can zoom in and pan around a web page
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if you need to read small print or view detail of a picture on a
website.
Entering a web address (URL) directly:
Navigate to the Home Page
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Touch the ‘Browser’ icon.
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The Google search screen will open.
Touch the URL bar at the top of the screen.
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The current page address will be highlighted.
Press the X on the right of the bar to erase the text in the bar.
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Using the keyboard, enter the URL of the website you want
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to visit.
Touch the Return key on the keyboard.
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The browser will navigate directly to the website you have entered.
Stepping back through the pages you have visited recently:
To step back through pages you have recently visited, touch
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‘Back’
in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
The browser will step back through your recent browsing history one
page at a time.
Viewing/managing multiple web pages (using the page tabs):
The browser includes a tab feature to allow multiple web pages to
be open at once.
To open another browser window, touch the ‘+’ tab visible in
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the browser header bar.
Another tab will open.
You can now run a separate, new search without affecting the
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results of your current search.
When multiple search tabs are open -
You can switch between active tabs by touching a tab at the
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top of the screen.
You can close a tab by pressing the ‘X’ next to the address in
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the tab.
BROWSING THE INTERNET, YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
You can browse to YouTube or your favourite social networking
websites by launching the Internet browser, navigating to the site
of your choice and creating or logging in to your account.
For YouTube there is an app bundled with your tablet that allows
you to search for video content and also to upload content filmed
by your tablet.
Some social networking sites may also have apps available for your
tablet. Available apps may be found by visiting the Google Play
shop and searching for the app you want.
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BROWSER SCREEN (Example shown)
Touch to enter a search query.
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Touch to enter a web address (URL).
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Tab for the main page.
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Second page tab.
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Touch here to open another search page.
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Touch here to start the search.
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Touch here to see more options.
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