Difference between revisions of "How to use a web browser"

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(Summary of the browser interface)
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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 (the menu bar may be hidden, in which case it is replaced by a single Firefox button in the upper left corner)
 
*'''menu bar''': contains drop-down menus (the menu bar may be hidden, in which case it is replaced by a single Firefox button in the upper left corner)
*'''tabs''': all of the open tabs are displayed in a horizontal row
 
 
*'''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 engines (in the Chrome browser there is only one box which serves as both address bar and search box)
 
*'''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 engines (in the Chrome browser there is only one box which serves as both address bar and search box)
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*'''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)
 
*'''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
 
*'''side bar''' (optional): use the View menu to chosoe various side bars to display or hide
 
*'''side bar''' (optional): use the View menu to chosoe various side bars to display or hide

Revision as of 14:25, 17 September 2011