January 2011
Beginner to intermediate
384 pages
15h 36m
English
Content preview from Droid X: The Missing Manual
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Tapping Links
When it comes to links, the Droid X’s web browser works largely like any computer browser, except that you tap a link rather than click it. Tap the link, and you get sent to a new web page.
Note
Sometimes when you click a link, instead of loading a web page, the Droid X may take a different action. For example, if the link is to an email address, it will open the Email app, with a new message addressed to the link’s email address.
But this is the Droid X, so there’s a lot more you can do with links than just tapping them. Hold your finger on a link, and a menu appears with these options:
Open. Opens the linked page in the current window.
Open in new window. Opens the linked page in a new window.
Bookmark link. Puts the link into your Bookmarks list.
Save link. Saves the linked page to the Download folder on your SD card. To see how to view the link and anything else in the Download folder, see Using the Droid X Files Application.
Share link. Lets you share the link via email or text messaging.
Copy link URL. Tap to copy the link’s URL to the clipboard, so you can paste it somewhere else, such as in a document or email.
Save page. Tap to save the page you’re on—not the linked page—to your SD card. After you’ve saved your first page, this menu option changes to “Saved pages”. Tap it, and you see a list all the pages you’ve saved, and also get the option of saving the current page. ...
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