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Web Browsing
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has a web browser that you can use to browse or search the World Wide Web. It is
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labeled beta to let you know that we plan to make it even better in the
f
uture
.
T
o use t
h
e
b
rowser, you
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must
b
e connecte
d
to a
W
i-
F
i
h
otspot.
Y
ou cannot use
t
h
e
b
rowser wit
h
a
B
&
N
F
ast &
F
ree
W
ire
l
ess connection
.
T
o open t
h
e
b
rowser, tap we
b
on t
h
e
H
ome menu
:
web
be
t
a
I
f
you are not connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot when you tap web, you
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takes you to the Wi-Fi
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menus to connect to a hotspot. A
f
ter you connect to a hotspot, tap the Back button to return to
t
h
e
b
rowser
.
Wh
en you tap we
b
, you are returned to the web page you were viewing when you le
f
t the browser,
i
f
you le
f
t by tapping the N
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button. If you closed the browser by tapping the Back button,
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your new browsing session starts on your home page. You can speci
f
y a home page in the browse
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sett
i
ngs
.
Using a Browser on Two
S
creen
s
Web pages display on the reading screen. A part o
f
the page is also displayed on the touchscreen.
Th
e part on t
h
e touc
h
screen is in
d
icate
d
b
y a
bl
ac
k
rectang
l
e on t
h
e rea
d
ing screen.
Th
e rectang
l
e
can be displayed only when you are moving the web page
(
the de
f
ault
)
or all the time, based on the
b
rowser setting
Hide location indicator
.
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Moving
A
round on a Web Pag
e
Move around on a web page by swiping your
fi
nger on the touchscreen. This is called panning o
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scrolling. The page moves with your
fi
nger, and there is momentum. The web page on the reading
screen is only re
f
reshed when necessary
.
You can also pan using the page turn buttons on the sides o
f
you
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:
Left s
i
de o
f
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: Moves toward the le
f
t side o
f
the web page
.
R
i
ght s
i
de o
f
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:
M
oves up t
h
e we
b
page
.