Browsing the Internet
April 15, 2003
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
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Go To a Web Page
To open any Web page, do the following while you’re in the Web Browser application:
1
Start typing the address (URL) of the Web page you want to visit. The Go To dialog box opens automatically,
showing the address you are typing.
Note!
You do not need to type the “www.” or “.com” portion of the Web
address. You can also open the Go To dialog box from the Web Browser menu.
2
Possible matches, based on what you’ve typed in this Go To dialog box previously, plus the Search and Edit
options appear below the possible matches:
3
Use the wheel to select a choice:
• If you highlight
a matching URL
then press the wheel, you will be taken directly to the URL selected.
However, if you want to paste the URL in the Go To dialog box then edit it, hold the Shift key down while
you press the wheel. The URL is pasted in the Go To dialog box and you can edit the Web address there.
• If you highlight the
Search for
entry then press the wheel, a search for that entry will conducted by the
search engine you’ve specified in
Set Your Search Engine
on page 57.
• The
Edit
option only appears if the current page’s URL contains a match for your Go To entry. If you
highlight and select the Edit entry, the current page’s URL will appear in the Go To dialog box, ready for
you to edit.
Note!
If you find a Web address (URL) that cannot be displayed on your device, please send us an email at
and we will investigate. In the email, include the Web address and the problem you
experienced when trying to go to the URL, including any error messages you received.
Go to Your Home Page
Your home page is set in the Web Browser Settings screen as described in
Set Your Home Page
on page 57. You
can go to your home page in either of two ways while in the Web Browser:
• Press
Menu
then select
Home
.
• Use the keyboard shortcut by pressing
+
H
.
Search the Web
To search the Web for keywords, do the following while you’re in the Web Browser application:
1
Start typing the word(s) you want to include in the search. The Go To dialog box opens automatically,
showing the word(s) you are typing.
2
The Search option appears directly below the word(s) you are typing: