Palm Pre Sprint

Go to a website

The web browser on your phone is capable of displaying most web content. The browser features the latest standard technologies such as HTML 4.01, CSS 2.1, Ajax, and JavaScript. It does not support plug-ins such as Flash or Java applets.

1. Open Web .
2. Enter the address of the page.You don’t need to enter the prefix http://www.
   
   If the page appears in the list of viewed pages, tap it to go there again. If not, press Enter 
   
   
3. To cancel a page while it is loading, tap .

Go to a website using search

You can search sites such as Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia, and Twitter.

1. In Card view, type in your search term.
2. Tap a search option.

Open another browser Card

If you are looking at one page and need to check something on a different one, simply open another browser Card.

• To open a link in a new Card, press and hold Option , tap the link, and then tap Open in New Card.
• Open the application menu and tap New card. Tap the center of the gesture area (some phones have a Center button) to display Card view. Tap one page and then the other to go between the two.

Navigate a web page

• Move back through previously viewed pages: Tap .
• Move forward through previously viewed pages: Tap .
• Refresh the current page: Tap .
• Scroll a page: Swipe up or down on the screen.
• View the web page in landscape mode: Turn the phone on its side to view a page in landscape mode. While in landscape mode, if Advanced Gestures is turned off, you can swipe up and down on the gesture area to scroll up and down a page.
• Zoom into or out of a page: Pinch out or in on the page. Or double-tap the page.
• Zoom in or out a specific amount: Double-tap anywhere in the column.
• Pan a page: Tap, hold, and drag the page.
• Enter information in a form: Tap the form field. Enter or select information and press Enter .
• Download unrecognized files: Tap a file with an unrecognized file type to save it in the Miscellaneous folder on your phone's USB drive.
• Copy selected text: Select text by pressing and holding Shift and then tapping the text. To scroll to select additional text, release Shift , scroll, press and hold Shift again and tap the additional text. To copy the selected text to the clipboard, open the application menu and tap Copy.
• Copy an entire web page: Open the application menu and tap Select All. To copy the page to the clipboard, open the application menu and tap Copy.
• Copy a URL: Press and hold Option , tap the link, and then tap Copy URL.
• Share a web address: Press and hold Option , tap the link, and then tap Share Link. Alternately, you can open the application menu, tap Page, and tap Share. Create the email message.
• Share an image: Press and hold Option , tap the photo, and then tap Share Image. Create the email message.
• Save a photo: Press and hold Option , tap the photo, an then tap Copy to Photos.
• Display the address bar: Start typing a search term or web address, or scroll to the top of the page.
• View the full URL of a web page: Tap the title bar to reveal the full URL. Tap an insertion point and move the cursor to read it. Press and hold Option , then slide your finger to the left or right on the screen.

  Note To determine if a website uses SSL encryption (for example, an online banking site), look for a small lock icon in the address bar.

Add a web page to the Launcher

Add any web pages you visit frequently to the Launcher so you can access them in a few taps.

1. Open the page you want to bookmark.
2. Open the application menu, tap Page, and tap Add to launcher.
3. Enter any of the following:
   
   Icon: Tap the page icon. Then tap, hold, and drag the web page to use a different portion of the page as the icon. The portion that appears in the white square is used as the icon. Tap Done.
   
   
   
   Title: Edit the page title.
   
   
   
   URL: Enter or edit the URL for the page, for example, change the URL to the home page of a site instead of a drill-down page within the site.
   
   
4. Tap Add To Launcher.

The page now appears as an icon on the Launcher. Tap the icon to open the page.

Create a bookmark

1. Open page you want to bookmark.
2. Open the application menu and tap Add Bookmark.
3. Enter any of the following:
   
   Icon: Tap the bookmark icon. Then tap, hold, and drag the web page to use a different portion of the page as the icon. The portion that appears in the white square is used as the icon. If you add the bookmark to the Launcher, the icon is used as the Launcher icon. Tap Done.
   
   
   
   Title: Edit the bookmark title.
   
   
   
   URL: Enter or edit the URL for the bookmark, for example, change the URL to the home page of a site instead of a page within the site.
   
   
4. Tap Add Bookmark.

Bookmarks become thumbnails on the start page of the web app. You can have up to 12 bookmark thumbnails on the page. Bookmarks are backed up in your Palm profile.

Use a bookmark

Do one of the following:

• From the start page when you open the browser, tap a thumbnail.
• While navigating a website, open the application menu and tap Bookmarks. Then tap a bookmark.

Edit, reorder, or delete a bookmark

1. Open the application menu and tap Bookmarks.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Edit the bookmark name: Tap to the right of the bookmark name. Enter the new thumbnail, title, or URL and tap Save Bookmark.
   • Reorder the bookmarks: Tap, hold, and drag the bookmark.
   • Delete a bookmark: Throw the bookmark off the side of the screen and tap Delete.

Return to previously viewed pages

1. Open the application menu and tap History.
2. Scroll to the page name and tap the page.

You can also search for a recently viewed page by entering a term or address in the address bar that matches the page name or address.

Use links on a page

• Follow a link to another page: Zoom in on the page (pinch out or double-tap the page), and tap the link.
• Dial a phone number that appears as a link: Tap the link to display the dial pad with number entered, and tap .

Customize web browser settings

1. Open Web .
2. Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3. Set any of the following:
   
   Block Popups: Prevents websites from opening up new browser windows.
   
   
   
   Allow Cookies: Tap Yes to allow cookies from any website you view, even if you are redirected to a site from another site.
   
   
   
   JavaScript: Turning off JavaScript may prevent some websites from functioning properly.
   
   
   
   Clear History: Deletes your browsing history.
   
   
   
   Clear Cookies: Deletes cookies used by some websites to remember visiting history and user settings.
   
   
   
   Clear Cache: Deletes any web page content that has been stored in the local cache. This ensures that you are viewing the most current content when you visit a web page.