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CHAPTER 19
Using Web Browser Pro
IMPORTANTTo use Web Pro browser, you must first install the application from the 
Software Essentials CD.
Palm™ Web Browser Pro allows you to view and save Internet web pages. 
Use Web Browser Pro to do the following:
■Open a web page.
■Return to a web page you’ve recently visited.
■Bookmark a web page so you can visit it later.
■Save a web page on your handheld.
■Download files from the Internet.
■Change how Web Browser Pro accesses, saves, and displays web pages....

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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 forth.
■The action icons allow you to navigate in the browser, to refresh pages, and to 
bookmark pages.
■The URL Entry field allows you to quickly enter web page addresses. URL 
stands for uniform resource locator.
■The rest of the screen is...

Getting help in Web Browser Pro
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Getting help in Web Browser Pro
Help is available in the following locations:
■Most dialog 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, tap the Menu icon  , tap Edit, 
and then tap Keyboard.
■For help with drawing Graffiti® 2 characters, tap the Menu icon  , tap Edit, 
and then tap Graffiti 2 Help.
Disconnecting from and connecting to the...

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3.If the connection is not established, do one of the following:
– Tap Cancel to stop the connection process. 
– Tap Change Network to select a different service to connect to.
Browsing the web on your handheld
Just like the web browser you use on your desktop computer, Web Browser Pro lets 
you browse the web in several ways:
■Visit a web page by entering its URL.
■Vi s i t  a n o t h e r  w e b  p a g e by tapping a link. 
■Go back to the pages you already visited...

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3.Ta p  G o .  
During the short delay while the new page is being downloaded, the title bar 
displays information about the download process.
To visit a web page using the URL Entry field:
1.Tap the URL Entry field at the top of the screen.
2.Enter the URL in the field.
3.Ta p  G o .
TIPIf autofill is enabled, when you enter the first few letters of a URL that you’ve 
entered before in the URL Entry field, Web Browser Pro completes the URL for you. 
For more...

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Returning to a web page you just visited
To go back to the last web page you visited:
■Tap the Back icon  .
To go back to an earlier page:
■Tap the Back icon until you return to the page you want.
The list of visited pages (which is limited by your handheld’s memory) is called 
the cache. See “Finding web pages you recently visited” for more information on 
the cache.
To go forward through the cached pages:
■Ta p  t h e  F o r w a r d  i c o n   .
TIPYou can also...

Downloading a file to your handheld
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To download a file by following a link from a web page:
1.Ta p  t h e  l i n k .
2.A message appears asking you to confirm the file you want to download. If the 
file is the one you want, tap OK.
3.A message is displayed showing you the progress of the download.
4.When the file download is complete, a message is displayed.
5.Ta p  O K .
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...

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Refreshing a page
Some web pages, such as news sites, change frequently. If you visit a page and 
spend several minutes reading an article, the web site may change during that 
time. To make sure you have the latest content, refresh the page.
To refresh a page:
■Tap the Refresh icon  .
You can also view old content instead of accessing the Internet. (See “Controlling 
how Web Browser Pro accesses the Internet.”) Web Browser Pro lets you know 
you’re looking at old...

Using passwords
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Using passwords
Some web sites require that you use a password to gain access to information. 
Passwords in Web Browser Pro work in a slightly different way from those in 
typical desktop browsers.
To 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.
NOTEYour password is visible only when you enter...

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Copying and pasting text 
You’ll often find text on web pages, in web page fields, and in dialog boxes that 
you’d like to copy and use elsewhere in Web Browser Pro or in another application. 
Copying text
To copy text, select the text and use the options from the Edit menu. Note that none 
of the Edit options copy images, only text. 
To undo the last Cut, Copy, or Select All action:
■Select Undo from the Edit menu.
Pasting text
Once you’ve copied text, you can paste...