Difference between revisions of "How to use a web browser"
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*'''title bar''': the blue bar across the top of the screen, indicates the title of the web page currently being viewed | *'''title bar''': the blue bar across the top of the screen, indicates the title of the web page currently being viewed | ||
*'''menu bar''': contains drop-down menus (use the View menu to choose to hide the menu bar, in which case it is replaced by a single Firefox button in the upper left corner) | *'''menu bar''': contains drop-down menus (use the View menu to choose to hide the menu bar, in which case it is replaced by a single Firefox button in the upper left corner) | ||
| − | *'''address bar''': shows the URL of the current web page, with a separate search box to the right of it, offering a selection of search | + | *'''address bar''': shows the URL of the current web page, with a separate search box to the right of it, offering a selection of [[search engine]]s (in the Chrome browser there is only one box which serves as both address bar and search box) |
*'''other tool bars''' (optional): use the View menu to choose various other tool bars to show or hide | *'''other tool bars''' (optional): use the View menu to choose various other tool bars to show or hide | ||
*'''tabs''': all of the open tabs are displayed in a horizontal row (you can use the View menu to move the tabs to above the address bar) | *'''tabs''': all of the open tabs are displayed in a horizontal row (you can use the View menu to move the tabs to above the address bar) | ||
