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
- 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.
- Type the desired address (for example, http://www.sun.com/).
Any highlighted text in the Address field is replaced with new text you
type.
- 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.
- 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.
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:
- Clicking a link
- Choosing a bookmark (a remembered Web page address) from the Bookmarks menu
- Double-clicking a bookmark in the Edit Bookmarks window
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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