Opening a Web Page

Every page on the Web has a Web address, (sometimes known as a URL, which stands for Uniform Resource Locator).

To visit a page on the Web, specify the page's address in the Address field.

To Open a Web Page

  1. Click anywhere in the Address field.
    Double-click to highlight the existing address if you want to replace it.

    The Address field is usually found at the top of the browser, just beneath the browser buttons. The location or presence of the Address field can be changed by setting Display Preferences. If the Address field is not in the browser's header or footer, use File->Open to display a pop-up Address field.

  2. Type the desired address (for example, http://www.sun.com/).
    Any highlighted text in the Address field is replaced with new text you type.

  3. If you want to edit the current address in the Address field, click at the position in the address where you want to edit text, then either insert new text or backspace over the existing text.

  4. Press Return or Enter to load the new page.

    If &browser.name.prefix;TM &browser.name.suffix; displays an error message about an Unknown Host, you probably need to set proxy servers.

TIP: Opening an Additional Browser Window

To display a new page in a separate &browser.name; window, hold down the Shift key while you open the page.

For example, hold down the Shift key while:

You can also press the right mouse button over a link to display the Commands pop-up menu, then choose Open this Link in New Window.



 
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