Browsing the Web
- 4.1. Using the Address Entry
- 4.2. Using the Toolbar
- 4.3. Using Fullscreen Mode
- 4.4. To Open a New Window
- 4.5. To Open a New Tab
- 4.6. To Open a File
- 4.7. To Save a Page to a File
- 4.8. Using Page Setup
- 4.9. Using Print Preview
- 4.10. To Print a Page
- 4.11. To Find Text in a Page
- 4.12. To Change the Zoom Factor
- 4.13. To View the Source of a Page
- 4.14. To View the Page's Popup Windows
- 4.15. To Open Links
- 4.16. To Download a Link
- 4.17. To Switch in Between Tabs
- 4.18. To Move Tabs
4.1. Using the Address Entry
The address entry is used to enter web addresses or search terms. Any words entered in the address entry are searched for in the Bookmarks database and the History database. If there are any matches, these are shown in a drop down list and can be selected by you. The selected web page will be loaded in the browser window.
You can type in a bookmark topic or a term that is part of the address or title of any page stored in your bookmarks. These terms are searched in the bookmark database for matches. For more information, see Section 5.1 ― Overview of the Epiphany Bookmarks System.
4.2. Using the Toolbar
The toolbar contains a number of shortcuts to commonly used functions. You can use the toolbar to navigate through your web history by pressing the
and buttons. In addition it is possible to stop the loading of pages by pressing the button. Finally, pages may be reloaded by pressing the button.You can customise the buttons which appear on your toolbar by using the Toolbar Editor: for details, see Section 10.3 ― To Edit Your Toolbars.
You can also have links to your favourite websites on a toolbar for easy access. For details on adding bookmarks to the toolbar, see Section 5.14 ― To Add a Bookmark or Topic to the Toolbar.
4.3. Using Fullscreen Mode
Fullscreen mode allows the browser to use the whole screen for its viewable area. To enter Fullscreen mode, select
.When in Fullscreen mode, only a minimal toolbar is shown.
You can exit Fullscreen mode by pressing
.4.5. To Open a New Tab
To open a new tab, choose
. The new tab will be placed to the right of any existing tabs.4.6. To Open a File
To open a file, choose Open File dialog. Select the file that you want to open, then press . The file is displayed in the browser window.
to display the4.7. To Save a Page to a File
To save a page to a file, choose Save As dialogue box, then press .
. Enter a name for the file in the4.8. Using Page Setup
To set up the paper size, print layout, and printer margins, choose
.- Format for
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You can select the printer you are setting up the page size for here. This is useful when your printer model has specific margins that should not be exceeded.
- Paper Size
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Size of the sheets in your printer. Two often used sizes are A4 and Letter.
- Orientation
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Defines whether the top of the page is the short (portrait) or long (landscape) edge of the paper.
4.9. Using Print Preview
With print preview, you can see how a page will look once it has been printed. To print preview the current page, choose
.4.10. To Print a Page
To print a page, choose Printer list or select Print to File to print to a file.
. Select the name of the printer in theIn the Print Pages section, choose All to print the entire web page, Current to print the currently selected page only or Range to print the range of pages that you specify.
4.11. To Find Text in a Page
To search a page for a string, perform the following steps:
- Choose Find dialogue at the bottom of the browser window. to display the
- Type the string that you want to find, in the Find field.
- To only find occurrences of the string that match the case of the text that you type, select Case sensitive.
- Press to search the page for the first occurrence of the string. If the string is found, the cursor is moved to the string, and the string is selected.
- To find the next occurrence of the string, press .
- To find the previous occurrence of the string, press .
- To finish the search, click outside of the search bar.
When Epiphany has reached the end of the page, the search will be continued from the beginning of the page. The message Wrapped will be shown in the search bar.
4.12. To Change the Zoom Factor
You can use the following methods to enlarge or shrink the text in a web page:
- To enlarge the text in a web page
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Press the
button in the toolbar of the main window. - To shrink the text in a web page
-
Press the
button in the toolbar of the main window.
Alternatively, you may use the menu:
- To enlarge the view of a page, choose .
- To shrink the view of a page, choose .
- To view the page at its normal size, choose .
4.13. To View the Source of a Page
To view the source code of a page, choose
. The source will be displayed in your default text editor.4.14. To View the Page's Popup Windows
Some web pages automatically open new browser windows when viewed. These are known as pop-up windows. To show or hide a page's pop-up windows, choose
. When the popups for the page are hidden, the blocked pop-up icon will show in the status bar. The tooltip for this icons shows how many pop-up windows have been blocked.To set a default pop-up window behavior for all web pages, see Section 10.1.3 ― Privacy Preferences.
4.15. To Open Links
Web pages contain links to other web pages, often (but not always) indicated by an underline. To follow a link, left click it.
- To open a link as the page specifies
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Left-click a link. The link may open in the current window or a new window according to what the page author specified.
- To open a link in a new tab
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Select
from the link context menu, or click with the middle mouse button. - To open a link in a new window
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Select
from the link context menu.
4.16. To Download a Link
To save the target of a link, select Section 10.1.1 ― General Preferences.
from the link context menu. The linked file or document will be saved to your download folder which you can set in