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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.
IMPORTANTTo use Web Browser Pro, you must first configure and establish a 
connection with the Internet, such as through a mobile phone. For more information 
on connecting to the Internet using a mobile phone, see“Setting up a phone 
connection” in Chapter 14.
To open Web Browser Pro:
1.Tap the Home icon  .
2.Select All in the Category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
3.Tap the Web Browser Pro icon  .
Web Browser Pro may take a moment to load the first page.
NOTEThe rest of the instructions in this chapter assume that you’re already running 
Web Browser Pro and that you’ve successfully connected to the Internet. 
						

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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 devoted to displaying the content of the web page.
You can perform other actions by tapping items in menus. Like in other Palm OS
® 
applications, when you select the title bar, it is replaced by the menu bar.
Title bar
Action icons
We b  c o n t e n t
URL Entry field
Menu bar
Menu items 
						

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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 Internet
While you’re working with stored information in Web Browser 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.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
2.Ta p  D i s c o n n e c t  i n the Page menu.
To connect to the Internet:
1.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
2.Tap Connect in the Page menu.
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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 by using the Back and Forward icons. 
■Return to your home page.
Visiting a web 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 erase them.
Tap buttons to enter other characters commonly used in web addresses.
(Optional) Tap buttons to 
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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 information on autofill, see “Enabling or disabling autofill.”
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:
■Ta p  t h e  l i n k .  
Indicates how much data has 
been downloaded so far (in 
kilobytes)
Tells you what Web Browser 
Pro is doing (receiving data, 
sending data)
Activity icon shows you that 
Web Browser Pro is busy
Select the URL field and enter 
the URL
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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 press Left on the navigator to go back to an earlier 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 be your home page, see “Changing your home 
page.”
Downloading a file to your handheld
Web Browser Pro can download files such as applications (PRCs), databases 
(PDBs), and query applications (PQAs) for Palm OS
 software. Downloading a file 
is much like visiting a web page.
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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 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 downloading 
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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 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 find the full URL, name, and size of the current 
web page, open the Web Page Info dialog box.
To view information about the current web page:
1.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
2.Tap Page Info in the Page menu.
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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 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 gain access to the 
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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 that text in a web page field, dialog box, or 
another application.
To paste text in a web page field or dialog box:
1.Place the cursor where you want the text pasted.
2.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
3.Tap Edit, and then 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, tap the 
Menu icon  , tap Edit, and then tap Paste.
CutRemoves 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 AllIf the cursor is in a URL, input, or text field, selects all the text 
in the field. If the cursor is not in a field, selects all the text on 
the web page.