Difference between revisions of "How to use a web browser"
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The address bar will also accept a typed URL that the user wishes to go to. Most address bars offer a list of suggestions while the address is being typed in, formed by [[autocomplete|autocompletion]] based on addresses stored in the browser history. | The address bar will also accept a typed URL that the user wishes to go to. Most address bars offer a list of suggestions while the address is being typed in, formed by [[autocomplete|autocompletion]] based on addresses stored in the browser history. | ||
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==Using windows and tabs== | ==Using windows and tabs== | ||
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==Browser extensions (plugins and add-ons)== | ==Browser extensions (plugins and add-ons)== | ||
[[To be written]] | [[To be written]] | ||
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| + | ==Summary of the browser interface== | ||
| + | The web browser provides a [[Graphical User Interface]] (GUI) for the user. The main elements of the Firefox GUI in a standard configuration are (from top to bottom): | ||
| + | *'''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) | ||
| + | *'''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) | ||
| + | *'''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 | ||
| + | *'''main window''': shows the web page currently being viewed | ||
| + | *'''status bar''': appears at the very bottom of the screen to indicate status of page loading operations, and disappears when loading is complete | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
